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Posted September 8 2008 07:34 AM by Automobile Staff
Recent pushes in Congress promoting the use of flex-fuel engines has the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers up-in-arms. The Congressional proposal would require 75 percent of new vehicles to be capable of using...
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Filed under: Green, Other Staffers, Biofuels
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Researchers investigate impact of biofuels on vintage cars
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Posted July 31 2008 06:51 AM by Evan McCausland
Before you pull your classic car out for a cruise this summer, ask yourself this: is it safe to run vintage cars on modern fuels, particularly those blended with ethanol? The answer may be unknown, but professors at...
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2008 Volvo C30 Race Car burns E85
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Posted July 1 2008 09:22 AM by Evan McCausland
Corn may be one source of ethanol, but why deplete a substantial food source when other organisms - particularly unwanted plants - could fuel vehicles?
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Filed under: Green, Evan McCausland, Biofuels
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Posted June 15 2008 08:57 AM by Automobile Staff
The checkered flag has fallen at Le Mans, and the Audi R10 TDI is the victor for the third straight year, this time thanks to the driving skills of Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen, and Allan McNish.
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Posted June 14 2008 07:00 PM by Automobile Staff
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is about halfway over, and the activities here in France have been quite interesting, both on and off the track.
From the drop of the green flag, the diesels from Peugeot began pulling away from...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi, Biofuels
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Posted June 14 2008 05:59 PM by Automobile Staff
The 76th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will kick off very shortly*, and we’re on the ground (but seriously jet-lagged) at the legendary oasis of speed in the French countryside. Audi--our gracious host this...
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