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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes. In the course of their journeys, they carry about 250,000 new vehicles of the Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands every year.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event. For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08 For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08 You don’t have to go far to see [a car on fire]. percent, or 20 times the frequency.

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MAN prefers “power-to-gas” as an alternative to new power lines

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Power-to-gas, or e-gas as Audi calls it, converts surplus electricity into synthetic natural gas and utilizes the existing gas infrastructure. Even without using biogas, the CO 2 emissions generated by CNG engines is still some 17% less than in the case of diesel-powered vehicles. The American shipping company, TOTE Inc.,

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

fuel vehicles including hybrids, modern clean-diesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol powered vehicles. Modern, clean diesel vehicles are becoming a competitive hybrid alternative. The green car rundown: • Audi A3 TDI. Audi Q7 TDI. Audi e-Tron. • Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Mercury Mariner E85.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

There’s a second location in Corte Madera in Marin County. The freeway jaunt was to San Rafael, in Marin County, which meant open freeways, bridge crossings and a short test loop through town, where I showed off the car’s rocket acceleration to my son. Matching the Polestar in power and range is the Jaguar I-Pace.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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While the Lucid Air Touring will compete against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Genesis, Audi, BMW and Cadillac, it has a strong case for those looking for a luxury electric sedan with the best efficiency and driving range. Observations2: 2023 Lucid Air Grand Touring But wait, there’s more.