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Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo: Full details on the first Turbo-charged CNG minivan

Click on image to get full-size pics of the Opel Zafira ecoFLEX Turbo CNG minivan Do you need to haul kids in a zippy van and you don't want it in diesel? Here's a good option for Europeans: the Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo. We heard not long ago that the Zafira minivan would get the turbo option - the standard 1.6-liter is a little sluggish at 86hp - and now we learn that the production version will be introduced at the upcoming Bologna Motor Show, Italy, in December. The new Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo ecoFLEX has an output of 150 hp and a top ... Read more →

FordonsGas Sverige creates Svanen, a fuel good enough to be ecolabeled Jeremy Korzeniewski

The world now has its first ecolabelled fuel. Great... what's it mean? First of all, the certification itself comes from the Nordic Ecolabel, "the official Nordic environmental award [that] is given ...

What gas are you going to choose for your next car? Xavier Navarro

When you think of German vehicles, odds are that you're picturing big Mercs and Bimmers speeding on the Autobahn. However, the German market is quite diverse and there's a good supply of alternative ...

Audi gets record-beating biogas A4 to 203 mph Xavier Navarro

Audi has announced a record-beating A4 that has a maximum speed of 327.2 km/h (203 mph). The unusual feature of this A4 is that it runs on biogas, naturally obtained from the anaerobic fermentation ...

Waste and algae-sourced biogas powers car Xavier Navarro

Olmix, a French company that specializes in what they call "green chemistry," has announced a prototype vehicle powered with a new type of biofuel. This fuel is a type of biogas obtained from green ...

Monterrey metro to be propelled using biogas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The city of Monterrey, Mexico, will have its subway system, called Metrorrey, propelled with electricity obtained from biogas. Simeprode, the company that manages the city waste system, is finishing a 5.3 MW power plant that will produce electricity for the two subway lines. This plant will allow ...

Kyoto starts fuel cell project using hydrogen obtained from waste 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While waste products can be used to obtain biogas or ethanol, the Japanese have found some other use for them. The city of Kyoto has announced a research project that uses hydrogen produced from biomass such as food waste and used cooking oil. The plans are far from modest, with a working ...

Making energy from all kinds of crap 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Creating methane gas from waste products in anything but a new concept, with the gas being pumped and burned off from landfills the world over. What is a newer idea, though, is taking care of the problem right from the point of its creation... your own toilet or garbage pile. In emerging countries ...

Stockholm mandates dispensing of CNG at all gas stations 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Stockholm is making a clear step towards the widespread use of CNG (compressed natural gas) in vehicles. The City Councillor for the Environment, Ulla Hamilton, is promoting a policy that will increase the use of CNG vehicles, with biomethane as a primary source for that gas. Gas obtained from ...

Mercedes launches B class running on CNG 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes will soon start selling its B class B 170 NGT, their first compact to run on Natural Gas (the other model being an E 200). The vehicle, which will go on sale in June 2008, has a 112 HP engine that uses 4.9 kg of natural gas to run 100 km, which is equivalent to 7.4 liters of gasoline ...

Biomethane: finding ways to capture lost energy 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At AutoblogGreen we have discussed many times the potential of biogas (usually biomethane) for different industries. The fact is that it's a flammable gas that is produced by the natural fermentation of waste and/or trash. In most of our landfills, this gas is just expelled to the atmosphere. ...

Sweden using seized alcohol, animal remains and human waste for biofuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The more that you read our site, the more interesting things you'll find that are being used to make biofuels around the world. It's time to add to the list, this time with government seized alcohol. In what sounds like a huge waste of good booze, the confiscated alcohol used to be pored out down ...

Biomethane mixed with natural gas or diesel to make heavy vehicles greener 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Some cities are powering public transport with Natural Gas. Despite the just slightly lower CO2 emissions than other fuels, natural gas is a very clean energy because no other side pollutants are present - and it avoids the problems of particullates that cause smog and respiratory problems. There's ...

Polytechnic University researcher makes bioplastics that turn into biodiesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A professor at Polytechnic University, Dr. Richard Gross, has developed a fuel-latent bioplastic, that is, a plastic made from vegetable oils where the fuel capability remains "hidden" until the plastic is converted into biodiesel. His prize: a $2.34 million award from the Defense Advanced Research ...

New Technology Turns Food Leftovers Into Electricity, Vehicle Fuels 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The University of California - Davis has started up a new renewable energy demonstration facility. They will be trying to capture the energy that diners leave behind on their plates when they eat out at restaurants in the Bay area. The new Biogas Energy Project is the first large scale demonstration ...

Volvo will end production of bio/natural gas vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Monsters and Critics is reporting that in Stockholm on Wednesday, Volvo announced that it would discontinue its development of biogas and natural gas-fueled vehicles. According to the online version of Goteborgs-Posten, a major daily newspaper in Sweden, Volvo spokesman Christer Gustafsson said ...


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