2008 Alternative Fuels Convert International 
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2018
In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs. The company’s fleet of approximately 9,300 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles now drives more than 1 million miles each day.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2009
The Bio-SPK process converts bio-derived oils (triglycerides and free fatty acids) to Bio-SPKs. The removal of the oxygen atoms raises the heat of combustion of the fuel and the removal of the olefins increases the thermal and oxidative stability of the fuel. IATA 2008 Report on Alternative Fuels.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2011
Endophytes are a class of fungi that live between plant cell walls; the cellular material in those plant walls can be converted into hydrocarbon compounds that work well as fuels for internal combustion engines. There is a whole new range of potential fuels now with biomass.
Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2011
Axsen recently received the “Young Researcher of the Year Award” from the International Transport Forum, an intergovernmental organization comprising 52 member countries convened by the OECD. actual alternative-fuel vehicle buyers (as opposed to trial participants). —Jonn Axsen. —Axsen and Kurani.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
Paradox 1 - Soot: There's an apparent emissions paradox with plug-in hybrids (PHEV): Driving longer distances on battery power means more cold starts as the internal combustion engine (ICE) stops and starts up again after the batteries deplete. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. I'm afraid not.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 13, 2009
Several studies have shown that biofuel production can be increased without a significant increase in acreage, but the debate has only been made all the more tempestuous by the 2007-2008 world food price crises. Many environmental groups have campaigned against the large scale use of biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 7, 2013
For now, noted Ed Saxman, Volvo Trucks’ Product Marketing Manager, Alternative Fuels, the engines in the customer fleet test trucks in the US are the same as those currently under test in Europe. Volvo Truck’s DME announcement comes in the context of many years of alternative fuel and driveline development. Earlier post.)
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