Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a new series of fuel-efficient gasoline engines that achieve improved thermal efficiency. liter gasoline engine in which Toyota is employing the Atkinson cycle—normally used in dedicated hybrid engines—and a compression ratio of 13.5:1. Click to enlarge. Low friction. liter engine.

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Gasoline Toyota Engine Fuel 273

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2012

Well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas emissions for in situ SAGD and surface mining pathways generated employing GHOST/TIAX/ GHGenius combination and comparison with SAGD, mining and conventional crude oil literature pathways (all results are on a HHV basis). 74% of WTW emissions in our oil sands pathways. Click to enlarge.

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Oil-Sands Oil Gas-Electric Emissions 287

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. The program guides the interested layperson through a selection of parameters: which type of engine should be used, gasoline-burning or diesel, for example, or one powered by natural gas, a fuel cell, or a battery.

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars 435

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2010

crop oils and animal fats) to non-ester biofuels—renewable fuels that are pure hydrocarbons indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts. To overcome these shortcomings, a novel technical approach based on high-temperature water chemistry, known as catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH), has been proposed.

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Oil Convert Water Conversion 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The new six-cylinder in-line gasoline engine M 256 features a 48 V electrical system. The M 256 is the first member of a new family of premium gasoline engines that have for the first time been systematically designed for electrification from the outset. Mercedes-Benz is investing a total of around €3 billion (US$3.3 Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Mercedes Engine Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Pyrolysis bio-oils are produced by the thermal decomposition of biomass by heating in the absence of oxygen at more than 500 °C; fast pyrolysis of biomass is much less expensive than biomass conversion technologies based on gasification or fermentation processes. The gasoline-range alcohols can be high-octane gasoline additives.

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Oil Convert Hydrogen Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2014

Volkswagen also has a modular gasoline engine toolkit, the MOB (Modularen Ottomotor Baukasten), which includes the new EA211 series. The MQB allows the integration of alternatives, for example, natural gas, hybrid and electric drives, in addition to the conventional gasoline and diesel power units. The dual oil and vacuum pump unit.

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Water 384

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. Cool Planet’s biogasoline blendstock is 100% compatible with pump gasoline. Often referred to as a “drop-in” fuel, reformate is an ingredient in gasoline and jet fuel that can be added during the regular refinery process. Source: Cool Planet.

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Conversion Renewable Water Gasoline 308

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oil sands.

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Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Oklahoma 253

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Gasoline Fluence 16V.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

Lifecycle GHG emissions of renewable gasoline from the IH 2 process (GTI RG) compared to petroleum gasoline and diesel. for GTI’s Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH 2 ) technology, which converts biomass directly into cellulosic gasoline and diesel hydrocarbon blendstocks. Property comparison.

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Diesel Production Gasoline Renewable 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Well-to-wheel GHG estimates for palm hydrotreated renewable diesel (HRD) fuel, with and without direct LUC, and diesel fuel included to enable comparisons. Algae have the potential to produce large volumes of fuel per unit area of production on marginal lands using saline water unsuitable for food crops. Credit: ACS, Vasudevan et al.

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MIT Oil Water Minneapolis 250

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

CO 2 emissions of the C 180 in comparison to its predecessor [t/car]. Over the entire lifecycle of the C 180, the lifecycle analysis yields a primary energy consumption of 521 gigajoules (corresponding to the energy content of around 16,000 liters of gasoline); an environmental input of approx. Source: Mercedes-Benz. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes CO2 2007 MPG 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2012

They found that electric vehicles (EVs) powered by the present European electricity mix offer a 10% to 24% decrease in global warming potential (GWP) relative to conventional diesel or gasoline vehicles assuming lifetimes of 150,000 km (93,206 miles). This has led to a general perception of EVs as an environmentally benign technology.

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Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Coal Gasoline 309

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Coskata process can produce more than 100 gallons of ethanol per ton of dry, ash-free biomass material at a cost competitive with expected gasoline prices—around $1.00 By comparison, the theoretical yield of ethanol from a dry ton of corn is 124.4 We will produce ethanol directly cost-competitive with gasoline.” —Wes

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Commercial Oil-Sands Water Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

To reduce fuel consumption, AMG is shortly to introduce efficiency-increasing engine-generator management as well as regulated oil and water pumps. From 2010 AMG will equip its vehicles with direct gasoline injection engines and with a stop-start function.

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2012 Mercedes Fuel 2008 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

Comparison of proposed Keystone XL route to previously proposed project segment. The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska.

