Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2022
The Rice lab of chemist James Tour introduced flash Joule heating in 2020 to convert coal, petroleum coke and trash into graphene. The researchers cited a study that estimates the amount of plastic used in vehicles has increased by 75% in just the past six years as a means to reduce weight and increase fuel economy.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 15, 2009
But the stronger governmental and consumer push for passenger vehicle fuel economy gains driven by energy security concerns and climate change initiatives have also led to reduced demand for oil in the OECD. Future world oil demand growth will be driven almost exclusively by emerging markets, the report concludes.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett. But I can tell you that this is a top priority program for GM, given the huge potential it offers for fuel-economy improvement." ( GM ). Red Herring ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
If no one wants your car (because people think it sucks), then no one will buy it, regardless of how good the fuel economy may or may not be. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. GM is making strides increasing their cars fuel economy.
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