Sat.Sep 29, 2012 - Fri.Oct 05, 2012

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US DOE launches Vehicles Data Challenge

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As part of the Energy Datapalooza event in Washington, DC, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a challenge to to foster new technologies that can. increase fuel efficiency while also addressing distracted driving concerns. The challenge will seek to recognize the best innovative technology solutions that vehicle owners can choose to use with their own private vehicle data.

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Kenguru NEV for Wheelchairs

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The Kenguru NEV is pretty much the PERFECT around-town vehicle for wheelchair users. It's more convenient and easier to use than its gas-guzzling counterpart, and it's a quarter of the price.

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September Plug-In Electric Car Sales Steady, As Tesla Sells 200 (Or So)

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Sales of plug-in electric cars stayed steady in September, after setting a new record in August. And this month's notable event was the projected delivery of 200 or more 2012 Tesla Model S all-electric luxury sport sedans to buyers. Tesla refuses to release monthly sales figures, as every other automaker does, but the company said it would deliver.

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Review of the Ford Focus Electric - Electric drive train

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In this part of the Ford Focus Electric review, we will go over the electric drive train systems. This is part of a multi-part review of Ford's all-electric Focus, for an overview of the car.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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NREL study finds 2nd-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans show significant gains in fuel economy over conventional vans

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Laboratory and in-use fuel economy results Source: NREL. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on an 18-month evaluation of in-service second-generation diesel-electric hybrid delivery vans and found significant fuel economy benefits of the hybrids compared to similar conventional vans.

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Electric cars “more environmentally intensive” than petrol and diesel vehicles

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They have been designed and developed as a greener transport alternative, but a new study claims electric cars are a bigger environmental burden than conventional petrol and diesel cars. There’s no question once it’s on the road, a Nissan LEAF is greener than say, a VW Golf, but the criticism surrounds how the vehicle itself [.].

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Review of the Ford Focus Electric - Overview

National Green Transportation

The Ford Focus Electric is Ford's entry into the all electric car market, and is part of Ford's larger strategy to sell a broad range of electrified vehicles. It is essentially a Ford Focus, with.

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Concept: modular EV-hybrid features battery and engine swapping

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A diagram of the powertrain components of the proposed hyMod. The front-wheel drive traction motor (blue) and in-floor 5 kWh battery pack (green) are always present. The car can change between a rear engine-pack (red) and a larger battery-pack (green) to enable hybrid or full EV operation. Click to enlarge. A Romanian team—Dan Scarlat (automotive journalist), Marian Cilibeanu (designer) and Cristian Ionescu (engineer)—are proposing the SCI hyMod modular concept car.

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Renault EVs and new Clio to feature in RAC Future Car Challenge

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Renault has entered three electric vehicles into this year’s RAC Future Car Challenge. A Kangoo Van Z.E, Fluence Z.E and ZOE [pictured] will appear amongst the convoy of low-emitting vehicles which will make its 63-mile journey from Brighton to London on November 3. A 99g/km CO2 version of the new Clio 4 will also be [.].

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2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel: Ultimate Guide

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Set to join the Chevrolet Cruze Eco during the first half of 2013, the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel is one of Chevy's most eagerly-awaited models. The Cruze Diesel is based on a model already sold over in Europe, which uses a 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel. U.S. versions will feature AdBlue urea injection to help it comply with present and future.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Review of the Ford Focus Electric - Speed and Performance

National Green Transportation

In this part of the Ford Focus Electric review, we will go over its performance and handling. This is part of a multi-part review of Ford's all-electric Focus, for an overview of the car see.

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GIREVE project to establish common framework for roaming services for recharging plug-in vehicles

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The Caisse des Dépôts investor group; Électricité Réseau Distribution France (ERDF), the manager of electricity distribution to 95% of the metropolitan area in France; PSA Peugeot-Citroën; and Renault have signed a memorandum of understanding on the creation of a common framework to develop roaming services for recharging plug-in vehicles in France.

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Top Five Green Cars from the Paris Motor Show 2012

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The Paris Motor Show 2012 is currently open to the public until October 14, with a veritable feast of new cars on show, including some of the very latest green cars to get excited over. Here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk we’ve compiled our favourite five from the French Capital. 5. SsangYong e-XIV The South Korean carmaker is [.].

