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Volkswagen could join IRL in 2011 to promote TSI or TDI engines

For the last few years, Honda has had the IndyCar engine supply market all to itself as Toyota and Chevrolet departed to pursue other ventures. At the end of the 2008, the company recommitted to another five years but before that time is up the Honda could have some new competition from an unlikely corner. IRL officials are in talks with a number of potential engine suppliers about the post-2010 rules package. Currently, the rules allow only 3.5L normally-aspirated V8 engines. The new rules are likely to follow the path of an increasing ... Read more →

The state of the ethanol market depends on which hemisphere you're in Xavier Navarro

Many of our readers aren't big fans of ethanol. But it made sense to a lot of people when the biofuel was actually cheaper than gasoline. Times have changed, and several fuel retailers in Missouri ...

Ed Begley Jr. powers the Independent Spirit Award with stationary bicycle Lascelles Linton

Last night on the Independent Spirit Awards, an award show for independent films, there was a joke about Ed Begley Jr. powering the entire show (lights, sound, etc) by pedaling a stationary bike. Ed, ...

Video: Indy racer says he gets better mileage on ethanol Lascelles Linton

Update: Indy cars used a mix of 90 percent methanol and 10 percent ethanol. Indy switched over to 100 percent ethanol in 2007 and the improved mileage comes from the higher energy content of ethanol ...

World Touring Car Championship to run ethanol exclusively from 2009 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Just as the Indy Racing League has already done, the World Touring Car Championship has decided to make the switch to biofuels starting in 2009. As a matter of fact, for the 2008 year, teams will be ...

Volkswagen could join IRL in 2011 to promote TSI or TDI engines 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

For the last few years, Honda has had the IndyCar engine supply market all to itself as Toyota and Chevrolet departed to pursue other ventures. At the end of the 2008, the company recommitted to another five years but before that time is up the Honda could have some new competition from an ...

The state of the ethanol market depends on which hemisphere you're in 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Many of our readers aren't big fans of ethanol. But it made sense to a lot of people when the biofuel was actually cheaper than gasoline. Times have changed, and several fuel retailers in Missouri have stopped blending ethanol with gasoline because it's cheaper to use straight gasoline now and the ...

Ed Begley Jr. powers the Independent Spirit Award with stationary bicycle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last night on the Independent Spirit Awards, an award show for independent films, there was a joke about Ed Begley Jr. powering the entire show (lights, sound, etc) by pedaling a stationary bike. Ed, an actor known to be very eco-friendly, didn't really power the entire show but the organizers did ...

Video: Indy racer says he gets better mileage on ethanol 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Update: Indy cars used a mix of 90 percent methanol and 10 percent ethanol. Indy switched over to 100 percent ethanol in 2007 and the improved mileage comes from the higher energy content of ethanol over methanol. In the video above from the Sundance Channel show, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, an ...

World Touring Car Championship to run ethanol exclusively from 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just as the Indy Racing League has already done, the World Touring Car Championship has decided to make the switch to biofuels starting in 2009. As a matter of fact, for the 2008 year, teams will be allowed to use ethanol and diesel fuels in addition to standard unleaded gasoline. This article ...


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