Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Microturbine company Capstone Turbine’s ( earlier post ) sales to the oil and gas industry worldwide are at a record pace, according to Jim Crouse, Capstone’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In the CHP applications, the microturbines’ exhaust heat will be used for building and onsite fuel-gas heating.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Through October 2019, HVIP has committed to supporting the purchase of 3,400 zero-emission trucks and buses; more than 2,600 hybrid trucks; 3,200 low NO x engines, and 240 trucks outfitted with electric power take-off systems with vouchers requested by California fleets.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

Photo by Jeremy Thompson on Flickr Disney’s Autopia ride has been making headlines recently, after a park spokesperson told the LA Times that the park was considering ditching gas engines soon. Late Thursday, those activists got their wish , and Disney announced that it would go all-electric with the ride within the next 30 months.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

Volkswagen has developed and deployed a gasoline engine that offers diesel-like fuel economy but is significantly cheaper to buy. By way of comparison: a conventional turbo system diverts part of the exhaust gas stream needed for the forced induction away from the turbine via a wastegate valve as a function of its operating state.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The manufacturing of new cars, even electric ones, generates heavy emissions, contributing to pollution. Repairing or replacing your car’s engine, though it may seem like a weak investment, is more environmentally friendly than buying a brand-new car. For the average American, reaching this mileage takes about 14 years.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 1, 2024

In a recent Charged webinar, Dave Schaller, Industry Engagement Director at the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) presented 10 electric truck case studies —real-world examples of how companies are benefitting from deploying EVs. How can you have range anxiety when you can virtually always see the charging station?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Heavy-duty electric truck builder Orange EV announced that fleets in California can purchase a new T-Series pure electric terminal truck for less than the cost of a new Tier 4 diesel truck. HVIP provides incentives for zero-emission and hybrid trucks and buses and low NO x natural gas engines. It doesn’t get easier.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JUNE 30, 2008

I spent most of this afternoon and evening removing the fuel tank and exhaust system. I pried off the rubber rings holding the exhaust system to the car so I didn't have to cut them. Death to the catalytic converter and the last of the exhaust system! I'm giving all these parts to the guy who is buying my engine.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 29, 2023

While purchasing a brand-new electric car might not be feasible for everyone due to its higher upfront costs, people are looking for alternatives. converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. For several reasons, people are deciding to switch their normal cars to electric cars.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

At the heart of the Capstone process are microturbines that burn liquid or compressed natural gas, a hydrogen blend with natural gas or 100% hydrogen, all of which can be produced from renewable sources. Renewable natural gas made from organic waste is not a fossil fuel and does not involve drilling, making it appealing.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For the time being, some electric vehicles (EVs) are more expensive to buy than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. Purchase incentives Not every vehicle is one that the government will “pay” you to buy, but many EVs fall into this category. However, that higher upfront cost is mitigated in other ways.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

liter V6 gas engine. liter V6 gas engine. The IS 300h will be available in Japan where a majority of the vehicles we sell are hybrids and in Europe and other international markets where CO 2 emissions drive buying behavior. The full hybrid system combines a powerful electric motor with a newly developed 2.5

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The final Renaults sold here were 1988 Medallions (though Renault HQ claims that we'll be able to purchase electric Alpine A110s here in 2027). If you insisted on buying a new American-built car in 1959, AMC could get you into a Rambler business coupe for $1,821 ($19,279 now). Up to 40 miles to the gallon of gas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

With a vehicle lifecycle of around 15 years, the global electric car population might by then reach about the same total as cumulative production, some of the later EVs sold having replaced older EVs that had been scrapped, the report, “Electric Vehicles: Energy, infrastructure and the mobility market in the real world” , notes.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 11, 2023

liter turbocharged four-cylinder paired with an electric motor on the rear axle stinks of European emissions compliance. Alfa Romeo has likewise been talking a big game about going all-electric, making me wonder how their holdover combustion vehicles are going to fare when nobody running the business wants you to buy them.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2023

Riding mowers have long been the tool of choice for larger yards, and have also long been a gas-guzzling and maintenance-ridden machine. It can cut up to three acres on a single charge and doesn’t have any noisy motors, smelly exhaust, or troubling maintenance to take care of.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It’s the car I drove this year that I most likely can see myself buying for, uh, myself. An executive express with hips like Sharika and devastatingly powerful electric motors is the simpleton’s choice for a list like this, especially when one deploys all of its 637 horses for a 3.0 second blast to highway speeds.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2024

Each family will be adding electric siblings, but at the end of 2023, LR and RR still has its wheels firmly planted in the internal combustion world with the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) its current furthest reach into electrification. An engine with a twin-scroll turbocharger, a supercharger and an electric motor is something to behold.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

