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Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts plug-in electric vehicles could account for up to 9% of US auto sales in 2020 and 22% in 2030

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Plug-in electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, have the potential to make up 9% of US auto sales in 2020 and 22% in 2030 (1.6 million and 4 million vehicle sales respectively), according to research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). However, achieving such growth level will be dependent on two key factors: aggressive reductions in battery costs and rising gasoline prices.

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Energy/Climate bill prospects dim, but.

Plugs and Cars

It will be next to impossible to pass comprehensive climate legislation in the next two years, but it appears Reid will focus on a series of low-hanging-fruit provisions that are popular on both sides of the aisle, including bills to incentivize electric vehicles, improve energy efficiency and weatherize homes. [Source: Washington Independent ]. Tags: battery electric car.

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Golf Cart Battery Charging

Electric Cars are for Girls

How many rounds of 18 holes of golf before the golf cart batteries need recharging? Is is best to discharge the batteries deeply or recharge after every.

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Volvo Turns Gasoline To Hydrogen To Make Electric Cars More Efficient

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Internal-combustion engines typically convert only one-third of the energy stored in gasoline or diesel fuel into usable power. The rest is wasted as heat, noise, or even goes unburnt. So the question for designers of range-extended electric vehicles becomes: How can onboard liquid fuel most efficiently be used to provide power to electric drive.

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

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Mercedes-Benz adds LPG dual fuel Sprinter variant to line-up

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Mercedes-Benz has added a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Sprinter dual fuel variant to the line-up: the Sprinter 316 LGT (Liquefied Gas Technology). Models begin production this month. Certified to Euro 5 standard, the Sprinter 216 LGT features s four-cylinder, 1.8-liter gasoline engine designed to run on LPG (also called autogas). The particulate emissions of LGT engines are virtually zero, while emissions of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, as well as sulphur dioxide, are sign

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Honda: The toughest nut cracks

Plugs and Cars

“It’s starting to look like there will be a market for electric vehicles,” said Takanobu Ito, the chief executive of Honda, according to Reuters. “We can’t keep shooting down their potential, and we can’t say there’s no business case for it,” Mr. Ito said at the recent event, referring to electric cars. Honda has long been the most adamant of the automakers, refusing to consider plug-in cars, even after building the well-received EV Plus to meet the California ZEV mandate in the 90s.

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Why Buy Green Cars? For the Cost Savings, Not the Planet, Survey Says

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If you're reading this site, there's a good chance that you're interested in driving green: saving fuel, perhaps reducing the overall impact of your transportation choices on the planet. Or maybe not. Maybe, like the vast majority of U.S. buyers, you're interested in better fuel economy not for green reasons, but because it saves you money. That's.

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Amyris enters contract manufacturing agreement with Tate Lyle for farnesene; precursor for renewable diesel and chemicals

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Amyris reprograms yeast to produce targeted molecules via fermentation. One possible products, farnesene, can be a diesel precursor. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Amyris, Inc. has entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc., an affiliate of Tate & Lyle PLC. Under this arrangement, Tate & Lyle will produce farnesene at its facilities in Decatur, IL; the produced farnesene will be owned and distributed by Amyris.

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Denser urban cities are greener, more livable, says BART board member Tom Radulo

National Green Transportation

One might see the orange-grey haze hovering over modern cities and think they're horribly polluted, non-sustainable places a "green-minded" person should avoid. According to Tom Radulovich (BART Board member and Executive.

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Five Electric Cars We Can't Wait To Drive

All Cars Electric

In recent months we've been lucky enough to get our hands on several different and important electric cars, be they range-extended EVs such as the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, electric family cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf or even the 2011 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, a compact electric microcar most at home in the city. However, with so many EVs due in.

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

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Urbee Hybrid Is World's First 3D Printed Car

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This week’s 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas won’t be home to just ridiculously modified muscle cars and pickup trucks, this year’s event will have a few green vehicles out in force. Take the new Urbee Hybrid, a car its makers describe as the world’s first 3D printed auto. Developed by.

