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Mercedes E-Cell: AMGee Whiz!

Built on the high-performance SLS AMG speedster, the E-Cell version will have performance nearly matching its famous 6.3L V8 gas-engine counterpart. ... Read Full Review

 

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Variable Torque Motors - American Made Efficiency

One of the largest down-sides to electric motors is their inherent efficiency range and, in hybrid systems, the drag they can create on the drive trai... Read Full Review

 
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Future Cars In the Garage 5 - Technical Training

Through this series on the maintenance issues on FutureCar technology, we've looked at the various types of future vehicle power trains and how they'l... Read Full Review

 
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Future Cars In the Garage 4 - Burgeoning Technology Vehicles

Newer-technology vehicles such as battery electrics and hydrogen fuel cells are where much of the focus in the industry is going now. With plug-ins li... Read Full Review

 

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World's First Algae-Powered Airplane Flies

In brief: EADS completed a test flight powered entirely by algae-based biofuel last week. The word Several companie… Read More

 
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Electric Helicopter to Fly This Year

In brief: Sikorsky will fly a full-sized, piloted electric helicopter this year. Vehicle in the news Make/Model: Firefl… Read More

 
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Ford to Offer a 2.0L EcoBoost Engine in 2011 Explorer SUV

In brief: Ford plans to offer a 2.0L EcoBoost I-4 engine in its 2011 Ford Explorer SUV. The new engine will have 30% better … Read More

 
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Honda to Introduce Battery Electric and Plug-in Hybrid to US and Japan in 2012

In brief: Honda Motor Co will be introducing a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) to the U.S. mar… Read More

 
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Leo Motors Shows Zinc Air Fuel Cell Range Extender

In brief: Leo Motors displayed a new Zinc Air Fuel Cell (ZAFC) at the EV Korea 2010 Expo. The ZAFC is meant as a range exten… Read More

 

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Hydrogenation-Derived Renewable Diesel [HDRD]

HDRD is considered a ‘second-generation biodiesel’ because it refines fats and vegetable oils in an oil refinery. It’s still in the developmental stage and currently is not widely available. ... Read More

 
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Biobutanol

Butanol (butyl alcohol) is an organic compound used largely as an industrial solvent. However, when it is produced using biological materials (biomass) for feedstocks, it is called biobutanol and is ... Read More

 
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Natural Gas

Natural gas is a fossil fuel extracted from oil wells. It is composed of at least 85% methane; other hydrocarbons and water vapor make up the rest. A small percentage of natural gas is extracted from... Read More

 

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How Regenerative Braking Works

How Regenerative Braking Systems Work Regenerative braking is something that is becoming a modern standard for vehicles of all descriptions as what was before just wasted ene… Read More

 
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Clean diesel engines - better late than never

by Aaron Turpen The term "clean diesel" refers to Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) being used in vehicles using near-zero emissions diesel burning engine systems. Most notably… Read More

 
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Top 5 Future Cars of 2009

2009 was an exciting year for FutureCars.com and for everyone who follows the automotive industry. It was the year of the alt-fuel car, as automakers debuted more concepts an… Read More

 

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