Archive for October, 2006
Biodiesel Supercar - Jay Leno’s EcoJet
31 October 2006Jay Leno, besides being a show business celebrity, is widely known for some incredible machines in his “Big Dog Garage.” He has high performance cars and motorcycles, beautiful vintage machinery and the financial resources to build or restore most anything that strikes his fancy. His celebrity status can hold the attention of many who might [...]
Biodiesel Conversions - Lovecraft Biofuels
27 October 2006If you drive a diesel and would like the option of filling up with any of the various forms of non petroleum alternatives, whether biodiesel in concentrations up to B100, WVO (waste vegetable oil) or SVO (straight vegetable oil), you’ll need to convert your car or truck. The problem with high blends of biodiesel and [...]
Earthrace Biodiesel Powered Trimaran
26 October 2006If you’re going to promote biodiesel, why not do it with something sexy? No, not a Hollywood starlet, how about a 78 foot trimaran with twin 540 horsepower Cummins Mercruiser diesels with a maximum speed of 45 knots and a 3000 nautical mile range? Sounds pretty good in my book.
The Earthrace trimaran was designed to [...]
Biodiesel Approved Arctic Cat ATV
25 October 2006Arctic Cat has been working on a diesel powered ATV for some time now and recently began production of the new model. The 686cc twin cylinder diesel engine powering the 4 wheeler is not only approved to use biodiesel of up to a B20 mix but its use is actually promoted by Arctic Cat with [...]