Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event.

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Batteries Battery Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 140

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In some markets, methanol can be blended with gasoline (M15, M85) or used directly as M100. —Jeff Harrison, Maverick’s Chief Engineering Officer. Methanol can also be used in fuel cells or further synthesized into dimethyl ether (a diesel and LPG substitute), diesel and jet fuel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In addition, around half the vehicles that will be on the road in 2030 have already been sold—most with gasoline or diesel engines. First, apply electricity generated from renewable sources to obtain hydrogen from water. to make synthetic gasoline, diesel, gas, or kerosene. Then add carbon. Finally, combine CO?

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 9, 2024

Prospects and Challenges in 2024 Combining the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) with the long-range and rapid refueling of traditional gasoline vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are becoming a compelling option for eco-minded car owners. Without question, FCEVs have the potential for broader adoption.

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Hydrogen Future Fuel Vehicles 59

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The company found that the clean power and electrification path is the most affordable and feasible approach to reaching California’s climate and air quality goals. Reduced gasoline demand will also provide the benefit of reducing industrial emissions from refineries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

The water-cooled aluminum turbine housing. 100 kW gasoline engine for the MINI Hatch ( earlier post ) has been ongoing since spring 2014. Water-cooling enables the use of the lightweight material and thus enables a significant weight reduction by nearly 30% while simultaneously providing cost and system benefits.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The only byproduct of this process is water, making FCEVs a zero-emissions vehicle option and emitting only water vapor. It starts with renewable energy and using water electrolysis technology, electricity produced by using renewable energy sources is converted into green hydrogen.

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Honda Hydrogen Vehicles Isuzu 76

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Near-term: By 2017, verify at pilot scale at least one technology pathway for hydrocarbon biofuel production, demonstrating a mature modeled price of $3/gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) with GHG emissions reduction of 50% or more. By 2040, through R&D, support replacing 7% of petrochemicals with bioproducts. Mobilizing US biomass resources.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. The IEEE WIE competition was sponsored by the IEEE Life Members Committee and Smart WTI , a provider of IoT/artificial water management solutions.

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Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh 110

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

An additional objective is to reduce the total production costs of microalgae biofuels to $3/gasoline gallon equivalent by 2030, with or without co-products. LEAPS executes seasonal light and temperature scripts accurately; its performance has been validated by repeating three outdoor pond experiments for different strains.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

The program incorporates a DOE grand challenge, the EV Everywhere Initiative, to develop the technologies to make electric-powered vehicles as affordable and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles for the average American family by 2020. Other highlights include more than $5 billion (+5.7%

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Vehicles 2012 Grid Hydrogen 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

billion, as the world’s population grows and more people in developing economies are able to afford cars. ExxonMobil projects global demand for gasoline (including ethanol) to be relatively flat from 2010 to 2040, largely because cars and other light-duty vehicles will become much more efficient. Transportation fuels. Natural gas.

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Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Sale 309

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

gasoline unit that is the first member of a new family of 14 highly efficient engines to be launched by 2015. Mass-produced gasoline engines on average have a thermal efficiency of between 30 and 35%, Toyota said.). liter gasoline engine and 1.4-liter The 1.33L gasoline and 1.4L A 4-cylinder, 1.33-liter lbs) lighter.

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Blink Charging

MAY 25, 2023

EV drivers cannot afford to stay overnight somewhere if there are no charging options available. Writing for US News and World Report , automotive journalist Steven Loveday likens DC fast charging to filling a glass with water. Make sure all your hotels have EV chargers When you’re traveling in an EV, remember your ABCs: Always.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

While China’s experience with rapid, large scale deployment of technologies makes it an important global testing ground and creates opportunities for scientific partnerships between the two countries, it also means that the US cannot afford to take its scientific leadership for granted.

