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Archive for September 20th, 2008

Posted by admin on September 20, 2008

Driver's License Reform

Congress just this week passed a bill practically mandating all gas stations within ten years (I believe) have E85 pumps as an alternative fuel instead of Hydrogen, even though E85 nets you worse gas mileage than regular gasoline,

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Posted by admin on September 20, 2008

Etanolförsäljningen ökade i länet

Under augusti sålde Statoil 44 000 liter av etanolbränslet E85 i Jämtland. Det är en ökning med drygt 70 procent jämfört med samma månad förra året. I dagsläget har Statoil tre tankställen för E85 i Jämtlands län.

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Posted by admin on September 20, 2008

巴黎车展前瞻:最新悍马面面观

悍马H2 E85 悍马H2(包括SUV和SUT车型)的动力是6.2升全铝V8发动机,最大功率为398马力/293千瓦,最大扭矩为574牛米,配备6前速自动变速器。这款发动机具有了FlexPower多燃料技术,可以使用E85生物燃料。 悍马H2的越野能力仍然保留,短前悬可以获得更好的

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Ya se puede repostar en Madrid bioetanol E85

El Ayuntamiento ya contaba con surtidores privados de E85 para su flota verde de 25 vehículos de turismo y cinco autobuses. Su puesta en marcha coincide con la celebración de la Semana de la Movilidad, que este año tiene como lema “Aire

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Saab Australia Settles in Court on “Green” Claims

Saab BioPower is the first E85 flex-fuel car in Australia, capable of running on E85 (a blend of 85 per cent renewable ethanol and 15 per cent petrol) or unleaded petrol, in any mixture, from the one fuel tank. “E85 filling stations are

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多图详解领先科技萨博9X AIR正式发布

这款SAAB 9X AIR概念车采用了1.4升的发动机,可以同时使用E85型燃料与汽油燃料,在使用E85型燃料情况上最大马力5000RPM时取得为200匹,最大扭矩在1750到5000RPM之间取得为280牛米,在使用汽油燃料时最大马力在5200RPM时取得为170匹,最大扭矩在1500

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El bioetanol E85 va expandiéndose por España: un punto a la ecología

Tanto hablamos del Etanol, de los beneficios y contras de esta sustancia: tanto insistimos en Coches 2.0 en explicarles de qué se trata este novedoso combustible y cómo nos ayuda a paliar de a poco…

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Lancement en France du Flex Fuel-Ethanol E85, carburant de l'après

Le ministre de l’Economie, Thierry Breton avait demandé à Alain Prost le 7 juin dernier d’animer un groupe de travail et de proposer un plan d’action opérationnel pour le développement du « Flex Fuel – Ethanol E85 » à l’horizon 2010.

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Alternative Fuel Pumps Mandatory by 2018

In another section of the bill, there’sa $50000 tax credit for every station that adds an E85 pump. That credit is good until 2017. So if the companies add E85 it will cost them roughly $50000 less than any other alternative fuel.

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Lobbyists and the Gas Price Problem

The owners of the 4 million flexible fuel trucks that could use 85% ethanol fuel (E85) know that their vehicles use 30% more fuel on E85 than gasoline, so most choose gasoline. Since 1978, the government has given many tax incentives

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