Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

Ford’s EcoLPi Falcon has gone on sale in Australia and is making its debut at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. —Bob Graziano, President & CEO, Ford Australia. New design lightweight pistons, including low-friction ring pack; Higher compression ratio (12.0:1)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2020

Project ASLAN is a new international not-for-profit collaboration between commercial enterprise, leading technology universities, transport authorities and self-driving hardware and software engineers. Vu, Professor, Intelligent Transport Systems at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

At the end of June, the US signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ), thereby increasing the number of countries participating in the organization to 136. The US signing was the result of careful consideration by the Obama Administration and members of Congress following the launching of IRENA in January.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2022

For this project, it is estimated that the total cost of ownership for the retrofitted electric vehicle will be 15-30% less than that of the original internal combustion engine vehicle. —Andy Gill, Chief Operating Officer at Simulytics.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

ADEME, France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency, carried out a study with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) on the dynamics of lithium supply and demand, based on different scenarios for the electrification of the global car fleet by 2050. Further, vulnerabilities could emerge from increased competition among lithium buyers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

Australia’s per capita CO 2 emissions are higher than those of the US due to an emissions-intensive energy sector. Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2023

However, during a private test run at Fuji International Speedway on March 8, a vehicle fire occurred due to a hydrogen leak from a gaseous hydrogen pipe in the engine compartment. The liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla was scheduled to compete for the first time at Round 1 Suzuka Super Taikyu 5 Hours Race held on March 18 and 19. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Research from Monash University’s Accident Research Centre in Australia has provided insightful data on this matter. Light colors like white and yellow stand out more, especially in low-light conditions or adverse weather, whereas darker shades tend to blend with the road environment, reducing visibility.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2022

A goal of the national and international call was to increase the production of lithium in Chile to meet the growing global demand from electromobility. The share has dropped to 31%, as the country has been overtaken by Australia. We started with electromobility, and today we will add value to lithium extraction and production.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The fuel will be used by Qantas’ aircraft operating from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Australia and follows the Qantas Group’s successful domestic biofuel trial flights in 2012. CEO of Qantas International and Freight, Gareth Evans said the commercial biofuel agreement is the first of its kind in Australian aviation history.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Ground level ozone is a highly reactive gas commonly found in urban and suburban environments, formed when pollutants react in sunlight. No excess mortality associated with ozone was found in Australia, as daily ozone levels were below the maximum background level of 70 µg/m 3 ). g/m 3 (WHO), 120 ?g/m

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

million algae pilot plant in Karratha, Western Australia, with support from Rio Tinto. The focus of this new company is to bring to commercial reality a large-scale business that leverages the natural advantages of the Australian environment, producing algae for renewable fuel and co-products from the biomass.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2020

An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. Urban growth rates were smaller in Africa, Australia and South America, averaging less than 1,000 km 2 yr –1. In a paper in Nature Sustainability , they report that global urban extent has expanded by 9,687?km

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

the commercialization arm of the University of Queensland, Australia, to optimize the use of Metabolic Disruption Technology (“MDT”) compounds in algae lipid production. VG Energy, the majority-owned subsidiary of Viral Genetics, has entered into an agreement with UniQuest Pty. Earlier post.). and is expected to take several months.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

The results of the study, which was conducted as part of the Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative , were presented at the Boeing-hosted Aero Environment Summit in Sydney. —Michael Edwards, general manager of Boeing Research & Technology-Australia. Algae Algal Fuels Australia Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

Gavin Jennings, Victoria Environment and Climate Change Minister. Environmental impacts will be assessed through both fuel use and also emissions testing in a controlled-environment test. Designline International. The trial will assess the performance of the buses in three areas: Financial. Environmental. Ventura Bus Lines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

TransAlta Corporation has been awarded $250,000 from Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions (AI-EES) to help launch Alberta’s first large-scale commercial energy storage project. More than half of the total project costs will be covered by TransAlta as part of our commitment to the demonstration project.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

With multiple trials taking place or planned in the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia and overall awareness about the benefits of cooperative systems increasing, 2013 is clearly a pivotal year for the future of V2X and the use of reserved DRSC spectrum in particular.

