Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2025

The Tata Curvv Dark Edition is painted in a colour called Carbon Black, which gives it an edgy look when accented by blacked-out front and rear bumpers along with a unique badging design, and 18-inch custom dark alloy wheels that include aero inserts. litre turbo-petrol or a 1.5-litre inch floating instrument display.

Citroen

EV Central

JULY 18, 2025

And many petrol-preaching motorsport faithfuls were not pleased; some of their comments I’ll include later in this story. And the calls for an EV-only class at Goodwood seem to make sense, if nothing else because the gulf in times versus petrol cars is already vast. Poor old petrol hasn’t a chance. That shaved 0.76

Ford

Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2025

litre turbo petrol engine already on sale. There are five new metallic paint options – Arctic Race Blue, M Carbon Black, Mineral White, and Skyscraper Grey. The motor is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission sending power to the rear wheels. 0-100 kmph comes up in seconds. The Portimao Blue has now been discontinued.

BMW

Baua Electric

JULY 23, 2025

Not trying to sound like a petrol engine, it nevertheless conveys the presence of extreme motive power with a slightly menacing edge. The S features 390mm front and 358mm rear brake discs with six-piston callipers, while RS models upgrade to tungsten carbide-coated units measuring 410mm front and 365mm rear with 10-piston front callipers.

Audi

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By combining the benefits of supercapacitors and traditional lithium-ion batteries, the new lithium-carbon technology enables a full charge to be delivered in a similar time to refuelling an internal combustion-powered vehicle. Lithium-carbon battery.

Recharge

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

For a battery EV, 46% of its total carbon footprint is generated at the factory, before it has travelled a single mile. The study found that some of the CO 2 savings made during the use of low carbon vehicles is offset by increased emissions created during their production, and to a lesser extent, disposal. Estimated lifecycle.

Carbon

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2024

One thing that some people have pointed out, though, is that growing EV sales is one thing, actually reducing use of petrol (gasoline and diesel) and cutting carbon emissions. continued] The post Petrol Sales In Norway Drop 8% Year Over Year appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Petrol

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The fuel produced at the plant will deliver a reduction of more than 70% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, equivalent to taking almost 27,000 petrol or diesel cars off the road each year. British Airways has a roadmap to meet its net zero 2050 target.

Georgia

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2010

Under the MI Scenario, road and rail are projected to become carbon neutral (rail via 100% electrification). The authors note that the 76% reduction falls short of the zero carbon target, due entirely to CO 2 emissions from aviation and shipping. Towards a Zero Carbon Vision for UK Transport”. Road transport.

Transportation

EV Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol or diesel, with many already judged more reliable than their combustion-powered equivalent. per cent improvement for a petrol or 1.9 An average petrol car, meanwhile, should remain in use for 18.7

Petrol

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Unlike the others, however, Audi over the past few years has embarked on a comprehensive approach to developing a range of new CO₂-neutral fuels as part of its overall strategy for sustainable, carbon-neutral mobility: Audi e-fuels. solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity.

Audi

Electric Cars Report

MARCH 15, 2024

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km – approximately 60 per cent less than the XC40 ICE (petrol).

Volvo

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Gasoline has a combination of straight-chain and branched-chain alkanes (hydrocarbons) consisted of 4-12 carbon atoms linked by direct carbon-carbon bonds. coli), there have been a few research results on the production of long-chain alkanes, which consist of 13-17 carbon atoms, suitable for replacing diesel.

Engine

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Call it last week's most unexpected headline: the idea that a group of engineers in Britain had managed to create gasoline ("petrol") out of. Indeed, it appears to be so--if you add energy (and sodium hydroxide). Here's how it works: The process starts by blowing atmospheric air into a tower containing the sodium hydroxide, which.

Gasoline

Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. As there are fewer moving parts in an EV compared to a combustion engine, they have lower maintenance costs which can translate to significant savings compared to petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Litre Petrol. Litre Petrol.

Petrol

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Methanol is a petrol and not suitable as a diesel fuel component, but can be dehydrated to form dimethyl ether (DME) with a high cetane number. The comparative figure for diesel is 113 g/km CO 2.). In a 2011 study, a team from MAN Truck & Bus noted that: CO 2 can be recycled into methanol by reaction with electrolysis hydrogen.

Fuel

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The middle scenario is the one matching the recommended level of EV penetration in line with the UK achieving a 34% carbon reduction target by 2020. The highest scenario (Stretch) is in line with achieving a 42% carbon reduction target by 2020. All three scenarios also assume near decarbonization of the grid by 2030.

2020

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2025

The EUs new carbon price on diesel, petrol and heating fuels (ETS2) could raise nearly 300bn between 2026 to 2032. continued] The post EUs New Carbon Tax (ETS2) a 300bn Opportunity to Help Transition European Citizens Away from Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica. T&E recommends giving at least 50% of the.

