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Green Cars Part 4- Compressed Air

DIY Electric Car

Unlike battery electric vehicles a full tank of air will stay more or less full for a long time, they have very low discharge rates. Again compared to battery electrics the storage medium (tank) is not limited by a shelf life or number of cycles and therefore reduces waste.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. Green Vehicles.

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California adopts Low Carbon Fuel standard

Green Cars News

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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Funding boost for advanced technology vehicles

Green Cars News

The US continues to throw its financial weight behind its efforts to play catch up in the green car race, with the US house passing a vote of 312-114 for a bill that authorises additional funding of $2.85billion from 2010-2014 for the US Department of Energy to support a range of research activities for advanced technology vehicles.

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Report reveals emission reducing potential

Green Cars News

Under the powertrain theme it identified four main areas - engine efficiency, waste heat recovery, alternative powertrains and transmissions. The results of its analysis showed that aerodynamic trailers, electric bodies and vehicle platooning may have the greatest CO2 reduction potential.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). American Electric Power is the nation’s largest owner of transmission lines and a utility with operations in 11 states.

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