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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. 120 vehicles, including 20 Ford S-MAX cars began daily field operational tests in Frankfurt in July 2012.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 5, 2024

Electric vehicle battery pack costs for a light-duty vehicle in 2023 were 90% lower than in 2008, according to DOE estimates. The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of a electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack for a light-duty vehicle declined 90% between 2008 and 2023 (using.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

According to the report, the decline in PV installed costs seen by customer-owners of such systems in 2010 follows a significant drop in the wholesale cost for PV modules in 2009. As report co-author Galen Barbose explains, “ Based on our data, average installed costs held steady at $7.50/W W over the period from 1998 to 2007.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

in 2008 to reach 27.4 By 2008, coal production represented a third of fossil energy production. Mtoe per day in 2008, representing 39% of fossil energy production and slightly above the level in 2006, the next-highest production year. million barrels per day (Mbpd) in 2008, up from 1.0 in 2008 to reach 7.6

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Scientists led by a former co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are warning warn that the UN negotiations aimed at tackling climate change are based on substantial underestimates of what it will cost to adapt to its impacts. But previous estimates of adaptation costs have substantially misjudged the scale of funds needed.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022 (using 2022 constant dollars). That compares to $1,355/kWh in 2008. The […].

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

The cost associated with replacing a barrel of produced oil has risen from $6 per barrel in 1998 to $27 per barrel in 2011, according to Lux Research—an increase of 350%.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

A newly released University of Michigan study found widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; however, the cost of the cars is much more influential than environmental and other non-economic factors as a predictor of purchase probabilities. per gallon) and then fell sharply during the period of data collection.

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APRIL 14, 2012

Hitachi has developed a high-efficiency 11 kW permanent magnet synchronous motor without using rare earth (neodymium, dysprosium) materials; the work follows on its 2008 announcement of a prototype 150 W motor that used cores made of amorphous metal coupled with ferrite magnet rotors. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

V reaching 10% capacity increase in comparison to a standard G/NMC cell resulting in lower cost of installed battery pack (euros per kWh) for EV-applications. This can be suitable for various applications, especially for fast charging EV-applications. Stable cells cycled between 3.00 - 4.35

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

million in 2008. The fuel has to be cheaper than gasoline/diesel to recover the additional cost of the vehicle within a reasonable amount of time. between 2008 and 2015 (compared to 2.7% between 2008 and 2015. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

The release will be the fourth generation DC Quick Charger for the power electronics manufacturer, having launched the first model overseas in 2008 before entering North America’s EV market in March 2012.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Regardless of the mechanism, they concluded, the higher resale prices justify the higher capital cost for the diesel and hybrid passenger cars and for larger diesel trucks on a total cost of ownership basis. It’s been generally known that diesel vehicles typically post lower operating costs because of their increased fuel economy.

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JULY 7, 2013

Results from a new study by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge in the UK has suggest that the social cost of carbon dioxide is higher in a low economic growth world. The social cost of CO 2 measures the net present value of the extra damage caused by the emission of one more tonne of CO 2 today.). (The

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JANUARY 31, 2009

A crude oil price of US$100/bbl results in an approximate cost of €0.56/L A substitution of the present 2008 global motor fuel consumption of 2 Gtoe/a would therefore require a biomass harvest of 4 Gtoe/a. With ±30% estimate error, this is between €0.56 per liter (US$2.72-5.03/gallon gallon US) without tax for conventional motor fuel.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

As commissioned by the Australian Government in 2010, the Garnaut Climate Change Review, led by Professor Ross Garnaut, has issued the first of a series of papers scheduled for this month and next updating the 2008 Climate Change Review. —2008 Climate Change Review. Earlier post.) The conclusions will only be.

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JULY 14, 2009

The system also holds the potential to reduce the cost of producing chemicals, transportation fuels, and substitute natural gas from gasified coal. In 2008, RTI International and Eastman Chemical Company agreed to develop and commercialize jointly developed syngas cleanup technology. Background.

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EV Obssesion

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Research by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 87% between 2008 and 2021 (using 2021 constant dollars).

