Cars That Think

JULY 28, 2022

We are told that “much of the world is trending towards plant-based eating,” and it is expected that the global demand for that diet will nearly quintuple between 2016 and 2026. Half a century is surely plenty of time to discern a trend, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has the relevant data.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will partner with Johnson Matthey, a global specialty chemicals company, in a five-year, $7-million effort to produce economically drop-in gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from non-food biomass feedstocks.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2024

The processes will be integrated into what already happens in conventional global procurement cycles. Two entities in particular have shown promise as potential sandbox partners: an agency representing the European Union and a consortium of local government councils in the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2011

The Deloitte survey found global consumer interest in EVs is high. In the United States, 12% of respondents indicate they would be a potential “first mover” when it comes to adopting an electric vehicle—with an additional 42% saying they “might be willing to consider” purchasing or leasing an electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2015

Currently, maritime transport carries about 90% of all international trade and accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Beyond Singapore, the Group has strategic operations in Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the US. Copyright: A*STAR. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. John Formisano, vice president, Global Vehicles, FedEx Express.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 15, 2024

Photo credit: Florenc.Elezi / Shutterstock.com In a recent global survey conducted by Maison Law, a personal injury law firm based in Fresno, California, the levels of trust and comfort with autonomous vehicles were explored across different countries. Conversely, the United States, Japan, and South Korea demonstrated lower levels of trust.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Americans are much less likely than consumers in other major industrialized countries to purchase an electric vehicle or hybrid, largely because of concerns over access to charging stations away from home, according to a survey by global consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. GE Global Research (Niskayuna, New York). Utility Global (Houston, Texas). Johnson-Matthey (Cleveland, United Kingdom). Framatome Inc.

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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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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

The International Energy Agency predicts that EVs will make up more than 60 percent of vehicles sold globally by 2030. Parts of the world are already experiencing climate-change-related catastrophes, and governments around the world have pledged to act under the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The three-day symposium, which took place in Germany this past summer, included 30 chemists from China, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Scientists must seek more affordable, sustainable solutions to the global energy challenge by considering all the options.

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Cars That Think

JULY 26, 2023

Schneider: And from our earlier conversations, you told me about a class that you were teaching. It is part of global upcode that nations are allowed to spy on each other. And I had a small database construction company, but then gave it up when I went to law school and then graduate school on philosophy. I mean, it’s amazing.

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