UK BUS MODIFIED FOR DUAL-FUEL BIOMETHANE/DIESEL
Published at 14.09.2009 in Alternatives, Technology
A consortium brought together by low carbon experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has launched what is claimed to be the first bus in the UK to run on clean, biomethane gas, which is reported to reduce pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions by around a half. It is hoped the technology will be rolled out to bus fleets across the country and further afield.
Electrical drive on the eve of a breakthrough
Very few people know that the electrically driven engine actually pre-dates the petrol engine and has a Dutch/Belgian background. However, the internal combustion engine won the day because there were large quantities of petroleum available at that time. Then there was Henry Ford, the first mass producer of cars. When he began to invest heavily in combustion engines, the industry began to look invincible. Car & bus takes a look back in time, assesses the current state of play, and has a glance into the future.
COLLINS BUS PARTNERS WITH CLEANFUEL USA
Published at 09.09.2009 in Alternatives, Public transport
Collins Bus Corporation announced today an exclusive agreement with CleanFUEL USA to develop the first Type A small school bus to operate on autogas with a Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system.
Is bio-fuel already out of date? Exxon is testing a vegetable alternative based on algae.
Nowadays, more and more developments are coming to the fore only to be superseded before they have really caught on. This may also prove to be the lot of bio-fuels based on bio-mass from agriculture. At the moment, scientists are claiming that bio-fuels will not be really practical until the day when there will probably be a better alternative.
IVECO LAUNCHES AN ELECTRIC DAILY IN BRAZIL
Published at 06.09.2009 in Alternatives, Technology
Iveco's Brazilian unit has unveiled a prototype of its new electric Daily, a model destined to be the first zero emission light commercial vehicle produced in Latin America. The project started with the development of the first Daily with pure electric drive in 1986.
