Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'The California Energy Commission approved its first $10 million to fund Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) research and development (R&D) projects during its monthly business meeting today. The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'It''s hardly a secret that Nissan is by far the world''s biggest seller of electric cars, and that its foray into the field four years ago was the work of its CEO, Carlos Ghosn. Now Ghosn has laid out the four reasons that he believes electric cars are being adopted--and will continue to do so in the future. DON''T MISS: Nissan ''Quite Optimistic''.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Among the winning powerplants for the 2015 edition of Ward’s 10 Best Engines are the 127 kW electric motor in the BMW i3 EV and the 100-kW fuel cell in Hyundai’s Tucson FCV. The other winners are: 6.2L OHV V-8 (Chevrolet Corvette Stingray). 6.2L Supercharged OHV V-8 (Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat). 1.0L Turbocharged DOHC 3-cyl. (Ford Fiesta). 1.5L Turbocharged DOHC 3-cyl.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Promoting electric cars is often a grassroots effort, with owners acting as some of the most enthusiastic (and effective) spokespeople. But what about one of the biggest way automakers themselves typically promote their wares? How do electric-car makers compare in terms of television advertising? DON''T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Nov: Leaf.
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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Volvo Car’s 3-cylinder gasoline engine. Click to enlarge. Volvo Cars confirmed its production program to develop a lightweight 3-cylinder Drive-E gasoline engine. The engine, wholly developed in Sweden, will join the company’s 4-cylinder Drive-E engines ( earlier post ). “The development program for the new 3-cylinder engine is very advanced and we have already begun prototype testing of the unit,” said Dr.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'A California-based startup company is looking to commercialize its solid-state battery chemistry, and now it''s getting some help from a company you''ve likely heard of. Seeo recently completed a $17 million round of funding that was led by Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation--the investment arm of the Korean industrial giant. DON''T MISS: Better.
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Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'As global attention increasingly focuses on all facets of sustainability, more attention is being paid to the infrastructure that manufactures and sells cars and trucks. Honda has taken a particularly active approach, launching a "green dealer" program to provide technical assistance to dealers looking to reduce energy consumption. Successful.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Ford, Magna International Inc. and Verizon Telematics, are supporting the launch of “Techstars Mobility, driven by Detroit”—a startup business accelerator program sited in downtown Detroit. Together, the companies are committing $2 million in funding plus mentors and other resources to support participating startups. Several Michigan-based venture capital firms will provide guidance to participants.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Today we''ve got Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn promoting electric cars, Honda promoting more efficient dealerships, and Chrysler possibly boosting the efficiency of its Pentastar V-6 engine. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Check out Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn''s four reasons why electric cars win. Honda''s new "Green Dealer Guide".
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'by Andy Tully of Oilprice.com. The demand for oil in 2015 will drop to its lowest level since 2002 because of an oversupply of crude and stagnant economies in China and Europe, according to OPEC’s latest forecast. And that’s just one of several sour estimates. OPEC’s monthly report said demand for the cartel’s oil will fall to 28.9 million barrels per day next year, 280,000 barrels lower than its previous forecast and the lowest in 12 years.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'There''s an old car-guy adage that claims there''s "no replacement for displacement." Yet tightening global emissions standards are forcing carmakers to find a variety of replacements, as they plan to shrink the sizes of engines across their lineups in the name of fuel economy--without sacrificing the performance customers are used to. SEE ALSO.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Toray Industries, Inc. has reached a basic agreement with Saati S.p.A to acquire its European carbon fiber fabric and prepreg business. Toray will take over the assets of Saati’s plant in Legnano in January 2015, which would start operation as Composite Materials (Italy) S.r.l., (CIT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toray. Saati’s American composite business will still belong to the Saati Group.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued the Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects loan guarantee solicitation , which provides as much as $12.5 billion to support innovative nuclear energy projects. With the issuance of this solicitation, DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) now has open solicitations in four areas, also including the $8-billion Advanced Fossil Energy Projects Solicitation, the $4-billion Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects Solicitation, and the $16-billion Advanced Technolo
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'UK automotive engineering consultancy Drive System Design (DSD) suggests the next breakthrough in CO 2 emissions reduction will come from more aggressive weight reduction in major powertrain components. Analysis by the company has identified both near-term and medium-term solutions for the manufacture of items such as transmission casings using advanced composite materials, but favors modern hybrid materials such as metal and polymer matrix composites (MMCs and PMCs) over conventional carbon co
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) announced that South African farmers will soon harvest their first crop of energy-rich tobacco plants, an important step towards using the plants to make sustainable aviation biofuel. Boeing and SAA, along with partners SkyNRG and Sunchem SA, also officially launched Project Solaris, their collaborative effort to develop an aviation biofuel supply chain with a nicotine-free tobacco plant called Solaris. ( Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Ashby plot of strength vs. density for engineering materials. (Yield strength for metals and polymers, tear strength for elastomers, compressive strength for ceramics, and tensile strength for composites.) The low-density HEA is indicated with the star. Youssef et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Qatar University have developed a new high-entropy alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio that they say is unmatched by any other metallic material.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'US-based biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group, Inc. is acquiring IC Green Energy Ltd.’s majority equity ownership position in German biodiesel producer Petrotec AG. Closing of the transaction is expected before year end. ICG, Israel Corporation’s vehicle for investing in the alternative energy market, accepted an offer from REG European Holdings B.V. to purchase ICG’s 69% equity ownership in Petrotec AG for US $20.9 million, or US $1.235 per share, to be paid in newly issued REG shares valu
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