Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2011
Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2009
Optimal use of clean energy is especially important in Alberta, the Canadian province with the highest amount of thermally generated power in Canada and also home to the majority of oil-sands production. More than 90% of electricity in Alberta is produced by methods that emit greenhouse gases: burning coal, oil or natural gas.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2013
Volkswagen first launched the EA888 engine generation in spring 2007 (Gen 1). As well as offering better fuel economy, the new engine’s additional low-speed torque has enhanced the performance of the cars fitted with the engine: the manual transmission Jetta 1.8T Click to enlarge. l/100 km) compared with 26 (9.0 seconds over the 2.5-liter
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2009
World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Transportation, which today relies almost exclusively on oil, accounts for nearly 30% of US energy demand. Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. Click to enlarge. Damages from motor vehicles and fuels. of the estimated total.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! Like this post?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Think may use the former Freightliners plant site to employ over 1,000 workers that would ultimately expand to make 60,000 compact cars a year. market b y the end of 2009. The Norwegian company just last week met with Gov.
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