Articles by Vidar Lura

1) Converting Your Vehicles To Use E85 - Ethanol Fuel
I and many others have converted their gasoline car to run on E85 (ethanol fuel). This is a guide on how to do the same thing. First of all, what is E85?: E85 consists of 85% ethanol and 15% additives. The additives vary a lot depending on where you live and time of the year. But roughly, the 15% additives is mostly made up of gasoline, additives that helps the engine to make a complete burn, additives... » read more

2) Goodbye Trips To The Gas Station
The Chevrolet Volt is a battery-powered, four-passenger electric vehicle that uses a gas engine to create additional electricity to extend its range. The Volt draws from GM previous experience in starting the modern electric vehicle market when it launched the EV1 in 1996, according to GM Vice Chairman Robert A. Lutz. "The EV1 was the benchmark in battery technology and was a tremendous achievement,"... » read more

3) How to Win a Flex-Fuel Vehicle
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius said the choice of a grand prize is a good one. "By offering an E85 vehicle as a grand prize, the Lottery and its partners are helping promote an industry that is increasingly important to Kansas," said the Governor. "Demand for ethanol is creating a growing market for Kansas grain." Good for the ethanol industry, perhaps, but of questionable value as a way to reduce... » read more

4) Company Puts E85 Ethanol in Your Vehicles Gas Tank
Ethanol fuel stations, commonplace in Brazil where the AutoFFV was designed, are popping up all across the United States. Small mom-and-pop fuel station owners and large suppliers are opting to replace their mid-grade gasoline with E85. The appeal of the fuel in the U.S. stems from a desire to move away from dependence on the Middle East as well as the fuel's inherently clean burning... » read more

5) Is Ethanol the Chicken, or the Egg?
Even though the some state offers up to $30,000 to convert existing pumps to E85, there have only been some grants awarded, with half of them going to retailers looking to install biodiesel, not E85, the report stated. Currently, 1000 stations in the U.S. sell E85. Gas station owners are hesitant to spend the thousands of dollars it requires to switch their equipment, according to the Petroleum... » read more

6) How To Fight Back Against High Gas Prices
Be earth friendly and play your part in pollution control by installing fuel saving products to improve fuel economy. Who allow your fuel efficient car to run using ethanol fuel, gasoline or even mix of both - e85 fuel. Flex Fuel Vehicles Would you like to get better gas mileage and more horsepower? Would you like to contribute to air pollution control while improving your fuel economy? If so, the... » read more

7) Unique Fuel Conversion System For Ethanol Power Cars
It is a product of sugar metabolism in certain species of yeast in the absence of oxygen. The process of culturing yeast under conditions to produce alcohol is referred to as brewing. Yeasts can grow in the presence of up to only about 14% alcohol, but the concentration of alcohol in the final product can be increased by distillation. Ethanol contains oxygen that provides a cleaner and more efficient... » read more

8) How To Improve Air Quality With Alternative Fuels!
The market of alternative fuel sources is larger today than it has ever been before. Alternative fuels are materials that are rich in energy and that can be used instead of traditional gasoline. Biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, methanol and propane can be used as alternative fuels as they contain much less harmful substances. Using various types of alternative fuels can also help to reduce dependence on... » read more

9) How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline!
You probably don't know it, but the answer to World's gasoline addiction could be under the hood of your car. More than five million Tauruses, Explorers, Stratuses, Suburbans, and other vehicles are already equipped with engines that can run on an energy source that costs less than gasoline, produces almost none of the emissions that cause global warming. Filling up on ethanol isn't new. Henry Ford's... » read more