Tue.Dec 16, 2014

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Lux Research: wide variance in cost of cellulosic feedstocks for bio-based fuels and chemicals

Green Car Congress

'In a new report , Lux Research analysts have examined the costs and availability of cellulosic biomass sources for use as feedstock in bio-based fuels and chemicals. They found that while there are 2.4 billion tons of cellulosic biomass available today—led by 1.2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) costs vary widely. Corn stover costs $91/MT, palm fruit bunches and fronds vary from $75/MT to $105/MT, while wood residues at $33/MT and bagasse $38/MT.

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New Study Doesn't Say 'Electric Cars Aren't Green' (Headlines To The Contrary)

Green Car Reports

'Brace yourself, electric-car fans and advocates. It may be a bumpy ride for the next few days. Yesterday afternoon, the Associated Press covered a new study put out by the University of Minnesota that calculates the environmental impact of manufacturing and refueling vehicles with various powerplants. DON''T MISS: EPA''s Coal-Plant Emissions Rules.

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Graphene sheet-sulfur/carbon composite cathode for higher performance Li-sulfur batteries

Green Car Congress

'Cycling performance of the GS-S/C ZIF8-D composite and the unwrapped S/C ZIF8-D composite. Chen et al. Click to enlarge. A team of researchers led by Dr. Vasant Kumar at the University of Cambridge and Professor Renjie Chen at the Beijing Institute of Technology has devised a three-dimensional hierarchical sandwich-type graphene sheet-sulfur/carbon (GS-S/C ZIF8-D ) composite to address performance-related issues in Lithium-sulfur batteries such as low efficiency and capacity degradation.

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Tesla Model S P85D Obliterates Ferrari In Drag Race (Video)

Green Car Reports

'The Tesla Model S P85D has only been on sale for a few weeks. But given its specifications it was only a matter of time before the dual-motor all-wheel drive electric car bloodied the nose of a more traditional performance vehicle. Sure enough, video of a P85D drag racing a Ferrari has already appeared on the clearinghouse for questionable stunts.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Electrochemical Society & Toyota announce ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for projects in green energy technology

Green Car Congress

'ECS, in partnership with the Toyota Research Institute of North American (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), has launched the ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship and is requesting proposals from young professors and scholars pursuing innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology.

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Imagine Electric-Car Charging Stations Every 25 Miles; France Will Have Them

Green Car Reports

'How abundant would electric-car charging stations have to be in order to dispel range anxiety entirely? A network of roads with charging stations every 25 miles would seem adequate, wouldn''t it? That could soon be the case in France, thanks to a massive network expansion by Bollore--the company behind the Autolib electric-car sharing.

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Milan Pays Drivers To Leave Cars At Home, Take Public Transit

Green Car Reports

'Traffic often finds its own balance: Cars will flow onto less-crowded roads, while drivers will avoid congested routes or--to some degree--change their driving habits and times. But there''s a limit to this flexibility, given how many people now drive to their jobs or other commitments. That means that bad traffic, like taxes, is seemingly always.

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ABB-led consortium launches $10.5M project to install fast chargers along key European highways

Green Car Congress

'A 5-partner consortium led by ABB has launched a €8.4-million (US$10.5-million) project, co-funded 50% by the European Union, to install a corridor of high-quality fast chargers along key European motorways until the end of 2015. In addition to ABB, the consortium includes the Dutch e-mobility operator and retailer Fastned B.V.; the Danish e-mobility operator CLEVER A/S; the Swedish public utility and e-mobility operator Öresundskraft AB; and the German Testing and Certification Institute VDE P

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Electric-Car Study Controversy, Diesel Ownership Costs, Tesla P85D Drag Race: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

'Today we''ve got a study that--despite headlines to the contrary--doesn''t say "electric cars aren''t green," a comparison of diesel and gasoline-car ownership costs, and video of a Tesla Model S P85D trouncing a Ferrari in a drag race. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Imagine electric-car charging stations every 25 miles. France could have.

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Amyris renewable jet fuel receives regulatory approval in Brazil for blends up to 10%

Green Car Congress

'Brazil’s fuels regulator, ANP, has cleared the way for the commercialization in Brazil of Amyris renewable jet fuel in blends of up to 10%. A recent study by Brazilian researchers evaluating the lifecycle GHG emissions of the farnesane-based renewable fuel concluded that it presents “a substantial potential” to mitigate the GHG emissions of the aviation sector.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Are Diesels Cheaper To Own Than Gas Cars? Varies By Model, Study Says

Green Car Reports

'People buy green cars for many reasons: to save money and/or to save the planet. But fuel savings don''t automatically translate into cash savings. Diesel vehicles typically cost more than comparable gasoline models, and their fuel costs more per gallon than gasoline in most North American locations. RELATED: Fewer Gas Stations, But More Diesel.

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CCFA counters Paris mayor’s proposed total diesel ban with suggestion to focus on legacy fleet

Green Car Congress

'The Comité des Constructeurs Français d’Automobiles (CCFA) (the French automobile manufacturers association) characterized the recent declaration by Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, that she wished to eliminate diesel vehicles in the city by 2020 as lacking realism, and suggested that the best solution to improve urban air quality requires taking action on the more heavily polluting legacy fleet.

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Infineon and UMC extend manufacturing agreement into power semiconductors for automotive

Green Car Congress

'The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG and United Microelectronics Corporation, a leading global semiconductor foundry, have extended their existing manufacturing partnership into power semiconductors for automotive applications. Prior to this expanded partnership, the foundry had been producing Infineon’s logic chips for more than 15 years.

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Fujitsu launches hydrogen station data management service to support spread of fuel-cell vehicles

Green Car Congress

'In conjunction with the start of sales of Toyota’s Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Japan ( earlier post ), Fujitsu launched a hydrogen station data management service, the first in Japan, enabling people to access real-time information on the location and hours of operation of hydrogen stations, both stationary and mobile. The service uses the Fujitsu Intelligent Society Solution SPATIOWL cloud service to integrate information on the location of hydrogen stations and operating hours input by registe

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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