Monthly Archives: May 2008
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 ...
How Does a Hybrid Work?
Hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) combine the benefits of gasoline engines and electric motors and can be configured to obtain ...
Is it Better to Factory Order or Buy Off the Lot?
Factory ordering a vehicle has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages: You get the vehicle you actually want ...
Top Reasons People Buy New Cars
According to a recent study in Road and Travel Magazine, here are the top reasons people buy a ...
Trade-In Pros and Cons
Trading in your vehicle to a dealer has one primary advantage over selling it yourself: it's much simpler. ...
Selling Basics and Terminology
How Much Do I Sell It For? The first issue to address is what price to put on ...