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Climate Change Oil-Sands Nebraska Climate 250

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Comparison vehicle based on size and price: VW GTI S DATA: MSRP for both vehicles is $25,600 (before incentives and resale value). 64 to ‘fill up’ monthly Removing gasoline expenses is an excellent method to recover lost spending power during a recession, and driving an EV for five years will save you $8,939 on fuel expenditures.

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El Paso Electric Vehicles Vehicles South Dakota 84

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The hydrogen fuel cell in the FCEV acts to keep the battery charged, but can directly power the electric drive motor, similar to the function of a gasoline-powered range extender. The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy.

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Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. 2 Audi is also developing a gasoline-engine version of the Q7 e-tron specifically for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

The biomass waste will first be converted into pyrolysis oil and then upgraded to diesel. The process uses a new approach to upgrading pyrolysis bio oil and does not produce excessive by-products. The project will develop, test, and evaluate a new process for producing diesel from biomass pyrolysis oil. Lynntech Inc.,

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV).

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Virginia Fuel Hydrogen Gas-Electric 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

liter, four-cylinder engine of the new CLA 250 is a member of the BlueDIRECT family of gasoline engines, and was first applied in combination with exhaust-gas turbocharging and external high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation in the E 250 Coupé introduced last year ( earlier post ). Operation strategies on the characteristics map.

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Fuel Economy Mercedes Diesel Fuel 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

TFSI turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine introduced at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week is the first of the company’s EA888 Gen.3B TFSI is the first representative of direct-injection gasoline engines based on “right-sizing” rather than “down-sizing”. Audi’s new “rightsized” 2.0L 3 and delivers the power of the 1.8L

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Audi Exhaust Engine Gasoline-Electric 150

Plug In Partners

JULY 18, 2008

Take care of that 20% with a small, efficient gasoline engine that runs at its optimum speed. T here are a lot of facts and misstatements about Plug-Ins that circulate these days about water consumption, pollution, the need for new power plants, and the like. Why is fueling a PHEV from coal electricity better than gasoline ?

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EPRI Li-ion Ni-Li PHEV 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Transformation of the current approach to appliance standards to one based on full fuel cycle analysis will enable better comparison of different energy supply options in commercial and residential applications. Natural gas use in the transportation sector is likely to increase, with the primary benefit being reduced oil dependence.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2009

per liter gasoline equivalent ($1.37 – $2.16 per liter gasoline equivalent ($0.96 per liter gasoline equivalent ($0.96 Field-to-wheel CO 2 emissions and petroleum use for mature biorefinery scenarios relative to a conventional gasoline base case. Require modest volumes of process water. Laser et al.

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Emissions Gas Fuel 2009 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

turbocharged 4-cylinder direct-injected gasoline engine with a two-motor, 120 kW hybrid transmission; liquid-cooled 18.4 GM eliminated mechanical oil pumps on the system; the TPIM contains a 2 kW electric oil pump driver. Liquid cooling (water jackets next to each cell), allow battery modules to be packaged on their sides.

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Cadillac PHEV Volt Design 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

By comparison, gasoline shows full lifecycle GHG emissions of 88,764 gCO 2 eq/GJ in 2015, up 2.5% The total GHG reduction from corn ethanol (E100) compared to gasoline thus would be 54.9% For a 10% ethanol blend (E10), the fuel cycle reduction compared to gasoline could be 4.7% in 2015, compared to 39.0% in 2005 and 2.0%

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2005 2015 Emissions Production 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. Golf Comparisons. The turbocharged gasoline engine with its 10.5:1

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2011

Methanol-to-gasoline process flow diagram. The resulting methanol would be blended with crude and transported via the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to Valdez, where it would be extracted from the oil and processed via Methanol-to-Gasoline technology into gasoline. Gasoline could be delivered from Valdez at $2.65

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Alaska Gasoline Gas Trinidad 257

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Compared to a traditional flow battery of comparable size, it can store 15 to 25 as much energy, allowing for a battery system small enough for use in an electric vehicle and energy-dense enough to provide the range and the speedy refill of a gasoline-powered vehicle. There is only so much salt you can dissolve in a glass of water.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 million bpd in 2010 to 6.5 million bpd in 2012 and 7.5 million bpd by mid-2013. million bpd.

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Oil-Sands Nebraska Oil Montana 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

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Audi Plug-in Plug Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Whereas future US gasoline demand is expected to be flat for the next 20 years, diesel fuel demand is expected to grow, necessitating changes in refinery operations. One negative consequence of this approach is that the three trucks may never be tested using a common cycle for comparison. Recommendation 3-4. Navistar, Inc. Finding 8-6.

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