{"id":929,"date":"2009-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.njstateauto.com\/general-auto-news\/turbines-may-fuel-electric-vehicles-at-minneapolis-airport\/"},"modified":"2009-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"turbines-may-fuel-electric-vehicles-at-minneapolis-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/turbines-may-fuel-electric-vehicles-at-minneapolis-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Turbines may fuel electric vehicles at Minneapolis airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While propellers may be spinning, a new project at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is definitely not cleared for take off.<\/p>\n<p>The airport has installed 10 turbines that will generate electricity for a new electric-powered utility vehicle used mainly by parking management officials in an initial study of how to be more environmentally friendly and fiscally responsible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will monitor how well the wind-power generators and the electric vehicle perform at MSP to determine whether they might play a bigger role in the airport&#8217;s future,&#8221; said Jeff Hamiel, Metropolitan Airports Commission executive director.<\/p>\n<p>The turbines cost about $94,000 and have a designed lifetime of 20 years while the vehicle cost a little over $22,000, but for those looking to be environmentally conscious while research is done on how to set up electric charging stations, biodiesel might be one possibility.<\/p>\n<p>Biodiesel is an especially attractive option for those who are somewhat handy, as conversion kits for older diesel cars from BMWs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/preowned\/index.cfm?make=Mercedes-Benz\" class=\"dnautolink\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/preowned\/index.cfm?make=Volkswagen\" class=\"dnautolink\">Volkswagen<\/a> as well as light trucks allow drivers to go to restaurants and pick up used cooking oil to fuel their eco-friendly vehicles and limit the drain on their wallets as well.<\/p>\n<p>Find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\" class=\"dnautolink\">New York Used Cars<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\" class=\"dnautolink\">New Jersey State Auto<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While propellers may be spinning, a new project at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is definitely not cleared for take off. 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