(PhysOrg.com) -- The Le Mans endurance race is a 24-hour competition that features cars that typically have an engine that comes in at over five liters. One team, known as the Project 56 group, has created a car that has ...
A minor modification to your car could reduce fuel consumption by over seven per cent.
Engineering
Jun 7, 2011
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A study conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland indicates that there is practically no difference between commercial petrol grades 95E10 and 98E5 sold in Finland as regards fuel consumption in normal driving. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 6, 2011
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For years we've had great efficiency labels for washing machines, for refrigerators, for dishwashers and more.
Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2011
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Every year, the world consumes 15 Terrawatts of power. Since the amount of annual harvestable solar energy has been estimated at 50 Terrawatts, students at Stevens Institute of Technology are working on a supercapacitor that ...
Materials Science
May 23, 2011
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It may be hard to believe, but the beloved gasoline engine that powers more than 200 million cars across America every day didn't get its status because it's the most efficient engine. Diesel engines can be more than twice ...
Engineering
May 5, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Aleix Lovet and Xavier Saluena, two researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of Catalonia, have made the world first RC car that runs entirely on soda cans. Well, to be more accurate, it runs on a combination ...
The greenest car you've likely never heard of will soon be hitting Honda showrooms across the United States as the Japanese automaker expands sales of its compressed natural gas powered Civic.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 12, 2011
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Sure, you might get a carpool sticker and a tax break. But if you buy an electric car, will it make much environmental difference?
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 11, 2011
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Forget the people carrier and electric runabout: with the economic crisis over, the low, sleek and powerful supercar regained its place at the Geneva Motor Show, which opens to the public on Thursday.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 4, 2011
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