Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). An all-electric fleet would reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 14.7 Earlier post.). Woody et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? The cost of that usually starting just below $1,000 or changing the faulty modules (28 modules in a pack) individually that is much cheaper.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2020

The process generates H 2 from natural gas or coal through steam reforming and combines it with N 2 , which has been separated from air by a cryogenic process, to form NH 3. C and pressures above 200 bar to be facile, and therefore the capital cost of plant and equipment is substantial. Generation 2.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. will receive $95,000 to research a gas stove burner that is 30% more efficient than conventional gas stove burners.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. First, it contains very little sulfur.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Currently, global production of low-carbon hydrogen is minimal, its cost is not yet competitive, and its use in promising sectors such as industry and transport remains limited—but there are encouraging signs that it is on the cusp of significant cost declines and widespread global growth, according the IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Cost of carbon abated for transport applications. Bio-methane retains all the attributes of natural gas, with the crucial advantage that the fuel is renewable, offering substantial Carbon Dioxide savings. Click to enlarge. Few other renewable vectors are as fungible, with so few demand-side constraints. Feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a special World Energy Outlook report on the production of unconventional gas—“ Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas ”—intended to help stakeholders to work together to address public concerns about the associated environmental and social impacts. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2015

review the use of GRMs for energy conversion in solar cells, thermoelectric devices, and fuel cells; and for energy storage in batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen production and storage. Owing to the GRMs intrinsic flexibility, we also envision applications such as wearable energy devices and energy harvesting from water or gas flows.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. The team’s approach uses a novel and low-cost heat-pump thermal storage system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

As commissioned by the Australian Government in 2010, the Garnaut Climate Change Review, led by Professor Ross Garnaut, has issued the first of a series of papers scheduled for this month and next updating the 2008 Climate Change Review. —2008 Climate Change Review. Earlier post.) The conclusions will only be.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2014

LCEBs are defined as vehicles producing at least 30% fewer lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than a current Euro-III-equivalent diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity. There is a difference in which technologies are of interest at this payback rate, with hybrid being more favored and gas the least (but still with some interest).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2011

up to 45%) depending on the extent to which renewable technology costs fall and possible constraints on deployment of low-carbon alternatives, according to the newly released Renewable Energy Review by the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC). Gas CCS may be particularly useful in providing flexible generation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

At the company’s Capital Markets Day 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sasol management said that the company will no longer pursue its proposed ) project in the US ( earlier post ) and furthermore will not invest in additional greenfields gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The US Department of Energy released its inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report (DOE-QTR)—an assessment of the Department’s energy technology research and development portfolios. The QTR frames 6 strategies to adress US energy challenges. Source: QTR. Click to enlarge. —QTR. Vehicle efficiency. fleets).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

TransCanada Corporation and ExxonMobil have reached an agreement to work together on an Alaska gas pipeline. The project has an initial forecasted capital cost of US$26 billion. Project map. Click to enlarge. TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC and subsidiaries of Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

Accordingly, the government has also launched a public consultation on a preferred hydrogen business model which, built on a similar premise to the offshore wind CfDs, is designed to overcome the cost gap between low carbon hydrogen and fossil fuels, helping the costs of low-carbon alternatives to fall quickly. 40-million (US$55.5-million)

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

These fuel economy levels are achieved based on a sustained 4%–6% annual reduction of fuel use per mile with incremental technology additions that do not compromise vehicle size or utility at an incremental cost of $800–$1,300 from 2025 to 2030. Previous costs of compliance have been greatly overestimated.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It is important to state that there are several technology paths to achieve these levels of emissions, and some of them can simultaneously lower greenhouse gas emissions, such that the NO x reductions do not compete with the CO 2 reductions. g/bhp-hr and lower tailpipe NNO x Ox levels over the composite FTP certification cycle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Green reviewed the role clean diesel vehicles play in the current vehicle fleet by analyzing the total cost of ownership of diesels and comparing it to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. Similar to the three-year comparisons, five-year estimated fuel costs for diesel vehicles are less than those of comparable gas versions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. 2009 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Review. Four external experts—Dr.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

The wide swing depends on achieving further technical success with the development of hydrogen vehicle technology resulting in lower costs, Greene said. In the excerpt from the study presented at the Review, Dr. Greene noted H 2 prices ranging from $2.0/gallon David Greene, DOE 2012 Merit Review).

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Slashing gas storage facilities. As this shows we are reliant of Gas for 50% of our electricity generation. Plus, most of the heating in homes and offices is gas. We are reliant on gas big time. This is turn begs the question where does gas come from and what have we done to ensure a safe and reliable supply.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2010

However, the two conclude in their review, substantial advances in catalyst, electrolyte, and reactor design are needed to enable CO 2 utilization via electrochemical conversion a technology that can help address climate change and shift society to renewable energy sources. Current research efforts in the electrochemical conversion of CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 9, 2024

In terms of numbers, particularly for light goods carriers, has been impacted by the transition to electric vehicles,where the lower cost of ownership, compared to CNG, is driving demand from last-mile mobility and logistics operators. MAHANAGAR GAS CUTS CNG PRICE TO Rs 73.50 per kg is attributed to a reduction in gas input costs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

The EPA estimates the capital cost of this proposed rule to be approximately $240 million, with an annualized cost of approximately $40 million. The agency further projects that this will have a negligible impact on the costs of petroleum products.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. Earlier post.). l/100 km) for a vehicle of that size.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

EVs require less maintenance than gas cars, but they’re not infallible. Amber designs, underwrites, and provides AmberCare plans, as well as reviews and reimburses claims in-house. Depending on coverage, Amber will cover the cost of towing to a nearby Amber Authorized Repair facility and cover the repair price on approval.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

A new review of the status of US Department of Energy (DOE) loan programs by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that, as of 29 January 2013, DOE was not actively considering any applications for using the remaining $16.6 billion in loan authority or $4.2 billion that it considers to be inactive.

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2022

The department noted that they started looking into the idea of an all-electric patrol car last year after seeing dismal reviews of available hybrid patrol cars. That was a time when the city’s gas was at $1.75 This estimate was based on the 2021 cost of $0.08 News release and photo from the Leawood Police Department.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2010

In a letter dated June 3, 2010, a lawyer for the Canadian branch of the company told the panel set to review the project the company has submitted a greenhouse-gas management plan “which includes energy efficiency technologies and measures, as well as readiness for carbon capture.” In July, Total E&P Canada Ltd. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The cost of buying and running an EV varies depending on where you live. Calculating the cost of gas compared to the cost of electricity over the length of car ownership, Jerry found Washington, Oregon and Nevada EV owners would save more than $4,800. Study Ranks Best and Worst Places To Drive Electric. Charts from Jerry.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

Common contributors to the cost of insurance for electric vehicles include: The number of moving offenses and incidents in which you were at fault during your driving career. As electric vehicles become more popular, the cost of insuring them has risen. There are car insurance premiums for EVs. Evidence of prior claims.

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