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Audi produces new e-fuels with waste water and CO2

Green Cars News

Audi has developed two new e-fuels using different waste materials. These combine salt or waste water with waste CO2, sunlight and special genetically modified microorganisms suspended in pipes. Audi says its e-ethanol can power petrol vehicles with only minor [.].

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Audi partner Joule announces its CO2-recycled ethanol meets US and Euro specs; $40M financing

Green Car Congress

Joule and Audi formed a partnership in 2011 to accelerate the development and commercialization of CO 2 -neutral fuels. Audi is also supporting Joule’s hydrocarbon product, which was previously tested and shown to meet ASTM specifications in diesel blends of up to 50%. This product will follow ethanol to market.

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Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12

EV Central

That suggests Lamborghini sees a prosperous future for the V12 despite the imminent banning of petrol-burning ICE in some parts of the world. Porsche and Audi are investing in the development of e-fuels; for Porsche it gives it a way to keep the 911’s iconic six-cylinder powerplant while hitting the all-important CO2 requirements.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. The Emissions Reduction Plan released today confirms the future of mobility in New Zealand will be electric. This may happen faster than you might think.

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Audi extends stop-start to A3 automatics

Green Cars News

Audi claims this makes it the first automatics in the premium sector to benefit from the latest engine start-stop technology, which has already helped to cut emissions in manual transmission TDI versions to a sector-leading 109g/km. TFSI petrol and 1.6 Tags: Audi A3 automatic fuel efficient start-stop.

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

EV Central

Audi e-Tron GT and RS e-Tron GT. Audi e-Tron GT quattro. It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. But it’s what’s beneath the skin that promises to tempt plenty of people out of the big-powered petrol engines that have dominated at this end of the market.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So much more convenient than having to take time out of my day and go out of my way (wasting more energy) to get a charge elsewhere or do battery swaps. No single vehicle does it all even in todays petrol world. Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping.