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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The PHEVLER battery provides the electric fuel when the vehicle is driven, and then becomes an electric storage resource for the power grid whenever the vehicle is parked and plugged in for charging. [ 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [ braunii - Green Car Congress 07 April 2016. [

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Alabama will be ‘first to mass produce green cars’ says HK Motors

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Initial production of all model lines will see a capacity to produce a massive 300,000 vehicles, while creating more than 5,000 jobs, taking Alabama to the fore of green car production. By utilizing natural gas, HK Motors says it is tapping into an abundant, exceptionally clean, and surprisingly affordable resource.

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Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

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Generally, any alternative energy form that can help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and limit our reliance on fossil fuels is well-received. Further worries include the impact on water resources. Aren’t biofuels climate friendly? There are concerns too about soil erosion and deforestation.

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Nissan announces green programme progression

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Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

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Ford experiments with recyclable material

Green Cars News

Tests have also shown that liquid wood is highly recyclable because the material can be reprocessed around five times and the overall CO2 balance is almost neutral. Currently, around 290 parts are derived from renewable resources. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news liquid wood recyclable materials.

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Appeal for hybrid bus funding

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DME is considered an ultra clean burning diesel fuel replacement as it does not produce any particulate emissions and can be manufactured at a low cost from a number of resources, including stranded natural gas, coal and biomass.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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According to the findings, the six key greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydroflurocarbons (HFCs), perflurocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) - threaten the welfare of both current and future generations. The findings will now go to public comment.

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