Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

'A recently released total fuel cycle analysis for maritime case studies shows that natural gas fuels reduce some air quality pollutants substantially, and reduce major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slightly, when compared to conventional petroleum-based marine fuels (low-sulfur and high-sulfur). The study was released by the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) and was conducted through a cooperative partnership with the Maritime Administration, the Universit

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'The 2015 Tesla Model X electric crossover is already attracting enthusiasm from, among others, the analysts at Morgan Stanley. Apparently, the Model X won''t just match the premium-crossover competition, it will "devour" it. The Model X won''t launch until mid-2015--and no one outside Tesla has yet driven it--but Morgan Stanley is confident the.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Toyota recently switched on a solar array at its Deeside engine factory in North Wales. The solar array, designed and installed by British Gas, can produce up to 3,475,000 kWh a year—enough electricity to build up to 22,500 engines. The Toyota plant’s carbon emissions will fall by 1,800 tonnes a year, a figure matching the combined weight of 1,260 Auris hatchbacks.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Owners of the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury car got some good news last week: The company that now owns the carmaker has promised that supplies of spare parts will soon become available. Fisker stopped producing its striking sedan in July 2012 after it had built roughly 3,000 of the cars. While the handful of remaining new.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. A new international study led by McGill University (Canada) Professor Jill Baumgartner suggests that black carbon may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Diesel has long been the fuel of choice for European drivers wishing to reduce their motoring costs. However, recent concerns over the emissions of older diesel vehicles has led to several countries drawing up plans to help remove them from the roads. France has always been strongly pro-diesel, but is now considering a 10,000 Euro incentive.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'It''s almost inconceivable, the idea of a world without personally-owned automobiles. But that''s the startling vision proposed by noted researcher Tom Turrentine and colleagues, in a recent paper published online in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, entitled "California: Beyond cars?" (PDF). The abstract lays it out: Despite--or because.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Zipcar has introduced a 2014 Honda Fit battery electric vehicle (EV) at The University of California, Davis’ (UC Davis) West Village , the largest planned zero net energy community in the United States. In the course of a year, the community is designed to generate as much energy as it consumes. The new Honda Fit EV at UC Davis is located at West Village Square right across the street from West Village’s other Zipcar, a Honda Insight, in front of “The Hub Market.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Today''s news is very forward-looking. California looks forward to a world beyond cars while, in the nearer term, analysts predict success for the 2015 Tesla Model X, and owners look forward to spare parts that will help keep their Fisker Karma range-extended electric cars on the road. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The latest ad for the.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Schematic illustration of the synthesis of SPGs. Credit: ACS, Li et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers at Rice University led by Dr. James Tour have developed a hierarchical nanocomposite material of graphene nanoribbons combined with polyaniline and sulfur (Sulfur-PANI-GNRs, SPG) using an inexpensive, simple method. The composite shows good rate performance and excellent cycling stability for use as a cathode material in Lithium-sulfur batteries.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

'On Monday, the California Legislature sent Gov. Brown a law meant to ease a big electric car adoption hurdle. The law, AB-2565, which passed in the California Senate on Monday after earlier approval by the House, will require.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

'In its latest Monday note, energy research company Douglas-Westwood wrote that the Exploration & Production industry (E&P), experiencing rising global hydrocarbon demand as well as rising costs, is facing the technical challenge of the development of High Pressure – High Temperature (HPHT) reserves. HP / Extreme HP typically refers to borehole pressures between 10,000 - 20,000 psi; HT / Extreme HT refers to borehole temperatures between 300-400 ?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'If you''ve spent any time looking at Fords recently, one word won''t have escaped your attention: EcoBoost. EcoBoost is Ford-speak for a downsized, turbocharged gasoline engine that aims to either supplement or replace a larger, naturally-aspirated engine in a given vehicle lineup. The name is pure marketing jargon but the concept itself has been.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2014

'The UK’s largest public network of charging points for electric cars has just passed a major milestone – welcoming its 3,000 user. Recently applications to the pay-as-you-go network have topped more than 20 per day, as more and more electric car owners look to make use of the 1,600 Charge Your Car [.].

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Well, it''s about time: An electric-car maker is using straight-out sex appeal to market a new electric car. Even if it is, errrmmmm, rodent sex appeal. A new video posted last Wednesday uses Kia''s now-familiar supersized hamsters to market the new 2015 Kia Soul EV. DON''T MISS: 2015 Kia Soul EV Electric Car Unveiled At Chicago Auto Show The Korean.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2014

'As a website we are pleased that we can bring the latest news to you waste-free. But for those who still prefer a printed paper to get their daily dose of news, there is at least something positive to print at last – old newspapers could be the next source in sustainable fuel for cars. According[.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Chinese electric car maker BYD saw shares drop 8% this week after posting worse than expected mid-year earnings. The Shenzhen-based company announced that net profit for the six months to June fell by 15.5% to $58.6m (£35.3m). Despite the 8% decrease, shares later recovered to close up by 2.24%. [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2014

'Ford is to introduce its first dedicated hybrid model in 2018 according to the news agency, Reuters. Expected to compete against industry-leading rival, the Toyota Prius, the new Ford model will be a hybrid model alone, rather than a hybrid adapted from an existing combustion model, according to t[.].

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