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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

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Corn-based ethanol was big for a while and the Germans have recently shown a renewed interest in carbon monoxide and hydrogen-based synthetic fuel stemming from the gasification of coal, biomass, and/or methane. State-owned GAC is leading Chinese legacy automakers in the transition to green energy. GAC said it has developed a 2.0-liter

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US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

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The roadmap will be made widely available to assist not just US and Chinese developers, but also the global automotive industry. The United States and China are the world’s two largest automobile markets. Initial research priorities will be building energy efficiency, clean coal including carbon capture and storage, and clean vehicles.

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From Scooters to High Speed Rail, China is Electrifying

Plugs and Cars

When I was studying China and Mandarin Chinese 35 years ago, “Red” China was unrecognized by the US, literally, and dark in a way difficult to imagine now. Cars will undoubtedly be the last piece of the electric transportation matrix in China. I have no doubt we will see Chinese brands in the US when they are ready to make a move.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. CSI says this is the world’s first production of a liquid renewable transport fuel from non-biological sources of energy. Methanol in China.

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Dark Secrets at The Heart EV Supply chain We Often Fail to Address

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Yes, They Are Greener But… On the surface, EVs are more ecological than gasoline cars because 70-80% of the pollution caused by automobiles comes from their tailpipe and EVs don’t have tailpipe emissions. Electric vehicles were meant to be the solution to reduce the emission from the transport industry. The Weight Dynamics.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Cornell Tweet This Post Tags: BMW , electric vehicles , Fiat , Ford , General Motors , plug-in , Toyota , Volkswagen You might also like: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? Subscribe Subscribe via RSS What is RSS? About Gas 2.0

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Electric Car Quotes: List of the Best Electric Vehicle Quotes

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” – Elon Musk “Within a decade, the internal combustion engine automobile is likely to look exactly like what it is – a machine that converts gasoline into much more heat than forward motion, a bizarre antiquity.” ” – George Clooney “Electric cars are coal powered cars.