Tagged: Alt.fuels/hybrids

Production Chevrolet Volt Unveiled 1

Production Chevrolet Volt Unveiled

After years of development, the production version of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt was recently unveiled by General Motors.  The vehicle should arrive in dealer showrooms in late 2010, and will likely have a pricetag...

Google Unveils Hybrid Car Initiative 0

Google Unveils Hybrid Car Initiative

Internet search behemoth Google unveiled a new initiative last week designed to raise awareness of plug-in hybrids and “vehicle-to-grid” technology. The currrent program involves a number of conventional hybrids (specifically 4 Toyota Priuses and 2...

Opinion: Another look at Diesel 1

Opinion: Another look at Diesel

With gas prices currently hovering around $3.00/gallon in many parts of the US, interest in alternative fuels and hybrid vehicles has understandably increased. We’ve already mentioned E85 ethanol as one alternative fuel source, but...

Can your vehicle use E85 Ethanol? 1

Can your vehicle use E85 Ethanol?

Unknown to many US consumers, millions of FlexFuel vehicles — configured to run off E85 fuel, which is 85% Ethanol by content — are already cruising the highways. A look under the hood of...