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LA 2008: CSULA's Super Eagle II gets 853 mpg

Far from the major automakers' glitzy unveilings - which, granted, were less crazy than in past years - at the LA Auto Show, the CSULA Supermileage Vehicle sits like an alien's egg on some red carpet in the basement of the LA Convention Center. This sleek bubble is powered by a single-cylinder 2 hp engine and can reach a top speed of 63 miles per hour. The supermileage part? This thing gets an astounding 853 mpg and is of the same family - totally unpractical, hyper-efficient experiments - as the 2,843 mpg winner of the Shell Eco-Marathon. ... Read more →

Making bacteria work to produce biofuels Xavier Navarro

The latest innovative method to produce biofuels (at least that we know about) has arrived with bacteria. A group of UCLA scientists have manipulated a set of Eschericha coli bacteria with genetic ...

Maybe Hollywood needs to drive more hybrids? Mike Magda

A new report out of UCLA says Hollywood creates more air pollution than the apparel, hotel or aerospace industries in Southern California. It appears that outdoor, live-action car crashes and all ...

LA 2008: CSULA's Super Eagle II gets 853 mpg 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Far from the major automakers' glitzy unveilings - which, granted, were less crazy than in past years - at the LA Auto Show, the CSULA Supermileage Vehicle sits like an alien's egg on some red carpet in the basement of the LA Convention Center. This sleek bubble is powered by a single-cylinder ...

Making bacteria work to produce biofuels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The latest innovative method to produce biofuels (at least that we know about) has arrived with bacteria. A group of UCLA scientists have manipulated a set of Eschericha coli bacteria with genetic engineering so it produces isobutanol from glucose. The technique manipulates the E. Coli's metabolic ...

Maybe Hollywood needs to drive more hybrids? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A new report out of UCLA says Hollywood creates more air pollution than the apparel, hotel or aerospace industries in Southern California. It appears that outdoor, live-action car crashes and all things related to filming contribute to most of the industry-generated pollutants, but so do editing ...


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