Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2012

The goal of their study was to understand how alternative fuels affect the primary PM emissions, the semi-volatile nature of the these emissions, and the potential for the emissions to form secondary PM. A paper on the results is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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Emissions Engine Fuel Gas 240

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association oversees the Clean Air Choice program throughout the United States promoting alternative renewable fuels such as biodiesel and E85, partnering with fleets to replace legacy diesel engines, and by supporting the clean-air advantages of electric and hybrid vehicles. —Harold P.

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Chicago Clean Cleaning 2017 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our assessment has shown that over their entire life-cycle in the EU, new electric vehicles are expected to have significantly lower impacts on the climate compared to conventional combustion engined vehicles. Demonstrate that methodological treatments can significantly influence the overall comparisons (e.g.

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EV Adoption

MAY 15, 2022

And this starts with the term “charging station” Engineers — bless their souls — love to use technical terms, acronyms, and correct you when you use a term that is easy for consumers to understand, but not technically correct. For one, clarity and consistency is critical for sharing statistics and making comparisons.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). For current gasoline-powered ICE vehicles at an average fuel economy of 23.3 mp and a fuel price of $2.35

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. —Andreas Schamel, Ford’s director Global Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

City officials in Houston estimate that the city’s 27 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles will save the city $110,000 annually compared to internal combustion engine vehicles. Between 2009 and 2011, fuel costs for the City of Loveland’s vehicle fleet increased by 29%, according to the case study. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Researchers at Wuhan University report on the first comprehensive study of the combustion and emissions performance of blends of diesel and the renewable fuel 2-methylfuran (MF) in compression-ignition engines. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel. The basic water insolubility of MF makes its storage steady.

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Diesel Emissions Fuel Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

Likewise, the average power output of a diesel engine registered in the EU was found to be 142 hp, with 117.9 The average power output of a gasoline engine registered in the EU was found to be 123 hp, with 123.4 Alternative-Fueled-Vehicles only experienced a small increase in volume. g/km—a difference of 5.5

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Gasoline Diesel Emissions SUV 244

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Use of a variable compression ratio (VCR) could be one technology approach to reducing fuel consumption in highly boosted (e.g., downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Downsizing 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

Speeding up the deployment of low-emission alternative energy for transport, such as advanced biofuels, renewable electricity and renewable synthetic fuels and removing obstacles to the electrification of transport. Emissions from conventional combustion engines will need to be further reduced after 2020. Digital technologies.

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Emissions Alternative Fuels Transportation Standards 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Manufacturers are saying the hybrid vehicles reduce fuel needs by 20% and cut emissions by 30%, said Kent Johnson, an assistant research engineer at the Center for Environmental Research and Technology and the principal investigator on the project. Researchers will design standardized tasks, such as lifting a heavy object.

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Emissions Hybrid California 2006 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Based on data from bench-scale tests, SRI engineers estimate that the capital cost for a full-scale plant using SRI’s process would be less than half that of a conventional coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). Lifecycle GHG comparison. Click to enlarge. per gallons vs. $2.14.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 144

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2012

NO x emissions results of biodiesel, renewable, and GTL diesel fuel blends, and CARB diesel fuel for 2006 Cummins ISM. Biodiesel, noted the authors, is the most widely used biofuel in diesel engines, and it is currently the main fuel being used or considered to meet renewable fuel requirements for diesel fuel.

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Diesel Renewable 2006 Emissions 290

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Comparisons of NO x , CO, soot, and engine brake power using different PS blends with the factory-set injection timings. Researchers at Iowa State University are proposing dissolving waste polystyrene (PS) in biodiesel for use as a diesel engine fuel as a mechanism for energy recovery from the waste plastic. Credit: ACS.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. David Reichmuth , a senior engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said that the findings of the study “saw potential savings everywhere.”

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Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion Cars Cost Of 85

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).

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Fuel Supplies Transportation Climate Protection 236

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. 1 g/kg-fuel) and is a function of engine model and thrust setting. Click to enlarge.

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Emissions Standards Carbon Exhaust 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Volvo said its 2010 results derived from a concerted focus under the “DRIVe towards zero” banner; sales of fuel-efficient diesel engines from the DRIVe range have been highly successful and are one of the explanations behind the major reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. —2011 Cars & CO 2 Report. Source: T&E.

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2010 Volvo Diesel Parts 239

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. Fuel-Efficient Vehicles. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure.

