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VIDEO: Jay Leno explains his biodiesel-powered EcoJet, races a private plane

In a garage full of ultra rare, highly desirable cars and trucks, Jay Leno's EcoJet still manages to stand out as one of the coolest. Part of the vehicle's claim to fame comes from its ability to run on biodiesel fuel, putting out an impressive 750 horsepower and 700 ft-lb of torque at 48,000 RPM from its Honeywell LT101 jet turbine engine. Underneath its distinctive carbon fiber skin lies an aluminum chassis that is kept in contact with the ground using existing suspension bits from the Chevrolet Corvette. Also in use is a four-speed ... Read more →

Gilligan's Island tech? Coconut oil-fueled, bamboo taxi Sam Abuelsamid

Increasing powertrain efficiency is just one area in which vehicles' environmental impact can be lessened. A significant portion of the total energy used to operate the vehicle over its lifetime ...

VIDEO: Jay Leno takes EcoJet out for a spin Jeremy Korzeniewski

Now that Jay Leno's retired from his duties hosting The Tonight Show, he may find himself with a bit more time on his hands to devote to his many automotive passions. Jay occasionally leans ...

No Brainer of the Day: Making biodiesel at home is dangerous Sebastian Blanco

While fuel prices are nothing like they were last summer (but they are climbing), there are still plenty of reasons to want to make your own biodiesel. Homebrew biodieselers are, on the whole, a ...

Caffeinated Performance: Fill 'er up... with Starbucks?! Jeremy Korzeniewski

If researchers at the University of Nevada prove successful, America's growing caffeine addiction may have at least one major plus side. Apparently, used coffee grounds are between 10- and 15 percent ...

Researchers discover fungus that eats trees, pees diesel 12 months ago on Autoblog

If you read the headline and thought, "Well, that's nothing new," you're partly right. Using microorganisms to turn plants into something you can run through your fuel injectors is otherwise known as fermentation. But the microscopic bugs used in moonshine stills and distilleries are pretty picky ...

Trident diesel sports car not vaporware, still sounds too good to be true 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more images of the Trident Iceni If the name 'Trident' has visions of Maseratis and vintage Triumphs dancing through your head, you are in for a big surprise. When we first looked at the Trident Iceni, it was powered by a 375-hp GM turbo diesel V8 mounted up front and producing 520 ...

Audi R10 TDI using biofuel for the first time 1 year ago on Autoblog

In the world of alternative power, not all fuels are created equal. This fact is true with ethanol, where the alcohol can be made using fairly inefficient processes, some of which involve corn, or using more advanced cellulosic methods which do not use a foodstock. Diesel too can come from either ...

Greenpeace builds Cayenne and M-Class bulldozers for some reason or another 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above for high-res shots of this wacky scene Running diesel vehicles on biofuels is a good thing, right? Not always, according to Greenpeace Argentina. It seems that the export of soybeans from Argentina is causing more pollution than was initially estimated. Also, too much of ...

2009 HUMMER H2 and H2 SUT will be E85 compatible 1 year ago on Autoblog

In Dallas, a businessman has spent half a million dollars to install nine pumps that dispense E85, E10, and biodiesel. The catch: the businessman is a HUMMER dealer, and the pumps are next to his dealership. The station is called Classic Clean Fuels, and it is intended to make a statement for next ...

Science magazine declares ethanol worse for the Earth than fossil fuels 1 year ago on Autoblog

Jon Markman at MSN Money doesn't hold back when he says "Corn-based ethanol production is sure to go down as one of the greatest mistakes ever in U.S. energy policy." It's even more provoking when he writes "replacing fossil fuels with corn-based ethanol would double greenhouse gas emissions over ...

The greening of Jay Leno 2 years ago on Autoblog

The LA Times just ran a piece about how car collector extraordinaire and The Tonight Show host Jay Leno is seeing green these days. Not envious in the least, Jay in fact has several warehouses around Burbank that house hundreds of incredible vehicles that would incite lust in just about anyone with ...

