Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The Wes Amelie project was really a pioneering moment in the European container-feeder market and shows clearly that existing MAN engines can be converted to LNG operation with a tremendous effect on exhaust emissions and the environment. TOTE ro-ro conversion in the US. Earlier this year, TOTE Maritime Alaska, a daughter company of TOTE Inc.,

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2012

We now have photos of the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, which includes a unique model: the only diesel convertible available for sale in the U.S. This is only the third all-new open-air Beetle in history; the first was in 1949, the second in 2003. This time.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Otherwise you’ll just be buying a dinosaur that you’ll have to pay to convert or dispose of. Meanwhile the plug-in EV RAV-4s they made in 1997-2003 are still working just fine - the ones they didn’t crush and actually allowed people to buy. She lives in a solar powered house and drives an electric car.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2021

As a result of increasing biodiesel production, the world’s glycerin production increased from 200,000 t/y in 2003 to approximately 5,000,000 t/y in 2020. More than half of the world’s glycerin production originates as a by-product of the biodiesel industry: every ton of biodiesel produces approximately 10% glycerin.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2013

Volkswagen moves from the Beetle to the Golf, converting from an air-cooled rear engine to a water-cooled front engine and from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive. This was the Golf in which Volkswagen technologies such as the controlled catalytic converter (1984), ABS (1986) and all-wheel drive (1986) were introduced.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

For the first seven years since its founding in 2003, Tesla was funded entirely with private funds, led by Elon Musk. The loan payment was made today using a portion of the approximately $1 billion in funds raised in last week’s concurrent offerings of common stock and convertible senior notes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. EPA expects the streamlined approach to result in a cost savings for many converters. Intermediate age.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

EPA evaluated the requirement and determined that it is appropriate to introduce new flexibilities for all clean alternative fuel converters and to expand the compliance options for certain categories of conversions. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted. Certification application.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 16, 2024

Today, we have a "topless snake" -- a heavily modified 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra convertible. The independent rear suspension was rebuilt with racing bushings, axles and bearings from a 2003 Cobra, and coilover shocks. The suspension is the target of most of the mods. The front suspension gets coilovers and tubular control arms.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Scheduled to come online in March 2010, the effort involves a set of Mazda vehicles specially converted to electric drive using EnerDel batteries and drivetrain components from EnerDel customer Think Global that will be offered to the public through a car-sharing service akin to Zipcar in the US. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Brigham Young University have devised a new and more efficient method to convert natural gas into liquid products at much lower temperatures than conventional methods. At the core of technologies for converting the alkanes in natural gas is the chemistry of the carbon-hydrogen bond.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2010

Mitsui intends to apply the technology in the palm oil industry, where wastes from palm oil production can be converted into ethanol, solid biofuel for energy production, and animal feed. The plant converts wheat straw into fuel ethanol, animal feed, and lignin pellets for energy production. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Waste generated by the facility, which manufactures all Volvo trucks sold in North America, is now recycled, composted or converted to electricity. NRV began in 2003 by first identifying and evaluating all solid and liquid waste streams within the plant.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

It is the second such venture between the two companies, following the announcement last month that they are teaming up with Mazda Motor Corporation on a similar system using vehicles converted to electric drive using a platform designed and built by EnerDel and its partner THINK, which will be stationed at a Family Mart convenience store.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Converting a corn ethanol plant to produce biobutanol requires changes to the fermentation step (mainly a new microorganism) and to alcohol recovery from the fermentation. Fermentation to convert the sugars to iso-butanol using a proprietary microorganism. Source: Butamax. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

However, IAP II adds an inverter that converts high voltage DC to high voltage AC that can power electric air conditioning, electric air compressor and power steering, while simultaneously eliminating the cost and need for the air conditioning system’s integral inverter. Vanner will coordinate warranties for the IAP II ‘racked’ components.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

‘Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. There is a variance based on production method, etc.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

That endowment complements Chevron’s ongoing support for UC Davis, which includes a $500,000 gift in 2008 to be a lead sponsor of the Energy Efficiency Center and a $25 million biofuels research collaboration begun in 2006 to develop technology to convert nonfood agricultural waste into next-generation transportation fuels.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Today's UCOTD is a highly modified convertible runabout. This 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder was purchased by our seller in 2010, and it received the 2z engine and a six-speed transmission in a swap in 2014. The front end has been repainted because of rock chips, and this 109,000-mile car has been garaged and not driven in the snow.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

ITOCHU has been an equity investor and strategic partner of Ener1 since 2003. THINK’s G4 EV drive controller is a fourth-generation system, underpinning the THINK City EV with a power electronics system comprising the charger, DC-DC converter, inverter and vehicle control module. Richard Canny, THINK CEO.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

