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How Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work - VIDEO ENHANCED

How Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work - VIDEO ENHANCED

Fuel cells are classified primarily by the kind of electrolyte they employ. This classification determines the kind of chemical reactions that take place in the cell, the kind of catalysts required, the temperature range in which the cell operates, the fuel required, and other factors. These characteristics, in turn, a ... Continue reading

Interest in Alternative Fuel Vehicles Declines with Gas Prices - NACS Report

Interest in Alternative Fuel Vehicles Declines with Gas Prices - NACS Report

NACS survey shows correlation between lower gas prices and lower interest in alternative fuel cars. ​ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 9, 2014; Consumers are much less likely to consider a non-gasoline powered vehicle as gas prices continue to decline, according to a new consumer survey examining preferences related to al ... Continue reading

Revolutionary MV-1 Continues to be the only Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle to Meet or Exceed Federal New Car Safety Standards

Revolutionary MV-1 Continues to be the only Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle to Meet or Exceed Federal New Car Safety Standards

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 24, 2014; Mobility Ventures LLC, designer and manufacturer of the MV-1 -- the only American-made vehicle that is purpose-built with the wheelchair user in mind -- has successfully completed an updated series of crash tests on the MV-1 that are mandatory for all new Original Equipment Manufactured ... Continue reading

Alternaltve Fuels Safety Reports, Studies And News Archives

Alternaltve Fuels Safety Reports, Studies And News Archives

Auto Central October 26, 2014; Many manufacturers are heavily investing for near future production and marketing of alternative fuel vehicles. These include electric vehicles, hybrids, fuel cells, hydrogen compressed and liquid natural gas, liquid propane, and hydrogen. As these vehicles are deployed in the fleet, thei ... Continue reading

PUMP: The Movie that Can Help Kick the Oil Addiction

PUMP: The Movie that Can Help Kick the Oil Addiction

america need to break the oil chains ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Proposes a New Gasoline Fuel Economy Standard: 0 MPG ...0 MPG?

The Auto Channel Proposes a New Gasoline Fuel Economy Standard: 0 MPG ...0 MPG?

AUTO CENTRAL - October 1, 2010: The Auto Channel, the Internet's most complete and comprehensive automotive information resource, has announced today its recommendations for a new national gasoline fuel economy standard. "Frankly," said Bob Gordon, TACH's president and co-publisher, 35 MPG for gasoline, 60 MPG for gaso ... Continue reading

PUMP to Kick Oil Addiction by Edwin Black +VIDEO

PUMP to Kick Oil Addiction by Edwin Black +VIDEO

Special Report from Edwin Black and TheCuttingEdgeNews.com ISIS has trebled its forces within recent months and in large measure finances its expansion with $10 million to $20 million per week in illicit oil sales from as many as 70 captured oil wells. Iran now has multiplied its centrifuges to almost 20,000, enabling ... Continue reading

Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes Forward - UC Davis

Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes Forward - UC Davis

Back Will a Plug-in Electric Vehicle Save You Money?Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes ForwardMoving Forward with the Low Carbon Fuel StandardAre Plug-In Vehicles Turning the Corner? By Dr. Lew Fulton | 07/24/2014 The Obama administration is thinking creatively about how to address the 2015 requ ... Continue reading

Natural Gas Station Spurs Economic, Environmental Innovation

Natural Gas Station Spurs Economic, Environmental Innovation

New Hampshire community officials embrace natural gas, expect new station to drive business to region. ​PEMBROKE, N.H. July 18, 2014; NACS online reported that Clean Energy Fuels cut the ribbon this week on a first-of-its kind natural gas fueling station in Pembroke, New Hampshire, and officials at the ceremony t ... Continue reading

Is Everyone Happy? OPEC Sure Is

Is Everyone Happy? OPEC Sure Is

Vienna June 11, 2014; In an AP story published today titled "OPEC Keeps Output Target At 30 Million Barrels", OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badry was quoted as saying; "We have a very comfortable price and the market is very stable." The story went on to say that many OPEC members are at their production capacity ... Continue reading

It Pays To Get (Natural) Gassy In California

It Pays To Get (Natural) Gassy In California

Civic Natural Gas drivers qualify for single-occupant access to HOV "carpool" lanes and High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes in the Greater Los Angeles area California leads the nation in compressed natural gas refueling stations with more than 150 locations in the state Natural Gas costs up to 40-percent less than gasoline ... Continue reading

High Value of Liquids Drives U.S. Producers to Target Wet Natural Gas Resources

High Value of Liquids Drives U.S. Producers to Target Wet Natural Gas Resources

Source: WTI and Henry Hub spot prices from Reuters, NGPL composite price from EIA via Bloomberg Note: NGPL Composite price estimates for March and April 2014 were calculated using February weights from form EIA-816, Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report. Washington DC May 8, 2014; In recent years, high levels of natural g ... Continue reading

Canada LNG Joint Venture Extensive Export To Asia

Canada LNG Joint Venture Extensive Export To Asia

Companies Behind LNG Canada Formalize Joint Venture; Milestone for Proposed Project Tokyo, May 1, 2014; Shell Canada Energy (Shell), PetroChina Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and Mitsubishi Corporation have today announced, in the presence of Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia and Honoura ... Continue reading

Tang, all-wheel-drive SUV part of BYD's Green Mobility meeting new 5-4-2 initiative

Tang, all-wheel-drive SUV part of BYD's Green Mobility meeting new 5-4-2 initiative

The Beijing Auto Show opened this last week to record crowds and by most accounts has met all expectations. BYD Auto Ltd. captured many of the media headlines with a number of new products cementing their place as China’s leading New Energy Vehicle manufacturer. “In the future, all BYD cars will be able to re ... Continue reading

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