Frankfurt preview: Bioconcept Mustang GT RTD 2 years ago on Autoblog

While we're a bit weary of the green-theme that seems to be pervading the Frankfurt Motor Show, this latest preview seems to meld both environmental aspects and performance offerings into one cohesive package. Germany's FourMotor will be showing off its BioConcept Mustang GT RTD to the masses next ...

DIY: Make your own biodiesel for fun and profit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Etruk, a UK company, is selling a do it yourself biodiesel machine that will turn your fry grease into fuel for just pennies a gallon! For just £895 ($1,821) you can buy its smallest distiller that turns out 40-liter batches. Etruk's site says it's perfect for keeping a single car fueled. Or ...

Ford Ranger wears pink for UK city 2 years ago on Autoblog

There's a theory that only men comfortable with their manliness can get away with wearing pink. Whether you buy that or not, Ford's tough little Ranger pickup is trading its plaid shirt image for the pink livery of Salford, UK. The city just purchased a fleet of six pink Ranger 2.5 TDCi Regular Cab ...

AutoblogGreen for 03.20.07 2 years ago on Autoblog

AutoblogGreen got to take a look at the testing process that new battery technologies go through before they get on the road in new hybrid vehicles. Speaking of hybrids, a California psychologist examines whether driving one can really make you eternally happy. Oil is the only thing the middle east ...

Jay Leno shares making of the EcoJet 3 years ago on Autoblog

Jay Leno is giving a behind-the-scenes look at how the EcoJet came about. On Leno's web site, a four minute film shows Leno and Ed Wellburn, GM vice president of global design, discussing the design process of the jet-powered car. A gallery of photos taken during the car's construction document the ...

Jay Leno's bio-diesel turbine supercar isn't a joke 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Live shots from SEMA show floor added after jump Jay Leno may have made fun of corn farmers and the Toyota Prius, but he unveiled a stunning mid-engine supercar that is environmentally friendly and hopefully an inspiration to young car enthusiasts. The covers were pulled off Leno's EcoJet ...

Ford backs off on 250,000 hybrid promise 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bill Ford announced that his company is backing off on a promise he made last September to produce 250,000 hybrid vehicles by 2010 in an email sent to company employees Wednesday. While many see the move as Ford reneging on his promise, the automaker is saying that it "intends to pursue a broader ...

Oil exec says Europe needs biodiesel, not ethanol 3 years ago on Autoblog

In an interview with Reuters, the head of agricultural development for oil company Total flatly stated that Europe needs more biodiesel production rather than competing alternative fuel ethanol, saying "The European market definitely is, and for a long time will be, a diesel market." Europe is a net ...

Jeep announces a diesel Grand Cherokee 3 years ago on Autoblog

Take a quick look around the light-truck market, and it's clear that diesels are the hottest thing on dealer lots right now - but oddly enough, it's not currently possible to get an oil-burner in a full-size SUV. Jeep has apparently identified this massive hole in the market and will announce later ...

Apparently it's time to bring on the diesel naysayers 3 years ago on Autoblog

With diesel being hailed as the next step in the progression of powertrain efficiency, we guess it's time that the naysayers start crawling out of the woodwork as is their habit. OK, maybe that's a bit unfair - perhaps it is possible to register some legitimate complaints about the ...

AutoblogGreen for 05.31.06 3 years ago on Autoblog

AutoblogGreen yesterday posted on hybrid and fuel cell vehicle reviews, news about old(ish) hybrids and some of the tough laws California may soon trot out to make driving your own automobile a real hassle. Here's the line-up: Lexus GS 450h review in Belfast Telegraph Honda FCX fuel cell car ...

VW to drop several diesel models next year 3 years ago on Autoblog

Due to upcoming changes in diesel emissions standards, Volkwagen will be forced to suspend sales of several of its diesel models for 2007 - an unfortunate turn of events for the German automaker, given the robust demand for its TDI-powered vehicles (which are for all practical purposes the ...

