2012 Ford Focus to Deliver 40 MPG Highway
20 Oct 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American automaker Ford announced today the 2.0-liter DOHC I-4 engine with twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT), direct gasoline injection and E85 flex fuel capability, is expected to ...
Holden Introduces V-Series Redline Edition Models
13 Sep 2010, 09:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Holden is aiming to strengthen its position in the performance vehicle segment of the market, as the company has introduced the Redline editions for the V-Series models. The Redline Edition Calai...
Dacia Duster Gets New Euro V E85 and Diesel Engines
8 Jul 2010, 12:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault’s Dacia brand has expanded its offer, as the company’s SUV, the Duster, has received two new engines for the French market. The new powerplants, which meet the Euro V emissions s...
Ethanol-Powered Nissan GTR 900 HP by Switzer
23 Jun 2010, 07:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The tuners at Switzer Performance managed to turn a lot of heads when revealing their latest project: a Nissan GTR that runs on E85 and develops no less than 900 horsepower. Dubbed the E900 for &ldq...
GM to Offer Flex-Fuel on 50 Percent of Its Cars by 2012
5 May 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems like today it's raining flex-fuel pledges in the U.S., as GM and Ford both issued press releases related to this topic. GM says that it is a leader in the production of flex-fuel ve...
Ford to Double FlexFuel Vehicle Production by Late 2010
5 May 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / During the 2010 BIO International Convention held in Chicago today, Ford announced it wants to deliver on its 2006 pledge to double the number of 2010 model year flexible-fuel vehicles produced in t...
Buick Regal to Offer Flex-fuel Capability
3 May 2010, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors has made another step to bring the sustainable mobility notion from concept to reality, as the automotive producer announced that all 2011 Buick Regals sold starting this fall will of...
Victoria State to Spearhead Green Fuel Research
22 Mar 2010, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A consortium led by GM's Australian division Holden and comprising Caltex Australia, Veolia, Mitsui, Coskata and the Victorian State Government announced today it will begin investigating the s...
World's First E85 Hybrid Seeks US Funding
15 Mar 2010, 11:02 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As it has been shown before, the United States are willing to offer financial support to green car technology manufacturers. With this in mind, Douglas Pelmear, President of HP2g.com and Henry Count...
GM Wants More US Ethanol Fueling Stations
17 Feb 2010, 11:14 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / General Motors Co decided to sell vehicles capable of running on bio-ethanol, but the matter of the fact is that pollution levels will not go down until the network of stations dispensing ethanol wi...
2010 Hummer H3 and H3T Gets Flex Fuel Engine
9 Nov 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Hummer announced that it has extended color range for the 2010 H3 and H3T SUV vehicles as well as of the standard equipment and that it has introduced biofuel capability through the new E85 Flex Fue...
Second Green Car Award in UK for Renault Modus
22 Jun 2009, 06:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For the second year running, Renault Modus won the ‘Small MPV’ category in the Environmental Transport Association’s (ETA) ‘Green Car Awards’. ETA had a hard decisio...
Saab Brings BioPower to Australia
28 May 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With its future not even close from being decided, Swedish manufacturer Saab continues to test drive its BioPower 9-3 SportCombi vehicle, this time in Australia. Saab has provided the car to the Que...
Volvo E85 Flexifuel Engine Gets 30 More HP
14 May 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The most powerful E85 engine made by Volvo, the five-cylinder 2.5l Flexifuel, gets even more muscle with the additional 30 horsepower and 40 Nm of torque the manufacturer has already prepared for it...
Ford Tri-Fuel Mondeo to Be Unveiled at 2009 Leipzig Show
12 Mar 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford is getting ready to launch a new model especially focused on fuel economy and CO2 emissions: the so-called tri-fuel variant of the Mondeo, which is actually capable of running on gasoline, bio-...
GM Upgrades Hummer Series, New E85 Engines Join the Range
27 Feb 2009, 14:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In contrast to recent rumors surrounding Hummer, claiming the parent company GM plans to sell the brand, the American automaker today announced the 2009 upgrades for the entire lineup. In essence, t...
Saab Makes BioPower Top Priority in Australia
25 Feb 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though nobody knows for sure whether Saab will continue to exist as a GM brand or as a stand-alone company, the Swedish manufacturer continues to work as normal and concentrate on its own busin...