Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Results of a survey released by Maritz Research demonstrates that while US consumer awareness about alternative fuel vehicles continues to grow, only about one in five consumers state they are “very familiar” with any alternative-fuel technologies. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles rose from 15 to 22%.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2014

The majority of Brits would consider buying or leasing an alternative fuel car in the next two years, according to new research. Electric cars Hydrogen fuel Hybrid cars LPG Editor Pick'

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2015

But while hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric cars have had a. hydrogen Future Cars infographics hydrogen fuel cell alternative fuel vehicles' Carmakers routinely lose money on the first generation of new technologies--Toyota, for example, with its first-generation Prius hybrid.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells had been promoted in some sectors as the best alternative to the internal combustion engine.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Daimler AG and leading energy companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Berlin, with the participation of the German Minister of Transport, Wolfgang Tiefensee, to evaluate and expand the setup of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany to support the series production of fuel cell electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2013

When debating the merits of electric cars, hybrids, hydrogen and other alternative fuels, it''s easy to get tied down in the notion they''re the solution to all our transport problems. They aren''t of course--they''re just a solution.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2014

They will require member states to develop the infrastructure needed for alternative fuels. EU countries will have to draw up plans including targets for the number of recharging and refueling stations provided so that electric cars and cars using compressed natural gas (CNG) can circulate freely within EU cities.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 14, 2009

Sounding a lot like Joe Romm in Who Killed the Electric Car. TR: The hydrogen fuel-cell program has been scaled back in the proposed budget, and the emphasis has been changed from transportation to buildings. That's not an ideal source of hydrogen. SC: That's right. The mood has shifted. So that's one problem.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Nordic countries have consistently proven to be at the forefront of electric car and alternative fuel adoption, and now look set to take the lead with fuel cell vehicles too.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 4, 2007

Why are even the smartest journalists unable to get beyond the hype when it comes to automobiles and alternative fuels? On March 29, Pogue blogged about The Future of Hydrogen Cars. His blog only once before (in my quick search) discussed alternative fuels for cars. He's got cred. Man, I sure hope so.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2011

Hybrid cars are the preferred alternative fuel vehicle according to a new consumer study by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). The study compared consumer preference for four different alternative fuel vehicle types; hybrid (HEVs), electric (EV), natural gas (CNG) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Drivers of electric cars should be able to drive anywhere across Europe and recharge for free by 2020, under a new directive adopted by the EU. New rules will ensure a network of alternative refuelling points across the continent is established, all using common standards to ensure that electric c[.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. The paper is available from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

This would include some plug-in hybrids, full electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. This would make charging of electric vehicles easier. In addition, the Commission will develop a methodology for easy price comparison of electricity and other conventional and alternative fuels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2011

volume and GHG-based fuel standards) to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from on-road transportation need to evolve towards energy-intensity-based fuel standards (e.g., MJ/km) and complementary regulation of fuel carbon intensity (e.g., From a climate perspective, only the lifecycle emissions of these fuels matter.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The rebate reduces the incremental costs of purchasing advanced alternative fuel technology heavy-duty trucks and buses by up to 80%. The state has also revised regulations to clarify charging station ownership rules, and supported research and demonstration projects on new plug-in electric car technologies and policies.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every electric ute and pick-up coming soon! READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Here is the comprehensive list of every new EV due in the next few years.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 1, 2008

Yet with so much varying information about energy alternatives, it has become difficult to choose which technologies really make sense and which will be a waste of research dollars. Tags: sandia national labs ethanol ben cipiti electric car alternative fuels. Read the entire article here.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

After a Goldman Sachs analyst asked what could fuel Ferrari’s alternative fuel efforts, Elkann said whatever was available to them regarding energy supply is a possibility. “…we’ll have changes within the energy supply, which could lead to having alternatives, for example, e-fuels or hydrogen.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 12, 2006

Under one roof, all the alt fuels were represented, from hydrogen to biofuels and electricity to (using less) gasoline. Each alternative put its best face forward. Not all speakers adhered to the organizers call not to bash the other alternatives. Hydrogen booster Edwin Black reportedly walked out.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). This is impressive as there are only 55 operating hydrogen fuel stations in the state and the availability of hydrogen is sometimes spotty. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2007

The Detroit News has the alternative fuel breakdown in the president's budget request, and it isn't pretty. Increases for hydrogen fuel cell research from $289 million in FY 2007 to $309 million in FY 2008. We need cars. As did most if not all of the electric cars produced in the '90s.)

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 3, 2007

It is largely thanks to Felix that hybrid owners now desire something more than a gasoline-dependent car. Ethanol and hydrogen promoters have their deep pocketed supporters (grain combines and the oil & gas industries) and receive the lion's share of the alt fuel attention. Bumper sticker below available here.)

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Chinese government and businesses have been making a big deal about electric cars over the last few years with a number of upstart companies emerging that could yet put China on the automotive manufacturing map. So what does this mean for electric cars? The Green Piece Article, Tuesday 24 2009.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 4, 2021

They offer a way for motorists to keep their personal cars while doing less damage to the environment. There is another option, though, in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. How Hydrogen Can Power Cars. The Toyota Mirai is the best-selling hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Hydrogen Vs. Battery Powered Cars.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2007

could reportedly produce up to 60,000 Volt electric cars in 2010 , its first anticipated year on the market. The car, expected to run 40 miles without recharging, will cost less than $30,000. "If The engine, powered by gasoline, diesel or a hydrogen fuel cell, only recharges the battery and doesn't drive the wheels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

Natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicle technology is basically mature, the government said, and is headed toward initial industrialization. China has made big progress in electric car technologies but still lags behind other countries in certain areas, said the report.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

He says that though there are no plans to commercialise one at present, the automaker, which is currently leasing hydrogen cars in the US and Japan, may be forced to rethink its strategy. Honda clearly believes that hydrogen is the long-term solution as the world searches for alternative fuels.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable. Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. I agree with sebastian.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. The commonsense truth that emissions decrease with greater electric drive capability has been willfully confused for years now by automakers.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It is rare when we post a review of a car that is only available in one of the 50 United States, but such is the case with the 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which is only sold in California. It is all about the hydrogen fueling station network, which is slowly being built out.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

With global leading car OEMs such as Toyota, Honda, Hyundai all recently announcing their intentions to make their FCEVs available to the consumer, there is no doubt that the OEMs have done their homework. A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2009

The new regulation aims to diversify the use of fuels for transportation and boost the market for alternative fuel vehicles. The new generation of fuels is expected to come from technology that uses algae, wood, agricultural waste, common invasive weeds and even municipal solid waste.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Speaking at a press conference earlier this month, Jeroen van der Veer, Royal Dutch Shell’s outgoing chairman, said that finding alternatives is needed now more than ever with the increased demand for personal mobility combined with diminishing supplies of petrol.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

The development of high-powered, long-lasting, rapid-charge battery cells offers the automotive industry a simple and extremely efficient alternative to Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, whose competitive advantage thus far lies in their ability to refuel in a similar manner to petrol-powered cars. Join Plug in Partners today.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On!

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