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Building Better Batteries: NanoeXa Uses Quantum Simulation Software to Deliver Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Materials
At the recent ARPA-E Energy Summit in Washington DC, Green Car Congress had a chance to talk with Dr. NanoeXa , a designer and manufacturer of advanced Lithium-ion battery materials for a range of applications, is using its Quantum Simulation Software (QSS)—based on a quantum-simulated database of materials including structures and properties, and a simulation engine—rapidly to identify and then to deliver improved lithium-ion battery materials. NanoeXa has licensed key materials technologies from Argonne National Lab ( earlier post ), and develops enhanced and more affordable
Green Car Congress - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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ABC altered evidence against Toyota on recalls? Not even the half of it
After days of questions about whether ABC altered evidence in an important report the TV station ran on the Toyota 'unintended acceleration' recalls, and seized upon by Congress, were 'doctored', finally an answer. Before Congress experts questioned the entire premise put forth by David W. Purely seeking drama for ratings? Turns out the automaker used fake footage to dramatize their story, as Gawker.com states was used to "make it look scarier."(tip
Hybrid Car Blog - Monday, March 8, 2010
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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation
If Congress establishes a GHG emission cap-and-trade program, only sources not covered by the cap could generate offsets. Although Congress could address GHG emissions with alternative policies—e.g., CRS Report RL33800 , Water Quality Issues in the 110 th Congress: Oversight and Implementation, Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. PDF version
Green Car Congress - Saturday, March 6, 2010
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  • Scrappage Scheme Moving Forward in US Congress
    Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey, Chairman Emeritus John D. Dingell, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Congressman Jay Inslee, and Congressman Bart Stupak reached an agreement on a “Cash for Clunkers” scrappage program. The agreement is based on H.R.
    Green Car Congress - Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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  • Bill in US Congress to Boost Natural Gas Vehicles
    US Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK-02), Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT-01), Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK-01) have introduced a bill to expand the use of natural gas as an alternative to conventional transportation fuel. Provisions of the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act, or NAT GAS Act (H.R. 1835)
    Green Car Congress - Thursday, April 2, 2009
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  • Ethanol Producers Group Calls for Congress to Repeal International Indirect Land Use Provision in RFS2
    Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy , responded to the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) peer review study of the proposed international land use change (ILUC) provision in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) rule ( earlier post ) by calling for Congress either  to repeal the ILUC provision or to require a review by the National Academy of Sciences. That’s why we need Congress to act today to pass legislation either repealing this flawed concept, or adopting the provision recently passed by the House of Representatives to require a thorough review by the National
    Green Car Congress - Saturday, August 8, 2009
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  • BMW looks into waste heat recovery
    At the SAE 2009 World Congress, it presented an analysis of two basic configurations of the Rankine cycle applied to a thermodynamic heat recovery system in a four cylinder combustion engine. Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news Rankine cycle SAE World Congress 2009 waste heat recovery syste BMW is looking into ways to maximise waste heat recovery in vehicles with two pathways being explored - thermoelectric and thermodynamic. It has found, through bench test measurements that waste heat recovery can provide an additional power output of around 10 per cent.
    Green Cars News - Sunday, May 3, 2009
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  • BIO Asks Congress Not To Subject Biofuels To Double Jeopardy
    When it comes to climate change legislation, Congress has focused a great deal of attention on stationary emission sources, such as coal-fired power plants. Climate change legislation should not subject biofuels to double jeopardy in greenhouse gas emission regulation, since they are already regulated under the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). BIO released a letter to Sen.
    Green Car Congress - Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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  • Political leadership? Congress set to offer up another $1/2 billion for hybrid research
    On top of that, if a Committee OK on hybrid research passes through Congress, another $590 million will go to hybrid research. Tags: gas prices Congress Hybrid Vehicle 1 million and counting Between automakers, their banks, suppliers etc. the government is into the US auto industry for $100 billion+. Additionally, the government
    Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, July 30, 2009
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  • FEV, Inc. and Raser to Unveil Hummer H3 Range-Extended Electric Vehicle at SAE World Congress
    will unveil the Hummer H3 Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) demonstrator at the upcoming 2009 SAE World Congress (Detroit, Michigan, 20-24 April). The unveiling of the H3 ReEV comes one year after FEV and Raser first showed the technology as a concept at last year’s World Congress. FEV, Inc., FEV partnered with Utah-based Raser Technologies (Raser) in the development of the H3 ReEV, the first vehicle equipped with Raser’s range-extended electric vehicle technology.(
    Green Car Congress - Monday, April 13, 2009
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  • House investigation set to ban SUVs!
    More important, why, for decades, has Congress willingly allowed the SUV rollover cover-up to continue? For the past few weeks Congress has taken numerous opportunities to slam Toyota and the NTHSA. What about Congress? Nonetheless, for decades, Congress Time to start saving lives? Finally!
    Hybrid Car Blog - Monday, March 1, 2010
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  • Japan is incentivizing hybrids, the US guzzlers
    Congress set to pass cash for clunkers next week? Hybrid cars have never been hotter in Japan. Tags: Congress Hybrid Vehicle It started with the Honda Insight and the new Toyota Prius is primed for explosive sales as well. While these two not new hybrids are reason enough for a hybrid sales spike, Japan has helped the hybrid cause by providing tax incentives for consumers to buy hybrids.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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  • Energy Independence: An American joke
    However, as popular as President Obama is today, even he couldn't push such an idea through Congress. Tags: Congress Foreign Oil Dependenc Can the US auto industry end America's foreign energy dependence? Chrysler isn't paying back $7 billion that the government lent to the automaker to stay out of bankruptcy. GM is losing billions by the week.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, May 7, 2009
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