Ford Motor company announced today it would be offering a new range of alternative-fuel vehicles by early 2010, powered by what some think is the US’s only hope for energy independence: coal.
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Ford’s Coal-to-Liquids Concept Vehicle: Release in 2010 : Gas 2.0
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Submitted by claybodie on Tue, 2008-04-01 18:39. | Tags: transportation | alternative fuels | cars | coal | energy | synfuel | syngas | technology | transportation
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GM Announces Biofuel Partnership: Cheap, Green Ethanol?
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LIVE FROM DETROIT AUTO SHOW: GM ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH BIO-BASED ETHANOL PRODUCER COSKATA BIOFUELS TO RAPIDLY COMMERCIALIZE AND DISTRIBUTE ETHANOL FOR FLEXFUEL VEHICLES.
Submitted by claybodie on Sun, 2008-01-13 17:20. | Tags: transportation | automobiles | biofuel | cars | cellulosic ethanol | e85 | ethanol | FlexFuel | gasification | general motors | innovation | microbiology | research | synfuel | technology syngas
Air Force Will Be Coal-Powered by 2011
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The United States Air Force is well on their way to becoming coal-powered. On Monday, the USAF carried out a transcontinental test flight using a 50-50 blend of standard jet fuel and coal-based ’synfuel’.While synthetic fuel has the capacity to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, it could also double CO2 emissions produced by military flight.
Submitted by claybodie on Wed, 2007-12-19 18:24. | Tags: technology | air-force | aviation | coal | military | synfuel
