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This is a very fast Beetle.
Not as fast as mine. 2005 PD Beetle TDI 150. I get better mpg's too.
VW stages global launch for third generation of Beetle; for the US, two gasoline and one diesel engines
World Premiere of the new Volkswagen Beetle, Berlin. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen staged the global debut of the third generation of its iconic Beetle simultaneously in Shanghai, Berlin and New York. The 2012 Beetle offered in the US provides a choice of three engines: the 2.5L gasoline five ...
5 years ago China had 5 million private owned automobiles. Today they are at 40 million and in 5 years it will be near 200 million.
Go ahead Cali, tax yourself into oblivion, it's not like you don't have enough problems already. What's your real unemployment rate 18%....20%
California SB 375 Report Proposes GHG Reduction Targets to Curb Sprawl Emissions from Transportation
The California Air Resources Board released a draft report that proposes targets for land use and transportation planning in 2020 and 2035 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with passenger vehicle travel in the state’s eighteen Metropolitan Planning Organizations, including the four l...
It is still yet to be seen if the V6 can tow anything bigger than a pair of jetski's. The only V6 that has lived up to a V8 capability is the dodge (Cummins) deisel V6.
Ford Revamps 2011 F-150 Powertrain Lineup; New EcoBoost 3.5L V6 20% More Fuel Efficient Than 2010 Model Year 5.4L V8
2011 Ford F-150 3.5-liter EcoBoost Engine. Click to enlarge. The 2011 Ford F-150 is receiving an extensive powertrain overhaul, featuring four new truck engines, all coupled to a revised six-speed automatic transmission. Each engine delivers improved fuel economy. When the direct-injection t...
Results?......BAD
This is plain out stupid, Gasoline is one of the worst things I can think of to mix with diesel.
A few ounces of Primrose or PowerService is 100X better than any amount of gasoline.
Hey guys, lets reduce the cetane # and cut the lubricants with an alcohol.
Good Luck, cause.......your gonna need it.
Using a Diesel-Gasoline Blend to Reduce NOx and Smoke Emissions and Improve High-Efficiency Range of LTC Engine
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan report on the use a “dieseline” blend—an 80:20 blend of diesel and gasoline—for the simultaneous reduction of NOx and smoke emissions in a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) mode and the extension of low-emission and hig...
3 years ago I was a huge cheerleader for algae biofuels. Feed CO2 from power plants to algae that get transformed into fuel. Talk about hitting the target with both barrels, Genius.
However:
Green Fuels Technologies had the best of all worlds. Open access to the perfect facilities, more money than they knew how to spend, top engineers and scientist, partners with 1st rate Know How and very deep pockets, no time constraints.
Every busness in the world dreams of having half the advantages Green Fuels received. But, while their founder was accepting 'Invention of the Year' awards green fuels was failing. Oh, and the founder, Isaac Berzin, Yeah well, he skipped the country.
I am all for the concept, as long as before any money is handed out, there is a guarantee that they won't just recreate Green Fuels failed experiments.
Biofuel Companies and Trade Associations Push for Extension to Investment Tax Credits for Cellulosic Biofuels and The Inclusion of Algae Biofuels
A group of 35 biotechnology and biofuel companies and trade associations are urging the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee to extend tax credits for cellulosic biofuels for four years, to allow algae biofuels to qualify for those tax credits, and to create an option for monetizing the...
Harvey
I am in no way saying we shouldn't try but wind is very unreliable and only possible if a small number of locations.
Never put the words clean and solar in the same sentence unless you also include the word not. It takes more energy to make a photovoltaic cell than you can ever derive from it (IE: nothing is free). The process to turn a blank sub-strait into a photovoltaic cell uses a host of the most dangerous chemicals known to man. A dozen of the harshest acids and a dump truck full of precious metals. 98% pure liquid cyanide (a teaspoon full would kill 250 thousand if it got into the local water system) is used in the "bump" process.
I worked for a company that manufactured solar cells for two years. I walked in a naive hopeful and walked out a realist.
Ernst & Young Survey Finds Roughly 60% of Chinese Consumers Would Consider Purchasing a Plug-in Vehicle
Chinese consumers led in their consideration of a plug-in vehicle purchase. Click to enlarge. According to a new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center, roughly 60% of respondents in China said they would consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. This percentage i...
Giant waste of money.
Green Fuel Technologies blew through more than $200 million from 2001 to 2009 with absolutely nothing to show for it.
$78M more to re-create the same failures. Brillant
DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $78 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment in two consortia to support research and development of algae-based and biomass-based bio-hydrocarbon fuels and infrastructure. The DOE investment will be matched by private and non-feder...