Earlier, an existing coalbed methane well operated by El Paso Exploration & Production had been converted for CO 2 injection, and four wells drilled to monitor reservoir pressure, gas composition, water quality, and the CO 2 plume. The SECARB members began injecting CO 2 at the Alabama test site on 15 June 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District is replacing 48 trucks model year 1991-2003 with trucks powered by 2013 or newer model year engines. is providing incentives to voluntarily replace 19 drayage trucks operating 1995-2003 engines. The full list of projects selected for 2014 DERA funds: California.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2011

Created in 2004, AWS Ocean Energy is currently focusing on the development and delivery of its AWS-III wave energy converter, a floating device with a rated power output of 2.5MW. Scotland is at the forefront of marine energy development, creating the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney in 2003, and with over 1.6

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 2, 2024

Today, though, we rectify that with this 2003 Volkswagen Eurovan Weekender MV. Oh, and the torque converter lockup is "weak." It's been awhile since we've had some van time. The seller is the third owner and has owned it since 2016. Our seller says the van has been well maintained but more maintenance is due soon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

Acting as a pump, the hydraulic drive is used to re-pressurize hydraulic fluid by using the vehicle’s momentum, thereby converting kinetic energy into potential energy. In 2004, EPA had combined a full series hydraulic hybrid system with a diesel engine in a 2003 Ford Expedition SUV. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2017

IAP II offers the following benefits: Allows accessories to operate at the most efficient speeds, improving fuel economy Replaces alternator and belt with a more reliable and efficient DC-DC converter, resulting in improved fuel economy. Increases brake responsiveness. Improves low-speed maneuverability, due to smoother 24VDC power steering.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

Mercedes-Benz’ new 9-speed 9G-TRONIC, the first rear-wheel drive nine-speed automatic transmission with torque converter, is making its debut in the E 350 BlueTEC as the standard transmission paired with the 185 kW (252 hp) V6 diesel. Torque converter. Design of the Mercedes-Benz automatic transmission 9G-TRONIC. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2010

The plan proposed the expansion of a new approach to tailings management called TRO (Tailings Reduction Operations), which involves converting fluid tailings into a solid landscape suitable for reclamation. Suncor has been researching, developing and testing the TRO technology since 2003.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Left: 2001-2003 Toyota Prius (THS). Likewise, a vehicle with a battery pack that happens to be near the upper range of its charge window (~70% to 80% for many hybrids) will also be limited in its ability to convert braking force to stored energy during a given braking event. Right: 2004-2009 Toyota Prius (THS-II). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

The NETL developed refractory was jointly researched with Harbison-Walker Refractories Company of Pittsburgh, PA; patented in 2003; and transferred via license to Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. The NETL refractory (right) has approximately 50% more material remaining after the test. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

The converted RAV4 is the result of the partnership between Toyota and Tesla Motors announced in May 2010; Toyota has contracted for 2,600 units. The system recovers the energy and converts it to electrical energy, which recharges the battery and extends driving range. The RAV4 EV. Click to enlarge. Powertrain Control.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Earlier, an existing coalbed methane well had been converted for CO 2 injection, and two wells has been drilled to monitor reservoir pressure, gas composition, and the CO 2 plume. DOE’s Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) began injecting CO 2 at the test site in Russell County, Virginia, in mid-January.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

By integrating the heat exchanger with the catalytic converter and enhancing the cooling system design, a heat recovery rate of 65.7% In 2003, Honda began sales of its first compact household cogeneration unit, which combined a gas engine with Honda’s original sine wave inverter power generation technology. has been attained.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

ECOTEC direct”, made its debut in Opel’s Signum and Vectra in 2003, succeeded by the Zafira. This year alone, the company introduces six new models, including the subcompact SUV Mokka, a new Astra version, a completely new convertible and the Adam, Opel/Vauxhall’s new urban vehicle. liter unit with 194kW/264 hp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Mt, or 57%, over the 2003 level. Navigant Research indicates that in 2012, 1 million light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles were converted to run on LPG in the world, including 449,000 vehicles in Europe. million tonnes in 2013—an increase of 9.4 There are now almost 25 million autogas vehicles in use around the world.

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Teslarati

JUNE 6, 2023

PIMAS is an expert in converting vehicles for persons with reduced mobility. Since December 2003, Pimas has been ISO-certified 9001 in the installation and adaptation of vehicles for disabled people. The exhibition started on June 6, 2023, and will end on June 8, 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2012

Since the 1970s, leaded gasoline has been slowly phased out worldwide, as studies have shown that lead can cause neurological and cardiovascular damage and degrade vehicles’ catalytic converters. But while leaded gasoline usage has decreased drastically in the last few decades, lead is still pervasive in the environment.

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