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OCTOBER 2, 2015

Researchers at Caltech and JPL used statistical mechanics to design a polymeric fuel additive that can self-assemble into “megasupramolecules” (≥5000 kg/mol) at low concentration (≤0.3 The first breakthrough came in 2006 with the theoretical prediction of megasupramolecules by Ameri David, then a graduate student in her lab.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Particulate matter, which can be made up of soot, soil, dust and sulfate particles, comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from the burning of carbon-based fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and wood. emissions by nearly 40%—PM 2.5 emissions are expected to rise as the population grows.

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JUNE 30, 2014

EDI was co-founded by Professor Andy Frank from UC Davis—a key figure in the development of the PHEV concept and technology—in 2006. The inline form factor allows the drivetrain to integrate into any light-, medium- or heavy-duty vehicle design. EDI is receiving a unanimously approved $900,000 grant.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

PME= palm oil methyl ester, RME = rapeseed methyl ester, SME = soy methyl ester, WME = waste cooking oil methyl ester, FTD = Fischer-Tropsch diesel, HBD = hydrogenated biodiesel. JAMA bases its postion on the results of study from the Japan Auto-Oil Program subsidized by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Large-scale cultivation of brown macroalgae is already being practiced in several countries, yielding over 70 million metric tons per year in 2006. The concept is similar to the corn wet mill process in which dry corn gluten feed, corn gluten meal, corn oil, sugars (starch, fructose (i.e., Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

2015) formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC), coal consumption will be limited to 3900 million metric tons (MMT) by 2015, which will present a challenge given the tremendous increase in coal use within the last 5 years (2300 MMT in 2006 and 3200 MMT in 2010).

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Pricing of the diesel model, which is joining the gasoline-fueled Beetle 2.5L From 1998 until 2006, the New Beetle was fitted with a 1.9-liter One of the most fundamental improvements was converting the Pumpe Duse (unit injector) fuel-injection system to a common-rail design, as well as increasing the capacity by 72 cc thanks to a 1.5-mm

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APRIL 24, 2010

Since the end of 2006, Opel, Robert Bosch, IVK and FKFS have been working on a natural gas hybrid vehicle in a project supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and technology. engine, the team boosted rated torque from 80 N·m in gasoline mode to 160 N·m in natural gas mode; rated power was boosted from 44 kW to 71 kW.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. Essentially, Belzowski and his colleague Paul Green found that drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles. You move from one pump to the other.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

Ford May Build a Plug-In Hybrid May 11, 2006 Ford Motor Co. Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford told shareholders at the automaker's annual meeting that the automotive market is shifting rapidly because of higher oil prices and the company is trying to respond. "Our producer of hybrid cars.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. With the global oil market operating at close to zero excess capacity, oil prices are not coming down anytime soon.

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Oil Prices Detroit Auto Industry Chinese 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. GM North America Gasoline Direct Injection Applications. This design supports improved performance, emissions and fuel economy over the previous combustion system.

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MARCH 28, 2013

STG+ technology converts syngas into drop-in high-octane gasoline and jet fuel with a conversion efficiency of ~35% by mass of syngas into liquid transportation fuels (the highest documented conversion efficiency in the industry) or greater than 70% by mass of natural gas. Schematic diagram of the Primus STG+ process. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Such a vehicle could reduce gasoline consumption for the average American by 50 percent to 70 percent and reduce automobile emissions well in excess of emissions that might result from the additional use of power plants. When that prolonged oil crisis occurs, Americans will pay anything because they will have no choice.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? PHEV - These vehicles combine the advantages of both HEV and EV vehicles. What types of hybrids are there?

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JULY 14, 2014

In the case of the 2500HD bi-fuel, the two main trade-offs are a reduction in power and torque in CNG mode compared to gasoline mode, and the loss of a portion of the bed of the truck to the 3,600 psi CNG tank and its box-like enclosure. (It Emissions reductions (%) of new NGVs compared to new gasoline and diesel vehicles (2012).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

To help meet that design target, Toyota engineers focused on making the hybrid system more compact and lighter in weight—the Prius c hybrid system is 14% lighter than that of the current Prius Liftback. Exhaust Heat Recirculation heats engine coolant using a newly designed heat exchanger. —Bob Carter. lb-ft) of torque.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Applications need to use an integrated approach to design, develop, and optimize an assembly consisting of what would have been at least four light duty vehicle components made from traditional metals. 2006 or later vehicle). Rolling resistance cannot be improved in isolation from other tire design goals, especially wear and traction.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Included in the lineup are four-, six- and eight-cylinder diesel and gasoline powerplants with outputs ranging from 150 kW/204 hp to 285 kW/ 388 hp. Gasoline/4 in-line. Gasoline/V6. Gasoline/V8. 4-cylinder gasoline engine. Four-cylinder gasoline direct injection engine. New four-cylinder diesel. Engine/cyl.

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Mercedes Engine CO2 Power 150

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MARCH 7, 2011

A commercially viable OCM process—which has been sought for some 30 years— would decouple the production of mainstream chemicals and fuels from crude oil and its current price instabilities, along with reducing energy consumed for processing. Today this molecule is made from oil, by a process known as steam cracking.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It would be the biggest change in the history of a program that has, in part, failed to live up to its designers’ ambitious dreams. From 2006, the RFS set a schedule of yearly obligations through 2022, with annually rising RIN targets. In one way, the program in question—the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)—is a relic from a bygone era.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Air resources board employees say the new regulations are not designed to squelch technological breakthroughs or bankrupt new businesses. The new proposed rules also appear to contradict the board’s own recent attempts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of a groundbreaking global warming law signed by the governor in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. Aerodynamically-optimized design with a drag coefficient of 0.25, the electric e-tron quattro drivetrain delivers up to 370 kW of power output. US gal) of gasoline. Second life.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. No announced plans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Then we are done!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging. Then I get 5.6

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