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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

Green Car Congress

Reaction Design is introducing the first volume of the industry’s most well-validated available Model Fuel Library, the result of seven years of research and validation under the Model Fuels Consortium ( earlier post ). MFC members included Toyota, GE Energy, VW, Suzuki, Petrobras and Conoco. Click to enlarge.

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US and UK researchers report direct measurement of key atmospheric reactant; more rapid formation of secondary aerosols

Green Car Congress

Molecules called Criegee intermediates—carbonyl oxides—are important atmospheric reactants, but only indirect knowledge of their reaction kinetics has been available. However, until 2008 no gas-phase Criegee intermediate had been observed, and rate coefficients derived from indirect measurements spanned orders of magnitude.

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evstores start deliveries of electric MyCar

Green Cars News

Deliveries of the electric MyCar have now started in London. After the launch at the British Motor Show in 2008, the car went on sale earlier this year exclusively from evstores in London. Now production has started and vehicles are being delivered to delighted customers in London.

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

Increases for hydrogen fuel cell research from $289 million in FY 2007 to $309 million in FY 2008. Plug-in hybrids and electric cars built with the best possible, most economic, available-now technology. The attempt to make fuel cells viable so energy companies have a fuel to sell passes through batteries. We need cars.

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Manhattan Beach, The South Bay’s Greenest City

Creative Greenius

I hope you’re as happy and energized as I am about Obama’s impending Presidency and his game-changing energy and environmental appointments. Sure I’d love to be on an equivalent Torrance Green Task Force here in the city I’ve called home for almost 16 years now, but there isn’t one yet. Happy New Year!

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PHEV Day 168. Sunday, 29 March 2009. Run to Knoxville, Tennessee

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Don’t miss this news conference of the “Sprit of DC”, Plug-In PHEV vehicle, bringing its message of energy independence to East Tennessee. The team members of the Science Olympiad, 2008 Regional and TN State Champions, Bearden Middle School, will be there to show off the “Spirit”. The batteries and technology are available now.