Alternative Fuels, Climate Change and Comparison

JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

Alternative-Fueled-Vehicles only experienced a small increase in volume. In comparison, the market share of hybrid vehicles increased by one percentage point. This will likely lead to average CO 2 emissions further increasing in the future, JATO said. Battery-Electric-Vehicles (BEVs) experienced meagre growth too.

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel Emissions SUV

IEA working paper highlights potential role of natural gas in reducing global road transport CO2

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

Vehicle and fuel technology for natural gas is available today and relatively affordable, particularly in comparison with other alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Tags: Climate Change Emissions Heavy-duty Natural Gas. The paper uses Brazil, India, Iran, Pakistan, the US and Europe as case studies.

Gas

Gas Transportation CO2 Global

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

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. The paper is available from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

Fuel

Fuel Supplies Transportation Climate Protection

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

How do energy and GHG emissions intensities of oil sands bitumen compare to conventional crude oil and other fuel options? We use bitumen extraction from oil sands as a case study to illustrate the energy intensive nature and climate change impact of recovering unconventional heavy oil. —Nduagu & Gates. Click to enlarge.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Energy Fuel

Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. So, it’s a good idea to start with a comparison search and then look into each company’s discounts on your shortlist.

Green

Green Cars Maintenance Gas-Electric

New FOX method estimates black carbon emissions from civil aviation ~2.7 times higher than standard estimates

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

Comparison between estimated EI BC and measured EI BC derived FOA3 (black open box), the FOA3 approach with the updated SN-CI correlation (blue triangle), and estimates obtained from the new FOX method (red circle) that are not dependent on SN. Credit: ACS, Stettler et al. Click to enlarge.

Emissions

Emissions Standards Carbon Exhaust

ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

However, achieving climate change targets will also require the widespread adoption of solutions that are not yet fully developed, whether in logistics or technology. Ambitious fuel economy and CO 2 emission standards will help widespread deployment of these measures.

Emissions

Emissions CO2 Alternative Fuels Climate Change

MIT study finds including non-CO2 emissions from synthetic aviation fuel in lifecycle analysis of climate impact can lead to decrease in relative environmental merit; need for a holistic analysis framework

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Aviation climate change impacts pathway. A new study by researchers at MIT has found that factoring the non-CO 2 combustion emissions and effects into the lifecycle of a Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (SPK) aviation fuel can lead to a decrease in the relative environmental merit of the SPK fuel compared to conventional jet fuel.

MIT

MIT Climate Emissions Ozone

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

For this reason the anodes of fuel cells need platinum to prevent rapid degradation. The cost of platinum makes hydrogen fuel cells an expensive proposition even in comparison to lithium-ion batteries. Hence, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are intrinsically more expensive than pure battery-electric cars. .

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion

California Energy Commission drafts $100M 2011-2012 investment plan for Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation. technologies to help attain the state’s climate change policies. has an annual program budget of approximately $100 million to support projects that: Develop and improve alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels.

2011

2011 Renewable 2012 California

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The Current Policies Scenario assumes no new policies are added to those in place as of mid-2011, and is used as a basis for comparison with the New POlicies Scenario. Where the alternative fuel cannot be used directly in existing oil distribution networks and applications, it requires the build-up of a dedicated infrastructure.

Oil

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. Conclusions. slow charge.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

IEA working paper highlights potential role of natural gas in reducing global road transport CO2

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

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

New FOX method estimates black carbon emissions from civil aviation ~2.7 times higher than standard estimates

ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

MIT study finds including non-CO2 emissions from synthetic aviation fuel in lifecycle analysis of climate impact can lead to decrease in relative environmental merit; need for a holistic analysis framework

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

California Energy Commission drafts $100M 2011-2012 investment plan for Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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