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2008 Electric Vehicles Lithium Ion Battery 88

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MARCH 25, 2012

In 2008, Kobe Steel Ltd. Petrobras) to host and cover the running costs of the first integrated demonstration of the Group’s offshore GTL technology at its Fortaleza refinery in Brazil. was added to the partnership as a preferred manufacturer, and in 2010 an agreement was announced with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

between 2010 and 2011 and 214% between 2008 and 2011. At the same time, fuel cell durability has doubled, expensive platinum content has been reduced by a factor of five, and the cost of fuel cells has fallen 80% since 2002. Total, worldwide fuel cell shipments grew 37.5%

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JULY 10, 2013

The European Commission is launching a second phase of the first Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) set up in 2008. The new Fuel Cells & Hydrogen 2 Initiative—with a proposed combined 50:50 EU-industry budget of €1.4 billion (US$1.8

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

million tons in 2008. These data were then used as inputs to a techno-economic model using AspenPlus to determine the production cost of bioethanol from bamboo in China. The economic analysis found that the lowest enzyme loading had the most commercially viable scenario (production cost of $0.484 per liter (US$1.83/gallon

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Gasoline China Tax London 351

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APRIL 25, 2012

EPA will provide funding for: Verified Exhaust Control Technologies: up to 100% of the cost of eligible verified. Engine Upgrades: up to 50% of the cost of eligible engine upgrades. Verified/Certified Cleaner Fuel Use: the cost differential between the eligible cleaner fuels. EPA will fund up to 100% of the cost of verified.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Novozymes has already reduced the cost of enzyme production for biofuels by 90%. Once the new screening process is proven, it can be used to rapidly develop tailored cost-effective enzyme solutions for specific industrial biorefineries. million (2008-2012). million (2001-2005). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 30, 2019

But for this to happen, the cost of fuel-cell systems needs to be progressively reduced. The biggest cost item is the stack, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of the total cost of a fuel-cell system. Headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden, the company was spun off from the Volvo Group in 2008.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen Sweden 283

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MAY 6, 2011

million in November 2008, which provided for the development and testing of a prototype electrolyzer system capable of producing 65 kg of hydrogen per day. Proton OnSite, formerly Proton Energy Systems, has been awarded Phase II of a contract from the US Army’s Tank-Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) for $1.7

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

In 2008, the US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded AltaRock and its collaborators $6 million to use an innovative stimulation process to create an EGS reservoir that will drill below the permeable zone, stimulate in the contained zone with infrastructure in place, and increase power production. In 2008, AltaRock closed a $26.25-million

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MARCH 17, 2014

million Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia models from the 2008-2013 model years, Chevrolet Traverse from the 2009-2013 model years, and Saturn Outlook from the 2008-2010 model years. GM is aware of two engine compartment fires in unsold vehicles at dealerships and two cases of melted components. —Mary Barra.

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MARCH 17, 2010

over 2008, reaching $139.1 billion in 2008. billion in 2008 to $2.2 In 2009, combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors—solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels—grew by 11.4% These three sectors are expected to reach $325.9 a research and publishing firm devoted to the clean-tech sector.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The projects announced today under DOE’s SunShot Initiative will spur American innovation to help reduce the costs of clean, renewable solar energy and re-establish US global leadership in this fast growing industry. Reducing Market Barriers and Non-Hardware Balance of System Costs: Seven projects to receive $13.6

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In 2008, Ogo and his colleagues reported the development of an NiRu complex that acts as a model of the hydrogenase enzyme; at the time, they noted that the complex could be used to develop new cathode catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

In March 2008, EPA finalized a three part program significantly to reduce emissions from diesel locomotives of all types: line-haul, switch, and passenger rail. In 2008, EPA estimated the social cost of the new program (rail and marine) will be approximately $740 million in 2030. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Since implementation began in 2008, particulate matter emissions and resulting near-source health risk are almost 80% lower due to a combination of the current rule and federal emission standards for off?road Total net cost of the Proposed Amendments from 2022 to 2034 is estimated to be $1.04 road engines. Reductions of PM 2.5

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APRIL 28, 2010

The programs are authorized under the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (The Farm Bill). Under the proposed rule, USDA Rural Development will propose procedures for eligible biorefineries to receive a payment equal to 50 percent of the cost of installing eligible systems, up to $5 million, whichever is less.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Under the terms of the four-year agreement POET and Agrivida will develop Agrivida’s technology platforms with the goal of significantly reducing the capital and operating costs of commercial cellulosic ethanol production facilities.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

In October 2011, the refinery yield of distillate fuels (a category that includes diesel fuel and heating oil) reached 29.7%, matching the previous record set in December 2008, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). For all major products, only the distillate yield is higher now than it was in October 2001.

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JUNE 15, 2021

The partnership was renewed in 2008 for the launch of the LEAP program. Today, CFM is the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines with a product line that serves as the industry benchmark for efficiency, reliability and low overall cost of ownership.

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