Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes coated with a 7nm annular shell of cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine (TNA) were used to demonstrate the thermopower waves. The TNA shows up as a bright coating compared to the nanotubes. Source: Choi et al. Click to enlarge. A team of scientists at MIT has discovered and demonstrated a previously unknown phenomenon that creates self-propagating waves with high thermal conductivity and with electric pulses of very high specific power, up to 7 kW/kg.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 12, 2010

Courtesy of YouTube and the Hermosa Beach City website and converted and enlarged through the magic of Greenius we bring you this exclusive look at the Carbon Neutral ClueTrain leaving the Hermosa Beach station this week. Local mainstream media missed this story completely but fortunately for them this on-line record will exist for them to use as research.

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MARCH 8, 2010

918 Spyder is Porsche’s First Ever Plug In Hybrid Electric Car. (via Inhabitat). From the post: Dubbed the 918 Spyder, this stealthy-looking ride is a parallel hybrid just like the Prius – well, except much, much sexier. It also supposedly gets 78 miles per gallon, has emissions of 70g CO2/km, can go 16 miles on electric charge alone, and does 0-60 in just 3.2 seconds.

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MARCH 8, 2010

VoteVets.org has a campaign to highlight the true cost of our oil addiction. Yet another argument for plug-in cars. Tags: oil addiction Big Oil votevets.org.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

R.W. Beck, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Golden Field Office to support The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Biomass Program. The BPA’s period of performance expires 30 Sep. 2015 and has a ceiling value of $21 million.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 11, 2010

Tags: Saving Energy Sustainability electric cars energy efficiency environment plug-in cars renewable energy Plug-In America.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 6, 2010

Would it be possible to have a set of batteries recharging as your driving? I'm thinking of running a 10,000 watt generator that the recharger is plugged.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

The EM100 base module showcased at the ARPA-E summit. Click to enlarge. EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize an opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine family ( earlier post ), showcased its EM100 (100mm cylinder bore) base module implementation at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington DC last week.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 11, 2010

Every so often, an automaker presents a concept vehicle that is outside of the box. The idea of the concept really is to gauge public interest and reaction, though production is not necessarily a consideration. Honda has unveiled an interesting electric drive concept that could trigger positive response. The concept is called the Honda 3R-C. .

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2010

If you drive a small car or, heaven forfend, a hybrid or a clean-diesel, you may have heard the jokes. And the jibes. "Hey, Mister, how many rubber bands that thing have?" And so on. But we've got a foolproof way for you to grin all the way past the gas pumps. Suppose your fuel-efficient green car actually sounded like a snarling V-8 or V-10.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 6, 2010

I'm thinking of doing a gas/electric hybrid conversion (using a small motorcycle engine to power the charging circuit) - My question is what resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

Google has added biking directions in the US to Google Maps. This has been the most requested addition to Google Maps, according to the company, which unveiled the new feature at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC. This new feature—which is still in Beta—includes: step-by-step bicycling directions; bike trails outlined directly on the map; and a new “Bicycling” layer that indicates bike trails, bike lanes, and bike-friendly roads.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2010

An unknown Silicon valley start up is planning to save the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) plant in California. The plant which operated as a joint venture between Toyota and GM, currently employs around 4,700 people but is set to close at the end of this month as its contract ends. However small-time electric car [.]. Tags: Electric cars Aurica Motors California close E-Car electric NUMMI plant Toyota.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2010

Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again. The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks. The upcoming recall took center stage after a widely publicized incident in San.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 10, 2010

It's not often that you hear about oil companies claiming that electric vehicles will make a significant impact in the future, and even less often that a major oil company claims that electric vehicles will soon makeup 40% of the automotive market, but this is exactly what has occurred. Shell CEO Peter Voser said that he expects electric drive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Chemists from Emory University and the Paris Institute of Molecular Chemistry have developed a stable and fast homogeneous water oxidation catalyst (WOC), considered a crucial component for generating hydrogen using only water and sunlight, that is easily prepared from readily available salts and oxides of earth abundant elements. A paper on their work was published online 11 March in the journal Science.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 10, 2010

There’s one mode of transport even greener than hybrid and electric cars – and that’s the humble bicycle. That’s why we know environmental enthusiasts everywhere will be thrilled with the latest innovation from Google. The online search specialist has added biking directions in the US to Google Maps which includes step-by-step directions, bike trails, and a [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2010

We write a lot about green cars, here at GreenCarReports.com. Surprise, right? Now our partner TrueCar has provided some data about which cars are greenest. That is, which cars are most often ordered in the color green. Consider this our automotive St. Patrick's Day preview. It's long been known that a green paint job is a special taste for car.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 12, 2010

