Sun.Aug 17, 2014

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Tesla Model S Drivetrain Warranty Rises To 8 Years, Same As Battery Pack

Green Car Reports

'Starting a new car company isn''t easy. Given the complexity and cost of cars, buyers are often hesitant to try an unknown quantity. If a car gets even a hint of a reputation for unreliability, that task could turn impossible. Which is why news that a Tesla Model S electric car on long-term test by Edmunds had its drive unit replaced four times.

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New palladium oxalate hydrodeoxygenation catalyst for production of drop-in paraffinic biofuels

Green Car Congress

'Researchers in Malaysia and Oman have developed a novel palladium oxalate catalyst supported on zeolite A (PdOx/ Zeol) with increased acidity for the hydrodeoxygenation and isomerization of bio-feedstocks into paraffinic (drop-in) biofuels. In a paper in the ACS journal Energy & Fuel , they report the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of stearic acid (SA) (one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in nature following palmitic acid) into paraffinic biofuel.