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Which Auto Startup Has Built 2,500 Cars Over The Last Year?

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Tesla Motors gets a huge amount of media attention, and Fisker Automotive isn't far behind. Other automotive startups, including Coda Automotive and tiny Wheego Electric Cars, are less well known. But can you name the startup automaker that's built 2,500 cars since last September? Hint: It's none of the above. The company is called Vehicle.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Review of the Ford Focus Electric - Speed and Performance

National Green Transportation

In this part of the Ford Focus Electric review, we will go over its performance and handling. This is part of a multi-part review of Ford's all-electric Focus, for an overview of the car see.

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LCA study finds Alcoa forged aluminum wheels cut carbon footprint of commercial vehicles

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Alcoa aluminum truck wheels vs. steel wheels (average use case). Source: Alcoa. Click to enlarge. Alcoa last week released the findings of a peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) which concluded that Alcoa aluminum wheels substantially cut the carbon footprint of commercial vehicles. This analysis, performed by PE International and Five Winds Strategic Consulting, is the most comprehensive and transparent comparative LCA ever conducted on aluminum and steel truck wheels, according to Alcoa.

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Audi produces new e-fuels with waste water and CO2

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Audi has developed two new e-fuels using different waste materials. The German manufacturer has buddied up with US-based fuels specialist Joule to produce e-ethanol and e-diesel. These combine salt or waste water with waste CO2, sunlight and special genetically modified microorganisms suspended in pipes. Audi says its e-ethanol can power petrol vehicles with only minor [.].

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U.S. States Offer To Buy Up To 10,000 Natural-Gas Vehicles

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The market for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles may be just about to get the kick-start it needs, as a coalition of U.S. states gets ready to buy up to 10,000 CNG vehicles. Representatives from the 22 states met in Detroit in July, to push automakers to build more CNG vehicles on the promise that state governments would back the plans.

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Review of the Ford Focus Electric - Overview

National Green Transportation

The Ford Focus Electric is Ford's entry into the all electric car market, and is part of Ford's larger strategy to sell a broad range of electrified vehicles. It is essentially a Ford Focus, with.

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Volvo Trucks introduces Collision Warning with Emergency Brake on new FH

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Rear-end collisions account for a significant proportion of road accidents. In order to address this problem, Volvo Trucks has developed Collision Warning with Emergency Brake— an advanced emergency braking system which also includes early collision warning. The braking system, which is available on the new Volvo FH Series, has been developed to support the driver so that the majority of these rear-end collisions can be avoided or mitigated.

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Chevrolet named number one for plug-in electric vehicles

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With its Volt (pictured) range extend vehicle having stolen the headlines ever since its debut it comes as no surprise to learn that Chevrolet has been named as the leader of the pack for plug-in vehicle strategy and execution. According to a new report by Pike Research, Chevrolet takes the title marginally ahead of Renault, [.].

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California Gas Prices Set To Soar Beyond 2008 High Of $4.61

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Brace yourself, Californians. Gas prices are going up. Again. With the Golden State already paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation, California drivers will find it's going to get more costly than ever to fill their tanks. According to Reuters, oil analyst Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Oil Price Information Service, expects the.

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Review of the Ford Focus Electric - Electric drive train

National Green Transportation

In this part of the Ford Focus Electric review, we will go over the electric drive train systems. This is part of a multi-part review of Ford's all-electric Focus, for an overview of the car.

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Study suggests pulsed energy spark plug may support mainstream deployment of advanced, ultra-efficient spark-ignition GDI engines

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The Enerpulse pulseplug (“Pulstar”) features a peaking capacitor to improve energy transfer efficiency. The external form factors are the same. Click to enlarge. Findings in a study by a team from Texas A&M and Enerpulse ( earlier post ) suggest that pulsed energy spark plugs may be able to serve as enabling technology to support the mainstream deployment of advanced, ultra-clean and ultra-efficient spark ignition internal combustion engines.

