A British company has developed a hot new sports car that can run on ethanol. The description for the new Climax on its website is pure poetry: Inspiration for the design came from the legendary Cooper Climax F1 car of the 50’s and is drawing on Britain’s vast Motor Sport Heritage while keeping a firm eye to the future. It …
GM Studies Cellulosic Ethanol in China
General Motors and partner Coskata are working together to develop and commercialize second generation ethanol in China. David S. Chen, vice president of GM China Group, said, “According to the China Automotive Energy Research Center, GM has already begun successfully validating the automotive energy resource potential for sustainable biofuels in China.” Chen said China can produce cellulosic ethanol on marginal …
GM and NGA Partner to Bring More E85 to 10 States
“Improving the use of clean, domestically grown biofuels like ethanol will help move us toward a cleaner, more secure energy future,” said John Thomasian, director of the NGA Center for Best Practices. “The infrastructure for E85 needs to expand now if the nation is to be ready for the significant growth in ethanol coming from new cellulosic and biomass sources,” …
Chrysler to Debut Electric Vehicles
Officials with Chrysler say they will debut models of electric cars in 2010. This story from CNN.com says the company is hoping to catch up with GM and… catch some of the buzz surrounding the new Chevy Volt: The company showed reporters three electric prototypes: a Dodge sports car, a Jeep Wrangler and a Chrysler minivan. Chrysler’s product development chief, …
2009 FFVs Now Listed on NEVC Website
Automakers have mentioned that additional 2009 models should be announced in future months.
GM Officially Unveils Electric Car
While pictures of it might have leaked out last week (and whether that was an accident or not was the subject of my Sept. 9, 2008 post), officials at General Motors officially unveiled their new Chevrolet Volt… touted in this press release as “a vehicle that delivers up to 40 miles of gasoline- and emissions-free electric driving, with the extended-range …