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Audi survey finds more than half of US drivers would support government initiative to spur diesel vehicle sales

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A poll conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Audi of America found that a majority of American drivers would support government initiatives aimed at spurring clean diesel vehicle sales in the US. But, we argue that diesel needs an even playing field set by state and federal governments. We need to level the playing field.

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Lightning Systems receives California ARB Executive Order for the Transit Bus Repower powertrain

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The Transit Bus Repower is a full-featured powertrain conversion of an existing diesel transit bus to a battery-electric bus. Transit buses are excellent repower candidates for a variety of reasons, including the wide availability of parts and experienced service mechanics. All Lightning products are available today.

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Dynamotive Produces Renewable Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass in Three-Stage Process: Pyrolysis, Hydroreforming, Hydrotreating

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Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation has successfully produced renewable gasoline and diesel from biomass at its research facility in Waterloo Ontario through a novel two-stage upgrading process of its pyrolysis oil, BioOil. Commercial hydrotreating catalysts are available that can steer the product towards diesel/gasoline/jet fuel etc.

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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

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Consumers’ expectations around the performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so divergent from the actual offerings available today, that no more than 2–4% of consumers worldwide would have their expectations met, according to a new survey from Deloitte. Click to enlarge.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. If successful, the new crop would have a lower cost of. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline. conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels. combustor of a natural gas turbine, facilitating its conversion into a. Biocatalyst for Small-Scale Conversion.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a subset of the PEV, uses electricity plus a different energy source (at present gasoline or diesel) to run its second engine.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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A couple of drawbacks to consider might be the capitalization costs of building these stations and the batteries that they would have to have in stock. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?