Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'The Hugoton cellulosic ethanol plant covers 400 acres, more than 380 of which will be used to store biomass from local farmers. Click to enlarge. Abengoa held the grand opening of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, located about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Dodge City. Abengoa’s new biorefinery finished construction in mid-August and began producing cellulosic ethanol at the end of September with the capacity to produce up to 25 million gallons (94.6 million liters) per year.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'The very first 2015 Kia Soul EV electric cars are now being sold in California, adding a 19th plug-in vehicle to that state''s market. And its final EPA range and efficiency ratings may drive buyers in other states to demand that they get the chance to buy it too. Given the apparent desire for plug-in family vehicles, this tall wagon may come.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'In May, researchers at MIT and Stanford University reported the development of new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 ?Celsius. The thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle (TREC) uses the dependence of electrode potential on temperature to construct a thermodynamic cycle for direct heat-to-electricity conversion.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Wind turbines are a proven source of clean, renewable energy, but many people believe that they kill massive numbers of birds. It sounds like a classic Catch-22. The story that wind turbines kill birds through collisions has gained a lot of traction, but is it actually true? RELATED: Some Solar, Wind Power Competes With Natural Gas Without.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Eleven more General Motors facilities have achieved landfill-free status. The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. GM’s new landfill-free facilities include: CAMI Assembly (Canada). Colmotores Assembly (Colombia).

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Buying a car often isn''t a pleasant experience, and that''s especially true for people looking to purchase an electric car. Electric-car buyers'' disapproval of the dealership is well documented, as is dealer impatience with the education and added time supposedly required to sell newfangled plug-in cars. The latest evidence of this buyer-dealer.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Are car dealers winning battles against Tesla Motors, and its direct-sales model, that will set them up to lose the bigger war? For almost five years, state dealer associations have lobbied legislators to change laws to make Tesla''s direct-sales model illegal, requiring that all new cars be sold solely through franchised dealers. MORE: Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'The addition of palladium (Pd) prevents deactivation (addition of oxygen, red spheres) of an iron catalyst in the reaction that removes oxygen from biofuel feedstock. Credit: ACS, Hensley et al. Click to enlarge. Washington State University researchers have developed a new palladium-iron hydrodeoxygenation catalyst (Pd/Fe 2 O 3 ) that could lead to making drop-in biofuels cheaply and more efficiently.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Several countries are implementing stricter fuel-efficiency standards, but none appear to be enforcing them as strictly as China. Perhaps thinking U.S.-style fines were too lenient, the country that is now the world''s largest new-car market will "punish" carmakers who don''t comply with upcoming gas-mileage rules. ALSO SEE: China Adds Even More.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Shanghai General Motors will become the first automaker in China to offer embedded 4G LTE services in its vehicles. The first Shanghai GM offering to be equipped with OnStar 4G LTE will be a Cadillac model in 2015. The high-speed data service is made possible by a new OnStar 4G LTE connection in the vehicle. Deployment of OnStar 4G LTE connectivity technology will provide improved OnStar safety and security services and new features such as a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Lots of Tesla news today. Rear-wheel drive Model S electric cars get a power boost--on paper at least--and we analyze how dealer efforts to ban Tesla''s direct-sales model could backfire. Meanwhile, the 2015 Kia Soul EV gets EPA ratings of 93 miles of range and 105 MPGe. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve got an update on the Draconian.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'SAE International has published the revised J2880_201406 Standard, superseding the older J2880_200810 Standard. The Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and SAE International, along with partners and representatives from the motorsports industry, developed these protocols to be used by those automotive racing series who seek recognition as a Green Racing Series.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'A new world record has been set for the fastest electric car over a distance of 500km (310 miles). Sunswift solar racing team from the University of New South Wales achieved a new record of an average speed of over 100km/h (62mph) over the 500km distance– beating the old record of 73km/h (45mph) w[.].

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Last week, while the press and Tesla owners were entranced by the introduction of the dual-motor Tesla Model S P85D with all-wheel drive, Tesla quietly changed the listed horsepower ratings for all three single-motor versions of its Model S electric sport sedan. Since their introduction in 2012, the 60-kWh, 85-kWh, and P85 performance versions of.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

'How much do you think Toyota’s new Fuel Cell Sedan hydrogen car will cost when it launches in the US next year? $50,000, $60,000, maybe even $70,000? But for one lucky Californian resident the price will be just $100. Yep, that’s right, $100. It’s all thanks to a new raffle being run by the Env[.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Siemens has developed a solution for integrating an electric car''s motor and inverter in a single housing. Click to enlarge. Siemens has developed a solution for integrating an electric car’s motor and inverter in a single housing. The motor and the inverter, part of the power electronics which converts the battery’s direct current into alternating current for the motor, have up to now been two separate components.

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