Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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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. tonnes per capita. of all energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The PHEV-10, similar to the Prius Plug-In ( earlier post ) has a larger battery pack than an HEV to allow 10 miles of driving powered by electricity only and a gasoline engine that drives the wheels in parallel with the electric motor when power demand is high or the batteries are discharged. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco is gearing-up production of its right-hand drive natural gas powered Daily following the success of a six month trial which saw the vehicle used for recycling and street cleansing operations on behalf of Camden Council. litres/100km.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., Lithium-ion batteries , now common in laptops, produce more power and are smaller than nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrids now.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

After falling 3% in 2008 and nearly 7% in 2009, largely driven by the economic downturn, energy-related CO 2 emissions do not return to 2005 levels (5,980 million metric tons) until 2027. World oil prices rise in the Reference case, as the world economy recovers and pressure from growth in global demand continues.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is consequently developing a comprehensive range of all-electric powertrains, with power outputs ranging from 50 to 100 kW (70 to 140 hp). The company introduced the TCe 100 in 2007 and the TCe 130 in 2008, earlier post.). Renault will go on to develop more powerful versions. An all-new 1.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

in 2008 to 5,802 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO 2 ), down from 5,967 MMTCO 2 in 2007, according to preliminary estimates released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Only one other year in the 1990 to 2008 time period experienced a decline: 1.2% Energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% Source: EIA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

Only 22% remains to power the vehicle. How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? Honda is still interpreting the data but they believe the user’s externally powered legs are acted like a second heart, helping pump blood. Braking losses add another 6%. The cells make up the remainder.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

A Rasmussen Reports poll show that 41% of the US public thinks Mankind is causing global warming.Are desires for more power, more luxury, more size reaching saturation? Kurani (2008) The Early U.S. Recent trends say no. Research shows that people value loss of dollars a lot higher than value gained, about 1.5 times as much.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The State Department released the long-anticipated and voluminous Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The document is posted on State’s Keystone project site , which it has run since the beginning of the Keystone XL Presidential permit process in 2008.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 30, 2021

Back then the rivals of an electric vehicle such as gasoline-powered and steam-powered personnel carriers or cars were very difficult to operate. On the other hand, the gasoline-powered vehicles were also in trouble because of the trail of exhaust gas, the gear shifting, and the cranking required to start the engine.

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Green Cars News

MAY 25, 2009

per cent in 2008 with transportation related emissions decreasing by around 5.2 Factors believed to have influenced the decrease include record-high oil prices as well as a decline in economic activity. Yet there are some encouraging signs as in 2008, emissions from the electric power sector decreased by about 2.1

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

This 30 MW represents around 20% of the island’s demand for power. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Yes, tankers of dirty, expensive oil are brought in and boatloads of money are shipped back to the oil companies. Hawaii's 30 MW geothermal power plant. By JOHN MARKOFF.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt.

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