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Kinetic Traction Systems launches with trackside flywheel energy storage technology for rail

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The Pentadyne high-speed flywheel. Click to enlarge. Startup Kinetic Traction Systems, Inc. (KTSi) is launching with proprietary flywheel technology to absorb energy and generate power in rail traction and energy recycling applications. KTSi trackside flywheel systems provide voltage support to overtaxed sections of electric rail systems, eliminating slowdowns, as well as capturing, storing and reusing the regenerative braking energy of rail cars.

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Zero Motorcycles on sale in Australia, production in Santa Cruz

National Green Transportation

Zero Motorcycles is already sold internationally, not just in the United States. A recent posting on the VisforVoltage reveals that their motorcycles are now being distributed in Australia. They recently received government grants and.

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After The 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevy Volt, What's Next?

All Cars Electric

As we rapidly approach the end of 2010 there are really only two mainstream plug-in cars stealing the limelight - the 2011 Nissan Leaf and the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. But while there will only be a few choices for those wishing to go electric at the end of 2010 in a few years’ time there will be a veritable cornucopia of all-electric, plug-in.

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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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Russian Billionaire Gets Gassy To Go Green: Prokhorov City Car

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Russia. Onion domes, remnants of Communism, enormous natural-gas reserves, and a fierce love of Vodka. These elements have now somehow combined to convince Mikhail Prokhorov--reportedly Russia's wealthiest man, new owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, newly-minted publisher of the New York-based Snob magazine, with rumored ties to the.

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Motor vehicle emissions now the main source of air pollution in Chinese cities

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Xinhua. Emissions from motor vehicles have become the main source of air pollution in China’s large- and medium-sized cities, according to a report issued Thursday by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. According to the annual report on prevention and control of vehicle pollution, the volume of pollutants generated by motor vehicles across China in 2009 amounted to 51.4 million tons, with cars contributing most of it.

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Plug-in hybrids like Chevy Volt a dead end, says Tesla's CEO Musk

National Green Transportation

Last week Tesla Motors formally opened its new factory at the former NUMMI plant in Fremont CA. At the opening ceremony comments by Elon Musk were recorded, and are available on YouTube, concerning their development plans for not only the.

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Tesla Gets Jolt Of Power As Panasonic Buys $30 Million Stake

All Cars Electric

We have to hand it to Tesla Motors. Over the past year the Californian-based automaker responsible for the fast, sexy 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 and 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5 has experienced a pretty good year. Not only has the Palo Alto firm survived its initial public offering, generating over $226 million for the company, but it has managed an.

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BMW Green: Plug-In Hybrid Sports Coupe, MegaCity Plant OKed

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BMW is moving full steam ahead with its plans to offer new, radically more fuel efficient vehicles in the next decade. Today, the company said it would put its striking Vision EfficientDynamics concept car into production, to be offered for sale starting in October 2013. And, it signed off on an investment of €400 million (roughly $562.

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Japanese team developing direct-injection hydrogen internal combustion engine for heavy-duty trucks

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Strategy for approaching current and future performance targets. Source: Kawamura et al 2010-01-2175. Click to enlarge. Researchers from Tokyo City University and the National Traffic Safety and Environment Lab in Japan are developing a multi-cylinder direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) for application in heavy-duty vehicles.

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What will it take for us to switch to electric cars? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Tuesday 2 November 2010. The Green Piece Column. It may be a decade away, but 2020 has become the landmark figure for the progression of electric and hybrid cars with a host of varied reports being issued in recent weeks offering very different pictures of how the vehicles will progress. First Deloitte’s global manufacturing industry [.]. Tags: Electric cars The Green Piece.

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Five New Electric Cars We'll See At The 2010 L.A. Auto Show

All Cars Electric

One of the biggest motoring events of the year is just around the corner - the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Manufacturers will be out in force with the best of their product lineup and a combination of glitzy stands and glitzy girls to make the metal seem that little bit more appealing. What we're interested in though are the electric cars being.

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GM Exec: Chill, Volt Electric Cars Won't Bring Down The Grid

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NOTE: Your faithful editor, John Voelcker, moderated this panel at VentureBeat's GreenBeat 2010 conference. As electric cars move towards the smart grid, there’s been a lot of worry about the cars overstraining the grid. But at least for now, GM and PG&E are united on the answer: Not a problem, guys. GM is making the upcoming 2011.

