No 1203: Biofuels and Clean Technology

(Image of Toyota 1/X from autoblog.com)
I wrote a post earlier about the cost tunnel for cars. This topic is in many ways related to energy efficiency. But there’s more to it than just “underweighting” and “good fuel”. Cars have a very difficult proposition to make in terms of the energy they […]

GreenCarCongress noted a CIBC report with some harsh words about the ethanol industry. As I’ve noted before in previous blogs, most of their claims are either not significant or consistent with the broader political agenda. The strange thing, though, is that CIBC claims to be a credible source of information for investors. […]

The Department of energy announced it is giving $21.5 Million for 11 research projects aimed at developing fuel efficiency technologies.
Here’s a note:

These projects, selected for negotiation of awards, will focus on three areas: improving fuel utilization in ethanol-powered engines (engine optimization), developing advanced lubrication systems, and exploring high efficiency, clean combustion engines. Projects […]