Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In trials, GE’s sodium metal halide Durathon batteries ( earlier post ) have successfully powered GE Mining’s Scoop, an underground vehicle that transports mining materials, at Coal River Energy, LLC in Alum Creek, West Virginia. Additionally, the battery contains no lead acid materials. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

million pounds of coal. ACT joins a complex set of rules with which diesel fleet operators must comply. The regulation of diesel engines in California is an ever-changing environment. They aren’t a diesel company building electric yard trucks. million miles or burning 1.3 The difference is clear. —Dan James.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Vehicle technologies include conventional internal combustion engines, hybrid-electric systems, battery-electric vehicles, and fuel-cell-electric vehicles. PFAD to Renewable Diesel. A pathway of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) to renewable diesel (RD) is now added to the “BioOil” tab. O 2 (NMC 532).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The study will explore the application of Anglo American’s proprietary hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power units in heavy haul freight rail operations. Aurizon has also commenced research & development for battery-powered trains with a number of industry parties and Australian universities. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Renault assessed the diesel Fluence dCi (1.5L dCi (66 kW).

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

The University of California, Riverside is opening its Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative to research the integration of: intermittent renewable energy, such as photovoltaic solar panels; energy storage, such as batteries; and all types of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Two megawatt-hours of battery energy storage.

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Grid Solar Energy Energy Storage 287

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

It adds an assessment of electrically chargeable vehicle configurations, such as plug-in hybrid, range extended, battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles. They also note that large-scale production of synthetic fuels or hydrogen from coal or gas offers the potential for GHG emissions reduction—but only if CO 2 can be captured and stored.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

A key point of the study is that both the emissions directly tied to charging the vehicles and emissions that result from manufacturing the batteries must be considered. Charging practices that shorten a battery’s lifetime will lead to early battery replacement, adding to the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with that vehicle.

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Charging Vehicles Gas-Electric Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

Ford will bring the all-new Ford Transit commercial van to market with an option for an all-new diesel engine as well as the 3.5L This is due to hydropower being a common source of electricity in the Pacific Northwest, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, compared with the mostly coal-based electricity used in the East Central region.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. In Australia, Mitsubishi was an early EV adopter, selling the i-Miev battery electric mini-car from 2010 to 2014. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2017

Why did readers post 1,000 comments when we asked whether Toyota's fuel-cell cars were foresighted or foolish? What good news did we get this week for Tesla Model S electric-car owners? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, April 28, 2017. Friday, we wrote about a.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2017

The 30 kWh battery pack has a long life span (50,000 charging/discharging cycles) as well as high energy density (300 Wh/kg); it can sustain a very high charging rate (50C). The 60 kW microturbine range extender delivers 40% efficiency, low emissions, and a 10000-hour maintenance interval. Range is more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2012

They found that electric vehicles (EVs) powered by the present European electricity mix offer a 10% to 24% decrease in global warming potential (GWP) relative to conventional diesel or gasoline vehicles assuming lifetimes of 150,000 km (93,206 miles). They investigated two types of batteries in the EV case: LiFePO 4 and LiNCM.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There are three primary categories for electric vehicles Battery Electric vehicles: In this type of electric vehicle, the powerhouse is the battery. From the battery, the power is delivered to the control module and electric motors of the vehicle. In fuel cell cars we do not have to recharge the battery.

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Petrol Pollution Gasoline-Electric Diesel 75

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2021

Fortescue is seeking to move from being a major consumer of fossil fuel with a current trajectory of more than 1 billion liters a year of diesel being used across the operations if no remedial action is taken to a major clean and renewable energy exporter. —Dr Andrew Forrest, Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. The 124-megawatt solar plant adjacent to Korea Zinc’s Townsville refinery, completed in 2018, cut a quarter of the coal-heavy grid power it had been using to run its power-intensive electrolytic process.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2016

With no tailpipe emissions, electric cars have a clear advantage over their gasoline and diesel counterparts when it comes to carbon emissions. Studies have found that even cars charged on dirty, coal-powered grids have overall emissions no higher than a very fuel-efficient internal-combustion car.

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Electric Cars Power Grid Coal Cars 60

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

Included in the analysis are fuel cell, electric, hybrid-electric and conventional ICE drivetrains; energy carriers include gasoline, diesel, CNG, biogas, hydrogen and electricity. Battery-electric range for plug-in hybrids is 60 km, while electric range for full battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles is 180 km. 2013.10.043.

