Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2009

Consideration should be given to including a component for research on CO2 capture from natural gas power plants. Symposium participants were provided three commissioned white papers on key issues in advance. Summary of symposium report.

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Coal MIT CO2 Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. Adapted from Tate et al. Click to enlarge. kg of CO 2 per kWh.

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PHEV CO2 Hybrid Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

A recent white paper by Leslie Bromberg of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Wai K. A bridging option is to use methanol derived from natural gas, with a CO2 intensity that is no worse than conventional fuels. Resources. —Bromberg and Cheng. Bromberg and W.K.

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Transportation Fuel Coal Gasoline 257

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

Achieving this will require a transformation in Europe’s current transport system, the white paper notes. More resource-efficient vehicles and cleaner fuels are unlikely to achieve on their own the necessary cuts in emissions and they would not solve the problem of congestion. —Transport 2050.

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Transportation Emissions Fuel CO2 225