Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Ford and BASF have teamed up to develop a sustainable, plant-sourced castor oil-based foam product for the 2012 Ford Focus instrument panel. The new castor oil-based foam is significantly more durable than the previously used material, with a 36% better tensile strength (a measure of the foam’s ability to hold its shape over time and use).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Oil is a strategic commodity second to none—it underlies the global economy and even the American way of life. Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign oil every day, and about 40% of that going to OPEC. [ Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2019

A study by a team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory has found that methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the United States may not be rising as quickly as had been feared. Their paper is published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% The fossil fuel mix continues to change with oil, the world’s leading fuel at 33.1%

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Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia 261

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The collaboration will tackle issues surrounding the production of petrochemicals from Alberta’s oil sands. The MOU grew out of Stelmach’s missions to Texas in 2008 and 2009, where he met with Texas Gov. Adams noted America is the biggest market for Canadian oil. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology.

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Oil-Sands Oil Universal Texas 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. The Administration is pushing the oil industry to produce on leases already held.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2009

and Shell Canada Energy have jointly filed a patent application for the recovery of bitumen from oil sands. The patent application was filed jointly under a Collaboration Agreement between SonoOil—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sonic working with Shell to develop oil sand extraction process innovations—and Shell.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Already in 2008, the company was the first volume production supplier in Europe to bring out an electric motor for a premium mild hybrid. Another plant in North America is currently under construction and will go into operation in 2023. In addition, the company commissioned major production lines in Pan?evo

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2009

BP and Irving Oil will not be moving forward at this time with a proposed second refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, as a result of global economic and industry conditions. It became clear, particularly over the past year, that the market conditions for refining have changed since BP and Irving Oil entered this memorandum of understanding.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

This trend is driven primarily by finished motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil which are increasingly exported to Latin America. Distillate exports, which include diesel fuels and fuel oils, represent a more significant share of total available product. Annual U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2013

These research and development efforts have helped reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 35% since 2008 and by more than 80% since 2002. At the same time, fuel cell durability has doubled and the amount of expensive platinum needed in fuel cells has fallen by 80% since 2005.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

The collaboration will enable Eaton to provide a complete line of charging stations across residential, commercial and industrial applications in North America. The revenue of fiscal year 2008, ended March 2009, was $438 million. Eaton Corporation will collaborate with Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

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Eaton Electric Vehicles Manufacturer Companies 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

All Ford Motor Company vehicles built in North America use bio-foam content in the seat cushions and backs. The extended use of soy foam results from the continued research collaboration between Ford and Lear; Ford first used sustainable soybean oil-derived seating foam on the 2008 Mustang.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Average on-road fuel economy in the US for all vehicles in 2008 was 17.4 Factors related to vehicle maintenance that impact fuel economy include engine tuning, tire selection and maintenance, and weight of engine oil. Improper engine oil. mpg US (13.5 L/100km); in 1923, the average was 14.0 —Sivak and Schoettle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

million in 2008. Light-duty NGVs are not readily available in North America and parts of Asia, and are, in many cases, completely unavailable to private owners, the report notes. In most regions, the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel is for the purpose of reducing the usage of imported crude oil or imported refined gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

Royal Dutch Shell plc is expanding its portfolio in North America tight gas (natural gas produced from tight, low permeability formations) with new positions in high potential US shale gas acreage in the Marcellus shale and Eagle Ford plays. million acres (5,250 square kilometers) of North America tight gas acreage. billion boe).

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Gas North America Texas Wyoming 186

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Fast forward to 2008 and Wallace started taking advantage of the internet’s ability to reach vast amounts of people simultaneously. There are four guidelines to follow: Refrain from using or burning oil, gas or coal. Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions.

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Emissions Nashville Electric Electrical 123

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A partnership with Cetrel, the largest provider of environmental solutions for the manufacturing industry in Latin America, is focused on the production of biogas from sugarcane bagasse using enzymes. Polypropylene is the second most widely used thermoplastic with a global consumption in 2008 of 44 million metric tons.

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Brazil Polymer Waste Convert 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

Field pennycress, a member of the mustard family, is an invasive weed that is now pervasive throughout North America. Field pennycress seed, however, is 36-40% wt oil—about twice that of soybeans. Field pennycress seed, however, is 36-40% wt oil—about twice that of soybeans.