Would you hate a SUV even if it got 50mpg?
If you first thought is YES, you seriously need to consider seeking therapy.
Cadillac Unveils Plug-in Two-Mode Hybrid XTS Platinum Concept
The XTS Platinum Concept. Click to enlarge. Cadillac unveiled the XTS Platinum Concept at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, suggesting a new paradigm for its future luxury sedans. The concept, which showcases Cadillac’s emerging top-of-the-line Platinum series of models, is pow...
Having 25 small states block legislation from time to time is Infinitely Better than having a few populous states run the entire country.
Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Agree to Work Together Toward Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels; Timeline for Developing a Potential Low Carbon Fuel Standard for Region
Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states signed a Memorandum of Understanding that commits their states to continued participation in a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses. (Earlier post.) A LCFS (Low Carbon Fuel Standard) program ...
Wow, the number of people who would fail a civics class is astounding.
"The 2 Senator per State may not be very democratic."
Yes it is, it makes sure that small states have an equal say, (Delaware = Texas).
Your representative resides in the House.
Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Agree to Work Together Toward Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels; Timeline for Developing a Potential Low Carbon Fuel Standard for Region
Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states signed a Memorandum of Understanding that commits their states to continued participation in a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses. (Earlier post.) A LCFS (Low Carbon Fuel Standard) program ...
Average human being expells 800 pounds of CO2 per year - Currently 6.7 billion...... 6,700,000,000 X 800 = 5,360,000,000,000 pounds of CO2 per year.
2060 projected 11 billion....11,000,000,000 X 800 = 8,800,000,000,000 pounds of CO2 per year. And thats just the people, know how many cows, pigs and chickens it takes to feed an extra 4 billion people.
Somehow I get the feeling it's not going to matter much what your driving.
Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer
Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. [Renergie was formed for the initial purpose of raising capital to develop, construct, own and operate a decentralized network of ten modular-designed small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities (SABMFs) in the parishes of the State of L...
Barriers don't reduce pollution, they concentrate it in a smaller area. Which sounds good, unless of course you have to use that road to get to work or school or the grocery store.
NOAA and EPA Study Finds Highway Barriers May Reduce Pollutants as Well as Block Sound and Sight of Traffic
Barrier and instruments scientists used in the highway study. Click to enlarge. Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, reaching area reside...
It will not happen because, by 2040 we will surpass the 10 billion mark and some bug that is a mix of Ebola and Malaria will wipe out 85% of the population. Problem solved for another few centuries.
QUANTIFY Study Finds GHG Emissions from Global Transport Could Double Their Net Contribution to Warming by 2100
Transport emissions could double their current relative net contribution to global warming by 2100, according to a new study by researchers at the Oslo-based Centre for International Climate and Environment Research (CICERO) in Norway. The study’s results, presented in the journal Atmospheric En...
Isn't California broke. Didn't they hand out IOU's for individuals tax returns and some current state employee paychecks.
Before a state agency hands out any money they need to pay California's IOU's.
California Energy Commission Awards UCR $1M Grant for Waste to Synthetic Fuel Facility Using Steam Hydrogasification and Reforming Process
Schematic diagram of the coupled steam hydrogasification and reforming process. Source: Raju et al. Click to enlarge. The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1-million grant to UC Riverside’s College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) to build a ...
Can't beleive I have to post this. Someone hacked into the email server at University of East Anglia. Their reports have been used to push legislation in Europe and North America.
Colluding and warping data to fit the theory of global warming. False information, outright manipulation of numbers, destroying evidence counter to thier AGW outcome, tactics on blackballing decenters of AGW.......
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/climate-hack/
Man it's bad - AGW might be a huge hoax.
I'm depressed now.
EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s
Adjusted CO2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions...
Unless NAFTA is repealed, changing CAFE will have very little effect. The trucking industry is operating on razor thin margins.
We have the technology to build resorts on the moon. Transportation costs are the reason they are not a reality.
Study Concludes That Class 8 Truck Fuel Consumption Could Be Reduced By Up to 50% By 2017 Using Existing and Emerging Technologies; Current Payback Requirements Could Forestall Implementation
A new study released today by the Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that fuel consumption of Class 8 trucks and the resultant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced up to 50% with the adoption of cur...
Kelly
Don't get too excited, this is just a photo op.