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Green Cars Maintenance Gas-Electric 77

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2009

Boeing and a team from across the aviation industry today released high-level elements of a study that shows that sustainable biofuels analyzed in a series of test flights performed favorably in comparison to petroleum-based fuel. Those standards include freezing point, flash point, fuel density and viscosity, among others.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have increased market share ten-fold from less than 3% in MY 2008 to more than 30% in MY 2013. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The agency is seeking feedback on the specific assumptions and on the range of values used to represent achieving aggressive, moderate or conservative levels of success for various technologies: Advanced internal combustion engine vehicles. Fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles. Alternative fuels from biomass.

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Cost Of Future Fuel Economy Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

AOI 1: Advanced Fuels and Lubricants Technologies. The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. Fuels and Lubricants for Advanced Combustion Regimes. Miller Cycle).

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

Ask any race car engineer the importance of getting the weight low to the ground and evenly distributed. Electric performance arrives at Acura In comparison, the ZDX Type S does quite well and is respectable stacked up against its competition in this area. As Tam told us: 0-to-60 times aren’t what Acura performance is all about.

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Acura All-Electric SUV Miles 85

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

liter inline four-cylinder engine that replaces last year’s turbocharged 1.4-liter. This may seem like a minor change, but the new engine has 158 horsepower (11 more hp than the outgoing engine) while continuing with 184 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The fuel economy for the manual and automatic is 26 mpg city/37 highway/30 combined.

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MPG Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning 71

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Two technologies that have a positive effect on fuel economy are the respectable 0.34 Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. The 2021 Atlas is available in eight trims, two engines, and in either FWD or AWD.

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MPG SUV Fuel Economy Light 84

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The latest AutoTECHCAST survey was conducted during Q2 2015 among more than 14,000 US recent new car buyers, and covers approximately 60 technologies including Entertainment; Exterior & Interior Comfort and Convenience; Intelligent Sensing; Lighting; Powertrain and Alternative Fuels; Safety; and Telematics.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Electrify America’s charging network were the backbone of our trip Cost Comparison We charged 412.23 A comparable SUV, such as a 2023 Ford Explorer AWD with the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an EPA highway rating of 26 miles per gallon, would have used 69 gallons of gasoline. miles per kWh.

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Las Vegas Charging Utah Miles 84

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

BCG comparison of the CO 2 reduction potential and cost of different technologies. As a result, BCG concludes, the electric car faces stiff competition from ICEs (internal combustion engines) and, based solely on total cost of ownership (TCO) economics, will not be the preferred option for most consumers. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 16, 2023

All have a 1.5liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engines producing 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. Otherwise, the engine was smooth. When comparison shopping compact SUVs, if a plusher interior is a pacing item, the Taos may be a bit Spartan. Please let us know your views at publisher@cleanfleetreport.com.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2021

Power and Torque and Fuel Sipping. liter Duramax turbodiesel engine. Stand next to the hood when the engine is at idle, and you will be amazed at how quiet it is. This means that when you are towing up a grade, it will pull strong and still deliver good fuel economy. Brains and brawn. Clean Fleet Report. V8 and 6.2L

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Sierra GMC Fuel Economy MPG 97

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

One Engine, One Transmission. The engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic with a manual mode, paddle shifters, and five driver-selectable drive modes. The engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic with a manual mode, paddle shifters, and five driver-selectable drive modes. Three-Row SUV Comparison.

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Hyundai Fuel Economy SUV Fleet 105

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

V8 engine, which has 100 more horsepower. High Performance offers 20 more horsepower than the base EcoBoost engine (Ford dropped the V6 as the base engine in 2021), while not making it necessary to go for the Mustang 5.0L Then, for comparison take a spin in the Mustang GT or Mach 1. to go to a car show.

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Ford MPG Fuel Economy Shelby 86

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 18, 2022

liter 4-cylinder engine; running on unleaded regular it puts out 281 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque. Note: For our purposes here, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) does not have gears, so is not part of this comparison. The EPA rated the Santa Cruz’ fuel economy at 19 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined.

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Hyundai MPG Clean Cleaning 82

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Naturally, much of the discussion on the cost-benefit comparison of decarbonizing alternatives—particularly on alternative fuel solutions for long- haul heavy trucks—is based on assumptions about future technological developments that are uncertain.

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Emissions CO2 Alternative Fuels Climate Change 255