Articles tagged with: Hybrid cars
Posted in Automobiles, Car, Companies, Earth, Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Energy, Environment, Fuel, Gas, Go green, Pollution, Power, Technology, government on 21 August 2008
Clean diesel car buyers in Japan will now be rewarded incentives by the next fiscal year. The government is looking to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions and is willing to go the extra mile for those who help them achieve their goal. And it’s certainly not the first time Japan will be doing so. If you remember way back in 1998, the Japanese government offered consumer incentives on hybrid cars for nine years to promote gasoline-electric vehicles when they were first launched.
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Posted in Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Energy, Green on 27 July 2008
I was amazed to know that one of the very first oil droplets formed on our planet came from a pond scum! So far as I knew it, I remember learning about pigment producing algae in my junior science classes but this piece of news is quite good to note down. Why because algae could run your car in near future!
Some really hi-fi research is going on in Solazyme corporation-synthetic biology company that specializes in producing biodiesel (diesel oil produced from algae).
Jonathan Wolfson and Harrison Dillon at Solazyme have intriguing information to share about algae- like the mucky pond scum has a dynamic reproductive ability to double its cell mass within no time! Besides both have discovered how one can extract oil and pep up oil production by feeding algae with lots of sugars instead of sunshine! (Wow!) At the research centre of the company, small fermenters are already producing clean-burning biofuel from these microalgae. Dillon & Wolfson’s success at this procedure raises hope of large scale production of this neat, efficient and clean renewable energy source. And this is not all; industrial chemicals and household cleaners can also be produced by this algal oil which tastes like peanut oil!
Posted in Car, Eco-Friendly on 18 July 2008
Fisker Automotive noted for its handcrafted, exotic, high-end performance sports cars is all set to deliver a super sexy yet green hybrid car Karma in late 2009. This plug-in hottie sedan was public’s eye candy at its debut at the 2008 North American International Auto Show. The verdict: Fisker has already received over 500 orders for this luxurious four-wheeler!
Posted in Eco-Friendly on 15 July 2008
The good aspect seen in relation to bad things like global warming, carbon emissions and climate change is the rapidly increasing awareness among both producers and consumers. Catching on with the popularity of hybrid, electric and other eco-friendly cars among the present day eco-savvy people is the latest trend of Eco-insurance. The latter was first started by a UK based insurance company CIS for those clients that purchase a hybrid car. The company offsets 20% of your car’s carbon dioxide emissions and gives discounts on insurance for low-emitting cars in case you are one of those who already have a hybrid car or are planning to buy one in near future. CIS also offers a CO2 tyre footprint calculator, which can be used to map the carbon footprint and efficiency of these hybrid cars. Also it has developed a recycling repair shop network to assist the long run sustainability models.
Posted in Automobiles, Eco-Friendly, Green on 8 July 2008
Touted as the greenest endeavor of Toyota, Prius is all set to pep-up its eco-friendly quotient. The super sexy vehicle will now be available with a set of solar panels. These panels will be fitted on the car’s roof. Prius is already an efficient Hybrid cars well established in the market. It is believed that the solar panels thus installed will power the car’s AC (air-conditioning) unit. This further addition not only reflects the car’s potential to remain number one in the world of Hybrid cars but also the company’s smart move to polish its image many folds by becoming more and more eco-savvy.
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Fuel on 23 June 2008
The German giant Mercedes Benz is determined to kick diesel out of it way and produce cars that are run by greener technologies. The company envisions a line up hybrid and green cars by 2015. In its efforts to minimalize the harmful effects of petrol and diesel combustion products on nature, Mercedes is already working on technologies that are utilized by the hybrid cars of this age. It plans to incorporate highly efficient internal combustion engines in its future models. Such engines can feed upon biofuels like bioethanol. The latter is made from grains and as per the studies conducted by UK government agency Central Science Laboratory; it produces 65% fewer greenhouse gases. Battery operated electrically run cars are will also be introduced in the market in coming years as per Merc’s plans. Another option taken up by the company is that of natural gas, which is now, mush preferred over gasoline, diesel and petrol in Europe. Next year, Mercedes-Benz B-Series will be seen running on roads using this alternative fuel.