That’s because stopping would cool off the operating reactors, buying the beleaguered operators time to avert nuclear meltdowns if, say, shelling sparks a station-wide blackout. At the time the Minister of Energy was pushing Europe’s grid regulators to rapidly expand capacity limits for Ukrainian electricity exports. “We

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Being realistic, no one will be buying a high-performance Mustang for making bread and milk runs. The electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering delivered confident road feel, aided by the Pirelli PZero Corsa4 ZR rated 265/40 summer tires on 19-inch, luster nickel-painted aluminum wheels. When it is go-time, the turbocharged 2.3L

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

Emerald Valley Electric Vehicle Association members take part in a Fourth of July parade in Eugene, Oregon. Phil Barnhart, the President of the 2-year-old Emerald Valley Electric Vehicle Association (EVEVA ) in Oregon, has learned in his career to turn the talent that comes his way into an asset. And that’s how he runs the EVEVA now.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

seconds, but straight line speed is not why anyone should be buying a BRZ. But let’s get real here, who will be buying the BRZ to squeeze miles from every tank of fuel? coefficient of drag, the BRZ shines with its predictable handling from the tuned chassis, and the point-to-a-spot steering that was enhanced by electric power.

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Drive Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is well upon us. WHAT IS A BEV (BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE)? Fully electric vehicles run on rechargeable batteries, which power an electric motor. They have no gas, exhaust, clutch, gears, or spark plugs. BEVs run entirely on a battery-powered electric drivetrain.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

The all-wheel drive 2021 NX 300h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system, a parallel hybrid system where the electric motor can power the car by itself for short distances, the gas engine can power the car by itself, or they can power the car together. This excellent fuel economy is a prime reason to consider buying a NX 300h.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

What the Corsair PHEV does, or should do, is open the brand to a new audience who will consider buying a Lincoln for the first time. The 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, powered by a 2.5-liter liter non-turbocharged, I4 engine and two electric motors producing a total system 266 horsepower.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The suspension of front MacPherson struts and a multi-link rear, with gas-filled shock absorbers and electronic stability control, was well mated to the 18-inch, five-spoke alloy wheels and 225/45 Bridgestone Potenza summer tires. The rear fascia houses quad, chrome exhaust tips. Wind noise is unnoticeable, helped by the car’s 0.30

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

Pcific Gas & Electric will buy two this year ( earlier post ), and West said that they have some 12,000 soft orders from utilities for a truck version of the H3 ReEV drivetrain (e.g., SIDI turbocharged engine provides electrical power. Powertrain and electrical packaging. Earlier post.). NVH optimization.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Only buy the 2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport if you promise to occasionally take it on curvy roads. The balance on the RC 350 F Sport was very good and the steering feedback, through the electric power steering, was neutral, with the car never feeling heavy or cumbersome. A Luxury Sports Coupe for Lovers of the Open Road.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

It has been about 5 months since I posted my first blog about converting my car to electricity. Winter 2011-2012: Engine Bay and Under-car: The car is now completely gas-less. No engine, no fuel tank, no alternator, pumps, radiators, exhaust pipes, or muffler. With any luck, this transmission will not leak oil ever again.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

With the replacement of the engine’s belt-driven water pump, all engine coolant pumps are now electrically operated, reducing mechanical losses and providing engine coolant flow rate control independent of engine RPM at all times. An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system has also been added.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The company currently has a number of projects underway producing or developing—with its different technology partners—e-gas (methane) ( earlier post ); e-ethanol ( earlier post ); two versions of e-diesel from different pathways ( earlier post , earlier post ); and e-benzin (gasoline) ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mercedes invited us out to drive the new eSprinter, the electric version of Mercedes’ cargo van, and if there’s one thing I want you to understand about it is: it’s a van , but it’s electric. So is the future looking good for Mercedes’ electric vans? Now, the eSprinter has been refreshed into a “2.0” Let’s dig in.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. About one-third of emissions globally are produced through electricity generation, and Rahman said his mission is to help reduce that amount through engineering solutions.

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Meet the e-bike. A battery and small electric-assist motor on a bike frame allows riders to climb hills and reach higher speeds with each boosted pedal for less effort than a regular bike. Just like traditional four-wheeled electric vehicles, electric motorcycles are quieter, smoother and more comfortable. Think again.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It is rare when we post a review of a car that is only available in one of the 50 United States, but such is the case with the 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which is only sold in California. Those lucky enough to live in California have the opportunity to own one of the nicest electric cars on the road.

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Push EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

With the increasingly serious environmental pollution problem, countries around the world have issued stricter regulations to limit vehicle exhaust emissions. While EVs don’t produce emissions, the electricity they use could be produced from a coal or gas-powered power plant. The European car market has begun to shift to EVs.

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