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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. This artist’s conception, which is not based on any specific design for a cargo ship, is intended to show the approximate scale of such a vessel. One is a thorium-fueled molten-salt reactor.

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Volkswagen’s 1.0L eco up! natural gas vehicle offers 79g CO2/km

Green Car Congress

natural gas vehicle, previewed in a concept form in 2011 ( earlier post ) and revealed in its production version at the Geneva auto show in March this year, in Europe. In Germany, the fuel cost per 100 km (62 miles) is just over €3 (US$3.92); in Italy, the largest market for natural gas cars in Europe, the cost is less.).

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