Bob Lutz, the retiring eminence grise of General Motors, is known for pithiness and plain speaking. Yesterday, he tossed off a nugget of news: GM is working on a range of pure electric cars, without range-extending engines, that will follow the 2011 Chevrolet Volt--most likely a few years hence. Nissan, Coda leading While the 1.4-liter engine in.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Under the hood of the F-150 REEP. Click to enlarge. Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. ALTe is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2010

Ferrari isn’t a name we feature too often here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk but even the esteemed motor racing giant can’t resist getting in on the green act. The Italian carmaker presented a hybrid experimental vehicle known as the HY-KERS at the Geneva Motor Show. The car, based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, boasts a lightweight hybrid drivetrain [.]. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news 2010 Geneva Motor Show Ferrari Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Ferrari California Ferrari HY-KERS Ferrari hybrid car F

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2010

Recent spy shots posted by our sister site Motor Authority show that despite delays, General Motors is continuing to develop the plug-in version of its Two-Mode Hybrid system. While the system is being tested in a discontinued Saturn Vue crossover, it now seems likely to appear in a version of either the GMC Terrain or Chevrolet Equinox compact.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 12, 2010

We anticipate that the Nissan Leaf will be a hot product when it comes to the market soon. As of right now, the company has already reported 56,000 pre-orders, a number which continues to grow as the vehicle's release draws near. It will be produced in limited numbers this year, followed by a mass production release scheduled for 2012. Renault-.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2010

General Automotive Company, a North American provider of aftermarket parts and advanced technology for the automotive industry, announced a revised joint venture with SenCer Inc. to develop, commercialize and market SenCer’s UltraTemp ceramic composite materials for accelerating the development of fuel cell technologies. The joint venture, now called Green Cell, Inc. , will also advance the development of next-generation oxygen sensors and igniters.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2010

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced today a €300 million (£270m) loan guarantee to General Motors (GM) Europe. The money will help to secure GM brand Vauxhall’s continued operations in Britain at its two plants; Luton and Ellesmere Port. It will also support Vauxhall’s sister brand Opel within its operations on mainland Europe. Today’s outline agreement [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2010

The 2010 Geneva Motor Show is over, but we realized that we missed out on covering one significant vehicle: Hyundai's i-flow diesel hybrid concept. While the first gasoline hybrid was the 1997 Toyota Prius, only this year will French maker Peugeot introduce the world's first production hybrid with a diesel engine, the 2011 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 11, 2010

Concept cars come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. There are concepts destined for production some day and there are concepts that are just good lookers and nothing more. That is were the newest concept from Tesla likely fits in. The concept, called the EYE, carries a Tesla badge and was on display in Geneva. The EYE concept comes from the.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

CO 2 emissions from the US transport sector, 1990-2008. Data: EPA. Click to enlarge. The draft report of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 shows that in 2008, overall greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions decreased by 2.9% (206.1 Tg CO 2 Eq). This report attributes the downward trend primarily to the decrease in demand for transportation fuels associated with the record high costs of these fuels that occurred in 2008.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 11, 2010

The Transport Innovation Fund (TiF) designed to introduce congestion charging in cities across the UK has been quietly dropped and replaced by a new Urban Challenge Fund. Announced at a urban transport summit in London earlier this week, Transport Minister, Sadiq Khan said the planned new fund was designed to support a packages of measures [.]. Tags: Green credentials congestion charge DfT sadiq khan TiF Urban Challenge Fund.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2010

We're eagerly waiting to get our hands on a 2011 Honda CR-Z for a test drive. The two-seat coupe, Honda's latest dedicated hybrid, is the spiritual successor to the 1983-1991 Honda Civic CRX, and we're devoutly hoping it's as fun to drive as its predecessor. The performance numbers aren't particularly stellar, with acceleration from 0 to 60 mph.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 10, 2010

According to AutoSpies, During the presentation of Ferrari's new 599 GTB Hybrid Sportscar at the Geneva autoshow, Chairman Luca di Montezemolo (who is also chairman of Fiat Motors, majority owner of Ferrari) told the assembled reporters "This is a first step of a long project and we want within three years, maximum four, to have a hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Ballard Power Systems has $6.2 million in project funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) under contract over a four year period to advance fuel cell commercialization. Ballard Material Products, a US subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, was awarded $4.1 million as prime for a contract that will focus on improvements in fuel cell durability and cost.

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Honda S2000 EV Conversion

MARCH 10, 2010

I haven't been on here in awhile. I few weeks ago I finally hit the big 10k EV mile marker! Other than that there really isn't much to report. I'm still driving the car to work and things are great. The cold weather is still taking its toll on the batteries and the volt sag is high. This makes climbing the steep hills hard as I need more amps to account for the lower voltage but they seem to be dealing with it fine.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2010

Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again. The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks. The upcoming recall took center stage after a widely publicized incident in San.

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