News tagged with automobile fuel

Study shows nanoparticles used as additives in diesel fuels can travel from lungs to liver

Recent studies conducted at Marshall University have demonstrated that nanoparticles of cerium oxide -- common diesel fuel additives used to increase the fuel efficiency of automobile engines -- can travel from the lungs ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A high-tech propulsion system for the next 100 years

Environmentally friendly fuels are not just of interest for use in cars. The University of Birmingham has been operating a canal boat with a fuel cell drive for three years now. In the world of shipbuilding, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 19 | with audio podcast

Research helps drivers cut fuel use

Ever wonder how much fuel you can save by avoiding stop-and-go traffic, closing your window, not using air conditioning or coasting toward stops?

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

BBC Science Team Builds Coffee Fueled Car... The Carpuccino

(PhysOrg.com) -- Think you need a lot of coffee to get going in the morning? How about 56 espressos? That’s the kind of power the experimental car, the "Carpuccino," needs just to travel one mile!

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions

A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help add an extra mile or two per ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Analysis: 'Cash for Clunkers' program is expensive way to cut carbon emissions

New UC Davis estimates say the federal government's Cash for Clunkers program is paying at least 10 times the "sticker price" to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

GM says Volt will be landmark fuel savings vehicle

Troubled auto giant General Motors said Tuesday its new electric sedan, the Chevrolet Volt, will be marketed in 2011 as the first mass produced vehicle capable of achieving three-digit fuel savings.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 43

US announces new fuel economy standard for 2011

The US administration Friday announced updated automobile fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles starting with the 2011 model year that aim to reduce gasoline consumption and emissions.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (57) | comments 6

ONR and GM partner to test advanced fuel cell vehicles of the future (w/Video)

As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1