Archive for the ‘Alternative Fuels’ Category
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Taxpayers Illegally Claim Millions Of Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Major car companies like GM and Nissan are slowly rolling out rechargable electric cars. But that hasn’t stopped thousands of taxpayers from claiming illegal tax credits for electric vehicles. A United States Treasury Department inspector general says that almost 13,000 taxpayers erroneously claimed abut $33 million in tax credits for plug-in electric and alternative-fuel vehicles [...]
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Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales Are Getting Charged Up!
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Twenty years ago, who would have thought you’d be able to power up your car or SUV by plugging it into a wall outlet? Well, that technology is not only available today, plug-in electric vehicles are now very popular with potential car buyers. For those of you who aren’t exactly sure how a plug-in vehicle [...]
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Investing In Solar Energy Companies Looks Bright
Friday, December 11th, 2009
The start of a new decade is just a few weeks away. Perhaps the turn of the calendar will also put a new light on the state of the global economy. Regardless of the direction of the economy, the future of companies specializing in alternative energy sources, especially solar energy, seems very bright. Two major [...]
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French Air Car Coming To America
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
While most car companies are focused on bringing electric vehicles to the market, one French startup is working on a production car powered by compressed air and a small conventional engine. Zero Pollution Motors is planning on bringing their compressed air car to U.S. roads by early 2011. ZPM Chief Executive Shiva Vencat said the ultimate [...]
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Obama Should Embrace Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
Barack Obama has a plan for America to use alternative energy technology to kick start the economy and save the planet In the forefront is a plan to spend billions on renewable energies like solar power and offshore wind farms. This is a great start but if we really want to save the environment, we [...]
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$45 Trillion Needed To Save The World
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
At the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division stated that up to $45 trillion in new alternative energy investment will be needed to replace the world’s dependency on carbon-based fuels. Mr. Parker $45 trillion price tag is based on an estimated provided by the [...]
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Commercial Airliner Flys On Algae and Weed
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Continental Airlines Inc. last week successfully flew a Boeing 737 twin-engine jet powered powered partly by a biofuel consisting of algae and weed. The 2 hour test flight was conducted over Houston, the carrier’s headquarters. The test involved powering one of the two engines with a mix of 50% kerosene and a blend of fuel [...]
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Obama Calling For Green-Collar Jobs
Monday, January 5th, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama sees the current recession as the boost America needs to get into the clean-energy business and create millions of green-collar jobs. As the costs of alternative energy — such as wind, solar and geothermal power — gradually fall to the level of traditional sources, businesses will increasingly choose those alternative options as [...]
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Browns Gas – Water as an Automotive Fuel
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Around 1970, a gentleman named Yull Brown developed a technology that allowed cars to burn fuel more efficiently while improving emissions. In his “Brown’s design”, the hydrogen and oxygen atoms of water are split then mixed to gain fuel efficiency in conventional internal combustion engines. The energy is generated by the electrolysis of water, and [...]
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What You Should Know About Biodiesel
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Biodiesel refers to non-petroleum-based diesel fuel that is made from vegetable or animal fat. It can be used alone, or blended with conventional diesel without requiring modifications to an existing diesel engine or any of its internal components. Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source that shows great promise as a viable fuel source for many [...]