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Energy China Clean Cleaning 342

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

As it implements more driver-assistance technologies, Ford is working on the global development of fully autonomous vehicles, with the ultimate goal of creating an accessible and affordable solution for consumers in China and around the world. Smart Mobility. Greening manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2003, the state fleet consumed 38,559,715 gallons of petroleum-based fuel (gasoline and diesel), according to the report. 281,619 gallons gasoline equivalent (gge) of CNG and propane (7%). This affords the State a better opportunity to manage fuel consumption and control costs. Department of Water Resources: 218.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

The first critical issue is since both hydrogen and methanol produced from CO 2 are still far from being price-competitive, they are unlikely to gain market shares in the next decades unless there is a drastic increase in prices for gasoline and conventional diesel. —Methanol report. Goeppert, A. and Prakash, G.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Ninety billion gallons of ethanol (the energy equivalent of approximately 60 billion gallons of gasoline—about one-third of projected consumption by 2030) per year by 2030 was chosen as the book-end target to understand the requirements of an aggressive biofuels deployment schedule. The energy in cellulosic ethanol is about 3.8

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GM Production Conversion Oil Prices 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2019

The focus of H2@Scale is to enable affordable and reliable large-scale hydrogen generation, transport, storage, and utilization in the United States across multiple sectors. H2@Scale is an initiative to enable affordable and reliable large-scale hydrogen generation, transport, storage, and utilization in the United States across sectors.

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Hydrogen Affordable Concept Water 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Natural gas-fired power capacity will play an increasingly important role in providing backup to growing supplies of intermittent renewable energy, in the absence of a breakthrough that provides affordable utility-scale storage. Transparency is key, both for fracturing operations and for water management.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. PPG Industries.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

MG 1 starts the gasoline engine and charges the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, while MG2 drives the front wheels and regenerates the battery during braking and coasting, and MGR drives the rear wheels and also regenerates the battery. Recognized and known for affordable luxury, the RX 450h continues to impress.

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 94

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

A team from Saudi Aramco Research and Development Center has developed a novel low-cost, high-octane gasoline blend component it calls SuperButol. The team suggests that SuperButol is thus a viable and affordable gasoline component, which can help to meet future demands for high-octane gasoline.

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Low Cost Gasoline Water Fuel 150

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Starting well-equipped from $68,575, which is in line with prices for loaded, gasoline-powered light-duty pickups, the Rivian is a relative powerhouse of design, innovation and all-around capability. Rivian also plans to offer a more affordable 105-kilowatt-hour pack with a roughly 230-mile range.

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F-150 Hummer GMC Miles 101

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Integrated renewable hydrogen systems and public-private community-based partnerships. The 2015 cost target was $2-$3/gge. per gge (assuming widespread deployment).

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Congress Hydrogen Market Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Promote electric vehicle adoption by increasing access to charging infrastructure and supporting the development of plug-in electric vehicles that are as accessible, available, and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles. Eugene Water & Electric Board. Confluence Environmental Center. Con Edison. Duke Energy Carolinas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

So today I’m announcing a Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force that will be charged with the goal of figuring out how we can deploy affordable clean coal technology on a widespread scale within 10 years. And we want to get up 10 commercial demonstration projects, get those up and running by 2016. Regulatory compliance – EPA and USDA.

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Obama Coal Clean Cleaning 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Such economic benefits could be realized earlier through effective policies which reduce first mover costs in the short term and promote rapid take-up once non-ICE vehicle price premiums reduce to levels that make them affordable to. superior range and the ability to use both electricity and gasoline as a fuel. Resources.

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PHEV Oil Prices Australia Price 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. Pioneering companies now have designs to turn gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles into all-electrics or plug-in hybrids, depending on how they’re built and the range their drivers need. More about that in a moment.

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Honda next year will offer Californians futuristic sedans that can travel 300 miles (480 km) or more on a tank of hydrogen gas while emitting nothing more toxic than pure water vapor. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe but, on earth, it must normally be extracted from water or organic compounds.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

So, Im going to go out on a limb here and say bags of Frito snacks will soon be coming to stores near you with a lot less gasoline, noise and dirty emissions. (2 John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. Waters, like many others, hopes the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Comparison of fuel consumption of Omnivore, homogeneous Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) and Spray-Guided GDI engines. The first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine ( earlier post ) has been successfully completed on gasoline. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

While the vehicles themselves have been swimming olympic laps of transformation and refinement, the infrastructure has barely been treading water. Hydrogen was supposed to provide gasoline-like driving range and quick fills, but several hydrogen supply pinches in recent years left even early adopters uneasy about fueling up.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2021

The LT team will develop a gas fermentation process that leverages affordable, renewable hydrogen to capture and fix CO 2 directly into valuable fuels and chemicals. At commercial scale, the inputs to the proposed “carbon refinery” process are carbon-free renewable energy, water, and CO 2. ZymoChem, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes. They will be joined by the end of this year by a new small-displacement gasoline engine family. SIDI Turbo gasoline engine. For durability, it is water-cooled. Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3

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