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Concept: Ferrari 430 Spider Biofuel

To demonstrate that it's at least thinking about the environment, Ferrari has developed an ethanol-swilling concept version of the F430 Spider. By modifying the fuel system and engine CPU, Ferrari created an E85-compatible engine that produces 10 more horsepower (a nice, round 500), four percent more torque and five percent less CO2 than that in the production F430. It's only a concept for now, but Ferrari has stated that if E85 ethanol were more readily available in its key markets, production and sales of an alternative fuel-powered Ferrari might be justifiable.
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Hydrogen Concept: Hyundai i-Blue

The i-Blue crossover is the first Hyundai designed from the ground up as a fuel-cell vehicle. Powered by the company's third-generation fuel-cell technology, Hyundai claims the i-Blue has a range of 370 miles and a top speed of more than 100 mph. The crystal glass grille and headlamps are intended to evoke water, the only tailpipe emission from a fuel-cell vehicle. Forward-tech features include a 3-D head-up display and a "full-surround" camera system intended to ease parking and lane changes. Hyundai says it hopes to mass produce hydrogen-powered vehicles in the next decade, and we wouldn't bet against it.
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GM Teams with Coskata on E85 Initiative

Ethanol has taken its lumps from some elements of environmentalist groups lately, but now General Motors is making a new effort to win their hearts and minds (and the hearts and minds of average consumers) with a new partnership that could change the way people look at the "biofuel." GM has teamed with a company called Coskata that has put together a new, more efficient method of producing ethanol using, not corn or other foodstuffs, but things that are commonly regarded as waste today. Coskata head Bill Rowe outlines his company's breakthrough plans in this exclusive kbb.com interview.
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GM Furthers Commitment to Ethanol

Much has been made about the inefficiency of producing ethanol from grain, but what if we could instead produce it from garbage, plant waste or even discarded tires? GM has partnered with a company that's developed a system for doing just that. Using a process that involves microorganisms and a "bioreactor," Coskata claims to be able to produce ethanol for less than $1 a gallon, with a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 84 percent compared to gasoline production.
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Coming to America: 2009 Audi Q7 Diesel

What would you say to a quiet, powerful, seven-passenger SUV that returns highway fuel economy close to 30 mpg? Would you be as curious if we told you it was a diesel? You should. The Audi Q7 3.0 TDI is coming to all 50 states in early 2009 and we can tell you that one drive will completely reverse all the psychological damage the dirty, noisy diesel cars of the seventies and eighties might have caused you. Taking advantage of the country's cleaner new low-sulfur diesel supply, the Q7's V6 delivers 221 horsepower and a whopping 406 pound-feet of torque. It's powerful (and refined) enough to start a revolution, perhaps.
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