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EVs dominate list of efficient cars in ORNL 2022 Fuel Economy Guide

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The 2022 Fuel Economy Guide, released by ORNL for the DOE/EPA fueleconomy.gov website, provides up-to-date information on fuel economy, environmental and safety data, so consumers can choose the most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets their needs. Credit: Andrew Sproles/ORNL, U.S.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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The fossil fuels are highly significant in the global economy. There are proven and matured technologies to extract energy from fossil fuels and IC engines have been used in vehicles for a long. Types of alternative fuels for cars Alternative fuels for cars that could have used are listed below. You can guess it easily.

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Electric Vehicle Glossary: The Complete list of Electric Car Related Terms

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Blended mode: a type of charge-depleting strategy in which the engine supplements the battery during medium and heavy loads. The fuel economy of micro-hybrids is a little bit high due to the techniques such as regenerative braking, and start-stop features. Electric motor supports the internal combustion engine in the vehicle.

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OP engine developer Achates Power closes $29.8M Series D; OGCI Climate Investments comes onboard

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Achates Power, the developer of next-generation two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston (OP) engines ( earlier post ) announced that OGCI Climate Investments has invested in the company’s Series-D round. It has proven industry-best fuel economy gains of up to 30 percent and significant emissions reductions.

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Demonstration series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg, 110% better than conventional diesel, 30% better than electric hybrids

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The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The four main areas of focus for reducing the lifecycle cost of the new bus were purchase price; fuel economy; scheduled maintenance; and unscheduled maintenance. Click to enlarge.

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News: Top 10 “Engines” Now Mostly Electric

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If you needed a more definitive marker for the imminent end of the internal combustion engine, look no further than Wards 27 th annual 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems. As they noted in announcing this year’s revolutionary list, this is “more about charting where the automotive powertrain world is going, not where it’s been.”.

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Study finds running a hydrogen plane could be cheaper than traditional aircraft by 2035; requires correct policies and incentives

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Airbus has also opposed a criteria in the EU taxonomy—the EU’s list of sustainable investments—whereby only zero emission aircraft would get a green investment label. It instead relies on the wider development of the green hydrogen economy, which is developing in parallel.

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