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Fiat likes compressed natural gas, now offering 6 different models

Will compressed natural gas soon be a widely used automotive fuel in the U.S.? Probably not, but it could become more common if Fiat's European moves are any indication. CNG is a popular alternative in some parts of Europe and several automakers, including Fiat, offer factory-equipped cars that run on methane. Fiat already offers CNG versions of the Grande Punto, Panda, Punto, as well as the Multipla and Doblò. The Punto and Panda are both expected to form the basis of new small cars for Chrysler in the coming years, assuming all goes ... Read more →

It's Friday: a peek at the truck stop of the future Sebastian Blanco

What's the price of gas going to be in 2021? Specifically, what will the gamut of transportation fuels cost on March 16, 2021? WIRED recently published one of its artifacts from the future: a truck ...

Semi trucks converted to run on biomethane from cow manure Jeremy Korzeniewski

Looking for a sustainable fuel to power your fleet of semi trucks? If you are a dairy farm, we'd bet that the one thing you've got too much of is cow manure. Hilarides Dairy happens to have this ...

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 ...

Methane from landfills provides fuel for garbage trucks Jeremy Korzeniewski

Talk about going full circle. A garbage truck running on methane picks up the trash out in front of your home and deposits it in a landfill. Over the next few years, that garbage begins to ...

The possibilities of hydrous methane 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hydrous methane is sometimes called "white gold." But what is it, exactly? It's the result of the decomposition of live matter which is usually stored in non-deep layers of our soil. Currently, the common source is under permafrost. Now, because of an increase in overall temperatures, hydrous ...

Flameless combustion could generate power with very low emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Flameless_Combustion_Could_Generate_Power'; Until more eco-friendly alternatives become available, most of us are stuck burning fossil-fuels for our power, whether we're driving or just powering the lights in our homes. With that in mind, researchers from ...

No BS: Cow-sourced methane power in California 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by foxypar4. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Biodiesel made from pigs. Using methane to make gas. Getting hydrogen from cow plop. Using waste, some from animals, to generate power is not a new idea. In California, though, methane captured from cow manure is being used to created ...

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 ...

Researchers search for a methane-reducing cow diet to fight global warming 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to Michael Abberton, a scientist at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in the U.K., "there are approaches within plant breeding that can lead to reduced emissions." How is that, you might be wondering? Are we talking about a new plant-based fuel source? Not exactly, at ...

Vegans driving Hummers: Greener than a meat eating Prius owner? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We don't have much history covering the debate between being a vegetarian versus eating meat, and for good reason: we are first and foremost an automotive blog. From time to time, we do branch off and cover other green issues, as we believe that our readership is broad and enjoys those occasional ...

Capturing methane from dams for energy production 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Aside from from carbon dioxide, one of the other main greenhouse gases is methane. While hydro-electric dams are considered by most people to be a clean form of energy, it is far from perfect. One of the problems with dams is that organic material that would normally be washed down a river gets ...

Friday Humor: Alright, you've got your car covered, how 'bout your pet? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Great, just what I need! One more thing to be worried about covering... my dog's gaseous emissions. Yeah, I realized that they had odor issues every once in a while, especially when I share my food with them, but I didn't realize that all their methane production could be covered with credits! I ...

Hydrogen production could come from cooking oil 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Team at Leeds University is perfecting a method to extract hydrogen from cooking oil and other possible sources, such as scrap tires and waste oil. In simple terms, the fuel is reacted with steam to release hydrogen from both. The process was invented 10 years ago but not made public until 1999. Now ...

Cooking biodiesel, Texas style 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Next time you're driving in Denton, Texas, and smell french fries or catfish from the big rig or school bus near by, don't cuss or give it the finger (unless it illegally cuts you off.) That vehicle is most likely powered by biodiesel made by a local company. Biodiesel Industries has contracted with ...

Landfill methane gas powers BMW paint shop in South Carolina 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In another sure sign that the greening of the automotive industry is not about to stop, BMW announced Friday that they were going to run one of their paint shops on methane gas from a nearby landfill, according to this article in TCMnet. The paint shop is part of the BMW Manufacturing plant in ...


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