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Green Motorsports: IndyCar Switches to Cleaner Cars & Fuel

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KERS is where kinetic energy, which is present in the waste heat created by the car’s braking process, is stored and converted into power that can be called upon to boost acceleration. 100% Renewable Race Fuel. The fuel will be comprised of 100% renewable feedstocks. Environmentally friendly car racing: an oxymoron?

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Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy

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This is relevant to EVs specifically because their carbon footprint keeps getting better with a greener energy mix relying more on renewable sources. Solar panels on a Walmart store While drivers of gasoline cars may be in for some relief, it’s unclear if that will also be the case for EV drivers. gas prices to average $3.38

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. In the recently concluded first phase of the fleet test, the cars were driven roughly 150,000 kilometers (93,000 miles). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.). It features a 1.8-liter,

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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

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Renewables curbed emissions rise in 2023 The bad news is that energy-related emissions rose in 2023. It was a combination of strong renewables deployment, coal-to-gas switching, energy efficiency improvements, and softer industrial production that drove the decline in advanced economies’ emissions, reports the IEA. Get started here. –

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Ford and Resideo to conduct V2H energy management pilot – Charged EVs

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It will also assess how coordination between the battery and the thermostat can leverage cleaner energy from the grid if renewable energy is readily available. Source: Ford The post Ford and Resideo to conduct V2H energy management pilot – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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PNNL team develops onboard fuel separation technology to enable octane-on-demand for improved fuel economy

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The materials are also effective for separating butanol, a promising high-octane renewable fuel component. When a car burns gas while sitting at a stop light or idling at the curb, it’s wasting the valuable high-octane fuel better used for acceleration. Make no mistake, anytime you increase the complexity of the auto, it’s a barrier.

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EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest

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And unlike gasoline cars, EVs will keep getting cleaner as the grid shifts to renewable energy sources. The post EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.