Lotus Engineering has just announced the next step in its efforts to develop greener automotive technology. The British engineering consultancy will be creating a new research engine that will be aimed at helping to optimize engine designs for new…
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Another day, another Nissan EV partner, this time Raliegh, NC
Nissan EV-02 – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Perhaps its time for us to just start up a google map and just add push-pins to indicate all the cities that are signing up with Nissan to test electric cars (see a partial list here). At the…
Shell and Malaysian Palm Oil Board in Joint Research on Straight Palm Oil Blending with Diesel
Many different types oils have been proposed for use as fuels in diesel engines. Fortunately one of the inherent advantages of diesel engines is that they can run on a wide variety of liquid fuels. That flexibility means that many different feed…
AmandaAcrossAmerica checks out biodiesel
As part of AutoBlogGreen's continuing coverage of Amanda Congdon's coast to coast journey across America, I wanted to let you know about her crew's latest episode. As mentioned in ABG's interview with Amanda, they visited the Nation BioDiesel Board…
FEV to show off direct injection work at SAE World Congress
The Lincoln MKR concept that graced the stand at the Detroit Auto Show in January will be making a return visit to Cobo Hall next week for the SAE World Congress. FEV Engine Technologies will displaying the car in their booth on the show floor. FEV…
Using sunlight and nano catalysts to crack water into H2 and O2
In the continuing effort to find more efficient ways of generating hydrogen, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have harnessed nanotechnology to create a photocatalyst to crack water into its constituent elements. The team created a…
BMW commits to Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with M3 GT2
BMW M3 GT2 – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW has decided to officially compete for the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with the M3 GT2. This year's initial iteration will include three races at England's Silverstone, the Petit Le…
California testing remote roadside emissions monitors
It turns out that in spite of regular emissions checks that are mandatory to keep a vehicle registered in California, there are still a significant number of vehicles on the road that exceed the standards. When modern engine management systems and…
Alfa Romeo MiTo scores 5-star rating on EuroNCAP crash test
Click above image for a high res gallery of the MiTo
Alfa Romeo's new baby recently got put through the ringer in the EuroNCAP crash tests and passed with flying colors. The MiTo got a Good rating for whiplash protection from the testers and five…
Well done, GM: new Duramax diesel engine is lighter, smaller
We've written here several times about the brilliant packaging job that General Motors has done with its new upcoming 4.5L Duramax diesel V8. Beyond the basic packaging, the engineers have done a lot of fascinating work on the internals to reduce…