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JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. present vehicle. and Russia.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Grangemouth, one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing sites, is owned and operated by INEOS and Petroineos, a joint venture formed between INEOS and PetroChina in 2011. The raw materials used by this business present an outlet for North Sea gases, delivered via the co-located Forties Pipeline System. Grangemouth.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2011

The engine used in the first- and second-generation Prius (the 1.5L 1NZ-FXE) had a thermal efficiency of about 37%; the thermal efficiency of the new 1.8L unit in the third-generation Prius (2ZR-FXE) has a thermal efficiency of about 38%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Although gasoline direct injection engines (GDI) are a favorable technology for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, recent studies have shown that GDI vehicles could emit more PM than traditional PFI (gasoline port fuel injection) vehicles as well as heavy-duty diesel trucks equipped with diesel particulate filters.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

At IAA next week, automotive supplier Bosch is presenting a new heat-pump-based thermal management system for EVs that it says can enable an increase in effective range of up to 25% without modifications to the battery. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Source: Barnitt 2011. NREL’s Fleet Test and Evaluation Team recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric (gHEV) FedEx Express delivery trucks compared with conventional diesel vehicles. gasoline engine and Azure Dynamics, Inc. Source: Barnitt 2011. —Barnitt 2011.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Mercedes-Benz is presenting its first electric vehicle with Range Extender at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show: the Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS. liter three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine range extender delivers a total range of up to 600 km (373 miles). The Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

The first E15 (15 percent ethanol/85 percent gasoline) blend is now selling at the Zarco 66 station at 1500 E. Given present market conditions, E15 will sell for less than E10 and gasoline not containing ethanol. billion gallons of ethanol in 2011 lowered average gasoline prices by $1.09 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2010

A study of isopentanol—a five-carbon, long-chain alcohol (C 5 H 12 O)—by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories as a fuel for homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines found that isopentanol has superior physiochemical properties compared to ethanol and very similar HCCI combustion properties to gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In 2011, the largest dollar volume for Li-ion automotive applications could come from the mini EV and EREV segment. Anderman ran a series of net present value analyses based on a range of gasoline prices, fuel saved, and pack costs. The industry does not need a 2011 version of “Who Killed the Electric Car”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2010

Volkswagen presented the new Jetta design at Times Square in New York. For the US and Canada, the new Jetta will be offered with three gasoline engines and one turbodiesel direct-injection engine (TDI Clean Diesel). liter gasoline engine and the top-end turbocharged 2.0-liter liter gasoline engine and the top-end turbocharged 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

However, while Mazda plans to offer hybrid vehicles in the medium-term, its engineers are pushing hard to increase the efficiencies of both the gasoline and diesel platforms, moving toward what they call “the ideal Internal Combustion Engine.” liter MZR gasoline engine. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2013

One focus of the project will be centered on light- and heavy-duty vehicles running on gasoline/ethanol blends in order to improve engine efficiency and lower emissions. PFS with gasoline. Thus, at high load conditions which utilize high boost pressure, PFS can be used with gasoline fuel to reduce ringing and allow higher efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A Kia Optima Hybrid ( earlier post ) driven by hypermiler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius set a new Guinness World Record for the lowest fuel consumption in a hybrid gasoline vehicle while driving through all 48 adjoining US states. Earlier post.). mpg US (3.64 The Optima Hybrid used just over 5.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2012

Volkswagen will bring to Geneva a new diesel-engined variant of its Cross Coupé Concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, first introduced with a gasoline engine at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2011 ( earlier post ). Volkswagen is presenting the concept with a TDI plug-in hybrid in a world premiere at the Geneva International Motor Show.

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MARCH 22, 2018

California can reduce carbon emissions by more than 70 million metric tons by 2030—akin to taking 15 million gasoline-powered cars off the road in one year—by adopting a higher target for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to an analysis released by the UK-based research firm Cerulogy. Malins (2018) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

liter i-DTEC engine in the new Civic will deliver CO 2 emissions of 95 g/km, according to Honda Motor Europe’s President, Manabu Nishimae, in his presentation at the Geneva Motor Show. i-DTEC introduced in September 2011 at the Frankfurt show. Honda’s new 1.6-liter Earlier post.). liter diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

