Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'In his talk at the 2014 J.P. Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales (USA) Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations said that the company in spending an average of more than $1 million an hour this year on R&D. Carter said that a prime example of the R&D focus is the hydrogen fuel cell sedan to be launched to the public in California next summer ( earlier post ) and, he suggested, thereafter to the East Coast.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'The current 2015 Chevrolet Volt, now in its fifth year, will be the last of its generation before a revised and updated 2016 Volt is unveiled next January and goes on sale later in the year. But GM''s first range-extended electric car turns out to have logged another minor distinction in its list of firsts: The Chevy Volt is, thus far, the sole.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'A catalyst made from a foamy form of copper has different electrochemical properties from catalysts made with smooth copper in reactions involving carbon dioxide, according to a new study by a team from Brown University. The research, reported in the journal ACS Catalysis , suggests that copper foams could provide a new way of converting excess CO 2 into useful industrial chemicals.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'If you''re an electric car fan, mark your calendar for roughly a month from now. In 2011, several organizers looking to promote electric cars started National Plug-In Day--but apparently one day is no longer enough to contain advocates'' enthusiasm for electric cars. National Drive Electric Week will take place September 15 to 21, with 113 events.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'The Antelope Valley Transit Authoritys (AVTA) and BYD operators have put AVTAs new BYD electric bus through a 24-hour marathon ride that looped from Rosamond to Palmdale (California) a total of 18 times. The BYD bus traveled 746 miles (1,201 km) over the 24-hour period, operating in three shifts. Each shift logged between 240 and 256 miles (386 and 412 km) before recharging the battery.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Electric cars are far cheaper to run than gasoline cars on a per-mile basis--and depending on the assumptions, they can be cheaper over their entire life too. And gasoline and diesel vehicles will get steadily more fuel-efficient through 2025 under a variety of global regulations. But what about hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, which Toyota and Honda.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Automotive sites with readers whose tastes tend toward sports and performance cars have been having a field day with the upcoming 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. This 707-horsepower muscle car (along with the Charger Hellcat four-door sedan announced just this morning) is the most powerful volume-production car ever offered by one of the.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Gas chromatographs (samples stacked for clarity) of Virents BioFormate biogasoline reformate vs. conventional petroleum reformate. Source: Virent. Click to enlarge. Virent has received fuel registration from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its BioForm drop-in biogasoline in blends of up to 45%. ( Earlier post.) As a registered fuel, Virents biogasoline can now be used in on-highway motor vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Since it purchased its 2012 Tesla Model S, Consumer Reports has basically adored its electric luxury car. But could the love affair be ending? As problems have gradually emerged with the long-term test car, the magazine has begun to modulate its praise. Consumer Reports previously called the Model S as the best car it''s tested since 2007,and named.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Mazda Motor Corp. will begin selling diesel hybrid passenger cars in Japan and Europe as early as fiscal 2016. Using a diesel-fueled engine as the main drive source, Mazda will develop a system in which an engine-powered small motor will play a supporting role. Mazda aims to develop diesel-powered hybrid cars that can travel about 40 kilometers per liter [94 mpg US or 2.5 l/100 km] of light oil—about 30 percent farther than ordinary diesel-powered vehicles

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Jaguars haven''t exactly been known for good fuel economy, but that could change with the British carmaker''s newest and smallest sedan. The upcoming 2016 Jaguar XE could set new standards for fuel efficiency in the compact-luxury sedan class, thanks to a lineup of new engines and a body structure made mostly from aluminum. Set to be unveiled in.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the financially struggling company resurrecting the Saab brand, issued a statement saying that while it does not have enough liquid cash as today to pay all outstanding debt, it is not insolvent; its assets are larger than its debt. ( Earlier post.) NEVS added that it cannot say exactly when, but its suppliers will get paid.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2014

'There''s a little bit of everything today, from the cost of filling up with hydrogen to problems with Consumer Reports'' Tesla Model S test car, as well as a minor (but important) distinction for the Chevrolet Volt. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you''re an electric car fan, mark your calendar: National Drive Electric Week is planned for.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of the Pacific have identified 81 common hydraulic fracturing (HF) chemical additives and categorized them according to their functions. The team determined the physical and chemical characteristics of these additives using publicly available chemical information databases. Among their findings presented today at the 248 th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS): 54 of the compounds are organic;

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Scientists have found a cheap alternative to graphene which could be used to build supercapacitors to power electric cars – good ol’ hemp. According to researchers, fibres from the plant are packed with as much energy and power as graphene – the miracle material, long-touted as the ideal based to [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Tesla has opened new Supercharger locations in the UK as the carmaker continues to realise its plans for a network of public charging locations across the entire country. Compatible only with the carmakers own Model S fully electric saloon car, the chargers are free to use for owners, and can rec[.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Unlike its rival at British Gas, UK charging points provider, Chargemaster has confirmed that it will still offer free domestic charging solutions in spite of the reduction in the value of a Government grant to help cover the cost. Back in June, the Government confirmed that its new Electric Vehic[.].

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