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Record bike speed reached with biofuel
Students have run a Triumph Daytona 675 motorbike using only biofuel made from crushed apples – and reached a record speed of 158.7 mph.
The initiative, entitled ‘Project Fast Fruit’, was thought up by Rupert Paul, a contributing editor of Bike magazine, in an attempt to convert and run a high-performance vehicle using only a basic biofuel.
Mr Paul said: “Biofuel is a buzzword
New biofuels initiative launched
A new initiative requiring that 2.5 per cent of all fuel sold in the UK comes from biofuels will come into force today (15th April).
The share will rise to five per cent by 2010 and is expected to save 2.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in that time.
It is part of a package of measures put together by the Department for Transport in an attempt to reduce the impact of motor tr
Fuel cell vehicles needed to reduce environmental damage, says expert
Hydrogen-powered motor vehicles are essential in meeting environmental goals, according to a fuel cell technology expert.
Dr Sandy Thomas, president of H2Gen Innovations has reported on the results of his research into hydrogen, plug-in hybrids and biofuels at the National Hydrogen Association’s annual meeting in Sacramento, California, reports the H2Gen website.
In an article in
