Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels. This process can be harnessed to produce electricity, with protons and nitrogen gas as byproducts.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Stressing the power of “ and ” rather than “ or ”, he asserted that: The automobile is unsustainable without transformational change. Propulsion technologies will exist on a continuum ranging from 100% mechanical power (ICE) to mechanical with electrical assist; electrical with mechanical assist; and 100% electrical.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2019
Purdue University researchers are developing pre-chamber technology for automobiles to replace conventional spark plugs and enable more reliable ultra-lean combustion. The auto industry is feeling the pressure to optimize these engines because of the competition from electric vehicles.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 1, 2024
Looking for Solutions for Juice for your Electric Car Many people love the environmental appeal of electric vehicles (EVs). EV infrastructure is much less widespread than gas stations—and the number of EV chargers is only part of the problem. However, they are less excited about the possibility of finding charging points.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2010
An new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University suggests that best way to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short term is a “drastic downscaling of both size and weight” of conventional gasoline and diesel cars.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2013
Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the UK have developed a new lead-free, high-temperature ceramic capacitor that could improve the efficiency and reliability of electric and hybrid vehicles. Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Materials Power Electronics' —Tatiana Correia, project lead at NPL.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2013
John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. —“Factor Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles”.
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