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Study Finds That Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs

Green Car Congress

The study offers two main insights on the nature of clean energy jobs in the automobile sector: First, the paper documents that saving oil will directly create good jobs by driving demand for specific additional manufactured components. Driving Growth: How Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs. Tags: Brief.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

Green Car Congress

RheinEnergie AG will deliver the CO 2 -neutral power to drive the vehicles and will explore the topic “Electricity as a fuel” and all related infrastructure and customer product developments. Communication Infrastructure (cradle) - Auto. Simulation of power networks, and security issues associated with recovery of electric vehicles.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. of water.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. Only 22% remains to power the vehicle. They may take a 4 cylinder version rather than a 6 cylinder version rather than cram themselves into smaller cars. Braking losses add another 6%.

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Megatruck Runs on the Lightest Gas

Cars That Think

Big things are happening in the world of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Anglo American’s 510-ton hydrogen-powered mining truck. The new truck, whose power plant features eight 100-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cells and a 1.2-megawatt Auto Body Arms Race. Enjoy the latest images, and if you have suggestions, leave a comment below.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development.

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