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Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

The study found that a carbon price of $50/tCO 2 would be enough to switch from coal to clean hydrogen in steel making by 2050; $60/tCO 2 to use hydrogen for heat in cement production; $78/tCO 2 for making chemicals like ammonia, and $145/tCO 2 to power ships with clean fuel, if hydrogen costs reach $1/kg.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Hedging its bets, the industry is exploring ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen, among other options for powering ships.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

The IEA said that this reflects the continued domination of fossil fuels—particularly coal—in the energy mix and the slow uptake of other, lower-carbon supply technologies. Reduced friction losses and the use of advanced combustion systems and diesel engines have also improved fuel economy in OECD countries. tCO 2 /toe).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Added biomass-derived high octane gasoline via indirect liquefaction and renewable gasoline/diesel pathways from fast pyrolysis. Expanded the power sector in GREET with several natural gas and coal combined heat and power (CHP) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. Added diesel in-use emissions multiplier sensitivity case.

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Transportation Pollution Alternative Fuels Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. Compared to gasoline or diesel methanol however offers much cleaner combustion, free of soot and emits no traces of sulphur or carcinogenic compounds which are formed in the combustion of liquid fossil fuels.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2022

Greenhouse gas emissions will certainly grow too, because India’s energy generation is dominated by fossil fuels—coal-fired power plants for electricity, coal- and gas-fired furnaces for industrial heating, liquid petroleum gas for cooking, and gasoline and diesel for transportation. cents per kilowatt-hour and 5.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

the associated energy and emissions for the battery, power electronics, and auxiliary systems found only on battery EVs and for the CNG tank and auxiliary systems only found on natural gas vehicles. The analysis did not address the vehicle cycle cradle-to-grave energy use for batteries and CNG tanks. 2014.07.035.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

An electric vehicle is a type of vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion instead of an internal combustion engine that runs on fossil fuels like gasoline or diesel. Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

LDVs powered by fuels other than gasoline, such as diesel, electricity, or E85, or equipped with hybrid drive trains, such as plug-in hybrid or gasoline hybrid electric, increase modestly from 18% of new sales in 2012 to 22% in 2040. Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association oversees the Clean Air Choice program throughout the United States promoting alternative renewable fuels such as biodiesel and E85, partnering with fleets to replace legacy diesel engines, and by supporting the clean-air advantages of electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production. The diesel variant also ensures a very high level of efficiency. For example, the iron demand is less because the share of steel is less, while the bauxite demand increases because of the higher light alloy share. l/100 km (36.8

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Nikola, producer of fuel cell and battery electric semi trucks, held a grand opening for the first of its HYLA refueling stations. For a zero emission truck, you’ve got basically two choices: batteries, or hydrogen fuel cells. Filling up takes about 20 minutes, with technicians on hand to manage the process.

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Plug In India

MARCH 9, 2023

Team PluginIndia Even in 2023, we keep getting comments like these - ' ‘Electric cars use electricity which is generated by burning coal. There are lots of auto 'journalists' and random YouTubers who still talk about electric cars and coal power. So petrol and diesel cars run on electricity. No one talks about that.

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Coal Electric Cars Petrol Cars 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

It also updated the costs and sizes of electric and plug-in hybrid electric batteries and revised downward light-duty vehicle travel demand due to the adoption of a new estimation technique. Coal remains the dominant energy source for electricity generation because of continued reliance on existing coal-fired plants.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2021

An electric car consumes less energy compared to a gas- or diesel-fueled vehicle. The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. Many of the new batch of EVs have batteries that can charge up to 80 percent in 30 minutes or less. High Torque. This number is projected to increase.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

EVs and PHEVs can only be as ‘green’ as the electricity used to charge their batteries. Given that a brand new Volkswagen Polo turbo diesel injection has an emissions rating of 91g/km, it is difficult to see how electric vehicles fed from today’s UK electricity generation supply are significantly better than petrol or diesel vehicles.

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Universal Grid Carbon Engine 268

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2019

Increases in fuel economy standards result in heavy-duty vehicle energy consumption and related diesel use remaining at approximately the same level in 2050 as in 2018, despite rising economic activity that increases the demand of freight truck travel. However, US coal shipments, which are primarily via rail, decline slightly.

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