Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2012
The annual event is a test of fuel consumption for showroom vehicles, which also demonstrates the financial benefits of simple, smarter driving techniques. The super-frugal Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, which features an official combined fuel consumption of 85.6 The Ford Fiesta ECOnetic 1.6 mpg UK (90.6 mpg US, 2.6 mpg UK (71.3 mpg US, 3.3
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2009
We [need to] wonder whether the sum of all likely fossil fuel demands in the early decades of the [21 st ] century might not greatly increase the emission of CO 2 into the atmosphere, and by doing so bring up average surface temperature uncomfortably close to that rise of 2 °C, which might set in motion the long-term warming-up of the planet.”.
Green Cars News
JUNE 12, 2009
The news unveiled by the BBC this week that children are at greater risk from harmful small particles in traffic pollution will have alarmed many motorists. He says: “We have always known that Autogas LPG is a viable alternative to petrol and diesel and a much greener fuel.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
Emissions from ocean-going ships which burn minimally refined bunker fuel are primary sources of black carbon. 7 ] BBC Radio 4 World At One: Transcript of Connie Hedegaard and John Prescott on Climate Change , 16 November 2009. [ Reuters , 14/15 November 2009. [ 5 ] Alister Doyle: Climate talks seek to salvage UN Copenhagen deal.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. .’s The group pointed to a B.C.G.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. For a Western Interstate, Alternative Fuels Beckon Electric Cars: What if There’s a Blackout? So how do energy companies cope with such upheaval?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
And, if you consider lifetime costs of owning an EV versus owning a traditional internal combustion car, even if the initial purchase price of the EV is much more than your combustion car and you have to replace a battery for $4,000 after 7-10 years, the EV still costs less to operate. We need to stop BURNING fuel in our cars.
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