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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. Second, light deficiency is common in photosynthetic cultivation. Energy Fuels , Article ASAP.

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R2/R3 event impressions – Rivian gets the details right

Baua Electric

The rest of the Electrek crew caught the livestream and kept you up to date in our live watch party and articles you can find on our R2 launch news hub. The stage looked great, good lighting, and the presentation actually started on time (that’s not something we’re used to in the EV world…).

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Opinion: Top Ways Volkswagen ID4 is a Game-Changer in 2023

Clean Fleet Report

Opinion: Top Ways Volkswagen ID4 is a Game-Changer in 2023 The Future Is Now at VW This article may contain affiliate links. After a few years in the wild, unsure of how to transition from combustion engines to the electric variety, it seems that VW and the entire group have seen the light and finally begun making the change.

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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

Just plug in your microwave, TV, coffee machine, laptop, fridge, e-scooter, e-bike or whatever, and the car sends electric juice their way. You just need a bit of road sense, basic balance, and smarts enough to put a helmet on and stick to the road rules (see end of this article for those). It’s really quite idiot proof.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 1997, Willett Kempton , a professor at the University of Delaware, and Steve Letendre , a professor at Green Mountain College, in Vermont, began publishing a series of journal articles that imagined the bidirectional EV as a resource for electricity utilities. The electric car might still one day become a power plant on wheels.

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Hydrogen Cars vs Electric Cars – Who Is Going to Rule the Market?

Get Electric Vehicle

Yes, hydrogen fuel cells don’t emit any harmful gases themselves but the process of juicing up an HFC with energy does produce a lot of harmful gases and other byproducts. The bulk of the car, bus, and, light truck market looks set to adopt (battery electric technology), which are a cheaper solution than fuel cells BloombergNEF.

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10 best electric bicycles you can get

Green Authority

Charging it on a standard outlet will fully juice it up in just 80 minutes. This could actually become your favorite item in this article, especially if you are on a tight budget. Features include integrated lights and the ability to charge your devices on-the-go. It’s also a very convenient vehicle.

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