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AutoblogGreen reader gears up for green-powered round-the-world drive

In the past few months, we've gotten a few tips from AutoblogGreen reader Sarah Turner (she's written in about Stirling Engines and biodiesel producer Global Commodities going out of business). Now she's tipped us off about something a little closer to her heart: her personal quest to drive around the world in an alternatively-powered vehicle. Turner is basing her journey on the 1965 drive by two Americans in one of the first Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40s that is recounted in the book "Who Needs A Road?" Turner said she considers the book's ... Read more →

Panamericana 2006 update: almost the end of the road Sebastian Blanco

It's been a fun ride (even from the comfort of an Internet connection, but the cross-continental biodiesel drive from Alaska to the southern tip of South America is just about over. Here are the last ...

Panamericana 2006 update: crossing the Panama Canal Sebastian Blanco

It's time to check in with our biodiesel-loving Panamericana 2006 team again. They group is driving from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in three Volkswagen SUVs in 15 days. If you missed previous entries, ...

Panamericana 2006: running really late in Central America Sebastian Blanco

It's time again to check in with our biodiesel-loving Panamericana 2006 team, driving from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in three green Volkswagen SUVs in 15 days. You can see what they were up to ...

Panamericana 2006 update - they're in Central America by now Sebastian Blanco

Around midnight on May 4th, three Volkswagen SUVs loaded with special equipment and all powered by biodiesel started driving south from the Artic Sea. Today, they're somewhere in Central America ...

Panamericana 2006 gets on the road 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, the biodiesel-powered trip from Alaska to the southern tip of South America did start on time last week (see previous posts here and here). The first few daily diary posts are up on the Panamericana 2006 website. Here's a real brief rundown: May 4 – Sometime after 10 p.m., the ...

Panamericana 25,000km trip using biodiesel off to a good start? Any start at all? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday was supposed to be the launch day for the Panamericana biodiesel trip from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, the whole western edge of North and South America. We promised last week to keep tabs on what the Panamericana group is self-reporting on how the trip is going, but that’s ...

Panamericana 2006: three biodiesel SUVs from Alaska to the southern tip of South America in 15 days 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A tiny mention in a local Alaska newspaper, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, points out that a German team of nine drivers will drive three Volkswagen's from Fairbanks, Alaska to the bottom of South America – a distance of 25,000 kilometers/15,500 miles - in just over two weeks. The drivers ...


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