Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area. The 2021 e-tron and e-tron Sportback have EPA-estimated full-charge ranges of 222 and 218 miles, respectively.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Projects selected for the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program ( earlier post ) aim to expand domestic EV adoption by developing batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in freezing temperatures and have better overall range retention. Award amount: $2,823,199).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Researchers at the University of Maryland have designed a flexible lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile featuring fast lithium-ion conductors, good electrochemical stability, and scalable processing approaches to device integration for solid-state lithium metal batteries. Flexible lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile. Gong et al.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The IC Bus electric Type Cs being used in Baltimore have 210 kWh powertrains and a range of 135 miles. Collins’ Type A buses are Ford E-Transits with 68 kWh powertrains and a range of 100 miles. The fleet will eliminate 207 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Ohio State University. Dimensional Energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

We hope the project will advance CTL and CBTL processes by demonstrating a cost-effective, novel FT catalyst that selectively converts syngas derived from the gasification of coal and coal-biomass mixtures predominantly to gasoline and diesel range hydrocarbons, thereby eliminating expensive upgrading operations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2009

A LCFS (Low Carbon Fuel Standard) program is a market-based, fuel-neutral program to address the carbon content of fuels. The LCFS would require regional fuel suppliers to demonstrate that the average carbon content of the fuel they deliver is reduced over time. Memorandum of Understanding. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. The study analyzed future methane emissions from coal mines under a range of scenarios. —Nazar Kholod.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

Awards range from $2 million to $4 million per year per center for up to four fiscal years, subject to a progress review in year two. Understand catalytic processes that will enable the viable, economic operation of biorefineries with lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks converted to a range of fuels and chemicals. FY 2014 EFRC Awards.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The top awardee in this segment is Pinnacle Engines ( earlier post ), which is receiving $8 million for the design and demonstration of an electrification-enabled full-featured opposed piston 4-stroke engine for hybrid and range extender applications. Other transportation projects awarded OPEN funds are: Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

XLP will be compatible with a range of wheelbases, cab and bed configurations. XLP will also include the XL Link cloud-based big data analytics system, which measures MPG performance and reports carbon dioxide emissions reductions. The XLP will also be available for the upcoming MY18 Ford F-150 pickup with the 2.7L

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

Achieving this goal would result in a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery, and electric vehicles with significantly extended range. University of Maryland: College Park. University of Maryland: College Park. Research highly loaded sulfur cathodes and conductive carbon coated separators that enable high energy batteries.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As the sales page explains, “The body and hull are molded from carbon fiber. With options for either 18 or 36 kWh of battery, the company claims a maximum range per charge of up to 40 or 80 miles (65 or 130 km), respectively. Customizable wood decks give a warm feel and functional traction in marine environments.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The study led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor Adam Liska, funded through a three-year, $500,000-grant from the US Department of Energy, used carbon dioxide measurements taken from 2001 to 2010 to validate a soil carbon model that was built using data from 36 field studies across North America. Liska et al.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Researchers at the University of Maryland have used a nickel-coated, genetically modified Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV1cys) as a 3-D current collector, combined with electrodeposition (ED), to fabricate a porous silicon anode for lithium-ion batteries. SEM images before and after the silicon deposition. Source: Chen et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Vehicle technologies span a range from new Si/graphene Li-ion anode materials and composites for motor windings to diesel aftertreatment and advanced lubricants. The reduced fuel consumption will extend the effective range of the turbo vehicle. Mainstream Engineering Corp. Nextech Materials. nGimat LLC. Treadstone Technologies, Inc.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the US average retail price of electricity to the end consumer in the US in October 2012 was $0.1192/kWh, ranging from a low of $0.0835/kWh in Louisiana to a high of $0.3742/kWh in Hawaii.). kWh in Maryland. Click to enlarge. billion annually, representing 2.5–6.0%

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Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2024

second 0-60 time and below-average 200-mile range in an effort to save a bit of money should consider buying rather than leasing, especially since Hyundai’s rebate on a purchase matches the $7500 incentive that contributes to the amazing lease rates. So those willing to settle for the base model’s relatively mild 8.7-second

