The Aptera typ-1 can achieve 230MPG thanks to its diesel-electric hybrid system
Loremo AD got a lot of attention last year when they announced its $13,000 Loremo LS coupe. The tiny 2+2 coupe is powered by a 20HP turbo-diesel engine and is capable of achieving 157MPG.
Irvine, CA - ORYXE Energy International received official notification recently from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that the company’s biodiesel fuel additive, ORYXE LED for Biodiesel, has been approved for use in the state. Test results from a B20 biodiesel blend, submitted to the TCEQ, show that the additive reduces the increase in NOx (oxides of nitrogen) emissions from biodiesel to the level required to qualify as Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED). Fuel producers can now blend ORYXE LED for Biodiesel directly into finished biodiesel blends up to B20 and achieve significant reductions in NOx. The ORYXE Energy technology is the first additive for biodiesel to win approval from the state of Texas.
From the associatedpress.com
STRASBOURG, France — The European Commission on Tuesday proposed raising the minimum level of truck diesel fuel tax to prevent what it called “fuel tourism” and decrease diesel consumption in the 27-nation European Union.
The EU executive office wants the minimum tax to rise from the current euro302 (US$399) per 1,000 liters to euro380 (US$502) in 2014 to prevent truck drivers from making detours to fill their tanks in countries with cheaper diesel, unnecessarily damaging the environment.