Hydrogen: Hope or hype? 3 years ago on Autoblog

A number of automakers, notably General Motors, are holding out hydrogen fuel cells as the ultimate solution to everything from global warming to the world's dependency on increasingly expensive oil. But does a hydrogen automobile future really make sense? Ed Ring, editor of EcoWorld, doesn't think ...

Honda to make clean diesels 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automotive News reports that Honda is on its way to putting clean diesel on the market. We should see a four-banger coming our way by 2009, with a V6 to follow (Honda didn't mention when). Honda folks say that the engines will meet U.S. emissions standards -- and not just any standards... ...

Corn business booming thanks to need for ethanol fuel 3 years ago on Autoblog

Corn production is expected to go up 34 percent to 2.15 billion bushels, thanks to an increase in interest in ethanol, a fuel based on the plant. The bad news is that as demand has gone up, so has the crop's price, from $2.25-$2.65 a bushel, up from $1.95 to $2.05 last year. The amount of corn ...

Automakers, suppliers meet to discuss diesel plans 3 years ago on Autoblog

The aptly named Diesel Forecast is reporting on a diesel technology discussion involving BMW, Volvo, Audi, and Bosch, and the path that each may take to address the increasingly-stringent emission requirements in the U.S. and in Europe. BMW, for its part, does not envision bringing over diesels to ...

Diesel registrations nearly double in past five years 3 years ago on Autoblog

Registrations of diesel-powered vehicles rose over 80 percent from 2000 to 2005, according to a data supplied by R.L. Polk and the Diesel Technology Forum. Where as only about 300,000 buyers registered their new oil-burners in 2001, nearly 550,000 buyers took home a compression-ignition vehicle ...

Fuel Pump of the Future - AutoblogGreen FEATURE 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ray Holan of AutoblogGreen took a field trip to a new gas station in Oberlin, OH where the fuel pump of the future is about to be installed. Full Circle Fuels, which you might remember as the service station that performed an SVO conversion on a 2002 VW Jetta we reviewed, is working on a clever new ...

Biodiesel Touaregs go pan-American on 15-day, 15,500-mile road trip 3 years ago on Autoblog

Though the Panamericana 2006 drivers won’t be stuffed as tight in their biodiesel-powered VW Touaregs as those MINI Cooper drivers in their trek from South Africa to England, they still won’t have it easy as they head from Deadhorse, Alaska to the tip of South America in 15 days. ...

Biodiesel advocate Willie Nelson honored by EPA 3 years ago on Autoblog

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored singer Willie Nelson for his work in promoting biodiesel. Nelson, who first heard of the blended vegetable and petroleum diesel from his wife two years ago, has since traveled across the U.S. to become arguably the alternative ...

Tokyo is cooking with oil for Earth Day 3 years ago on Autoblog

"We want your vegetable oil." That is what organizers for Earth Day Tokyo 2006 are asking volunteers, for which they'll pay a small amount. The organizers will then create biodiesel from the oil and use the resulting fuel to power the lighting, televisions, speakers, and other ...

Biodiesel plant caught polluting 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Seattle Times reports that the Washington State Department of Ecology has sent a warning to a biodiesel-crushing plant in the state that it is releasing methanol, a toxic vapor, without a permit. Further investigation has shown spilled vegetable and biodiesel oil on the premise, as well. The ...

Honda to build diesels in the UK 3 years ago on Autoblog

In order to support high demand for diesel vehicles in Europe, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. has announced that it will start building oil-burning engines at its plant in Britain. Currently, its UK plant gets diesel powerplants from Japan, and will initially get the parts for the engines from Japan. ...

Transcontinental with a little help from Daryl Hannah, cow patties and corn whiskey 3 years ago on Autoblog

Cable network Outdoor Life Network (OLN) is set to debut a 13-part television series featuring actress Daryl Hannah, a modified Chevrolet S-10, hemp oil, and an AstroTurf-covered 1982 Volkswagen Jetta that runs on bio diesel. Coolfuel: Roadtrip charts the journey of Australian Shaun Murphy (and ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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