Daily Archives: March 12, 2014

BMW M135i vs. Audi S3 on the Track

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The two German base manufacturer BMW and Audi have always competed one against each other, especially when it came to models like the M vs. the S or RS versions.

energy savings of PHEVs relative to HEVs dependent on charging coverage and daily VMT

A study based on a spatial and longitudinal travel dataset by a team from Lamar University, Iowa State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that whether plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) have lower energy costs that conventional gasoline vehicles (CGVs) or hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) depends on charger coverage.

biofuels face sharp slowdown to 3.2% annual growth as next-generation fuels emerge

The 53.2 billion gallon a year (BGY) biofuel industry is poised for a sharp slowdown in capacity growth, to a 3.2% annual rate from 2013 to 2017—60.4 billion gallons—off from 19.6% annually from 2005 to 2013, according to a new report from Lux Research.The sharp decline will be due to a significant industry transition to novel fuels and feedstocks, to enable long-term growth in the face of impediments such as the food vs. fuel debate and the imminent blend limits for biodiesel and ethanol. Next-generation biofuel—such as renewable diesel and butanol—that can offer higher blends, in contrast, are not quite mature.

Western European 2014 sales forecast revised upward

Six consecutive months of year-on-year growth in western European car sales has some market watchers revising their sales forecasts upwards.

Toyota prepares to market fuel cell vehicle in 2015

Toyota prepares to market fuel cell vehicle in 2015

Toyota continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas, the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.