Under the motto of “Audi balanced mobility”, Audi has committed to attaining neutral CO2 balance across the entire mobility chain. The Audi e-gas project, a milestone along this route, is capable of simultaneously solving several pressing problems faced by the sustainable energy-supply industry. In the process chain clean power, hydrogen and methane are produced: three [...]
Tag Archives: low carbon vehicles
Extreme Field Trial Commences for Biomethane Snowplough
December 22, 2010 – 11:53 am
Sweden
Swedavia AB, owner and operator of major airports in Sweden, has begun a field test in partnership with the Volvo Group and the Schmidt Group to test what they say is the world’s first snow removal vehicle powered by biomethane. The vehicle is equipped with Volvo engines that run on biomethane combined with conventional diesel, [...]
Opel’s Astra Undergoes Holistic Hybridization – Achieves 90 g/km CO2
July 29, 2009 – 3:35 pm
Germany, Rüsselsheim / Stuttgart
Natural Gas Engine and Electric Drive Combination Adam Opel GmbH (Opel), in a collaborative project sponsored by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, has developed an innovative gas hybrid prototype that emits only 90 g/km CO2 from a start-stop system, recovery of braking energy and a ‘proactive hybrid coordinator’ developed by the Institute for [...]
UPS Grows Alternative Fuel Fleet by 30%
May 24, 2009 – 2:00 pm
USA, Atlanta UPS has followed the deployment of 300 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles earlier in 2009 and others in 2008 with an order for another 300 for its U.S. delivery fleet. 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have also been ordered. The purchase means the UPS alternative fuel fleet, already the largest such private fleet [...]
Dixie Chopper Unveils World’s First Natural CNG-Powered Mower
April 19, 2009 – 2:00 pm
USA, Coatesville
Lawn Mower Pollution Addressed The Dixie Chopper compressed natural gas (CNG) mower, officially known as the Xcaliber Eco-Eagle, was unveiled at the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida on April 19th. Powered by a 990cc Generac engine, the Eco-Eagle comes with a 66-inch cutting deck. Dixie Chopper believes that since [...]
