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New report released by UK House of Commons calls for advancing date for end of sale of conventional cars to before 2040

Green Car Congress

Bring forward the date by which manufacturers must end the sale of conventional gasoline and diesel cars to before 2040 in line with more ambitious commitments from around the world. We expect the Government to then require manufacturers to end the sale of conventional petrol and diesel vehicles by this earlier date.

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Why are some EV chargers more expensive than others?

Green Charging

Recently, the automobile industry has developed quickly. The automobile industry is investing in protecting the environment. Commercial drivers use these chargers. Commercial chargers. Commercial chargers are more costly than residential chargers. Get a free EV charger quote now >.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

The company currently has a number of projects underway producing or developing—with its different technology partners—e-gas (methane) ( earlier post ); e-ethanol ( earlier post ); two versions of e-diesel from different pathways ( earlier post , earlier post ); and e-benzin (gasoline) ( earlier post ). Blue crude and e-diesel.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

Get Electric Vehicle

Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, FCEVs can go over 500 kilometers on a full tank of hydrogen and can be refueled in 2-3 minutes, exactly like regular petrol/diesel cars. What exactly is an FCEV?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. By partnering with these two industries. Expects production around 2014.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". It is 12 years later. The management at GM are liars. Now all you hear is highway miles. Never again.

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