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Illinois North America Oil 2008 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2011

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPC) said it is expanding its clean up operation following a release of an estimated 750–1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana from the company’s Silvertip pipeline. Earlier post.). The Montana Refining Company in Great Falls has invested. has 10,000 barrel per day capacity.

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Montana Oil Miles Water 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

MM from the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico to commercialize algae oil to renewable diesel. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2008 sales of $10.8 Cetane Energy , LLC, has awarded Praxair, Inc. Founded in 2006, Cetane Energy received $1.1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

Shell Oil Company has awarded Praxair , Inc. The Deer Park refinery is a 50-50 joint venture partnership between Shell Oil Company and PMI Norteamerica S.A. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2008 sales of $10.8

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

The True Cause of Recessions: OIL. I was asked to speak about the economic impact of our oil dependency and so I began researching this topic to see if I could draw some insightful conclusions. All of the recessions listed above were caused by oil except the early 2000 recession that was caused by September 11th, 2001.

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USA Oil Prices Oil 2001 180

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

Petrobras, via Petrobras America, entered into a Joint Development Agreement with KL Energy Corporation (KLE) to optimize KLE’s proprietary cellulosic ethanol process technology for sugarcane bagasse feedstock. The KLE process. Click to enlarge. The unit uses wastewood as feedstock and can be optimized for multiple feedstocks.

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Brazil Wyoming Energy 2008 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The MOU with AltAir contemplates the production and purchase of up to 750 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel over 10 years (75 million gallons per year) derived from camelina oil. Glenn Tilton, Air Transport Association of America, Inc. ATA) Board Chairman and UAL Corporation and United Airlines Chairman, President and CEO.

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Purchase Fuel Coal Alternative Fuels 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

Pacific Road currently has investments in projects in the Americas (including two projects in Chile), Australia, Pacific and Africa with its primary focus on investment opportunities in resource-rich regions where country risk is manageable. interest in the Company on 30 June 2008. As a result of this transaction CSIRO acquired an 18.6%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. Global fossil oil consumption increased by about 2.9%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

On a life-cycle basis this advantage is reduced, the MIT report notes, because the GHG emissions in production and distribution, including methane leakage, are greater for natural gas than for oil products. million bpd of oil. The most likely source of demand growth is notably in non-OECD Asia and Latin America.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

The transportation sector is set to experience significant growth, increased dependence on oil and risk of an escalation in greenhouse gasses. The transport industry now accounts for 13% of global emissions and is one of the fastest energy-demand sectors, responsible for 60% of oil consumption in high-income countries (OECD countries).

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Global Transportation Carbon Emissions 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Jack Rosebro, founder of Perfect Sky in Los Angeles [and a contributor to Green Car Congress ], spoke of the need for government policy makers to move beyond incremental changes that are not providing enough incentive for the market to produce alternatives to oil as the almost exclusive source of energy for road and rail transportation.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Los Angeles Canada 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2009

In addition to having the largest oil sands resource position in Canada, the merged company will have the following characteristics: A resource base with approximately 7.5 Current crude oil and natural gas production of approximately 680,000 boe per day (boe/d). 2008 Upstream Operating Statistics. Oil sands (bbl/d).

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

It is not hard to see these men and women as America’s true heroes – uprooted from their lives and sent to the European or Pacific theaters under harsh, brutal and primitive conditions without any of the technology, medical advances or modern conveniences that are an afterthought for today’s military.

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Al Gore Maldives Gore Climate Change 286

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2012

Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. 2007); and predicted national data from the National Long-term Development Plan (NLDP) (2008?2050). Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 3 CARB Date with Destiny Move CARB Forward Plug In America Podcasts! Learn About Plug-ins What Are Plug-ins? Where Can I Buy One? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? 4 Great Gifts!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

By 2008, Jatropha had been planted on more than an estimated 900,000 ha, of which 85% was in Asia, 13% in Africa and the rest in Latin America. Other developing countries took similar measures, in the hope that the crop would provide enhanced income for farmers as well as renewable energy.

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