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Volkswagen testing R33 BlueDiesel; up to 33% renewable content; now in permanent use in Wolfsburg

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Volkswagen has been testing the newly developed R33 BlueDiesel fuel blend at its in-house filling station in Wolfsburg since January 2018. Volkswagen employees tested the new fuel initially. We are preparing for a significant increase in demand for liquid fuels from residual materials and for advanced biofuels in the medium term.

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DeCicco: Transportation GHG reduction policy should focus upstream on fuel supply rather than downstream on choice of fuels in vehicles

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John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. Source: DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge. gCO 2 e/MJ). gCO 2 e/MJ).

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. The council considers the 2011-2013 time frame to be a critical “tipping point” in the move to electrified transportation.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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At an average electricity price of €0.258 (Germany, July 2013), driving 100 kilometers costs just €3.02 (US$4.00). On the e-Golf the start of the charging process can be activated—immediately or delayed by programming the time—by pressing a button next to the charging socket under the ‘fuel cap’. Click to enlarge. kWh/100 km.

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Hansen paper emphasizes importance of retention and expansion of nuclear power for health and climate reasons

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million air pollution-related deaths and 64 gigatonnes of CO 2 -equivalent (GtCO 2 -eq) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that would have resulted from fossil fuel burning. 240 GtCO 2 -eq emissions due to fossil fuels by mid-century, depending on which fuel it replaces. million deaths and 80?240 a) Results for the period 1971?

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