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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country, and the increasing number of EVs available in New Zealand , we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). THE BOTTOM LINE.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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In contrast to water, the extractant does not form a heterogeneous azeotrope with n-butanol, and the overall energy consumption of for n-butanol production is 3.9 Because they are expensive, biofuels are usually combined with petrol or diesel to make them ‘go further’. MJ kg -1 , substantially less than other recovery processes (17.0–29.4

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Among liquid biofuels, ethanol is the most widely used for blending with petrol, while biodiesel and bio methanol are produced globally at a y lower scale. E10, which is a mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% petrol can be used in existing vehicles, without any need for modification. the GHG emissions are ~50% lower than that for petrol.

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Study shows gasoline pre-blending in ethanol production could cut energy requirements of separation by 17-40%

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The most prevalent use of bioethanol is not as a fuel in its pure form but rather as an additive to petrol. Conventional processes, however, fully purify bioethanol prior to blending it in petrol. The nature of the fermentation process dictates that fermentation products are dilute, comprised primarily of water. 6b01591.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. A typical petrol-powered ICE car emits about 4.6 So an ICE car running on petrol over a period of 8 years, a petrol car will emit 40.56

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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petrol engine is not running. The Atkinson cycle petrol engine was made for regular stop-starts and is very reliable. Sometimes the engine water pump might leak. The first sign of a leaking water pump is the absence of hot air when heating the cabin in cold temperature. If the charge dips below 10.5-11

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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That year was the height of counterculture in the United States, it witnessed the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ War raged in Vietnam and students across the US overwhelmingly opposed it. These actions harm nature, and they harm humanity.