Bush didn't sign Kyoto
China signed Kyoto, and then blatantly disregarded it.
net = the same
US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues
In Beijing, US President Barack Obama and China President Hu Jintao announced a package of seven measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy, including: a Clean Energy Research Center; Electric Vehicles Initiative; Energy Efficiency Action Plan; Renewab...
Won't need much marketing if it's priced right.
After all incentives, if it's 35-40K it will have very low sales, if it's 20-25K they will sell as many as they can make.
Volt and Its Battery Pack Converging on Product and Process Validation in February 2010; Fine-Tuning in Preparation for Start of Regular Production in Nov 2010
The Volt and its Li-ion battery pack have proceeded in parallel through GM’s development and manufacturing process. Next up is the PPV (product and process validation) stage (Feb-Aug 2010) prior to the start of regular production (SORP) in November 2010. Both the Chevy Volt extended range el...
No, I use mostly reclaimed fryer oil in my TDI. I installed a six speed transmition and I recently averaged 58 mpg's on a trip to Albequerque and back. I just don't kid myself. By the time a Volt actually shows up at a dealership near you we will pass the 7 billion mark. Oh, and by 2016 when the new Cafe standards kick in, we will be pushing 7.5 billion.
GCP Carbon Budget Finds Global Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions
Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a new paper published by an international team of 31 scientists in Nature Geoscience. Th...
America switching to electric vehicles & renewable energy = less CO2 in the air.
Will not make 1 iota of difference. China and India are are adding people to the planet at a rate that equals TWICE the population of California each year. Every single person in the US could ride bicycles to work every day and it would never make up for China opening two coal fired power plants per week.
If CO2 is truly a time bomb, We are already done.
GCP Carbon Budget Finds Global Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions
Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a new paper published by an international team of 31 scientists in Nature Geoscience. Th...
carbon-free??????? uuuugh??????? Isn't everything carbon based????????
Light is not made of carbon.....
What ever 'burned' to create the light, was.
I've lived 30 miles form Palo Verde since the day it was built. No, I don't glow, in fact I'm in better health than most my age.
US Senators Alexander, Webb Introduce $20B Energy Legislation with Emphasis on Nuclear Energy Investment
US Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced “The Clean Energy Act of 2009”, a bill to promote further investment and development of non-fossil-based energy technologies, including nuclear power and other resources. “The Clean Energy Act of 2009” spends $20 billion over the...
Cap and Trade will cause an economic nightmare.
What if your local electric company decides that it's just too much and simply locks the doors and walks away, in January.
What do you think the unemployment # will be when the rest of the manufacturing jobs leave the US.
Discussion Paper Suggests Mechanisms for Addressing Biofuel GHG Emissions Under Cap-and-Trade Schemes; Avoiding the “Renewability Shortcut” and Moving Toward Carbon Management for All Transportation Fuels
Including biofuels under a cap-and-trade scheme could create a more complete carbon management framework for the transportation fuels sector, according to a new peer-reviewed discussion paper by Dr. John DeCicco. DeCicco, formerly on staff at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), is now a Senior...
Cars.com just came out with their worst cars of the decade. The Smart fortwo garnered the #1 spot. They listed reasons of lack of space, bad suspension and handling, poor efficiency for its size and the crowning achievement of a rollover factor fit for an SUV.
Large-scale Series Production of the smart fortwo electric drive to Begin in 2012 in Hambach; Support from the French Government
Dr. Dieter Zetsche and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Hambach plant for the announcement. Click to enlarge. Daimler AG selected its plant in Hambach, France as the location of future large-scale series production of the smart fortwo electric drive. The company had earlier announced i...
I love how everyone just glosses over the 8+ Billion people number.
The Phillipenes are already being crushed by thier overpopulation. Malaysia and southern China are close to the tipping point. By 2025 China and India have to figure out how to feed and water an extra 1 billion mouths. China is in its hayday right now, 16 years from now it could have some very serious problems.
European Experts Say Transformation Needed to Meet 2025 World Challenges
Meeting the challenges of the near future may mean moving towards a new production and consumption model, new rural-urban dynamics, and a new gender and intergenerational balance, according to the European Foresight Expert Group. The group presented the finings of its report, The World in 2025, ...
Well there it is, Toyota won't be making plug-ins.
There will be another speach in about five years on how concerned they are about the viability of a fool cells.
I first came to this board about 5 years ago. Back then the buzz was about all the cars that would be electric by 2010.
Keep holding your breath......
Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015
Based on its 15 years of experience with advanced battery technology and the now-mainstream Prius, Toyota has key unanswered questions regarding market acceptance of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and who the target buyers—in numbers sufficient to meet California ZEV mandates—might be, acc...
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