Daily Archives: May 10, 2008
GM Pushes the Pedal on Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Power
General Motors Corp. says it hopes to begin pumping hundreds of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles a year into ordinary ...
What Is a Fuel Cell Vehicle? How do fuel cell cars work?
Fuel cell vehicles use a completely different propulsion system than conventional vehicles, which can be two to three ...
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Benefits
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) promise many benefits for consumers, fleets, and the nation. These advanced vehicles have ...
What is a Plug-In Hybrid?
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can be charged with electricity like pure electric vehicles and run under engine ...
What Is a Propane Vehicle?
Propane, also known as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), has been used in vehicles since the 1920s. It is ...
Natural Gas Vehicle Emissions
Compared with vehicles fueled with conventional diesel and gasoline, natural gas vehicles can produce significantly lower amounts of ...
What Is a Natural Gas Vehicle?
Dedicated natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are designed to run only on natural gas; bi-fuel NGVs have two separate ...
Electricity Basics
Electricity used to power vehicles is generally provided by the electricity grid and stored in the vehicle's batteries. ...
Hydrogen Benefits
Hydrogen can be produced from diverse domestic resources, with the potential for near-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Once produced, ...
Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel
The interest in hydrogen as an alternative transportation fuel stems from its clean-burning qualities, its potential for domestic ...
Ethanol Benefits
Ethanol is a renewable, largely domestic transportation fuel. Whether used in low-level blends, such as E10 (10% ethanol, ...
Low-Level Ethanol Blends
Low-level ethanol fuel blends are sold in every state. In fact, nearly one-third of U.S. gasoline now contains ...
Flexible Fuel Vehicle Conversions
Converting a conventional gasoline vehicle to run on E85 is technically possible, and many companies are advertising the ...
Flex Fuel Vehicles
Flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) are designed to run on gasoline or a blend of up to 85% ethanol ...
What About Diesel Engines?
Diesel vehicles may be making a comeback. Diesel engines are more powerful and fuel-efficient than similar-sized gasoline engines ...
Why Do Hybrids Get Good Gas Mileage?
It is no accident that the most fuel efficient vehicles in some classes for this model year are ...