WBI) recently delivered their prototype, fuel efficient, repowered gasoline Long Life Vehicle (LLV) for testing by the USPS. The USPS solicitation asked that contractors propose fuel efficient gasoline or diesel engine to be used in the USPS truck fleet. on 6 June 2011. VSE Corporation and its subsidiary Wheeler Bros.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Fiat presented the new Panda city car at the Frankfurt International Motor Show; production will begin in the last quarter of 2011. The new Panda initially will be available with front-wheel drive, with a 4x4 joining later, and will offer a range of 4 engines, 3 gasoline and 1 diesel. EasyPower (gasoline/LPG) will follow.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The two agencies expect to issue a proposal by 30 September 2011. EPA and NHTSA expect to issue, by November 30, 2010, a Supplemental Notice of Intent that will describe further design elements for the National Program and present an updated analysis of potential stringencies for model years 2017-2025 standards for GHGs and fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2012

Researchers in Spain have obtained high-quality transportation fuels (gasoline with RON >80 and diesel with cetane number >70) from oil obtained by the thermal cracking of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using a bifunctional catalyst comprising Ni (7 wt %) deposited on a hierarchical Beta zeolite (Ni/h-Beta). in the period 2000-2010.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2011

Approximately $4,500,000 is expected to be available for new awards in FY 2011 and an additional $7,500,000 is expected to be available for awards made under this announcement in years FY 2012 through FY 2013, again, subject to annual appropriations. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Ltd will stage the European premiere of two electric vehicles at the upcoming 2011 Geneva International Motor Show in March: the updated pure-electric vehicle 2012 e6-Eco and the independent 4WD dual-mode electric SUV S6DM. gasoline engine. China-based BYD Co., It takes 40 minutes to fully charge the e6 using a 100 kW quick charger.

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MARCH 1, 2011

The team presented the results of its high-end computer simulations, carried out as part of a Special Research Program funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF , in an invited presentation at the annual meeting of the The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society ( TMS 2011 ) in San Diego, California. Karl Gschneidner.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Among its many findings, the Reference case suggests that US primary energy consumption will grow by 7% from 2011 to 2040 to 108 quadrillion Btu. However, energy use per capita declines by 15% from 2011 through 2040 as a result of improving energy efficiency (e.g., than in AEO2012.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2013

With the spread of turbocharged gasoline engines, he added, there is a double benefit: higher compression ratios and increased boost. Octane itself is a C 8 hydrocarbon with 18 structural isomers, and is a component of gasoline. Straight-run gasoline in the refinery (naphtha) has a poor octane rating on the order of 40-50 RON.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

At the DOD Corrosion Conference 2011, La Quinta, California this week, NIST researchers presented new experimental evidence that bacteria that feed on ethanol and produce acid boosted fatigue crack growth rates by at least 25 times the levels occurring in air alone. Presented at DOD Corrosion Conference 2011.

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MAY 16, 2012

The study project—which is 50% complete—is using ORNL’s Market Acceptance of Advanced Automotive Technologies (MA3T) discrete choice model, with the baseline calibrated to the US Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2011 reference case. gallon of gasoline equivalent to $4.0;

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JANUARY 21, 2014

In 2011, GBE had announced an agreement “ with a major German car manufacturer ” regarding an undisclosed application of GEB’s technology. psi make it also attractive for bending into reformulated gasoline. As a 100% drop-in fuel, isooctane can be used in any blending ratio with all standard fuels for gasoline motors.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2011

The recent SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium, SAE 2011 World Congress, and the DOE 2011 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells and Vehicle Technologies Programs Annual Merit Review, together provided a comprehensive overview of major research progress in the area. Presented by Dave Foster, U. at USCAR Colloquium 2010. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Five finalists were announced today for the 2011 Green Car of the Year Award, which will be presented next month at the 2010 Los Angeles Aut o Show.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

In September, Ford introduced the Evos Concept was introduced at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Earlier post.). The Evos Concept explores the potential for connecting a vehicle to the cloud in order to tailor the driving experience based on variables such as personal tastes and moods of the driver. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

This basic BEV implementation is planned for completion in the spring of 2011. Scheduled for completion towards the conclusion of the LCVTP in late 2011, this revised architecture will provide the basis for ongoing development of enhanced control strategies for HVAC and other systems to further optimize comfort and energy efficiency.

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Plug N Drive

MARCH 20, 2024

Presently, there are well over 700,000 electric and hybrid electric vehicles on Canadian roads and over 70 different EV models available, with more on the way at increasingly affordable prices. In Q3 2023, the market share of new ZEV registrations in Canada surged to a new all-time high of 12% according to Stats Can.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2023

But the focus is not on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that utilize electricity for propulsion, they’ll be developing internal combustion engines that burn hydrogen in lieu of gasoline — with the assumption benign that they’ll produce fewer carbon dioxide emissions. That seems to be the new trend. But such a breakthrough seems a long way off.

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