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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

The Truth About Cars

While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles. Presently, the vast majority of hydrogen is produced using coal or natural gas as feedstocks. That seems to be the new trend. But such a breakthrough seems a long way off.

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

Green Car Congress

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Vulcanol is fuel-grade methanol, a clean burning, high-octane fuel that can be blended with gasoline for automobiles and used in the production of biodiesel or fuel ethers (DME, MTBE, OME etc.). Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Methanol in China.

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

Cars That Think

And she had a point: Carmakers and countries are announcing efforts to phase out fossil-fuel burning automobiles in the next two decades. The efficiencies are so different because internal-combustion engines convert a lot of energy to heat rather than to mechanical torque. She's 90 years old. I didn't feel like arguing with her.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Currently, China produces most of its methanol from coal.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

Get Electric Vehicle

Are you aware of the most commonly used fuel in automobiles? from automobiles, environmental pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. 1 Biodiesel Biodiesel is an alternative fuel commonly used in automobiles. Methanol can be used in internal combustion engines either directly or as a blend with gasoline.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. An electric car has no internal combustion engine burning fossil fuels. With more users gearing towards purchasing electric vehicles, a surge in demand has drastically hit the electric automobile industry. High Torque.

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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

Back in 1982, along with his friend Dan Schweiker, he launched the China Mist Tea Company in his Scottsdale garage, and over the following 34 years, co-nurtured the firm into a successful national and international foodservice iced tea brand. Paul Hirt, became a close friend. It just needed a visionary entrepreneur to make it happen.”

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