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midnight armadillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-07-07 04:36 PM
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GM shows Saab hybrid convertible
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/01/07/detroit-auto-show-saab-biopower-concept/

The vehicle uses no fossil fuels at all during operation. It runs on 100 percent ethanol, and because of that it gets more power than its gasoline powered equivalent. However, the trade off, of course, is that because it uses ethanol only, the engine alone provides less fuel efficiency.

In addition to the biofuel engine making 260 horsepower, the vehicle has three electric motors for an additional 148 kilowatts. The engine is a 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder...
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globalvillage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-07-07 06:04 PM
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1. Prince Charles is converting his jags to biodiesel.
In addition to the biodiesel cars he's also taking public trains to get from his country home of Highgrove to London and switching over to sustainable sources of electricity for his residences.

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/12/11/prince-of-wales-converts-his-jags-to-green/

Cool site, thanks.
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