When anything is referred to as "not dead yet," it's usually dead--or very close. But despite the headline reference to a legendary Monty Python skit (NSFW), a recent post from Pike Research makes the case that hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles likely have at least a limited role to play in future green-car lineups. Real hurdles Given the current MORE >>

Researchers from Institut Charles Gerhardt (France) report the development of an original two-step process for converting light olefins into long-chain hydrocarbons in the distillate range. Their paper is published in the journal ChemSusChem. Resources. Lacarriere, A., Robin, J., ?wierczy?ski, wierczy?ski, ski, D., Finiels, A., Fajula, F., Luck, F. MORE >>

Amid all the hype for electric and hydrogen vehicles, natural gas vehicles have slowly been building momentum: and now they are set for a significant spike in sales. According to a report from Pike Research, the global market for light duty natural gas vehicles – which includes light duty trucks, commercial vehicles and passenger cars [.]. MORE >>

Appalachian area natural gas producer EQT Corporation launched a pilot program to begin converting drilling rigs to liquefied natural gas (LNG), displacing the diesel used to power equipment at the well site. The LNG being used for EQT’s pilot program is produced locally from Marcellus natural gas reserves. Brief MORE >>

Following its launch of the 2012 Tesla Model S, the Silicon Valley startup is now giving test drives to depositors who've put down $5,000--or more--for the all-electric luxury sport sedan. What Tesla hasn't done, as far as we're aware, is to provide Model S cars to automotive media outlets for multiple-day testing. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will MORE >>