How do you make a hybrid even more green? It’s simple … rip out the conventional gasoline tank and replace it with a compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery system. At SEMA 2009, Toyota took a step up from the CNG-converted Yaris shown at SEMA last year, with a CNG-converted Camry Hybrid prepared for the Surfrider Foundation.
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Camry Hybrid CNG Conversion @ SEMA
November 13th, 2009 — CNG, SEMA, hybrid, toyota
‘56 Ford F-100 Propane Hot Rod @ SEMA
November 13th, 2009 — CNG, SEMA, ford, propane, trucks
Make no mistake about it. Propane-powered hot rods make a remarkable amount of sense. America needs to make an immediate and lasting dent in the amount of imported oil. Of all the alternate fuels, propane offers the most immediate avenue for acceptance. A national infrastructure already exists to for both consumer and commercial applications. Propane conversions on older vehicles needn’t be overly expensive nor difficult to accomplish. This nation has plenty of propane to meet demand and the fuel burns far more cleanly than conventional gasoline.
AMP=D’s Electric ‘33 Ford Hot Rod @ SEMA
November 13th, 2009 — SEMA, electric, ford, plug-in
SEMA 2009 may have been one big blur, but it didn’t take long to find MPGomatic’s pick for car of the show. AMP=D’s ‘33 Ford exemplifies the cutting-edge hot rod spirit. It took the AMP=D crew just four weeks to mate a UQM electric motor (pumping out 660 foot pounds of torque) with a set of custom A123 lithium battery packs and stuff it into a Factory Five ‘33 kit.
Subaru Forester Mountain Rescue Concept @ SEMA 08
November 16th, 2008 — SEMA, subaru, suv
While Subaru designed their Forester Mountain Rescue concept for high altitudes, there’s no question this truck has attitude. Rare is the Subaru with this much ground clearance. The Ski Patrol rides to the rescue with an Air Lift custom driver-adjustable ride height suspension, 9500 pound Warn winch, DeeZee (grill guard and custom side steps) and Bushwacker (custom trail armor, fender flares, tail light guards, rear gate guard and lower door cladding) gear.
SEMA: How To Drive From Alaska to Argentina Without Fossil Fuel
November 14th, 2008 — SEMA, diesel, trucks
It’s Vegas, Baby! Of all the vehicles at SEMA this year, Baby had to be the most unlikely candidate to appear in a starring role. As the focal point of the award-winning “Oil + Water – The Movie,” this remarkably repurposed biofuel-burning diesel-powered Japanese fire truck traveled more than 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. And here Baby was on the upper floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall … not just content to be at center stage in SEMA’s Making Green Cool Zone … Baby was the stage.
Seth Warren kindly gave us an exhaustive tour of Baby, detailing the big red Toyota’s technological and creative innovations , while sharing the gospel on sustainable energy and good old fun. Check out Baby’s current adventures at naturepropelled.com … if you dig through the blog, you can catch a couple of photos of yours truly at work … 
