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BMW provides an update on waste heat recovery projects; Turbosteamer and the Thermoelectric Generator

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with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Click to enlarge.

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T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

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A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 l/100 km (37.3

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Green Motorsports: IndyCar Switches to Cleaner Cars & Fuel

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IndyCar will make the switch to hybrid gasoline-electric engines with the 2024 race season, joining F1 and IMSA , two race series that already use hybrid systems. This fuel consists of a blend of second-generation ethanol derived from sugarcane waste and other biofuels. Environmentally friendly car racing: an oxymoron?

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How Old Cars Get Recycled from Start to Finish

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Do you make an effort to recycle food waste, plastics, batteries, and so on? If you’re worried about how your car will eventually be disposed of, fear no more – it’ll likely be turned into scrap metal by the auto recycling industry. When we say “junk car,” that could mean a lot of different things. Here’s how it works.

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

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Tesla Supercharger (Source: Tesla) Many EV drivers carry over habits from driving gasoline cars when they charge EVs, but that leads to wasted time, inconvenience, and range anxiety, according to a new study. Refueling with gasoline takes only a few minutes, and one has to drive to or stop at a gas station.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 12, 2024. To make enough hydrogen, it plans megawatt-scale electrolyzers plus Waste-to-Hydrogen and Plastic-to-Hydrogen innovations. How much money will EV ownership save versus ownership of a gasoline vehicle?

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Massachusetts sets state GHG emissions limit for 2020 at 25% below 1990 levels, releases plan with additional measures, including Pay As You Drive auto insurance

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Included among these is a pilot program for Pay As You Drive auto insurance, intended to incent reduction in vehicle miles travelled (VMT). New policies outlined in the report include: Clean Car Consumer Incentives. Pay As You Drive (PAYD) Auto Insurance Pilot. and costs for gasoline, accidents, and. Transportation.