In the US, two factors pivot researches for alternative car fuel blends this year: the fast decline the world’s Petroleum content and the deterioration of air quality in all of US airport vicinities.

NASA (National Aeronautic Space Administration) worked with 11 research groups to test two synthetic fuels derived from natural gas and gasified coal. These gases were extracted using the Fischer Tropsch process. The research groups involved in this project included the US Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

These tests are being conducted at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California. The main point of the research is to test the emission levels and performance of both alternative fuels.

It has previously been studied that synthetic fuels emit fewer harmful particles compared to standard jet fuel. This research, aside from looking into alternative jet fuels once Petroleum runs out, also considers environmental factors.

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*This is a guest post by our friends from Ford Blog Ford Car Talk!

Ford Motor’s Impact on the US Economy has always been huge. Since the Ford Model T came out in 1908 Ford has always influenced the US economy. Back in the early 1900’s it created thousands of jobs for people all across the country. In Detroit over ten percent of the economy is influenced by Ford and the auto industry.

Ford Motor’s Impact on the US Economy goes far deeper than just cars. Since several industries depend on companies like Ford, they can get greatly impacted as well. For example the steel industry and electronics industry’s get hit hard if anything happens to Ford. This is because they supply millions of stereos and speakers amongst other electronics for the cars. Even the steel industry gets affected because of all the metal used for the cars.

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