article thumbnail

Proof-of-principle of cost-effective methane cracking technology for H2 production without CO2; 50% cleaner than SMR, comparable to electrolysis

Green Car Congress

CO 2 emissions from the ammonia industry alone amount to approximately 200 million tons per year—by comparison, Germany generates around 800 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. Alternatively, black carbon can be stored away, using procedures that are much simpler, safer and cheaper than the storing of carbon dioxide.

Cleaner 150
article thumbnail

Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

Green Car Congress

In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor. The inlet design and sound-absorbing material in the air cleaner prevent air column resonance. The resulting air released from the system is cleaner than the intake air.

Toyota 448
article thumbnail

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

Green Car Congress

The comparison to the electric vehicle is based on estimates which factor in the CO 2 emissions resulting from fuel production, with the DME-powered vehicle figure calculated from the use of renewable energy to generate the DME fuel, and the electric vehicle figure calculated from electricity generated from renewable resources.

Ford 150
article thumbnail

The environmental impact of electric cars

Drive Electric

This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel. This will allow the grid to draw renewable energy from cars and vans which are plugged in, with their batteries replenished when energy is cleaner at off-peak times. That’s why the UK Government has banned the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.

article thumbnail

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

Aqua Metals has developed a process that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective. But the start of a cleaner way of recycling is that you grind them up and separate the materials, and you create this material called black mass, which looks like a black sandy material.

article thumbnail

Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

Get Electric Vehicle

Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells. The battery pack stores electrical energy and supplies power to the electric motor. This comparison accounts only for electricity from coal-based power plants.

article thumbnail

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. Just accounting for miles driven , however, BEVs cars and trucks appear cleaner than ICE equivalents nearly everywhere in the U.S.