Hey Scholars!
Almost Spring Break.... Wahoooooo
This week we are talking about Renewable Energy. Find an ad online that is promoting an automobile comapany's "new" fuel source car and post the weblink here.
Have a relaxing spring break!
Mr. D
PS: Don't forget to keep preparing for the AP Exam if you plan on taking it!
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Caroline (:
ReplyDeleteoxygen? flour? this site has several "creative" ideas.
http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1i/bl407i.htm
Dannielle Hobbs
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General Motors has developed the GM Sunraycer which is a solar powered vehicle that gains its energy and power from the sun!
http://wiki.gmnext.com/wiki/index.php/GM_Sunraycer
Chrysler became the first major automaker to introduce certified low-, ultra-low — and zero-emission vehicles, and 40% of its minivans have the flexibility to run on unleaded gasoline, E-85 (a compound of 85% gasoline and 15% ethanol blend) or any combination of the two.
ReplyDelete"Natural gas will be the next major fuel, and the internal combustion engine will continue to be the dominant technology," says Dr. Steve Cousins of Cranfield University's International Ecotechnology Research Centre.
http://www.luckydesign.com/fss_htdocs/auto98/enviro.htm
The Chevy Volt will be the world's first large-scale production run of a range-extended electric vehicle. The car will go 40 miles without ever burning a drop of fuel, but you won't sacrifice any of the space, performance, or range that we've come to expect from gasoline vehicles.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1557/69/
Tremayne McNair
http://www.dodge.com/en/2010/ram_1500/
ReplyDeleteNOW THIS IS A TRUCK. NO OTHER CAR ANYONE BRINGS UP CAN BEAT A DODGE:). This truck is flex fuel which can use a corn fuel which boosts the economy of farmers and low rung people and helps the enivironment
Josh Morton- 4th Period
Kelsey Rupp
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Select models of the Chevy Impala and other popular vehicles can be equipped to run on gasoline, E85, or a combination of both.
http://www.chevrolet.com/experience/fuel-solutions/biofuels/
Joeline Kane
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Honda FCX Clarity set to enter limited production and sale! Honda announced that it would begin producing limited quantities of its FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles for sale in the US and Japan over the next few years.
http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/
The all-new 2010 Toyota Prius offers no surprises, just significant improvement. It's sleeker and better looking, and more powerful while delivering an EPA-rated 51/48 mpg City/Highway, up by 3 miles per gallon.
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http://www.automotive.com/2010/09/toyota/prius/index.html
The hybrid mechanicals are lighter by 65 pounds, while being more efficient and presumably stronger. The 1.8-liter gas engine is also new, producing more horsepower while being more efficient. Top speed has flown to 112 miles per hour from 103 mph, slam-dunk evidence that the Prius is a lot slicker package at half that speed.
Victor Foster
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This site isnt promoting a specific automobile's new fuel source, btu instead offers a helpful tip that could possibly help any car run more efficiently:
Add Acetone.
It says that acetone improves the cars efficiency by minimizing (un-needed) friction and allows for all of the cars gasoline to completely vaporize, wasting less money at the pump.
sounds good to me (:
http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb/2009/01/13/brewing-a-new-fuel-source/
ReplyDeleteThis site is suggesting you take your coffee dregs and use them to make bio-desel fuel. Its really interesting and could work considering trhe amount of coffee the average American drinks.
Alex Penn...
The Ford Lincold will the most fuel efficient sedan in America when it goes on sell in fall 2010. The car can run on pure electricty and go to a max of 47 mph.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thefordstory.com/our-plan-progress/first-lincoln-hybrid-to-be-most-fuel-efficient-luxury-sedan-in-america/
John Chavis
Brian laws
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Siera Young
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/21/AR2006062101769.html
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Jared Perez 3rd Period
ReplyDeletehttp://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2007/06/ford-thirty-somethings.jpg
Ford is coming out with new models of their cars that are more fuel efficient (MPG in the low/upper 30's!)
Shannon Cole
ReplyDeleteThis hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered is a step towards being ecofriendy, but it doesnt look like it will be very efficent. Nice try though.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18565/?a=f
April Damo
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Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)
This fuel cell dependent car is supposed to have: Zero emissions, Domestic fuel andHelps slow increase in greenhouse gases.
"And make no mistake—the FCX Clarity FCEV is an electric car. The fuel cell combines hydrogen with oxygen to make electricity. The electricity then powers the electric motor, which in turn propels the vehicle. Water is the only byproduct the FCX Clarity FCEV leaves behind."
http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/
This site says the the Japenese have discovered a new way to turn old cars into fuel.
ReplyDeletehttp://newsonqueue.com/world-news/huge-new-fuel-source-found-old-cars.php
http://www.isracast.com/article.aspx?id=43
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hybridsuv.com/category/bmw-activehybrid-x6
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http://www.salisburypost.com/News/031210-Duke-Biomass-burning-wood-at-buck-steam-plant
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http://corinalogan.com/life.html
ReplyDeleteThe unique case of Algae
ReplyDeleteFuel produced from algae is very different from most biomass based alternative fuels.
Most of these fuels, such as ethanol, convert biological matter into an alcohol. Algae sourced production is based on algae, a living organism, feeding on a solution created by water, carbon dioxide and sunlight and biologically converting it into an oily substance.
The resultant oil can be eventually processed in the vast oil/petroleum gas infrastructure that currently exists to process petroleum based oils.
One of its main advantages is that the production of this alternative fuel does not rob the overall community of food and feedstock resources, such as corn.
The companies involved in algae based fuel estimate they can produce tens of millions of gallons of usable fuel by 2015.
http://www.newwavecars.com/alternate_fuels.htm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2434554/a_brief_list_and_description_of_alternativefuel.html
ReplyDeleteOne would be a battery powered car!!!
There usually little ones not made in the
us
http://www.hydrogencarinfo.com/
ReplyDeletethis is a hydrogen powered car =D
this article is about a wind power car that hit 126 mph
ReplyDeletehttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/fastest-wind-powered-car-world-greenbird.php
The world's largest geothermal power installation is The Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW which I guess is a lot idk. Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18% of the country's automotive fuel. Ethanol fuel is also widely available in Americia.
ReplyDelete1970s, Since The. "Renewable Energy." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 30 Apr. 2010. .