News tagged with petrol engine
Japanese carmakers in push for hydrogen vehicles
Japan's top three automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan have united with Japanese energy firms in a push to commercialise greener hydrogen fuel cell cars and build a network of fuelling stations.
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Jan 14, 2011 |
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'Greener' than expected
Battery powered cars will play a major role in future of mobility. What was not known so far, was how environmentally friendly the manufacture, operation and disposal of the batteries are. Empa researchers have now calculated ...
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Honda unveils zero-emission electric scooter
Japan's Honda Motor on Tuesday unveiled its latest electric scooter, saying it initially plans to target domestic business customers such as pizza delivery services.
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Apr 13, 2010 |
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Zero-emission scooter to debut in Japan
A Japanese zero-emission "hybrid" scooter to be released next year runs 10 times as economically as a petrol engine bike and can be assisted by human pedal power, its maker said Thursday.
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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Predicting an electric future
Experts at Northumbria University have developed a formula to predict the impact that electric cars will have on the nation’s power supplies.
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Portable chargers, boosters to ease green car woes
Chevrolet Europe's president Susan Doherty drives to work every day in an electric car, and thanks to a recharging station at work, she never worries about running out of power.
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Mar 11, 2012 |
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Go to work on a Christmas card
If all the UK's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times, according to the researchers behind ...
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Dec 23, 2011 |
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Methanol replacing hydrogen gas as the fuel of the future
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rather than releasing carbon dioxide into the air, it can be used to produce methanol – which is an excellent fuel for cars and airplanes – using solar energy. The technology already ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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World's smallest four-wheel-drive is a billionth of a meter (Update)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Reduced to the max: the emission-free, noiseless 4-wheel drive car, jointly developed by Empa researchers and their Dutch colleagues, represents lightweight construction at its most extreme. ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Oil more easily converted into petrol thanks to a smart observational technique
Catalysts are needed to convert crude oil into petrol and other fuels. However, a technique for accurately determining how well individual catalyst particles work or continue to work was not available.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Solar-powered air-conditioning system for vehicles
Great news for drivers! They can now continue to keep the air-conditioning system on during the hot sunny days even when they stop the vehicle and switch off the engine. In collaboration with Green Power Industrial ...
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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New technology revives biofuels
Biofuel, in spite of controversies surrounding it, still holds many advantages, on an economical, as much as on an environmental level– it is derived from plants, which naturally absorb CO2, making it a much cleaner an ...
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Aug 09, 2011 |
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N.Z. inventor readies 'jetski for the skies'
Whizzing around with your own personal jetpack may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but New Zealand inventor Glenn Martin aims to have his "jetski for the skies" on the market within 18 months.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Japanese electric car 'goes 300km' on single charge
Japanese developers have unveiled an electric car they said Wednesday can travel more than 300 kilometres before its battery runs flat.
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May 18, 2011 |
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