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Exide Technologies plans alliance with NorthStar Battery on AGM batteries for transportation aftermarket

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Exide Technologies is planning a new collaboration, focused on the transportation aftermarket, with NorthStar Battery Company, LLC. NorthStar Battery Company is a global manufacturer of high-quality, absorbed glass mat (AGM) lead-acid engine start batteries for automobile, marine, and heavy-duty transportation applications as well as related standby power systems for industrial applications in the telecom, commercial, and other specialty end markets.

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Mission Motors announces MissionEVT component business, delays Mission One

National Green Transportation

Some long awaited news from Mission Motors is now known. Last February we learned that Mission was discussing a partnership with Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Zongshen. On Tuesday (Nov 2) a press release from Mission Motors announced.

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Report: Three More Nissan EVs Coming After Leaf

All Cars Electric

Deliveries of the 2012 Nissan Leaf is about to start in just over a month but attention is already turning to what Nissan has in store for us next in the area of electric vehicles. The automaker recently showed off a new concept vehicle dubbed the New Mobility Concept, essentially a rebadged version of the Renault Twizy that we know is headed to.

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Number Of Turbocharged Vehicles To Soar Thanks To CAFE Mileage Rules

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There’s no doubt new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations introduced by the federal government are hitting automakers hard, especially here in the U.S. where traditionally low gas prices have meant vehicle size, weight and efficiency have never been much of an issue. But thanks to CAFE regulations, which stipulate automakers.

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Panasonic invests $30M in Tesla Motors

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Panasonic Corporation has invested $30 million in Tesla Motors. The investment was made through the purchase of Tesla common stock in a private placement at a price of $21.15 per share. The investment builds upon a multi-year collaboration of the two companies to accelerate the market expansion of the electric vehicle. Tesla currently uses Panasonic battery cells in its battery packs and has collaborated with Panasonic on the development of next-generation battery cells designed specifically for

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Volvo hybrid is ‘world’s fastest’ truck

Green Cars News

Volvo Trucks is planning to beat the work speed record for a standing kilometre in its new ‘Mean Green’ hybrid truck. The unique truck will be driven by Swedish truck racing ace Boije Ovebrink in attempt to break the record for the fastest truck. “The absolute elite among Volvo’s hybrid technology experts are the driving [.]. Tags: Volvo kilometre Mean Green Swedish truck.

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Ditch Your Gas-Guzzler: Why you Can Truly Drive Electric In Washington

All Cars Electric

Imagine what a city totally switched onto electric cars would be like. Discount parking, HOV lane access and perhaps even free charging is what might come to mind. But just how many chargers should you expect in a city switching on to the benefits of all-electric motoring? 200? 600? 1000? Washington state may soon become the model state for any.

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Audi To Add Diesel Versions Of Every Model It Makes By 2015

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In Europe, roughly half of all passenger cars sold come with fuel-efficient diesel engines. But for a variety of reasons, passenger diesels haven't caught on in the States, though the number is climbing slowly. Audi, proud of its diesel engine technology--which, among other things, has won the prestrigious 24 Heures du Mans endurance race in the.

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. During that period, hybrid locomotive sales will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% under a baseline forecast scenario, with annual unit sales of 109 locomotives by 2020.

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Volvo joins Environment Protection UK

Green Cars News

Swedish car maker Volvo has become a member of Environment Protection UK (EPUK) as the latest part of its Emissions Equality campaign, which aims to provide greater transparency on a vehicle’s total emissions and not just CO2. Environment Protection UK is one of the oldest and most respected charities in this field and, like Volvo, [.]. Tags: Volvo emission equality environment EPuk.

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Is It Vaporware? Tow-along Solution Offers To Volt Your Leaf

All Cars Electric

If you listen to the ad executives trying to sell the 2011 Chevrolet Volt there’s one big problem with electric cars: they don’t go as far on a charge as a gas car can on a tank of fuel. While it’s true that electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Coda Sedan may provide more than enough range per charge for the majority.

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