Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In comparison, traditional retail sales decreased by 10.1%. Census Bureau ), and Consumer Price Index (from the U.S. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. compared with second-quarter sales of 2019.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In comparison, the corresponding percentage in 2000 was only 0.9%. Bureau of the Census (e-commerce and traditional retail sales), Proquest (population), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. E-commerce sales in the United States in 2019 amounted to 11.0%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Fujitsu have applied quantum-inspired computing to find the promising, previously unexplored chemical family of Ru-Cr-Mn-Sb-O 2 as acidic oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for hydrogen production.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. Like prismatic cells, lithium prices play a small role in the cost of NMC and NCA cylindrical cells. A more than 200% increase in the price of lithium carbonate leads to a less than 10% increase in the cost per kWh for each of the cell configurations considered.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The paper will illustrate how, using the method developed at DSD, future EV powertrains can be better optimized and protected against uncertain global trends in technology development and commodity prices. Our system approach to the design of EV powertrains helps to future-proof them against the uncertainties that lie ahead.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Comparison of the discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency of MPSPs/PPAN anodes at various ratios versus cycle number. MPSP with pyrolyzed PAN (PPAN) costs $0.024 A -1 h -1 , which is competitive with existing graphitic carbon anodes, which is priced at $0.013 A -1 h -1. Thakur et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 Our goal is to enable hyper-efficient hybrid vehicles to meet consumer needs for a 500-mile driving range, lower vehicle prices, full-size utility, improved highway performance and very low operating costs. Source: MSU. Click to enlarge. Norbert Müller.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). —“Total Cost of Ownership”. Depreciation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2016

The cost comparison is with respect to a Euro 5 baseline. The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in partnership with CPT, Ford, EALABC, Faurecia, the University of Nottingham, RedDeer, and Provector, and is supported by Innovate UK. Attribute analysis presented in SIA paper. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study. Among their findings:??. —Bruce Belzowski.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. Because of greater supply and cheaper prices, natural gas usage has surged, with an attendant 2.6%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Propylene price volatility and environmental sustainability have motivated a search for alternative pathways using bio-derived feedstocks such as glycerol and glutamic acid. Historically, acrylonitrile prices have been volatile due to ties to propylene prices. Karp et al. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

A January 2023 study from the University of Michigan found that “more than half of the lowest-income U.S. car buyers can comparison-shop among more than a dozen EV models with sticker prices under $40k for the 2023 model year. households (an estimated 8.3 Meanwhile, the cost of EVs continues to go down.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2016

Rice University researchers have determined a more effective way to use natural gas to reduce climate-warming emissions would be in the replacement of existing coal-fired power plants and fuel-oil furnaces rather than burning it in cars and buses. However, residential uses and exports of natural gas were not considered in those comparisons.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). Michael Sivak also incudes information for current gasoline-powered internal combustion engines as a baseline comparison.

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EV Match

JANUARY 11, 2021

Do you look at the price of gasoline every time you pull into a gas station? In February 2020, the national average price of gas was $2.44 For this comparison, we use the price of regular. For cost comparisons, we use an oil-change window of 7,500 miles. Electric vehicles are much cheaper to operate and maintain.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

In a similar way, the full breadth of impacts attributable to conventional gasoline production, such as natural resource consumption and hazardous pollutant emissions, must also be considered in order to make balanced comparisons to biofuels. This study highlighted the environmental impacts of corn ethanol in comparison with gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The first signs of a green revolution in the shareholder-investors universe are there, as investors have forced Dutch oil and gas major Shell to officially change its strategy, investing in more renewable energy and energy storage. The latter is partly caused by “global warming constraints” and lower oil prices in general.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Tesla’s high-powered V3 Supercharger offers 250 kW for comparison. A study from the University of California Berkley that found that only 72.5% was founded in 2020 and operates at a fixed monthly price per EV charging station, it said. They are not as powerful as the Tesla Superchargers as they only offer 22 kW of power.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. But in 2015, the average price of oil was about $49 per barrel.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

