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NYSERDA awards $4.6M to 17 transportation projects; support for Syracuse U supercritical diesel injection project

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Among the awards is support for a Syracuse University (with BorgWarner of Ithaca) project to prepare, inject and combust supercritical (SC) diesel fuel. Stony Brook University seeks to improve vehicle fuel economy with a thermoelectric generator that would capture energy previously lost through heat exhaust. Earlier post.).

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Study of In-use Vehicle Activity and Emissions in Tianjin, China Yields Fleet and Emissions Profiles, Policy Implications

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million to 57 million (not including motorcycles). Light-duty vehicles together contributed to 82% of all distance traveled (passenger cars, 64%; taxis, 18 %), buses and trucks contributed to 11% and 8% of total distance traveled respectively. Light-duty gasoline vehicles were the major contributors to CO and VOC emissions.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

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When clean energy is available, carbon sequestration and desalination will be cheaper, climate change and water shortages will be solved, and when fossil fuels are out of the picture, the skies will be cleaner, the world will be quieter, the air will be fresher, and the future will be brighter. .

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SA (2) FDX (2) FSLR (2) FedEx (2) First Solar (2) Ford (2) Ford Escape Hybrid (2) Ford Fusion Hybrid (2) GE (2) Global Solar (2) Government (2) HEV (2) Honda FCX Clarity (2) IBM (2) ITM.l (2) 2) Inconvenient Truth (2) JCI (2) MGA (2) NSANY (2) PGE (2) SB1.DE SZ (1) 6753.T

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation. Re performance- with proper engineering, a small light car can protect a driver well. Want to do better in a short distance, then get a bicycle.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

↓ ↑ report 16 Vlad 10:25AM (4/10/2009) I dont think that home-charging is even a question and that it will be universally available soon. Beware of businessmen trying to make a fortune with the wish to shift to cleaner propulsion! Analyse their business models thoroughly! not an issue.