Screaming across the famous natural racetrack known as Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats, the Buckeye Bullet left more than a steam trail in its wake on August 24th. It also smashed the previous world land speed record for electric vehicles by blasting 307mph across a 12 mile dessert course. Engineering students from Ohio State University (hence the [...]
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“Buckeye Bullet” EV Hits 307mph
September 2nd, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, Transportation 
Tags: Battery, Cars, Electric Cars, Green Technology 
View CommentsEPA Creating New Fuel Economy Labels for Vehicles
August 30th, 2010 Justin Manger It looks like car companies aren’t the only things being remade as more and more vehicles go hybrid-electric, all-electric, or simply get more efficient at burning gasoline. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are “revising the fuel economy label that is required on all new cars and light-duty [...]
Not Just for Treating Jellyfish Stings; Urine Powered Fuel Cells
August 27th, 2010 Justin Manger Is the urea – also called carbamide – found in urine a waste that may be too precious to waste? NewScientist hints that it might be a new source of fuel for producing renewable energy. “An adult produces enough urine each year to drive a car 1678 miles (2700 km) on energy from the urea [...]
Add Another Superlative to China’s Growth: 10 Day Traffic Jams (Updated)
August 25th, 2010 Justin Manger Before I get to the meat of this post, I’ll add one more crazy stat that I furtively creeped this morning from the Express Newspaper the guy next to me on the bus was reading: 1,900 cars every day are added to the streets of Beijing alone. That’s one city, in one country. Now for the real [...]
Posted in Behavior, China, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Cars View CommentsRecovery Act Funds Positively Impacting Innovation; Still Many Unknowns
August 24th, 2010 Justin Manger There’s usually a flurry of speculation before major elections. Similarly, sports finals bring out all kinds of arguing and debating about who will win. Only when the votes are counted and the buzzer sounds does it really matter. In announcing that the U.S. is on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs due to Recovery [...]
