Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Our research partnership with RBC will enable us to conduct a more in-depth analysis of EV costs in comparison with internal combustion engine vehicles by considering vehicle type, user behavior, and where the vehicle is purchased and operated.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2019

The researchers started by analyzing the economics of hydrogen-, nitrogen-, and carbon-based fuels made by carbon-neutral pathways in a post-fossil world in which only water, air, and renewable electricity are available for fuel synthesis. Source-to-tank cost comparison of carbon-neutral transportation fuels.

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Delaware Fuel Hydrogen Vehicles 370

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

The vehicle is already available to order for customers in this configuration. The energy gained when braking is fed back into the batteries of the eActros, and is then once more available for driving. The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons.

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Mercedes Battery Powered Batteries Battery 418

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Scaling up the production of what we call green hydrogen is a priority for researchers around the world because it offers a carbon-free way to store electricity from any source. Green hydrogen is a carbon-free method that uses an electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. Choubisa et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

In 2018, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,677 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, or 5,903 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents after accounting for sequestration from the land sector. The inventory also calculates carbon dioxide emissions that are removed from the atmosphere by sinks—e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically credited within a product lifecycle, the boundary effectively excludes vehicle end-use CO 2 emissions. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge. —DeCicco 2013. A hierarchy for reducing CO 2 from transportation.

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Climate Carbon CO2 Emissions 273

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The heating concept is based on a film that is coated with a very thin layer of conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs). This would make the production process considerably more economical, particularly in comparison to wire-based solutions, Sahakalkan said.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. We need both a policy like a carbon tax and to put more R&D money into renewables.

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Chicago MIT Tax Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2020

The comparison was made with the previous-generation Wrangler Unlimited, as powered by its only available engine—FCA’s award-winning 3.6-liter The new Wrangler’s performance was measured as equipped with the available 270-horsepower, 2.0-liter In addition, the new-generation Wrangler Unlimited is available with a 3.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

Carbon-neutral fuels are needed for sustainable transportation to overcome the range and recharge limitations of batteries and the scale limitations of biofuels. An alternative approach to hydrogen distribution infrastructure in transportation is using hydrogen-rich fuels based on carbon or nitrogen. … —Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

They found that, on a life cycle basis in comparison to gasoline, the direct to ethanol technology can provide a 67% to 87% reduction in carbon footprint on an energy equivalent basis for initial ethanol concentrations (given in weight percent) ranging from 0.5% MJ/MJEtOH down to 0.20 g CO 2 e/MJEtOH down to 12.3 wt % to 5 wt %.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. —Report to Congress on Black Carbon. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Congress EPA Carbon Emissions 252

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

A new study analyzing data from the 29 states and District of Columbia with mandatory RPS policies finds that the policies come at a high cost to consumers and are inefficient in reducing carbon emissions. The paper estimates that this increased renewable generation reduced the carbon intensity (i.e., —Michael Greenstone.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

GTI—available since spring this year—is the latest addition to the EA211 range of engines. As a comparison point, in 1976, the first Golf GTI delivered 140 N·m at 5,000 rpm.) The 85 kW / 115 PS 1.0 TSI in the up! TSI version of the up! From 2,000 rpm, the 1.0 The maximum torque remains constant up to 3,500 rpm.

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2018 Engine International Exhaust 305

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Carbon Personal Store Emissions 150

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. Barrett (2013) Global Civil Aviation Black Carbon Emissions. Credit: ACS, Stettler et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

The focus of the project is to demonstrate how a standardized data hub can track the carbon costs of transport at the consignment level. The project will develop a demonstration application using information required for carbon tracking.

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Transportation Cost Of Carbon Fusion 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Fraunhofer says that Lithium-sulfur batteries are the most promising choice for future energy storage systems, with novel materials such as nanostructured carbon/sulfur composite cathodes, solid electrolytes and alloy-based anodes expected to enhance significantly the cell’s performance.

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Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Sodium 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

SwRI’s novel technology decreases NO x and carbon dioxide emissions for diesel engines by significantly reducing undesirable deposit formation in exhaust systems. SwRI’s CAT-DEF technology is currently available to license. —Wheeler et al. —SwRI Research Scientist Dr. Grant Seuser, one of CAT-DEF’s principal investigators.

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Diesel Emissions Exhaust Engine 284

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The addendum reaffirms the study’s findings that LNG demonstrates carbon emissions reductions of up to 21% compared to current oil-based marine fuels across the entire life cycle from Well-to-Wake (WtW).

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Mariner Fuel Alternative Fuels Canada 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Comparison of engine indicated efficiency with three different combustion approaches (PFI SI, ECDI SI and HPDI) for H2 with a diesel reference under full load operation. The models indicate NO x emissions can be managed with EGR and commercially available Urea-SCR NO x exhaust aftertreatment technology. Source: Westport/AVL.

