Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Scaling up the production of what we call green hydrogen is a priority for researchers around the world because it offers a carbon-free way to store electricity from any source. Green hydrogen is a carbon-free method that uses an electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. Choubisa et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Ford is continuing to transform its global automotive business, accelerating the development and scaling of electric, connected vehicles, while leveraging its nameplates to strengthen operating performance and take full advantage of engineering and industrial capabilities. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Volkswagen XL Sport concept. On the evening before the Paris Motor Show, the Volkswagen Group presented not only the production-bound Passat GTE plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ), but also staged the world premiere of the XL Sport—a highly efficient sports car concept based on Volkswagen’s XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ).

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JULY 12, 2013

Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. Connected Vehicles that leverage data, enhance vehicle safety and connect drivers with their digital worlds in a responsible way. Carbon intensity per vehicle in 2012 was 0.88 Earlier post.). MWh/vehicle in 2010.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc.,

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. More than 540 initial concept papers were received in the three focus areas. Earlier post.) Engineering E. per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The Audi e-tron concept. a high-performance electric sports car featuring four drive motors—two each at the front and rear axles—making the concept car a true quattro. Lightweight construction was a top priority for the e-tron concept car. An intelligent aerodynamics concept with active elements helps to reduce consumption.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources for storage or beneficial use. Secretary Chu on Carbon Capture. Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. The first phase of these projects will include $21.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

From our viewpoint, the quantities of carbon alone—which rise as smoke from the Duisburg steelworks as carbon dioxide—would suffice to cover the entire need for kerosene of a major airline. But we have demonstrated on the laboratory scale that this concept works and could be of interest commercially. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

As well as a monocoque made entirely of multi-technology carbon fiber, it features a front structure in Forged Composites; a special material made of short carbon fibers soaked in resin. The LB744 is also the first super sports car to be fitted with a 100% carbon fiber front structure.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The three are: improving transportation system efficiency through better utilization; enabling vehicle and infrastructure connectivity; and improving mobility, affordability, and energy efficiency through transit. Improved efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty natural gas and propane (LPG) engines. Technology integration.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2023

Sustainability through Alternative Propulsion/Fuels Electrification is the next step for John Deere as it has set a goal of a 30-percent carbon reduction by 2030. Biodiesel/renewable diesel and ethanol, produced from plant waste such as soy beans, corn and sugar cane, are currently being used in ground transportation and home heating.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

The system would be grid-connected, so the spheres could also be used to store energy from other sources, including solar arrays on shore, or from base-load power plants, which operate most efficiently at steady levels. This could potentially reduce reliance on peak-power plants, which typically operate less efficiently. Slocum, A.H.;

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Many countries have met their climate goals and are on track to be completely carbon neutral. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Imagine this hopeful, and not impossible, energy scenario for the year 2040.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Smart appliances are household devices equipped with advanced technologies and connectivity features that allow them to interact with users, other devices, and online services. As technology advances, smart appliances continue to evolve, offering more features and greater integration with the connected home environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. A heat pump removes waste heat from electrical components for thermal management and for interior climate control—an important efficiency module of the overall concept.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $33 million in funding for 17 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with iNtegrated Drives (ASCEND) and Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency (REEACH) programs.

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JANUARY 21, 2018

In the end, this could be a clean-energy way to help us use a heat source to generate electricity, which will lessen our release of carbon dioxide. But it is unclear how this enhancement in efficiency connects with the material’s inherent, topological properties. —Te-Huan Liu.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Lightweight material systems include carbon fiber composites, magnesium alloys, advanced high strength steel, and aluminum alloys; and techniques to join combinations of these materials in a cost effective manner are also critical.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Here’s our rough draft, which we’re releasing as we refine the concept—we moved up our plans when we learned about the Tuesday address. Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. We ask our readers to help spread the word to thought-leaders and strategists everywhere.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

That’s progressive-corporate speak for charging vehicles when the demand for electricity is lower to ensure less energy is wasted. Those vehicles come with the required hardware that provides access to the relevant regional electrical grid carbon data that allow ChargeForward to recommend ideal times to recharge.&

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Respectively, each one is suitable for a very different type of drive concept: for electric cars, fuel-cell vehicles and CNG vehicles. We ourselves are taking the initiative and are complementing electric mobility with an equally eco-friendly concept for long distances. Ground is scheduled to be broken in Werlte, Germany in July 2011.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Applications of particular interest but not limited to, are non-carbonate based electrolytes that can enable the commercialization of high-energy next generation lithium ion technologies. Thus, non-carbonate electrolytes that demonstrably address this issue are of particular interest.

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EV Info

MARCH 26, 2021

Help with reducing our carbon footprint. The inverter converts the DC solar into AC power that can power the house or be directed back into the Grid as well as connecting up the Battery packs that uses 48 Volt DC. . The LuxPower has a WI -Fi connection and can be access via a web browser, more of this later.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

With its new architecture, use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and premium mobility service offerings, the “ i3 marks the beginning of a new mobility age ,” said Dr. Reithofer. EVs in general currently have a larger carbon burden in the production phase than conventional vehicles (e.g., kilograms (3.3

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Audi introduced a new electric sportscar concept at the North American International Auto Show, its second following the introduction of the initial e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Audi e-tron Concepts. Audi e-tron Detroit Showcar. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron is a 3.93

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the University of Delaware have developed a catalytic strategy to promote the selective breaking of a carbon-oxygen bond—an essential step the conversion of lignocellulsoic biomass via hydrodeoxygenation to fuels and chemicals. —co-author Anibal Boscoboinik, BNL.

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Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

The accelerating buildout of solar farms on Earth is already hitting speed bumps, including public pushback against the large tracts of land required and a ballooning backlog of requests for new transmission lines and grid connections. Nevertheless, dozens of startups are now testing new fusion-reactor concepts. Engineers at Arthur D.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ambient or low grade waste heat is used as an energy source with the cryogen providing both the working fluid and heat sink. When ambient or low grade waste heat is reintroduced to liquid air it boils and turns back into a gas, expanding 710 times in volume. This process can be driven by renewable or off-peak energy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

In particular, IBM will be investing significantly in emerging areas of research that are already underway at IBM such as carbon nanoelectronics, silicon photonics, new memory technologies, and architectures that support quantum and cognitive computing. Carbon Nanotubes. III-V technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The agency has now set up a feature on its website, “ Fostering Applicant Connections ” to try to connect its “Encouraged Applicants” that were not selected for an award and potential investors, partners and customers. Carbon Capture (7). Waste Heat Capture (2). Building Efficiency (9).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

Polymers are long chains of molecules connected through chemical bonds. Many researchers are now challenging this classical definition with concepts of recyclable networks, reworkable encapsulants, reversible gels, self-healing polymeric coatings, and stimuli-responsive polymeric structures. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Walter Leitner at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany, has developed a new concept that can be used to produce pure formic acid from CO 2 in a continuous process using catalytic hydrogenation. It subsequently connects a molecule of CO 2 in a stepwise fashion with three molecules of hydrogen to produce methanol and water. Wesselbaum, S.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

Concept of a microbial fuel cell. The anaerobic anode chamber is most commonly connected internally to the cathode chamber by an ion exchange membrane, and the circuit is completed by an external wire. Source: Emefcy. Click to enlarge. Like any fuel cell, a MFC has an anode chamber and a cathode chamber.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

improved oilseed crop that uses carbon more efficiently than. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. The team will.

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