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SMMT reports discouraging EV sales figures

Green Cars News

Sales of electric cars in the UK increased by 8% last month, compared to September 2011. Don’t crack out the Babycham just yet, this increase equates to just 108 units sold for all of September. As if that wasn’t deflating enough, the number of new electric cars sold so far this year has slipped by [.].

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Could Electric Car Charging Valets Solve Charging Station Rage?

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At some point, especially if you live in a large city like New York, the chances are you’ve used valet parking to make life a little easier on arrival at a parking garage, hotel, or airport. But in the age of plug-in cars, could valet parking provide another useful service: managing the recharging of your electric car? Forbes’ Jeff.

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Nissan exhibiting prototype NSC-2015 vehicle for autonomous driving application at CEATEC JAPAN 2012

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At CEATEC Japan 2012 this week, Nissan Motor Co. will showcase autonomous driving in a parking application with the NSC-2015 prototype—a modified Leaf EV. The car uses a remote monitoring system that recognizes the surrounding environment through use of an all-around view camera and 4G mobile communications. Different from a system using GPS to determine the car’s location, this system provides a precise recognition of the surrounding environment (even in underground parking lots) and make

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IBM Teams With ESB ecars to develop EV smart charging IT system in Ireland

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IBM has teamed with ESB ecars to implement a fully integrated smarter charging IT system that will help manage electric vehicle public charge points, which are being rolled out across Ireland by ESB ecars. Together the companies will add a layer of intelligence and convenience to the charging process, allowing EV drivers to access, charge and pay, using an identification card.

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WattPeople releases interactive web application for consumers to assess impact of SolarEV Bundle

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WattPeople , a venture of THE FUNK HAUS, introduced a new interactive web application at SXSW Eco to help consumers assess the financial impact of the “SolarEV Bundle” concept, an integrated transaction in which consumers purchase a solar power system and an electric vehicle. The average American household spends $111 per month on electricity, $220 per month on gas for the car, and costs are increasing every year.

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Russia’s Rosneft to invest $16B to develop Carabobo 2 extra-heavy crude in Venezuela; first oil from Junin

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Russian oil and gas major Rosneft, 75% owned by the government, will invest $16 billion in a planned joint venture project with Venezuela’s state oil and gas company PDVSA to develop the Carabobo 2 block in the southern Orinoco extra-heavy crude belt in Venezuela, according to Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin. Rosneft will hold a 40% stake in the joint venture.

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ANL team demonstrates improved Li-O2 performance with iron-nitrogen-carbon composite cathode material

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Discharge/charge voltage profiles of Li?O 2 cells using ?- MnO2/XC-72 and Fe/N/C as cathode catalysts. Credit: ACS, Shui et al. Click to enlarge. A team at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has demonstrated improved performance of a rechargeable Li?O 2 battery when an iron?nitrogen?carbon (Fe/N/C) composite is used as the cathode catalyst. In side-by-side studies reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , they found that such a catalyst could reduce overpotentials during both dis

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Venezuela to supply up to 400,000 barrels of heavy crude oil per day to India

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State-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and India’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), last week signed two agreements to boost extra-heavy crude oil production in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt (FPO) and sell up to 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to the country. Rafael Ramírez, the People’s Minister for Petroleum and Mining and President of PDVSA, said that the first official document signed with the Indian company was a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow Reliance

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U. Mich. establishes $12.3M center to accelerate design of advanced materials with open-source computational tools

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With an $11-million, five-year grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Materials Genome Initiative ( earlier post ), the University of Michigan is putting in another $1.3 million to establish a DOE Software Innovation Center called the PRedictive Integrated Structural Materials Science Center, or PRISMS. Researchers at the center will build a set of integrated, open-source computational tools that materials researchers in academia and industry can use to simulate how proposed materials migh

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JGC awarded EPC contract for CoolGen coal IGCC demonstration plant in Japan

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Japan-based JGC Corporation recently was awarded a contract by Osaki CoolGen Corporation for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services of the core facilities for an Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) demonstration plant. The lump-sum turnkey contract calls for the EPC services associated with construction of gas purification and other core facilities for an oxygen-blown Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle demonstration plant with a generating capacity of 17

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