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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. In comparison to yeast fermentation for ethanol production, microalgae accumulate oils as intracellular products.

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Electric vehicles score big with enhanced savings over petrol

My Energi

In direct comparison, filling up the tank of a petrol vehicle to the same level would set you back by an astonishing £46.40 – that’s 13.85p per mile! This impressive drop in charging costs reinforces the multitude of reasons to embrace electric over more traditional petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. Since I was attending the Detroit Auto Show, I could replicate my UK trip for comparison.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

I can understand the need for maintaining capital cost parity with an equivalent diesel tractor. The Cellestial team thinks that the battery has enough juice to do 1.5 The only other product that they have for comparison is the Sonalika tractor. My biggest concern is battery capacity. to 3 hours of hard labour.

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How does leasing an electric car work?

Drive Electric

It was only around 15 years ago that EVs could barely travel 50 miles before running out of juice. This is in contrast to petrol and diesel cars, which will have progressively lower resale values as we move towards 2030 when new sales will be banned. We suggest using comparison sites to find an insurance provider to suit your needs.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models.

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