Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Results of a study led by a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the impact of butanol-gasoline blends on light-duty vehicle emissions suggest that widespread deployment of n-butanol or i-butanol in the gasoline pool could result in changes to the estimated emissions of alcohols and carbonyls in the emissions inventory.
Get Electric Vehicle
JUNE 5, 2023
Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Let’s see a quick statistic. Methanol can be used in internal combustion engines either directly or as a blend with gasoline. FFVs are designed to run on blends of methanol and gasoline in different ratios. You can guess it easily.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2023
according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2012
Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data on car prices, CFA examined how much improvements in fuel economy technology in a number of different vehicles of different sizes and classes have historically cost car buyers. CFA then compared this cost data to the savings consumers have enjoyed on gasoline costs due to increased fuel economy.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2012
The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). Background. Three main engine wear mechanisms are impacted by ethanol fuels: abrasive wear, adhesive wear and corrosion.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2013
A relative risk score factor (RRS) is calculated as the quotient from combined injury probability and a statistical quantifying parameter. The statistical Relative Risk Score (RSS) of Model S compared with all other vehicles tested since the current NCAP standards went into effect for MY 2011 and following vehicles.
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