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

The team will build on ORNL’s success in developing low-cost carbon-fibers, composites, smart polymer materials, and non-destructive evaluation methods by leveraging expertise of partners on coating deposition and robotic inspection tools for smart repair of gas pipes. University of Maryland.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

a joint venture between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland. We find that reductions of methane and black carbon would likely have only a modest impact on near-term global climate warming. The high end of this range is only possible if total historical aerosol forcing is relatively small.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

MOE promises large savings in energy and carbon dioxide emissions as compared to existing technologies for producing primary iron and steel. The technology will allow for longer operational life over traditional heat exchange technologies in a wide range of harsh service environments. University of Maryland. Yale University.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Dr. Maruyama is a materials scientist, and his research focuses on carbon nanotubes and making research go faster. There’s a couple of different chemistry robots, one out of University of Maryland and NIST, one out of University of Washington that are in the sort of 300 to 1,000 dollars range that makes it accessible.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2018

Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD), the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) have developed a non-flammable fluorinated electrolyte that supports the most aggressive and high-voltage cathodes in a Li-metal battery. O 2 cathode (~99.93%). Increasing the capacity of LIBs to 500 Wh kg ?1

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 30, 2022

Company Promises Longer Range, Faster Charging. The holy grail of battery development really hasn’t changed much in spite of the exponential growth of the electric vehicle market–make it more energy dense (for longer range), more powerful (for faster acceleration), faster charging and cheaper.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

California state agencies are collaborating on a range of initiatives to support the goal of 1.5 Two-hundred-million dollars in cap-and-trade proceeds has been allocated for low-carbon transportation projects, $116 million of which is slated for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, providing up to $5,000 per vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

The e-Bio Fuel Cell system is suited for larger vehicles and longer ranges (~600 km, 373 miles) than battery-electric vehicles, Nissan said in a media briefing. Nissan’s view of the market positioning of e-Bio Fuel Cell vehicles: larger vehicles and longer range. Nissan anticipates a cruising range of more than 600 km (373 miles).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Other projects focus on advancing lightweight materials research to help electric vehicles increase their range and reduce battery needs, and developing advanced climate control technologies that reduce energy used for passenger comfort and increase the drive range of plug-in electric vehicles. University of Maryland.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. DOE Funding: $1,500,000; Non-DOE Funding: $375,001; Total Value: $1,875,001. LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

This research is being performed through teamwork with local universities: the University of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University, and the University of Maryland. NETL researchers have synthesized Si-C (carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, carbon mattes, graphene) composite anodes.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

With ultimate research targets ranging from off-shore wind power and coral reef ecology to electrochemical energy storage, quantum physics and nanotechnology, the 12 projects will launch more than $250 million in new laboratory construction projects beginning early this year. for a pilot-scale laboratory for carbon-neutral energy solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine have characterized a new cellulase (cellulose-digesting enzyme) that has optimal activity at 109 °C, a half-life of 5 h at 100 °C, and resists denaturation in strong detergents, high-salt concentrations, and ionic liquids.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

If a grid-ready fusion demonstration can be realized within approximately 20 years, while achieving cost competitiveness, then fusion can contribute to meeting low-carbon energy demand and achieving cost-effective deep decarbonization in the latter half of the 21 st century. University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Rechargeable magnesium batteries are of great interest as potential “beyond Li-ion” systems for extended electric vehicle range. In this illustration, atoms are color-coded, as shown at the bottom: hydrogen (white), oxygen (red), carbon (light blue), magnesium (green), nitrogen (dark blue), sulfur (yellow), fluorine (brown).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The project will be the next step in CTDOT's zero emission bus deployment program with the goal to minimize the carbon emissions of Connecticut's bus fleet. Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County, Maryland will receive funds to purchase Proterra 35' E2 battery electric buses, as well as depot chargers, to replace diesel buses.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

The 400 kilowatt SOFC prototype system represents an important advancement in SOFC technology development and demonstration toward the ultimate goal of deploying SOFCs in highly efficient coal-based central generation systems with carbon capture. The University of Maryland. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

While the overall global uncertainty in sulfur dioxide emissions is relatively small, regional uncertainties ranged up to 30%. Sulfuric acid deposition can be detrimental to ecosystems, harming aquatic animals and plants, and damaging to a wide range of terrestrial plant life. Emissions were distributed on a 0.5°

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