Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'Mercedes-Benz is making a strategic push on plug-in hybrids: the Stuttgart-based automaker will introduce 10 new plug-in hybrid models by 2017. The company said that the main emphasis as regards alternative drives in years to come will be on plug-in hybrids. The announcement follows the market introduction of the C 350 e ( earlier post , earlier post ), the company’s second plug-in hybrid model following the S 500 Plug-In Hybrid ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'Suppose you could get a new electric car for $83 a month--and its running costs per mile were only a fraction of what a gasoline car would in fuel. That''d be almost a free car, right? Indeed, the allure of such a deal added to the viral nature of the Internet led to sales of roughly 100 Fiat 500e electric cars in California over the last week.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'by James Stafford of Oilprice.com. Texas is famous the world over for two things on a massive scale: oil and droughts. Now the slick but dry state is becoming famous for water: that precious element that both resolves the drought problem and also makes it possible to pump more oil out of the ground. Not only does Texas have the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford shale, but it also has the Gulf of Mexico and its massive oil deposits and endless gallons of seawater that are now economically treatab

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'Despite several years of early disinterest from consumers, sales of both hybrids and plug-in electric cars in China are on the rise. Aggressive government incentives in some areas hadn''t seemed to entice customers, but caps on new-vehicle registrations may have started to do the trick late last year. China overtook the U.S. in monthly electric-car.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'Compared to the gasoline-engined C 250, the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) can reduce full life-cycle (manufacture, use over 200,000 km and recycling) CO 2 emissions by some 26% (9.6 tonnes) when charging with the European electricity mix and by up to 41% (15.1 tonnes) when charging with renewable power. The analysis is outlined in the plug-in’s newly release “Life Cycle” brochure, the results of which have also been confirmed by TÜV Süd, a branch of the German Technical

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'Back in 2009, Ford introduced what would become the backbone of its fuel-efficiency strategy: the EcoBoost line of efficiency-focused engines. Ford has used the smaller turbocharged, direct-injected engines in most of its models to improve its EPA fuel-economy ratings--even if high gas-mileage numbers aren''t always reflected in all buyers''.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'The story of lithium-ion cell maker A123 Systems seems to sprout more irony by the day. A123 was once enthusiastic about electric cars, supplying batteries for the 2012 Fisker Karma. Then a recall drove A123 into bankruptcy; soon Fisker Automotive followed it. SEE ALSO: Owners Of ''New Fisker'' Offer Selective Electric-Car History (Mar 2014) Now.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'California-based Propel Fuels has launched Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable) at its retail stations. Diesel HPR contains 98.5% Neste Oil’s NEXBTL renewable diesel and is available at 18 locations across Northern California in Sacramento, San Jose, East Bay, Redwood City and Fresno. Diesel HPR is a low-carbon renewable fuel that meets national and California diesel specifications for use in diesel engines while realizing the benefits of better performance, and lower emissions.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'When the Scion iM concept debuted back in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show, its maker promised a production version for the 2015 New York Auto show--along with a second, all new model. We now have confirmation that this second model will be a sedan called the iA. It will be Scion''s first four-door model with a trunk. DON''T MISS: Scion iM.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'General Motors announced plans to change its business model in Russia. GM will focus on the premium segment of the Russian market with Cadillac and US-built iconic Chevrolet products such as the Corvette, Camaro and Tahoe. The Chevrolet brand will minimize its presence in Russia and the Opel brand will leave the market by December 2015. This change in our business model in Russia is part of our global strategy to ensure long-term sustainability in markets where we operate.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'Today, we''ve got a massive group buy of steeply-discounted Fiat 500e electric cars, battery maker A123''s decision not to return to the U.S. electric-car market, and Ford''s 5-millionth EcoBoost engine. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Ford reaches a significant milestone, producing its 5-millionth EcoBoost-engined vehicle since 2009. Reborn.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'Flagship Ventures is investing in Red Rock Biofuels, which is commercializing a Fischer-Tropsch-based process for the conversion of woody biomass into renewable, drop-in diesel and jet fuels. As part of the investment, Flagship will assume a seat on the Red Rock Board of Directors and serve as a strategic advisor for future fundraising efforts. Red Rock is working to build its first commercial scale refinery in Lakeview, OR.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2015

'You''ve been asking for it, and we''ve been listening. You want to read Green Car Reports on your Apple iPad, maybe even your iPhone, and you want a native app that runs seamlessly with iOS to do it with Wait no longer: Our app is now here. The powers that be at Apple have approved it, and it''s ready to download with a tap or a click. DOWNLOAD APP.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS (PROcessing Diluted Aqueous Systems). (Project website , not yet populated.) The project focuses on unlocking the potential of renewable-based products made via white biotechnology, by significantly decreasing production costs, increasing productivity and efficiency, l

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'Petrobras has broken a new domestic record for exploratory drilling by reaching a water depth of 2,990 meters (9,810 feet, or 1.86 miles). This was achieved in February while drilling a well in the Moita Bonita area of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, 92 km (57 miles) from the city of Aracaju. Only six exploration wells across the world have exceeded this depth.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

'Researchers from Northwestern University, together with collaborators from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Virginia, the University of Minnesota, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Puerto Rico, have discovered that protons can transfer easily through graphene—conventionally thought to be unfit for proton transfer absent nanoscale holes or dopants—through rare, naturally occurring atomic defects.

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