fuel efficiency.org

• Bicycles

A Seattle cyclist details his electric-bike project. The cyclist cleverly incorporates several 36-Volt Nano-phosphate lithium-ion batteries (state-of-the-art batteries) to produce a bike that outperforms e-bikes costing several thousand [...]

• Vehicle Concepts & Tech.

Interesting television segment explains the production process for a lithium battery that is to be used in an electric vehicle.

• Vehicle Concepts & Tech.

Two radical designs from Venturi Automobiles. According to a company spokesperson, the second vehicle will be presented at the [...]

• Vehicle Concepts & Tech.

It is interesting to note the amount of energy that goes unused in a typical vehicle. According to the Dept. of Energy approximately 85% of the energy a vehicle consumes goes unused. [...]

• Vehicle Concepts & Tech.

Google.org’s RechargeIT program promotes plug in hybrids. It seems Google is becoming a great think tank of modern day; their involvement with plug-in hybrids is no exception. Vehicle owners need economical transportation and power companies are desperately searching for ways to avoid building power plants. [...]

• Vehicle Concepts & Tech.

Is it a bus? Is it a train? It's both: a Dual-Mode Vehicle (DMV) prototype in Japan. Details including cost, drawings, etc can be found at this University-of-Washington page.

• M.P.G.

Hypermiler Dan Bryant discusses techniques and attitudes to increase gas mileage. In regard to coasting, this hypermiler suggests driving a car like you drive a bike. Bryant boasted just under 80 mpg on his previous tank full of gas and claims he saved over $700 last year.

• M.P.G.

A couple Duke professors recommend an alternative methodology for understanding gas mileage with the goal of making gas mileage more intuitive to consumers. [...]

• M.P.G.

Katie Couric gets ~thirty gas-saving tips from consumer reporter Asa Aarons in a fast moving, to-the-point segment.

• Biofuel

CNN interviews Glen Kertz about Vertigro, a quicker method for growing algae used in the production of biofuel. Kertz claims the company (valcent products inc.) has a unique vertical growing process for faster growth of algae that [...]