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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

Nevertheless, for EVs themselves to become true zero emission vehicles, everything in their supply chain from mining to electricity production must be nearly net-zero emission as well. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change?

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Kinder Morgan and Neste partner on major renewable fuels logistics project in US

Green Car Congress

Upon completion of the project, Kinder Morgan’s Harvey, Louisiana facility will serve as the primary hub where Neste will store a variety of raw materials including, for example, the used cooking oil it collects from more than 40,000 restaurants across the United States. More than 1 million gallons of SAF have been supplied into SFO to date.

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Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for gas-to-gasoline unit; reducing lifecycle carbon footprint up to 50%

Green Car Congress

Topsoe is providing engineering and design services currently and will supply catalyst and proprietary hardware to the facility. The captured CO 2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery. The only byproduct will be water, which will be recovered and used to supply 80% of the plant’s make-up water.

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Op-ed: Let’s start here, in America

Green Car Congress

The US battery supply chain risks being caught flat-footed and is in danger of being run over by overwhelming demand as thousands of new electric vehicles are hitting American streets every year. We only have to look to the oil embargoes of the 1970s to realize our dependence on a foreign energy supply is cause for action.

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Indian Prime Minister says countrys demand for hydrocarbon fuels will increase >40% over next 10 years

Green Car Congress

India’s demand for hydrocarbon fuels over the next 10 years will increase by more 40% whereas the increase in the supply from maturing oilfields is expected to be around 12%, said Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in an inaugural address at the Petrotech 2010 conference in New Delhi. —Prime Minister Singh.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

Baua Electric

As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. Currently, electric autos are generally more expensive than their gasoline counterparts.

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