Archive for November, 2008

Pickens’ natural gas idea picking up steam - MSNBC

Pickens’ natural gas idea picking up steam - MSNBCWhat will power your car a decade from now? Billionaire T. Boone Pickens is betting big that it will be compressed natural gas. The former oil tycoon has put $58 million into touting his “Pickens Plan” in TV ads, YouTube videos, town hall meetings
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Local man has plan for ‘diesel-powered natural gas vehicles’ - ksl.com

Local man has plan for ‘diesel-powered natural gas vehicles’ - ksl.comKSL has been duped. See Snopes.com. There is no such thing as a conversion kit that can make any car run on CNG and diesel, just like there is no such thing as a kit that can make your car run on water (as is [...]

‘Great cars’ will resurrect Ford, executive says - Los Angeles Times

‘Great cars’ will resurrect Ford, executive says - Los Angeles TimesWith the biggest crowd of the first day of the Los Angeles Auto Show at the L.A. Convention Center gathered around the Ford display to see the 2010 Fusion and Fusion Hybrid, music boomed over the public address system: ” Yeah I was out of [...]

Building a better future foundation - Nation - Thailand

Building a better future foundation - Nation - ThailandAfter reading through Thaksin’s new foundation I came to the conclusion that the website and foundation was built in a hurry. The site is registered for 1 year only. Not a very professional content management(CMS) system on it’s web either. Many
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Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could - Popular Mechanics

Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could - Popular MechanicsThe CityCAT, already being developed in India (bottom left), will be available for U.S. production in three different four-door styles. But it’s the radical dual-energy engine, with a possible 1000-mile range at 96 mph, that could move the [...]

Major Public Transit Agencies in San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix - PR Inside

Major Public Transit Agencies in San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix - PR Insidewww.cleanenergyfuels.com - Public transit agencies in San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, AZ have undertaken major expansions of their compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered bus fleets. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) currently contracts
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Gas prices continue to fall, raise concern - U-Wire.com

Gas prices continue to fall, raise concern - U-Wire.com As the United States’ economy continues to struggle, experts say gas prices may continue to fall. Gas prices peaked because of the success of China’s and other Asian markets, and they have been dropping due to a worldwide recession, according

Despite Gloom, L.A. Auto Show Looks to the Future - Wired

Despite Gloom, L.A. Auto Show Looks to the Future - WiredWith its sunny locale in car-crazy California and a tradition of showcasing new technology, the Los Angeles Auto Show has always been the place where automakers paint their rosiest picture of the future. But with the industry in a tailspin and the
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Non-Muslim groups advised not to question Jakim decisions - star.com.my

Non-Muslim groups advised not to question Jakim decisions - star.com.myThe Islamic Develop-ment Department (Jakim) has told non-Muslim groups to stop interfering in the implementation of Syariah laws such as the National Fatwa Council’s edict on tomboys. Berita Harian quoted its director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad

Non-Muslim groups advised not to question Jakim decisions - star.com.my

Non-Muslim groups advised not to question Jakim decisions - star.com.myThe Islamic Develop-ment Department (Jakim) has told non-Muslim groups to stop interfering in the implementation of Syariah laws such as the National Fatwa Council’s edict on tomboys. Berita Harian quoted its director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad
Malaysian man killed in modified natural gas vehicle explosion [...]