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The Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 is coming to 31 cities in 18 states and will feature fuel cell vehicles, H2 ICE cars and refueling stations along this 13 day educational coast to coast trip.

"The day after 9/11, I began changing my habits for the better and ever since then I've looked for methods to improve fuel economy," Gerdes told LiveScience. "We all have our trigger points — mine was global security. It doesn't matter if you're concerned with global warming, or smog, or government debt, or if you're worried about putting money in your pocketbook. All those reasons are good reasons to become a hypermiler."

With gas prices above $4 / gallon, most Americans are shying away from giant gas-guzzling vehicles in favor of smaller fuel efficient models. Starting in December, Ford said it will accelerate production of their new EcoBoost engine technology, double hybrid production and lineup, and downsize vehicles across the board. By 2010, Ford says 2/3 of its spending will be on small cars and crossovers, and it will pull six small European models to the US by 2012.

The U. S. Post Office and General Motors' Project Driveway have teamed up to test two Chevy Equinox fuel cell vehicles in Irvine, California and Washington DC.

Liquid anhydrous ammonia is one of the least talked about alternative fuels for cars that runs with little engine modification, is cheaper than gasoline, and has no CO2 emissions.

BMW Group is working on innovations to downsize driving emissions and fuel consumption. The thermoelectric generator has been developed to enhance thermal and energy management in order to further reduce the CO2 emissions generated by BMW powertrains.

John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Department of Energy (DOE),  discusses the various projects underway within EERE, including researching and developing the use of biomass such as switchgrass and zero energy homes and buildings. He also explains how improving energy efficiency in buildings and furthering development of lithium batteries for vehicles is important for the United States' national security.

 While the price at the pump is not expected to ease anytime soon, experts at General Motors say there are ways drivers can ease the number of trips to the gas station. Adhering to the recommended speed limits is one way to conserve fuel says experts.

Compressed air-powered cars are not as far-fetched as they seem as they are considered zero emissions vehicles that are coming to market as soon as this August.

New hybrid vehicle registrations went up 38 percent in 2007 and are expected to keep growing this year!

Allen Schaefer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum, is interviewed on advancements in clean diesel transportation, advantages of clean diesel as a fuel source and the differences between clean diesel and biodiesel.

The California Air Resources Board has decided to kill off the electric car again also the hydrogen vehicle in favor of plug-in hybrids. The result will be dirtier air, less investment in future technology and more dependence upon foreign oil than was offered under their previous plan.

The Environmental Protection Agency is following the industry playbook and will be delaying work needed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, according to a letter to Congress by EPA administrator Stephen Johnson.

V2Green of Seattle is collaborating with Austin Energy for Smart Charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that will enable the grid to charge the PHEVs only during off-peak hours and only using renewable energy.