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Roush engineering building propane-powered Mustang drag racers

Jack Roush is involved in a variety of enterprises, several of which involve building very fast Ford powered vehicles. His Roush Engineering business also does a lot of prototype build and development work for its client companies. Most recently, Roush has been building propane-fueled conversions of Ford F-150 pickup trucks that are especially useful to fleet customers. The latest project from the racing legend is a new drag racing Mustang fueled by propane. The new car is one of two being prepared for NMRA competition in 2010 using ... Read more →

Irmscher offers sporty after-market LPG conversion for the Opel Antara Xavier Navarro

LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) is the fuel of choice for lots of European drivers who want to save money at the pump. It's much cheaper than gasoline or diesel and it's also promoted through tax ...

Can I run a car on natural gas? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Can you run a car on compressed natural gas? Yes, you can. Wow, that was easy. I guess we can wrap up this week's Greenlings post quickly. Not so fast. Like just about everything else in this world, ...

Chicago 2009: Propane-powered Saturn Vue Hybrid Jeremy Korzeniewski

Tucked away in a corner of the Chicago Auto Show was a booth from Shell Gasoline, and included amongst the tuner vehicles was a Saturn Vue Hybrid that was converted to run on propane. Other ...

New CNG and LPG conversion facilities open in Italy Xavier Navarro

As you may have noticed, there's been a lot of CNG and LPG car news coming from Europe recently. Considered a solid option in countries like Germany, Italy and France, CNG and LPG are backed up by a ...

Meet Greenfly, a Yamaha XT500 motorcycle converted to LPG 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or LPG as it's more commonly known, is derived from fossil fuels, but it also burns significantly cleaner than other petroleum-based fuels and has a higher octane rating. In fact, LPG produces 19 percent less carbon than oil as it burns and is free of particulate ...

Austin Alt Car: Propane participates proudly 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the more organized presences at the first Austin Alt Car expo this past weekend was from the Texas propane community. From propane-powered lawnmowers to a giant propane-powered school bus, you couldn't miss the vehicles. Three pro-propane groups - the Texas Propane Educational & Marketing ...

Roush propane F-150 leaves minimal carbon footprint 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In some countries, LPG (liquified propane gas) is an increasingly common fuel for automobiles due to its comparatively low cost and 15-20 percent lower emissions compared to gasoline or diesel fuel. Though some are against the practice, a few governments encourage the use of LPG through lowered ...

Brazil working on bio-propane from biodiesel byproduct 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Image by Gaby_bra. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. The increase in biodiesel production the world over long ago spelled the end of the need for synthetic glycerin. Since glycerin is a by-product of biodiesel production, communities are finding ways to process the excess material. ...

Roush to dabble in alternative fuels and electrics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to a report on Inside Line, Roush in planning to branch beyond its typical Ford-based business. Plans include launching a new brand based on import cars, creating products for diesel trucks, and stepping up its current efforts in the alternative fuel market. It seems that the market for ...

UK drivers have a new guide to propane filling stations and converters 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hank Hill would be proud. Heck he would probably sell them at Strickland Propane in Arlen, Texas for people planning to travel to the UK. A new atlas of Great Britain is being published that shows the locations of LPG filling stations and companies that do LPG conversions. LPG (liquefied petroleum ...

Frankfurt Preview: The AC Schnitzer GP3.10 runs on LPG 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We're not so sure that we like the name of this car, but we like the fact that it can run on alternative fuels. The AC Schnitzer GP3.10 is capable of running on standard gasoline or liquidified petroleum gas (LPG). The aforementioned name translates this way: GP stands for Gas Powered, the 3 is ...

Roush introduces dedicated propane powered F-150 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Jack Roush is perhaps best known to most Americans who've heard of him as the owner of several very successful Nascar teams, and the of a variety of modified Ford production models most notably the F-150 and Mustang that look more distinctive and perform substantially better than they did when they ...

Voller runs prototype fuel-cell on compressed natural gas 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Voller Energy, a developer and manufacturer of portable fuel-cell systems, has announced that they have successfully assembled and demonstrated the operation of a complete and totally self-contained prototype fuel-cell system which can be run on compressed natural gas (CNG/LPG) or propane. Voller ...


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