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A truly renewable vehicle comes to the Philippines: coconut oil-fueled bamboo taxi

Making powertrains more efficient is only one part of reducing the environmental impact of vehicles. The energy required to mine and process raw materials into the components that comprise a vehicle and then transport it to the end customer can often amount to a significant fraction of the total energy used to operate the vehicle. In the town of Tabontabon in the Philippines, they have started building new taxis based on renewable materials. The bodywork is made entirely from bamboo. Since bamboo is a grass, it can be harvested and it ... Read more →

Olive pits, rubberized coconut and Abaca fibers? Must be Mercedes' organic additions Sebastian Blanco

Mercedes has been working on putting bio-products into its cars for years, since well before AutoblogGreen got started. The company hasn't really been making any sort of announcements about its ...

Coconut Diesel for Pacific Islands Bruno Vanzieleghem

While fuel costs are increasing, most consumers in the U.S. can still afford gasoline or diesel fuel for their cars. In less affluent countries, however, the increasing oil prices can create even more ...

A truly renewable vehicle comes to the Philippines: coconut oil-fueled bamboo taxi 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Making powertrains more efficient is only one part of reducing the environmental impact of vehicles. The energy required to mine and process raw materials into the components that comprise a vehicle and then transport it to the end customer can often amount to a significant fraction of the ...

Olive pits, rubberized coconut and Abaca fibers? Must be Mercedes' organic additions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes has been working on putting bio-products into its cars for years, since well before AutoblogGreen got started. The company hasn't really been making any sort of announcements about its progress. Hence the lack of coverage of ACO here on ABG. What's ACO? Why, that's my new name for the abaca ...

Coconut Diesel for Pacific Islands 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

While fuel costs are increasing, most consumers in the U.S. can still afford gasoline or diesel fuel for their cars. In less affluent countries, however, the increasing oil prices can create even more critical financial situations. While we all see palm trees as a natural umbrella when lounging on a ...


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