Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

Algal biomass can be converted to advanced biofuels that offer promising alternatives to petroleum-based diesel and jet fuels. However, barriers related to algae cultivation, harvesting, and conversion to fuels and products need to be overcome to achieve the Department’s target of $3/gge for advanced algal biofuels by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. FedEx and our suppliers have demonstrated that converted hybrids are a viable, lower-cost option compared to purchasing new hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

However, they currently operate using ethanol fuel, converted into hydrogen and carbon monoxide prior to entering the fuel cell in a process called reforming. Developments from the project may be useful for other energy conversion technologies, such as ammonia production and high-temperature direct liquid fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The generation system uses sunlight to convert natural gas and water into hydrogen and capture the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to prevent carbon emissions. STARS converts a record-setting 70% of solar energy into chemical energy. Earlier post.). These chemicals trap and use the carbon that would otherwise be emitted.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. SDG&E is a regulated public utility that services San Diego and southern Orange counties. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The company will immediately convert buses in nine markets to 20% biodiesel (B20) as a first step toward the company's goal of converting its entire bus fleet to B20 over the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

This project includes $150,000 in match funding from San Diego Gas & Electric. Anaergia Services of Carlsbad received $395,121 to demonstrate a process which will convert green waste into renewable natural gas. The conversion process will also produce biochar, a soil amendment that can be used for agricultural purposes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc., This new relationship with Sapphire Energy complements other Phillips 66 renewable fuels collaborations in academia and other sectors to convert a range of sustainable feedstocks into transportation fuels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

New Leaf, located in San Diego, collects used cooking oil from more than 1,500 restaurants and industrial kitchens and converts it into biodiesel. Users of New Leaf fuel include the US Navy, and the cities of San Diego, Oceanside and Chula Vista. million to 5 million gallons a year.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

We also caught up with conversion guru Abran Quevedo, aka ‘Mr. ’ At his classes in nearby San Diego, Mr. Q shows people how to do EV conversions in ten days flat. One of his latest conversions - a silver VW Bug - was at Kick Gas, along with its very happy owner, Vickie Randle. We’ll be there.

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2008 Gas San Diego ZeroTruck 100

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Wessels Reederei signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo regarding the conversion of three of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. The retrofit enables dual-fuel operation and is the first such conversion of its type. TOTE ro-ro conversion in the US. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

That’s the verdict of the third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-ins - SDG&E is a public utility that services San Diego and southern Orange counties. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars San Diego SDG&E.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles has leapt by more than 50 per cent from 172 to 264 after the company added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting existing models. The vehicles are expected to go into service in California, and primarily across San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles.

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 1, 2021

From there, he turned to an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)-to-electric conversion. “I I had it shipped to EV West in San Diego and they kept it for a year, converted it, and sent it back to me. This prompted White to construct three additional solar-powered GEMs, including a small truck. It was a great island vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. San Diego to San Francisco?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California). Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. High-Power Oak Ridge Converter (ORC) for Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) Applications, $750,000. Framatome Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles).

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. San Diego to San Francisco? Charlotte to Orlando? New York City to Toledo?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

The EM 2 is a modified version of General Atomics’ high-temperature, helium-cooled reactor and is capable of converting used nuclear fuel into electricity and industrial process heat, without conventional reprocessing. First generation EM 2 uranium starters (~12% U 235 ) initiate the conversion process. The core of the EM 2.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

REEACH projects seek to create innovative, cost-effective, and high-performance energy storage and power generation sub-systems for electric aircraft, with a focus on fuel-to-electric power conversion technologies. The proposed system is projected to operate in cruising phase of flight with a 66% energy conversion efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

The purpose of the study, reported in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , was to determine whether AlcoMix,the probable outcome of the thermochemical conversion of biomass using Fischer–Tropsch chemistry with synthesis gas, might be a suitable replacement for ethanol in fuel blending as an antiknock blending component for spark-ignited engines.

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Fuel San Diego Gasoline Austria 239

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel. converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or. The team will. field trials.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Algae biomass can be converted to advanced biofuels that offer promising alternatives to petroleum-based diesel and jet fuels. However, barriers related to algae cultivation, harvesting, and conversion to fuels and products need to be overcome to achieve the Department’s target of $3 per gge for advanced algal biofuels by 2030.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

Earlier this month, Volkswagen and Eaton executives met with a small group of journalists at the VW Electronics Research Laboratory in Belmont, California, to discuss VW’s partnership with Eaton on AC and DC charging, followed by a broader conversation about VW’s plans for vehicle electrification over the next several years. Click to enlarge.

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