Compressed Natural Gas
Search for an alternative fuel has been a concern for all governments for many years. With the hybrid technology being a success in the US markets, a wider technological application has been sought in this area. With more and more fuels such as ethanol, bio-diesel and hydrogen, added to the alternative fuel list of hybrid [...]
Bio-diesel and the hybrid cars
“The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but such oils may become, in the course of time, as important as petroleum and the coal-tar products of the present time.” The above text is a brief from the speech made by Rudolf Diesel, on his innovative diesel engine which was powered [...]
Hydrogen – the future hybrid fuel
The much talked about California Hydrogen Highway project, initiated by Governor Schwarzenegger, is intended to promote the use of hydrogen as the future fuel in vehicles. The project provides funds for public as well as private partners to install hydrogen fuelling stations and to lease and purchase hydrogen-fuelled vehicles. Hydrogen hybrid cars work with the [...]
Better fuels for the future
The scarcity of conventional fuels such as coal and petroleum has turned many car manufacturers to performance-guaranteed alternate fuels. Though the cost of production and the feasibility of these fuels are the priority concerns, the environmental impacts of these fuels are equally important. Taking into account several factors such as availability, emission, cost of production, [...]
Ethanol – an innovative fuel for hybrid cars
Ethanol- the term is familiar in the auto industry now. Thanks to the new hybrid fuel technology that works on a mix of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and petrol/diesel. Different combinations of these fuels such as E85, E70, etc., are in market. E85 stands for 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline whereas E70 has a 70:30 ratio [...]