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Fuel Hydrogen Exhaust Emissions 221

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Praj Industries and Gevo announced that Gevo’s proprietary isobutanol technology will now be available for licensing to processors of sugarcane juice and molasses. In addition to being a lower carbon alternative, ATJ also offers performance advantages such as lower particulates, low sulfur content and a lower freezing point.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

An 80% reduction in US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 has been generally established as the de facto required domestic contribution to stabilizing global concentrations at low to medium levels, that is, 450 and 550 ppm carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 -equiv).

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2014

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a nanocrystalline copper material that produces multi-carbon oxygenates (ethanol, acetate and n-propanol) with up to 57% Faraday efficiency at modest potentials (–0.25?volts The challenge was to find a cathode that would reduce carbon monoxide to ethanol instead of reducing water to hydrogen.

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Conversion 300

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2017

However, because Foothill Transit operates its BEB and CNG bus fleets differently, the efficiency results presented are not an apples-to-apples comparison. An apples-to-apples comparison of fuel cost—i.e., CNG buses generate Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits, although not as many as electric vehicles do. gge for CNG.

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Plug N Drive

JANUARY 14, 2021

This tool provides Canadians with a true understanding of how much money they can save and how much they can reduce their carbon footprint by switching to an EV.”. Find Your EV Match is available online at ev.plugndrive.ca. “We know that EVs are cheaper to drive and better for the environment, but everyone’s situation is different.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

On average, human activities put out in just three to five days the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide that volcanoes produce globally each year, according to Terrance Gerlach of the US Geological Survey (USGS). The article is publicly available for download. —Terrance Gerlach. In US tons—i.e., 24 14 June 2011.

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Emissions CO2 Indonesia Carbon 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Electrochemical performance of the modified hollow carbon nanofiber cathode. (a) b) Comparison of cycling performance at C/2 with and without the PVP modification. The new capacity fading mechanism relates to the detachment of lithium sulfide from the carbon surface during the discharge process. Credit: ACS, Zheng et al.

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Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Polymer 334

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2018

l/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions: 198-184 g/km) is available from €69,496. The efficiency is increased by the higher burning rate in comparison with the previous omega combustion bowl. The GLE 350 d 4MATIC with an output of 200 kW (272 hp) and 600 N·m of torque (combined fuel consumption: 7.5-6.9

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Diesel Mercedes SUV Exhaust 326

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

For vehicles for which an eco-mode was available, the eco-mode was used. When operating on the mid-level ethanol blend, the measured vehicles, on average, had lower emission rates of carbon monoxide and particles with little to no changes in other measured emissions. The study was commissioned by the Urban Air Initiative.

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Vehicles Emissions North Carolina Gasoline 284

Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Liebherr L 507 E compact wheel loaders were announced last summer, and have been available for order since October. In short, by adopting more electric assets, construction companies can enhance their job site productivity while significantly reducing their carbon footprint. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Battery Powered Electric Electrical Fleet 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2019

In comparison to the predecessor, the new OM 654 diesel engine range reduces emissions and fuel consumption while also optimizing noise and vibration comfort. From autumn 2019, a manual transmission will be available. The OM 654 model engine replaces the previously used OM 651 engines with the same power rating.

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Mercedes Diesel Engine Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Rare-earths (REs) are key components for the transition to a greener energy profile and low carbon society. The elements turn out to be of limited availability in the market, due to the supply-demand issues, exponential price rises, or geopolitics, which has led to a focus on the exploration of secondary sources for RE reclamation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A gas diffusion layer without any catalysts was used as the baseline air electrode for comparison. Inspired by the tetrapod structures of a breakwater, the novel material for electrodes is created from affordable melamine foam and carbon black. They carbonized this product and extracted it with sulfuric acid. Source: Lee et al.

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Fuel Batteries Battery Carbon 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Researchers at Wakayama University in Japan have produced a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas by irradiating a mixture of carbon powder and distilled water with intense nanosecond laser pulses at room temperature. The carbon or charcoal powders were dispersed in distilled water at a ratio of 25.8 —Akimoto et al.

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Water Hydrogen Carbon Gas 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Its unique shape and structure provide different application opportunities from standard carbon additives. Specifically, graphene’s unique properties help to balance the overall electronic and ionic conductivity of lithium-ion battery cells that could not be achieved with other carbon additives, the company said.

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Lithium Ion Energy Batteries Battery 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

Comparison of gravimetric and volumetric energy densities for four different types of 2016 coin cells. Carbon fluoride batteries have been around since the 1970s, featuring high energy density, high temperature performance, and shelf life. Source: Contour. Click to enlarge.

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