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Cars That Think

MAY 26, 2023

Deep Robotics ] Estimating terrain traversability in off-road environments requires reasoning about complex interaction dynamics between the robot and these terrains. This work will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2023 ) in London next week. Lite3’s announced price is US $2,900.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

With multiple trials taking place or planned in the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia and overall awareness about the benefits of cooperative systems increasing, 2013 is clearly a pivotal year for the future of V2X and the use of reserved DRSC spectrum in particular.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

—Québec minister for Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand. The proposed linkage is another indication of the wide range of action taking place in the international arena.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The conference, attended by 130 international scientists and policy specialists, is the first to consider the global consequences of climate change beyond 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 °F). Regional case studies will include Amazonia; Australia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Ethiopia; Finland; Mauritius; Siberia; Vietnam; and the monsoon region.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 28, 2023

“People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. You study many areas in civil engineering, including structures, soils, transportation, and the environment,” she says. Her team’s research program included projects in Australia and Africa.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2015

To source the new lightweight track-capable carbon fiber wheels that are standard on the new Shelby GT350R Mustang, Ford partnered with Australia-based Carbon Revolution. The technology is also used in top-tier open-wheel racing environments. Carbon Revolution first began delivering composite wheels in 2004 for Formula SAE campaigns.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Battery chargers for both large and small appliances are composed of (1) a power supply (corded plug); (2) a battery; and (3) internal charging circuitry. —Energy Commission Chair Dr. Robert Weisenmiller.

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EV Central

JULY 20, 2023

The first Tesla Cybertruck RC (release candidate) has been built in Texas Considering most traditional car makers are still bleeding money on electric cars – and increasing the prices of their internal combustion engine models – it’s a result that will no doubt lead to more head-scratching in rival boardrooms.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

These cars and trucks have internal combustion engines that are extremely inefficient. Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. Australia is the largest producer of Lithium in the world. But what is Australia really talking about when it comes to pollution? Oil refining!

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Longer term, California, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Japan, and Western Australia are all looking to the sea to help meet their demands for hydrogen. In mid-2022, the International Renewable Energy Agency counted 32 countries that had adopted hydrogen strategies and 11 others that were preparing such plans.

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Plug In India

MARCH 15, 2023

Mining any mineral from earth has an impact on the environment. Thier technical development unit has examined how the carbon footprint of electric cars in compares with that of internal combustion engines. In this article, we will document some important facts that debunk this narrative with facts and sources. No EV owner denies this.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

The report—“International comparison of light-duty vehicle fuel economy: An update using 2010 and 2011 new registration data”—was published for the GFEI by the International Energy Agency (IEA) which is a partner in the initiative. —“International comparison of light-duty vehicle fuel economy”. Engine power.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. ” —British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, summing up the historical significance of COP 15.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2023

. “That’s a massive differentiator for us,” mentioned Ramesh Narasimhan, who took over as ECARX’s CFO in September later stints with Ford and Nissan in Asia and Australia. Those options if truth be told construct it a lot more environment friendly from an influence intake point of view.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 7, 2024

It was a brief 25-minute drive, but it gave us a tantalising first taste of the battery-electric vehicles (BEV) that Australians are likely to covet in future – and right now, this is the only right-hand drive electric 4×4 ute available. While Ford Australia decided to bring the wildly popular F-150 here, the all-electric Lightning model (..)

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Baua Electric

MAY 11, 2023

Now that his quest to determine end-to-end electrical car manufacturing within the province has landed two battery vegetation, he’s environment his attractions on lithium hydroxide, a crucial property of the ones batteries. “We’ve travelled around the world luring, recruiting these prospects,” he stated.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

International evidence demonstrates that a Clean Vehicle Standard and Clean Vehicle Discount, including the feebate mechanism, should rapidly accelerate the uptake of zero emissions vehicles in New Zealand. New Zealand should use Europe, not Australia, as the source of homologation vehicle standards in this Bill. International supply

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The European Commission has sent a formal communication [ 1 ] to the European Council and European Parliament, laying out the Commission’s recommendations to Council and Parliament on positions that the European Union should take during international climate change negotiations later this year in Copenhagen.

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