Energy Pictures + News

Toyota Working On Secret Solar Powered Car

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“Toyota Motor Corp. is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday. The Nikkei newspaper, however, said it will be years before the planned vehicle will be available on the market. ” [Link]

California Doctor Craig Alan Bittner Used Fat From Liposuction To Power Car

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“For a time, Beverly Hills doctor Craig Alan Bittner turned the fat he removed from patients into biodiesel that fueled his Ford SUV and his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator. Using fat to fuel cars might be environmentally friendly, but it’s definitely illegal in California to use human medical waste to power vehicles, and Bittner is being investigated by the state’s public health department.” [Link]

OPEC Cuts Oil Production By 1.5 Million Barrells

Reaction from oil producing states to recent drop in oil prices could cause new movement back up for gas…

Gas Shortage Continues In Atlanta, Nashville, Southeast

“The shortage began two weeks after Hurricane Gustav hit the oil-refining regions of the Gulf Coast on Sept. 1. Operations that shut down before that storm were just coming back online when Hurricane Ike hit, forcing another shutdown. The gas shortage, now in its third week, is particularly acute here in sprawling Atlanta, in Nashville in parts of the Carolinas and in Anniston, Ala.” [Link]