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Volkswagen’s $27,000 ID 2all electric vehicle may come later than expected

Baua Electric

According to a local media report, Volkswagen is delaying volume production of the affordable electric car. Volkswagen’s ID 2all EV production is being delayed A report from the German magazine auto motor und sport claims that Volkswagen’s ID 2all will go into mass production in May 2026 rather than 2025.

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COMAC of China, Boeing open Energy Conservation Center; first focus on aviation biofuel from waste cooking oil

Green Car Congress

of China ( COMAC ) and Boeing opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercial aviation industry growth. Finding ways to convert discarded “gutter oil” into jet fuel could enhance regional biofuel supplies and improve biofuel’s affordability.

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DOE BETO seeking input on Optima initiative for co-optimization of fuels and engines

Green Car Congress

The engine is undergoing a significant evolution of its own, as new fuel economy and emissions standards in the light-duty and heavy-duty sectors push the development of new technologies on an unprecedented scale toward the theoretical limits of engine operation. Wagner (2015) “ Engines of the Future ” ASME Mechanical Engineering magazine.

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Does the future of electric cars hinge on costs?

Green Cars News

Cogan is far from a naysayer about the prospects of electric vehicles - he has been covering them since 1992 in his award winning magazine. He also spent a year living with the pioneering General Motors EV1 electric car and has driven the vast majority of alternative fuel vehicles.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. Yeah, they can afford it.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. is already selling an all-electric, zero-emission Roadster. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The big boon for automakers and battery suppliers — and consumers looking for more affordable alt-fuel cars — would be scale: China has the world’s second-largest car market (it exceeded U.S. Think it’s a bad trade? The floor is yours. 6 comments Share Email Buzz Up!

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