My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Proponents believe such a car could be easily refuelled with hydrogen and assumed it would have greater range than a pure all-electric car.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Researchers from Purdue University and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are proposing a new integrated process involving the co-production of hydrogen and electricity from solar thermal energy—a concept they label “hydricity”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. Lifecycle GHG comparison. Water consumption less than 235 kg/barrel. The availability of CO 2 -free electricity was assumed.). Bottom: SRI process.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The RWD layout also allowed for increased hydrogen storage to boost EPA-estimated range to 402 miles (Mirai XLE grade), a 30% increase over the first-generation Mirai. In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2014

In addition to ensuring the same energy source, the analysis was conducted such that the same functional unit and system boundary are assumed for all of the three mobility options, to facilitate a direct comparison of their respective environmental footprints. water depletion potential (WDP). Credit: ACS, Dai and Lastoskie.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2014

volts versus the reversible hydrogen electrode) in CO-saturated alkaline water. For the Nature study, Kanan and Li built an electrochemical cell: two electrodes placed in water saturated with carbon monoxide gas. volts to –0.5?volts 57% of the electric current went into producing these two compounds from carbon monoxide).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have presented a new and more complete view on the way a cyanobacterium— Cyanothece 51142—produces hydrogen. PNNL scientists found that the organism taps into an unexpected source of energy to create hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2013

(These attributes reflect the presence of up to 50 wt% asphaltenes—very high molecular weight hydrocarbon molecules incorporating many heteroatoms—atoms other than carbon or hydrogen, e.g., sulfur—in their lattices.). Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1084, available online. Click to enlarge. Meyer, R.F.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2009

Although the proposed 2010 budget for the DOE reduces funding for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle work ( earlier post ), the Recovery Act is providing a $42 million boost for nearer-term applications of fuel cells in other areas. We are rebalancing our portfolio, focusing on fuel cells rather than just hydrogen for long term transportation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

Chemists at Brown University have synthesized novel core and shell palladium/iron-platinum (Pd/FePt) nanoparticles that use far less platinum yet perform more efficiently and last longer than commercially available pure-platinum catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in hydrogen fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The agreement gives Linc Energy the exclusive right to test the AFC Fuel Cell Technology on hydrogen produced from Underground Coal Gasification (UCG). The electrolyte is potassium hydroxide (KOH); the gas used at the anode is hydrogen and the gas used at the cathode is air containing oxygen.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Hydrogen for reverse water gas shift reaction to avoid producing CO 2 during the process is produced by electrolyzing water, driven by solar power. For comparison, they also modeled the production of methanol using only biomass as a fuel and also using coal as source of both carbon and energy. Hertwich and Zhang (2009).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Current research and development efforts are advancing technologies that could provide step-change reductions in both cost and energy penalty compared to currently available technologies. In the standard DFC system, a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is sent to the anodes and reformed to hydrogen. Source: FuelCell Energy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Under the Proalcool Program, sugar companies were ordered to increase production and the state-run oil company, Petrobras, was required to make álcool (ethanol) available at its fuel stations. water content in it and Gasoline C, or E25, which is a mixture of 75% Gasoline A and 25% in volume of anhydrous ethanol (AEAC) with a maximum of 0.4%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2010

In comparison, the electrolysis of water, which is a mature technology, also allows storage of electricity in chemical form (hydrogen); however, hydrogen does not fit into the existing infrastructure as well as liquid fuels, has a lower volumetric energy density, and requires compression or liquefaction for storage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

In trials, a 250-W solid-acid fuel cell stack ran on both pure hydrogen and on hydrogen produced from diesel by the unit’s reformer, with only an insignificant difference in performance. The reformer converts hydrocarbons into hydrogen, CO 2 and heat. Norway’s Nordic Power Systems (NPS) and California-based SAFCell Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2019

