Remove Alternative Fuels Remove Battery Powered Remove Building Remove Global
article thumbnail

Svitzer launches second phase of design project for methanol hybrid fuel cell tug

Green Car Congress

Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has launched the second phase of its project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug. to design the first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug. using Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tug design as the platform.

Design 195
article thumbnail

Vale partners with Wabtec on ammonia fuel study and orders three FLXdrive battery electric locomotives

Green Car Congress

The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean, alternative fuel to replace diesel. Credit: Wabtec Wabtec will build the FLXdrive locomotives at its plant in Contagem (state of Minas Gerais).

Fuel 195
article thumbnail

China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

Natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicle technology is basically mature, the government said, and is headed toward initial industrialization. The next 10 years will usher in the transformation of the global automotive industry and offer important strategic opportunities. Electric drive system power density of 2.5

article thumbnail

Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

The Truth About Cars

The populace is split between gasoline-loving Luddites, endlessly bemoaning the current regulatory landscape and smug EV adopters who proselytize battery-powered vehicles with all the zealotry of a religious fanatic. 1, according to the Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center.

article thumbnail

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore. The majority of global shipbuilding happens in South Korea, Japan, and China.

article thumbnail

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

Green Car Congress

Beyond 2035, LDV energy demand begins to level off as increases in travel demand begin to exceed fuel economy improvements in the vehicle stock. Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. mpg in 2025.

Fuel 225
article thumbnail

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV). This essentially free and endless supply of energy is, and will increasingly be shown to be, one of the greatest advantages of EVs over any alternative power trains including over-hyped hydrogen. .