For the second time this week, Ohio State's Buckeye Bullet 2 team has exceeded the international speed record it set in 2007. The Bullet set an average speed...
That's a ridiculous price. I paid $4k for my 96, 4x4, with 50k less miles. Steve Spence Renewable energy and self sufficiency http://www.green-trust.org ...
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Induction power systems have been used in dustry for sometime to provide power to material handling devices and pallets on conveyors. The advantage of this is...
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Recently the New Nissan Land Cruiser zero emissions ( electric ) experimental vehicle was unveiled to the media at the companies technical design center in...
This lastest breakthrough in membrane technology reportedly allows hydrocabon fuels to be used directly without reformation or cleanup. The technology seems to...
Hello Group: This will be my first winter with my VW Jetta TDI. I have noticed a slight trend with colder weather and reduced fuel mileage (or so my dashboard...
Tom: This is generally caused by one of two things. One is the anti gelling additive added to diesel fuel in the winter (October thru March (?)). The second is...
GM is sponsoring a free open to the public day and DTE energy has arranged for some plugin vehicles to be available for test drives. I will be there all week,...
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Usually the diesel suppliers start selling winter mix. This is a mix of Kerosene and diesel. As you mix lighter fuels, the BTU content drops. It seems to me...
Though I don't have any personal experience, I tend to think you would still see a drop. The fuel's BTU content wouldn't change, but you'd need more energy to...
Just a guess, but the 10% could be a combination lower BTU content and lower vehicle efficiency at cold temps. You lose more heat when it's cold outside....
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The all new Lexus LFA supercar is not a hybrid, electric drive , fuel cell or even a flex-fuel vehicle. In fact its 4.8 L V10 internal combustion engine...
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Internal combustion engines run at very low relative efficiencies with most of the energy being converted to heat. Diesel engines are more efficient that spark...
Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel, Inc. announced today that it will be working with the United States Army to develop a next-generation battery...
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