Tax

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Here we propose a chemical route to convert fermentation products from a variety of renewable carbohydrate sources into hydrocarbons that can be used for petrol, jet fuel and diesel. The ABE products harbour both the nucleophilic α-carbons of the acetone and the electrophilic α-carbon of the alcohols.

Petrol

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

The [CAFE] standard is the average annual fuel efficiency for a manufacturer’s fleet and is measured in terms of global warming causing carbon dioxide emissions. for petrol cars and from 15.5 With it, cars will have one to five star labels depending on their fuel efficiency. In 2010, the average CO 2 emission was 165 gm/km.

Standards

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

The EV3 is the first Morgan vehicle with composite carbon panels in its body construction. The carbon hood, tonneau cover and side pods are made in the UK, and much like the remaining aluminium panels, are hand worked over an ash wood frame. million) consortium-based project developing future hybrid and full EV Morgan vehicles.

Three Wheeled

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Eight new low carbon vehicle projects will receive a share of £25 million (US$41 million) of funding from the UK’s Technology Strategy Board Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator to run ‘real-life’ trials. Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance. Modern electric cars offer power and bucket loads of torque. The winning consortia.

Carbon

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The most prevalent use of bioethanol is not as a fuel in its pure form but rather as an additive to petrol. Conventional processes, however, fully purify bioethanol prior to blending it in petrol. This is an energy-intensive and costly process and is typically achieved through distillation.

Gasoline

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

A British company has produced petrol ‘from the air’ by using unique technology to that captures water vapour and carbon dioxide present in air to produce a synthetic version of the fossil fuel.

Petrol

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

Sandia has been working on “Sunshine to Petrol” technologies for a number of years. The alliance team members believe that the best way to accomplish CO 2 reduction goals is to commercialize platforms that will utilize CO 2 as a carbon feedstock for the production of valuable products, such as diesel fuel.”. —Dr. Source: Sandia.

Waste

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. In the default hybrid mode, the carbon dioxide emissions are about 50 g/km. Illustration of drivetrain in the S60L plug-in hybrid concept. Click to enlarge. S60L PPHEV Concept.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The particulate emissions of LGT engines are virtually zero, while emissions of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, as well as sulphur dioxide, are significantly reduced in comparison with diesel engines. Along with the standard 100-liter (26 gallons US) gasoline tank, the Sprinter 316 LGT with 3.5

Mercedes

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

In the past Mr Chu, a Nobel laureate, has argued that if the US wanted to reduce its carbon emissions, policymakers would have to find a way to increase petrol prices to levels in Europe. But Mr Chu warned that Americans will have to learn to live with higher petrol prices even if Washington does not enact policy that boosts them.

Gasoline

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Biobutanol is a new lower-carbon fuel and we are excited about demonstrating this technology in the Humberside region. Biobutanol is a biofuel that can be made from all the same crops as bioethanol and can be blended into petrol at higher levels, which means that we’ll be able to introduce biofuels more quickly. Earlier post.).

Commercial

Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

In a comment, the EU has stated that such quick implementation may be necessary in order to reach the EU’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, due to the longevity of modern ICE vehicles. The post The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries appeared first on TESLARATI.

Petrol

The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Ev Explainer: Over its lifetime, the average electric vehicle produces less than half the carbon pollution of a petrol vehicle. Here's the key data. The post Don’t get fossil fooled: EVs really are better for the climate appeared first on The Driven.

Climate

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Its introduction on UK roads could cut transport carbon dioxide emissions by 750,000 tonnes a year—the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road, or all the cars in North Yorkshire. E10 gasoline blends (10% ethanol) will be introduced at gasoline stations across the UK in September 2021. —Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

Fuel

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions are being jeopardized by the absence of harmonized incentives to consumers, he suggested. It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains. In the last two years Volvo has brought CO 2 emissions from our diesel and petrol model ranges down by 13 percent.

Volvo

Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Mitsubishi says a small petrol car travelling 12,000 miles will cost around £1,200 but an electric car will cost just £115.&#. Mitsubishi says a small petrol car travelling 12,000 miles will cost around £1,200 but an electric car will cost just £115. This is an important first step on our roads to a low-carbon future.”.

i-MiEV

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2012

They do so in critical part by ignoring the carbon emitted as CO 2 from the exhaust pipes of vehicles that use biofuels, as well as the CO2 emitted by fermentation. In the case of ethanol, that CO 2 is equal to 107 g MJ -1 , which by itself is roughly 25% more than the entire lifecycle emissions of petrol according to typical estimates.

Carbon

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 21, 2022

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has mentioned that the cost of Electric vehicles are going to be available for the petrol vehicle cost and the statement was addressed at an event. Within a year Electric vehicles are going to be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the Indian market.

Petrol

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2009

The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. The scientific community has known for several decades the ability of certain metals, particularly copper, to convert carbon dioxide into small organic molecules by using electricity as an energy source. Robert Dorner. Scott Shaw. Earlier post.).

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