Posts Tagged ‘e85’
Click for more carbon fiberrific images of the Koenigsegg Edtion CCXR.We were all set to go shoot the Koenigsegg CCX and CCXR Edition cars in their exotic black and red kit, but what we found instead was this carbon fiber goddess. There's nothing quite like a raw carbon fiber finish to make the vis......
Science magazine declares ethanol worse for the Earth than fossil fuels
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Jon Markman at MSN Money doesn't hold back when he says "Corn-based ethanol production is sure to go down as one of the greatest mistakes ever in U.S. energy policy." It's even more provoking when he writes "replacing fossil fuels with corn-based ethanol would double greenhouse gas emissions over th......
The US according to Lutz: ethanol, yes, diesels, not so much
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
In the fuel economy and future tech debate, the hybrid vs. diesel vs. hydrogen fuel cells vs. smaller cars and smaller engines always provokes a fair bit of discussion among Autoblog commentators. At this point, no one yet knows what's going to win since nobody knows how the volatile mix of products......
A1GP switches to ethanol mix, ships fuel to New Zealand
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Switching a racing series to ethanol? Smart. Shipping the ethanol around the world to show how green that racing series is? Less so.A1GP has announced that its upcoming race in New Zealand will mark the inauguration of the series' switch to E30 Hiperflo ethanol-gasoline blend, which, as organizers p......
Detroit 2008: Corvette Racing to run all E85 in ALMS
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
In the absence of any substantive competition in the American Le Mans Series GT1 class, the team of Corvette Racing has decided to create its own challenges for the C6R Corvette. At the ALMS press conference today in Detroit, Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper announced that Corvette Racing would be......
Detroit 2008: Ferrari fills in details on F430 Spider Bio Fuel
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
click above to view more images of the Ferrari 430 Spider Bio FuelFerrari's press conference here in Detroit was rather short and to the point. They reminded us that Kimi is World Champion and that the team is busy readying his defense. They also pointed out that the F430 GT is doing a bang-up job ......
Detroit 2008: Ferrari fills in details on F430 Spider Bio Fuel
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
click above to view more images of the Ferrari 430 Spider Bio FuelFerrari's press conference here in Detroit was rather short and to the point. They reminded us that Kimi is World Champion and that the team is busy readying his defense. They also pointed out that the F430 GT is doing a bang-up job ......
Detroit 2008: Officially Official - It’s the Lincoln MKT!
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Lincoln MKTWe first saw spy photos of the Lincoln MKT concept only a week ago, and it's now here as a concept at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Based on the fact that a development mule was spotted already, you can ignore Lincoln when it says the MKT is a pot......
Detroit 2008: Officially Official - It’s the Lincoln MKT!
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Lincoln MKTWe first saw spy photos of the Lincoln MKT concept only a week ago, and it's now here as a concept at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Based on the fact that a development mule was spotted already, you can ignore Lincoln when it says the MKT is a pot......
Aston Martin Racing releases sketch of Vantage GT2
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Click image to enlargeAston Martin has officially completed the GT-class superfecta with the announcement of its new Vantage GT2. Aston Martin Racing has unveiled the first sketch of the GT2-class racing car, which is based on the V8 Vantage. The Vantage GT2 has been designed to be campaigned on eit......