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Graforce plasma electrolysis for efficient generation of hydrogen from industrial waste water; partnering with Audi

Green Car Congress

Graforce’s partners include carmaker Audi and Berliner Wasserbetriebe. The technology we’ve developed is capable of cleaning wastewater and producing a low-cost, low-emission fuel from it. German carmaker Audi has also been committed for many years to alternative, synthetic fuels.

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Audi A4 and A5 now available to order as g-tron in Europe; Audi e-gas for 3 years as standard

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Like the A3 Sportback g-tron that is already on the market ( earlier post ), they can run on a choice of the climate-friendly fuel Audi e-gas, conventional CNG (compressed natural gas) or gasoline. The g-tron models are especially eco-friendly when running on Audi e-gas. Both models are powered by a bivalent 2.0 Earlier post.)

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Gen 2 Audi A5 Sportback available as bivalent g-tron; Audi e-gas, natural gas or gasoline

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Following on the heels of the introduction of the second-generation A5 in June ( earlier post ), Audi has now introduced the new A5 and S5 Sportback coupé models. In a new departure, the A5 Sportback is also available as a bivalent g-tron, which customers can run on either Audi e-gas ( earlier post ), natural gas or gasoline.

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6 Best Electric SUVs and Crossovers (and how they’re changing the cost of driving)

EV Life

In addition to the mounting costs of gasoline, our love of SUVs is also costing the planet in terms of carbon emitted by sports utility vehicles (compared to more efficient sedans and hybrids.). The I-Pace ranks slightly behind Tesla and Audi in the luxury electric SUV rankings. 2 Audi e-tron – Electric SUV.

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Global Bioenergies reports first production of green isobutene at demo plant

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Global Bioenergies is partnering with Audi, earlier post.) Third-generation feedstock is also a priority for Global Bioenergies’ research and development because it has the highest environmental potential and also because of the low cost of the carbon sources considered.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Audi E-tron 5,612. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Audi has already spun off one additional E-tron model, the fastback GT, but others are due shortly. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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The Importance of Thermal Management Systems In EVs

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Tesla discovered this at the cost of a series of car fires. The high working temperatures for the ICE and the low temperatures sought for batteries, electric motors, and inverters make thermal management for hybrids even more difficult. In an EV, adequate cooling, particularly of the battery pack, is critical.

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