Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2011
World primary energy demand by fuel in the IEA high gas scenario. Separately, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its own report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas. Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. Source: IEA.
Green Car Congress
JULY 3, 2017
This growth is expected to lead to a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions of nearly 900 million tonnes through 2050, or about the same level of emissions growth as from coal use in the power and the entire industry sector combined. Modern Truck Scenario. —“The Future of Trucks”.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 27, 2007
There are some lessons we need to learn as we are inundated with adverts about "clean coal," if we are not to get snookered as enviros did over the electric car. Automakers soon forgot their promises about better gas mileage, instead using technical efficiency improvements to make vehicles bigger and accelerate faster.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2011
As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. Source: EIA.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2009
Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. A well-to-wheels analysis by DOE found that using hydrogen from natural gas—currently the primary production pathway—fuel cell vehicles emit 63% fewer GHGs than today’s gasoline vehicles, and 37% fewer GHGs than natural gas vehicles. Source: DOE. Production.
Get Electric Vehicle
DECEMBER 3, 2021
The amount of coal-powered aluminium production has more than doubled since 2005, largely because of China’s expansion into the market. For each ton of steel produced, 2 tons of carbon is emitted and for each ton of aluminium, the worldwide average is 11.7 tons of carbon emitted, nearly six times as much. Addressing The issues.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2009
The bill also modifies the Clean Air Act to require the development of greenhouse gas emissions standards for all other mobile sources—e.g., The draft promotes development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies to establish a continuing place for coal in the US energy mix. Clean Fuels and Vehicles.
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