Yesterday, I told you how electric vehicles were all the rage at this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan going on now through January 24th. Well, Ford’s Fusion hybrid is the toast of the town (and, really, the toast of the entire automotive world) as it has picked up the coveted Car of the Year award. …
Electric Vehicles to Dominate Detroit Auto Show
Electric vehicles will be the big talk of this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan. Design News says the event, which takes place over the next two weeks, will give more than 500,000 visitors the chance to see the latest and greatest in auto technology, including the green-powered ones. One key for the giant exhibition, traditionally …
Auto Execs Rate Hybrids First, Biodiesel Last in Alt Fuels
Car makers put more stock in hybrid systems than biodiesel. This post from CNET News says a survey conducted by KPMG asked 200 senior auto executives to rate the most important alternative fuel technologies to their industry over the next five years: When asked to rate which were the most important alternative fuel technologies to the auto industry over the …
Audi Tells Obama, “Forget Plug-Ins, Think Biodiesel”
The top executive at Audi’s U.S. offices says American political leaders need to think less about plug-in electric vehicles and more about vehicles that run on biodiesel, as well as standardizing the rules for biodiesel. The Detroit News reports that Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen made the remarks at Washington, D.C.’s National Press Club, where he told the …
Texas to Get Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Oil-rich Texas is beginning to look like an alternative fuel paradise. Drivers in Texas will soon have more opportunities … thanks to new infrastructure … to run their electric vehicles. Reliant Energy and Nissan Motor Company have announced that the two companies will work together to establish infrastructure, policies and services to support electric vehicle owners across Texas. The Dallas …
Chevrolet VP Supports Biofuels in Rolling Stone
The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine features an interview with Brent Dewar, vice president of Chevrolet Global, in an article titled “Detroit Goes Green.” In the article, Dewar is asked if biofuels will have a role to play in the future, and he answers: Absolutely. Biofuels have a large role to play in part because they displace the demand …
Ford Debuts B20 Biodiesel, E85 Compatible Trucks
Back at the end of August, I told you about how Ford was getting ready to debut a new engine that would be compatible with more blends of fuels, including B20 biodiesel. Today, at the State Fair of Texas, the automaker unveiled its new line of F Series trucks that will not only take the higher blend of biodiesel but …
BMW Shows New Biodiesel-Ready Vehicles in Frankfurt
It’s one of the biggest auto shows in the world, and biodiesel-ready cars from one of the world’s biggest makers seem to be getting some good attention at the venue. Biodiesel Magazine reports that the 63rd International Auto Show underway Frankfurt, Germany has opened with several interesting diesel debuts from BMW… and all are compatible with biodiesel: Receiving a lot …
Ford’s B20 Biodiesel-compatible Engine Cheered by NBB
The news that Ford has developed a new diesel engine… code-named Scorpion… to put in its 2011 F-Series Super Duty diesel pickups will be fully compatible with a 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20) (see my post from yesterday) is being welcomed by the National Biodiesel Board: “This is the first of what we expect to be many formal announcements of …
Ford Offers Rival to GM Biodiesel-ready Engine
Previously, I told you about how General Motors was soon to debut a new heavy-duty, diesel engine designed to burn B20 biodiesel (see my post from Aug. 11, 2009). Well it looks like Ford is going to give GM a run for its money in the green, heavy-hauling pickup engine race. This story from green.autoblog.com says Ford’s V8 diesel… code-named …