Sep 22, 2009
Algaeus makes country tour
Categories: Alternate energy, Alternate fuel, Carbon dioxide, Carbon dioxide emissions, Cars, Climate change, Environment, Global Warming, Green technology, Pollution
Algaeus (Algae+ Prius) has completed a 3750 mile cross-country tour which started in San Francisco and ended in New York. A 2008 Toyota Prius, a modified plug-in hybrid had been altered to run on algae-power gasoline fuel without any modification done on the engine.
This model had an average of 147mpg PHEV( plug-in electric hybrid) mode and 52mpg highway in hybrid mode. The use of algae in fuel has been much talked as it comes from the environment being abundant , but its addition to crude oil making it Green Crude.