UK-based AFC Energy launched its H-Power electric vehicle (EV) charger based on alkaline hydrogen fuel cell technology. The Modular AFC Energy H-Power systems will be available in three standard configurations which can provide up to 100 charge points to a single site. Hydrogen generated from water electrolysis.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Fuel cells that convert chemical energy directly into electrical energy by electrochemically decomposing a fuel such as hydrogen or methanol are considered a promising new way of powering cars and portable devices. —Sharma et al.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As a visual and performance statement it naturally draws comparisons with the Cybertruck. However, despite work continuing on the electric LandCruiser Toyota execs have also warned that the earliest the vehicle will be available would be around 2026 , possibly later. Less expensive and powerful Hummers will launch later.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen or simply with a battery for energy storage. kg of hydrogen).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2012

Well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas emissions for in situ SAGD and surface mining pathways generated employing GHOST/TIAX/ GHGenius combination and comparison with SAGD, mining and conventional crude oil literature pathways (all results are on a HHV basis). Xs show comparative results from literature. Credit: ACS, Bergerson et al.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2009

Today’s engines can deliver a fuel efficiency of 40-42%, with corresponding loss of initially available fuel energy of 58-60%. Hydrous ethanol is an area of particular interest here, Daw said, as if you reform the ethanol before burning it in the engine, the water is not necessarily a penalty, and may actually be a benefit.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

The production of synthetic fuels from carbon dioxide (and/or water) has been widely studied and can be efficient. However, the value of such fuels including syngas and methane and hydrogen is not significantly higher that of the cement product.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

For the mobility of the future, we are deliberately not committing ourselves to one solitary form of drive system, but to a coexistence of efficient and clean petrol engines, diesels, plug-in hybrids, battery and hydrogen drive systems. In comparison with the previous V6, the CO 2 emissions from the engine have been reduced by around 15%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle re-fuels in 3–5 minutes, travels up to 300 miles (482 km) on a full tank, and will be available to customers in California beginning in fall 2015. Additional markets will follow, tracking the expansion of a convenient hydrogen refueling infrastructure. High-pressure Hydrogen Tanks.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Hyundai reveals Ioniq 5 with knife-edged look, 2-way charging – The new Ioniq 5 crossover will be available in North America with a 77.4-kWh Polestar 2 now available for test drives in select cities – EV automaker Polestar is now allowing prospective customers to book test drives of its Polestar 2 electric fastback.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

With global leading car OEMs such as Toyota, Honda, Hyundai all recently announcing their intentions to make their FCEVs available to the consumer, there is no doubt that the OEMs have done their homework. A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

nm-diameter carbon nanotube porins, which promote the formation of one-dimensional water wires, can support proton transport rates exceeding those of bulk water by an order of magnitude. b,c, Molecular models showing water molecules in the inner pores of two CNTPs of different diameters: 1.5 nm (b), and 0.8 Tunuguntla et al.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

There is only so much salt you can dissolve in a glass of water. Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water. If you don’t want to wait for it to dry, he adds, you can add more water to reduce the acidity, “then you just shop-vac it up.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2016

The power system to be developed for the initial project will combine Loop’s fuel cell technologies with CRRC’s leading electric drive train system to provide a better performing solution for heavy-duty trucks in comparison to traditional diesel engines. This design levelizes reactant availability throughout the entire flow channel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. Gasoline/diesel fueling stations to replenish the liquid fuel for these engines are readily available. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel. Conclusions.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Solar charging stations and Conventional charging stations (electricity from coal) comparison. Comparison of P1, P2, P3, P4 configuration of HEV using simulation studies 3. But if you use the models available in MATLAB, then the study would be a bit easier. I think HEV models are available in MATLAB. 12 Hello sir!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

A 220 volt socket like on your water heater or dryer would be better, ad these typically have 40 or 50 amp circuits, so they can deliver 8,000 to 10,000 watts - is this what they mean? Apr 19th 2009 4:54PM Or fuel cells (ex: hydrogen). Now where to get that pesky hydrogen. Neutral who? @ excluding coal power in china.

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