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Across Australia on 40% water and 60% waste mineral oil (Bios Fuel H2W+)

The 20th World Solar Challenge took place in Australia in October. One of the more unusual fuel types in the Greenfleet Class of the Darwin to Adelaide race was used by a "Troupy," a lightly modified 1989 Toyota Landcruiser. According to Pure Energy Systems, the diesel-engined Troupy made the 3,000 kilometer-drive using a fuel called Bios Fuel H2W+, which is 40 percent water and 60 percent waste mineral oil. Here's how PES describes it: Bios Fuel claims to have developed a water-based fuel technology that allows hydrogen to be housed safely ... Read more →

Audi A3 TDIe crosses Australia at 71.3 mpg! Sam Abuelsamid

The World Solar Challenge in Australia this year featured a Greenfleet Technology division for high mileage alternative fuel vehicles. One of the top competitors was the Audi A3 TDIe powered by a ...

Dutch team wins World Solar Challenge for fourth straight year! Sam Abuelsamid

When it comes to building solar-powered race cars, the team from Delft University in the Netherlands seems to have the process nailed. Their latest sun runner, the Nuna4, captured the World Solar ...

GM supporting four teams in World Solar Challenge Sam Abuelsamid

Click to enlarge General Motors has a twenty-year history with the World Solar Challenge, having won the original with their Sunraycer. Ever since then they have been a sponsor of teams competing in ...

Panasonic World Solar Challenge 20th anniversary - October 21-28, 2007 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Solar-powered transportation owes a great deal to the participants of races and contests such as the World Solar Challenge in Australia. Starting in 1987, this biennial event covers a 3,000-kilometer ...

Across Australia on 40% water and 60% waste mineral oil (Bios Fuel H2W+) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The 20th World Solar Challenge took place in Australia in October. One of the more unusual fuel types in the Greenfleet Class of the Darwin to Adelaide race was used by a "Troupy," a lightly modified 1989 Toyota Landcruiser. According to Pure Energy Systems, the diesel-engined Troupy made the 3,000 ...

Audi A3 TDIe crosses Australia at 71.3 mpg! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The World Solar Challenge in Australia this year featured a Greenfleet Technology division for high mileage alternative fuel vehicles. One of the top competitors was the Audi A3 TDIe powered by a 1.9L four cylinder diesel. The team of drivers covered the 3,543 km distance from Darwin to Adelaide ...

Dutch team wins World Solar Challenge for fourth straight year! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When it comes to building solar-powered race cars, the team from Delft University in the Netherlands seems to have the process nailed. Their latest sun runner, the Nuna4, captured the World Solar Challenge in Australia for the fourth year in a row. This year's car is all new to conform to modified ...

GM supporting four teams in World Solar Challenge 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge General Motors has a twenty-year history with the World Solar Challenge, having won the original with their Sunraycer. Ever since then they have been a sponsor of teams competing in the race across the Australian Outback. This years race runs from October 21-28 and GM is supporting ...

Panasonic World Solar Challenge 20th anniversary - October 21-28, 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Solar-powered transportation owes a great deal to the participants of races and contests such as the World Solar Challenge in Australia. Starting in 1987, this biennial event covers a 3,000-kilometer route from tropical Darwin in the Northern Territory, to cosmopolitan Adelaide in South Australia. ...


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