Residential Hydrogen Refueler Can Power Honda FCX Clarity and Other Same Vehicles from 2015
Called residential hydrogen refueler, only one currently exists on the Torrance campus of Honda R&D behind a security guard and a locked gate. This...
New Yeast Can Ferment More Sugar to Make Cellulosic Bioethanol
Purdue University scientists have improved a strain of yeast that can produce more biofuel from cellulosic plant material by fermenting all five types of...
6 Hot Electric Cars soon will Hit the Showrooms
Analysts predict many of us will be driving electric cars in the near future. Much anticipated models are coming from Nissan, Ford, Chevy, Fisker...
Biofuel Chemistry More Complex Than Petroleum
Understanding the key elements of biofuel combustion is an important step toward insightful selection of next-generation alternative fuels. And that's exactly what researchers at...
Electric Drive Concepts for the Future Cars
The prospects look good that wheel hub motors will successfully become the accepted drive concept for electric vehicles. German researchers are engineering these motors,...
Hydrogen fuel explained
Hydrogen fuel is also an energy carrier. Since hydrogen does not occur on Earth in any significant amounts by itself it must be separated...
Toshiba’s New Grid Charging Systems for EVs
Toshiba Corporation is proposing the development of an electric vehicle charging system—the Toshiba Charge Grid —that features the deployment of its Li-ion battery storage...
4,400 Charging Stations free for Chevrolet Volt Owners
GM announced that the first buyers of Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging...
Novozymes and Lignol sign deal to make biofuel from wood
Partners to develop a commercially viable process for making ethanol from forestry waste. Aiming for a cost down to $2 per gallon, a price...
Partnership for Zero-Emission Vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the city of Wellington in New Zealand have formed a partnership to explore the development of a Zero...