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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. It was time to buy our first car. l/100 km (44 mpg US) in winter.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Because they are expensive, biofuels are usually combined with petrol or diesel to make them ‘go further’. The application of this perstraction system to continuous production of a range of higher alcohols is explored and shown to be highly favourable. —Kim et al.

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Volvo to Run Begin Field Testing Heavy-Duty Trucks Using Methane-Diesel Combination

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Volvo Trucks will begin field testing in Sweden and the UK in 2010 of heavy-duty diesel trucks fuelled by a combination of methane gas and diesel. The remainder will consist of bio-mix diesel—fossil diesel mixed with diesel produced from renewable raw materials, says Mats Franzén, Manager Engine Strategy and Planning, Volvo Trucks.

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ETH Zürich team developing light-duty natural gas-diesel hybrid electric powertrain; 43 g/km CO2

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Consumption measurements of the dual-fuel natural gas-diesel engine as a function of speed and load. Researchers at ETH Zürich have developed a light-duty hybrid electric vehicle featuring a dual-fuel natural gas-diesel engine. The ignition delay is mainly dependent on the chemical reaction kinetics of the diesel fuel.

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UC Davis process produces gasoline-range hydrocarbons from biomass-derived levulinic acid; field-to-tank yield of >60% claimed

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As a very rough benchmark on yield, cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, which uses a different pathway for fuel production (the production of renewable crude from biomass followed by catalytic cracking to upgrade to fuels), calculates that one bone dry ton of woody biomass contains hydrocarbons approximately equal to 2.8 gallons US).

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MAN Diesel & Turbo announces new ME-LGI dual-fuel engine for methanol and LPG; Waterfront Shipping signs LOI for four units

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On 1 July MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The engines will run on a blend of 95% methanol and 5% diesel fuel. —Ole Grøne, Senior Vice President, Low Speed Promotion & Sales, MAN Diesel & Turbo. New fuel booster valve for ME-LGI engine showing the main constituent parts.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation.

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