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Milk and gasoline: the cost of the energy they provide to fuel our bodies and automobiles

Green Car Congress

This brief analysis examines the relative cost of the energy from milk and gasoline. Therefore, the cost of 1,000 Btu from conventional whole milk was $0.37. Therefore, the cost of 1,000 Btu from regular gasoline was $0.02. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. A cup of whole milk contains 150 Calories of energy. per gallon.

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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The estimated total cost of settlements is $0.8 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ wholly owned subsidiary FCA US LLC has agreed with with the U.S. billion, in line with financial charge taken for this purpose in third-quarter, 2018. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.

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Study puts total automobile air emissions costs in 86 metro areas in US at $145M/day

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A new study published in the journal Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board estimates total automobile air emission costs in 86 US metropolitan areas to be US$145 million/day, with Los Angeles, California, and New York City (each US$23 million per day) having the highest totals.

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CCID Consulting estimates upsurge in aluminum for automobile bodies in China if technical breakthroughs in alloy performance and application technology are made

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China-based and -focused CCID Consulting estimates that the China passenger vehicle market will need at least 1.802 million tons of aluminum sheets annually, assuming that aluminum replaces 15% of the steel used in automobile manufacturing by 2015. Specifically, CCID says, aluminum sheets for automobile body will be the most promising sector.

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Aisin Seki develops new economic electric water cooling pump for automobiles

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The cost of the electric pump was reduced by using an inexpensive and heat resistant printed circuit board. Following work to develop electric pumps for cooling inverters, Aisin Seki has now focused on automobile cooling systems. With the efficiency improvements less heat is generated. Background.

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TU Dresden study on external costs of automotive transportation in Europe calls for internalization of the high external costs; raising user prices to change behavior

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A recent study from Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) commissioned by the Greens/European Free Allianace (EFA) in the European Parliament concluded that the cars used within the EU-27 externalize up to about €373 billion (US$493 billion) per year (high estimate) of costs on to other people, other regions and other generations.

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New Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Electric Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve written about the total cost of ownership of automobiles for a decade, comparing the total cost of ownership of electric cars to the total cost of ownership of fossil-powered cars.

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