Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. The first eye-opener for large scale solar was the Austin Energy PPA last year that was priced at 5 cents. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Miles Gasoline-Electric MPG 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The idea was to understand the changes in the molecular structure of molybdenum disulfide, so that it can be a better catalyst for hydrogen production: closer to platinum in efficiency, but earth-abundant and cheap. Molly is dirt cheap and abundant. —Stan Chou. People want a non-platinum catalyst.

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Low Cost Hydrogen Water Production 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have received about $2.5 However, efficient, cheap and abundant materials have yet to be discovered to make solar water splitting a viable process. million to identify new materials that will efficiently absorb sunlight and split water into hydrogen.

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Water Hydrogen Cheap Austin 170

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1. but not all of it.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. If you charge with solar, is way less. To convince me and the general public about purchasing an electric car, there are a lot of challenges to overcome.

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