These vehicles have received universal praise, but their starting price of around $80k puts them out of reach of many. Given that Rivian owns the event space inside the theater, it wouldn’t need to get a special exception to use public land, so it could still be planning to use the ample space inside the venue for a launch instead.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

Scientists at the University of Delaware are developing a new low-cost material for hydrogen storage—carbonized chicken feathers (CCFF)—that they say could meet the DOE requirements for hydrogen storage and are competitive with carbon nanotubes and metal hydrates at a tiny fraction of their cost. Wool, University of Delaware.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

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.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Even with CCS, the liquid product costs are comparable to recent crude oil prices. For a liquids-only configuration, CCS is a cheaper option when the CO 2 price exceeds $12/tonne. Source: Mantripragada and Rubin.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2017

2-Hydroxytetrahydropyran (2-HY-THP) is the key reaction pathway intermediate that allows for a decrease in the minimum selling price of 1,5-PD. Comparison of costs and MSPs for the DHH pathway with the direct hydrogenolysis pathway. Source: Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Karnowski recalled a vehicle-image project by Stanford University researcher Timnit Gebru that identified 22 million cars from Google Street View images, classifying them into more than 2,600 categories (such as make and model) and then correlating them with demographic data. Price, and T. —Thomas Karnowski. Karnowski, R.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

Foundational steps toward such alignment would include a common set of test cycles and test payload weights, which would serve to define universal measures of vehicle performance. Differing test methods do not preclude program alignment but may reduce the validity of cross-region comparisons. Test cycles. Stringency.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In practice the Hyperloop’s ability to compete with airlines is going to be driven by a combination of price of tickets and travel time. Price, in turn, will be substantially impacted by energy costs for transporting passengers in the Hyperloop. More on that in a future article. Article Source: [link].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2010

Despite this potential, the production capacity for microalgae is presently limited in comparison to land-based energy crops. billion, implying an average market price for microalgae of 250/kg dry biomass. The perspective by René H. Wijffels and Maria J. The algal biomass can be converted to biogas through anaerobic fermentation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The researchers focused mainly on the favorable cost-performance comparisons between their sodium-ion battery and lithium. X-ray measurements were carried out at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL), a national user facility operated by Stanford University on behalf of the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Comparison of current federal subsidy to base case assumptions showing lifetime fuel savings (HomeEve charging scenario). An EPA estimate based on the Chevy Volt’s reported efficiency is also included for comparison. gal saved) pays prices substantially higher than US oil premium estimates of $0.37/gal gal ($0.08–$0.96/gal).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2018

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes or modified graphene nanoribbons may be suitable replacements for platinum for fast oxygen reduction, the key reaction in fuel cells that transform chemical energy into electricity, according to Rice University researchers. If price is a consideration, it would certainly be competitive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

The fuel saving achieved by the air hybrid is about 80% of that of a full electric hybrid, but the price-performance ratio is “ distinctly better ”, according to the research team. 2009) Simulation of a Pneumatic Hybrid Powertrain with VVT in GT-Power and Comparison with Experimental Data (SAE 2009-01-1323 , not yet published).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The consumer value has to be greater than the market price. As a point of comparison, the California ARB ZEV regulation is mandating 15% compliant new production by 2025. One thing missing this morning was a discussion of the consumer. The only solutions that will scale will be the ones that people want. —Larry Burns.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The total product yield can be adjusted depending on market values of the chemical feedstocks and the relative prices of the hydrogen and biomass, the researchers said. In comparison, increasing the H/C eff ratio of pyrolysis oil from 0 to 1.4 Credit: Science , Vispute et al. Click to enlarge. requires 11.7

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

For instance, Alexandre Milovanoff at the University of Toronto and his colleagues’ research (which is described in depth in a recent Spectrum article ) demonstrates the U.S. 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.

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