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Cellulosic Ethanol

Image via Wikipedia Last summer I shared my thoughts on biofuels, specifically E85. In short, yes they can offset our dependence on foreign oil, but because biofuels contain less energy per gallon than gasoline we’ll need more of it to keep up with our current consumption rates, and this solution completely neglects our need for [...]

The Ford ECOnetic

I just learned that Ford has a car in production that will get 65 MPG. That’s not a misprint. The Ford ECOnetic is a diesel hatchback that gets a full 65 MPG. For those of you keeping up, that’s better than the Prius, and it isn’t even a hybrid. Ford has opted to have the [...]