Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'About one-third of all medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks registered in the United States (2.9 million of 8.8 million trucks)—are now equipped with newer technology clean diesel engines, according to data compiled by IHS Automotive for the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). The data includes total registration information on Class 3-8 trucks from 2007 through 2013 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'BMW has revealed full pricing and options details for its plug-in hybrid sports car, the i8. It''s the first glimpse we''ve had of pricing beyond the i8''s regular base price, and what BMW''s ''World'' trim levels offer beyond the standard i8''s equipment tally. Revealed by BMW Blog, the i8''s base price comes in at $135,700, before BMW''s $950 destination.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'Partners in a 42-month, €3.5-million (US$4.8-million) EU research project have developed a system comprising a solid state hydrogen storage tank coupled to a fuel cell ( SSH2S ). The unit was fitted for the first time into an Iveco Daily van as an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), and was able to supply electrical energy for air conditioning, auxiliary heating and lighting.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'Audi will concentrate heavily on the development of plug-in hybrids over the next few years, as the company plans to offer a plug-in model of very significant model in its lineup by 2020. Speaking to Autocar, Audi''s research and development chief Ulrich Hackenberg says plug-in hybrids will be prioritized over other plug-ins, as they best meet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the commercialization of a rechargeable energy storage device capable of operating in the extreme temperatures necessary for geothermal energy production. Industry partner FastCAP Systems has successfully completed third-party validation testing by Sandia National Laboratory of an ultracapacitor that is fully operational in 200 °C conditions, extending the upper limit of high-temperature energy storage and electronics, and engineering a flexible syste

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'We''ve got used to seeing plug-in car sales inexorably rising over the last few years. Different models sell at different rates of course, but when one or two cars each month hit some kind of individual sales record, the growth is rarely remarkable. But every so often we''re taken by surprise by one car''s performance. This month, it''s that of the.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'The Chinese government is working hard to encourage the mass adoption of electric cars, but those cars will never catch on if there''s no place to charge them. The city government in Beijing hopes to address that problem with a new mandate that will massively expand the charging infrastructure in the Chinese capital. Under the plan, new residential.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'The BMW Group will invest $1 billion to build a new plant in Mexico in close proximity to the city of San Luis Potosí in the state of the same name. This move is in line with the company’s clear strategic policy of ensuring globally-balanced growth. Production is planned to start in 2019. This decision underscores our commitment to the NAFTA region.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors gains ground in Pennsylvania, full pricing and options information for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, and Audi plans a plug-in hybrid version of each major model. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve updated our June plug-in electric car sales report with additional figures. Beijing plans 1,000 DC.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy development in a 19 August 2014 competitive lease sale. Offshore Maryland lease areas. Click to enlarge. To date, the DOI’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has awarded five commercial wind energy leases off the Atlantic coast: two non-competitive leases (Cape Wind in Nantucket Sound off Massachusetts and an area off Delaware) and three competitive leases (two offshore Mas

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'The 2015 Hyundai Sonata is nearly entirely new--save for the steadily improving Hybrid edition. Hyundai says the Sonata Hybrid will stick with its existing gas-electric drivetrain and body style through the 2015 model year, while the rest of the range takes on a more subdued look and more refined powertrains for the new model year. The new Sonata.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'A decade of research by Rice University scientists has produced a two-dimensional model to show how gas hydrates—ice-like substances in which gas molecules are encased in cages of water molecules—are formed under the ocean floor. The research was published by the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. Gas hydrates represent a potential source of energy, if they can be extracted and turned into usable form. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

'Tesla''s long battle against state franchise laws is still underway, but every so often it does get a boost of positive news. That latest boost comes from Pennsylvania, where the state''s House of Representatives has passed legislation allowing Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] to sell through its first-party retail store model. Advocates of Tesla will be.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'In a newly released rule , the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has clarified the number of cellulosic biofuel renewable identification numbers (RINs, earlier post ) that may be generated for fuel made with feedstocks of varying cellulosic content; qualified additional fuel pathways to meet the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements for cellulosic biofuel under the National Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program; and clarified or amended a number of RFS program regulations

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2014

'Despite the relatively rapid advances in electric car technology in the last few years – to the point where the are products ranging from the Nissan Leaf to the BMW i8 and Tesla S now on the market – take-up by the public is still lagging behind. If only there was an exciting motorsport championshi[.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'Low-temperature combustion regimes show great efficiency and emissions potential, but they present optimization and control challenges that must be addressed before they enter the engine mainstream. Caterpillar Inc. has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Argonne National Laboratory and its recently formed Virtual Engine Research Institute and Fuels Initiative ( VERIFI ), where experts are developing new engine combustion models that incorporate accurate d

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2014

'Combining the pure thrill of a true performance car with the naturally entertaining and smooth drive of an electric car; this is the car, that ten years ago, you didn’t know you were waiting for; the Tesla Model S. Think of the humble Nissan LEAF fully-electric supermini and as good as it is, you [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2014

'A team of engineers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has received the prestigious SAE International Harry L. Horning Memorial Award for a 2012 technical paper (2012-01-1149) investigating different octane-rated gasolines and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) levels. Institute Engineer Dr. Charles Roberts, Assistant Director Dr. Terry Alger and Research Technologist Barrett Mangold, all of SwRI’s Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division, received the award at the SAE World Congress

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2014

'Mercedes-Benz and smart are to bring the biggest fleet of electric cars to the Silvretta E-Auto Rally which gets underway in the Montafon Mountains in Austria today. Now in its fifth year, this year’s rally, run alongside the Silvretta Classic Rally, will welcome some 150 vintage cars and 30 elect[.].

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