Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2018

kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. Hybrid traction head in torque-converter transmission: more powerful, more compact. The first vibration damper is installed between the engine and transmission, while the second is integrated in the torque converter.

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 305

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

Altex Technologies has selected Unitel to provide engineering services to design and build a pilot system that will produce 1 BPD of synthetic gasoline from biomass (Biomass Conversion to Synthetic Gasoline System, BCSGS). By combining inexpensive feedstock and the best aspects of pyrolysis processes (e.g., —US 9199889.

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Gasoline Coal Convert Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

GHG emissions for ATP shale (low and high cases) and conventional gasoline in grams of CO 2 e per MJ of final fuel delivered. times larger than emissions from conventionally produced gasoline. Among his findings were: Producing 1 MJ of reformulated gasoline from shale via the ATP requires the consumption of 0.56 Credit: ACS.

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Gasoline Oil Emissions Convert 239

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

A new lifecycle analysis of corn ethanol released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds that GHG emissions associated with corn-based ethanol in the United States are about 43% lower than gasoline when measured on an energy-equivalent basis. Source: USDA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e.,

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Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy 150

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JUNE 23, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. including refineries in Canada, are being similarly converted. State gas taxes average another 30 cents per gallon.

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Congress Fuel Tax Tax Fuel 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Although gasoline direct injection engines (GDI) are a favorable technology for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, recent studies have shown that GDI vehicles could emit more PM than traditional PFI (gasoline port fuel injection) vehicles as well as heavy-duty diesel trucks equipped with diesel particulate filters.

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Environment Exhaust Gasoline Canada 230

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Synhelion has developed a solar thermal process for the production of syngas, which is then used in standard industrial processes to synthesize liquid fuels, such as kerosene, gasoline, or diesel, that are compatible with conventional jet engines and internal combustion engines.

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Solar Fuel Production Carbon 210

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 19, 2022

That and the dearth of refining capacity (converting crude oil to gasoline/diesel) has pushed the price of gasoline and diesel to record highs. Thanks to Covid-induced supply chain issues and Russia’s war with Ukraine, oil prices have surged to over $100/barrel at times.

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Ukraine Parts Fuel Oil Prices 114

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Because the particles are so small, they can pass easily through a catalytic converter, which is designed to reduce a vehicle’s toxic emissions.

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Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh 104

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas.

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Pollution Gas Emissions Fuel 258

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

‘Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. There is a variance based on production method, etc.).

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate 314

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2019

The increasing concerns over global climate change have motivated great interest in the utilization of renewable biomass for the production of fuels and chemicals. C and and 6 MPa H 2 , cellulose was completely converted, and the ethanol yield reached 43.2 Under a reaction condition of 245 ?C

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Conversion China Climate Change 2019 223

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Gasoline with 20% ethanol can already be used easily in our latest Mercedes-Benz BlueDIRECT gasoline engines. Hence cellulosic ethanol can make a significant contribution to climate protection, so making it for us a building block of sustainable mobility. sunliquid process. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes Fleet Climate Protection Convert 246

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

For some years now, Audi has been conducting research into climate-friendly, CO 2 -based fuels such as e-gas, e-gasoline or synthetically manufactured e-diesel fuel. To produce it, the power-to-liquid plant converts surplus hydropower into synthetic fuel. Earlier post.)

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Audi Diesel Carbon Power 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2020

Further, the final fuel product, similar to the contents of jet fuel, has a low freezing point compared to gasoline and diesel, and has a high energy density, being sutiable to bio-aviation fuels. Despite the digital revolution, a sharp increase in global parcel volumes supports the global paper production.

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Fuel Production Oil Waste 351

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change.

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Transportation Future Fuel Climate Change 255

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2015

The Algenol fuel production process is designed to convert 1 tonne of CO 2 into 144 gallons of fuel while recycling CO 2 from industrial processes and converting 85% of the CO 2 used into ethanol, gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Algal Fuels Biomass Biorefinery Climate Change Fuels India'

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India Fuel Climate Change Oil 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

One of the greatest innovations compared with the previous version is the use of a torque converter with integrated lockup clutch as a starting device, and an additional clutch between the combustion engine and electric motor for all-electric driving. Gasoline/4 in-line. GLC 350e 4MATIC EQ Power. Type/Number of cylinders/Arrangement.

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Mercedes Range Power Powered 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The hybrid drive system in the S 560 e combines the 270 kW (367 hp) of the V6 gasoline engine with 90 kW of EQ Power to deliver a maximum system output of up to 350 kW. The DC/DC converter previously housed separately in the luggage compartment is now installed in the power electronics housing. Prices start at €96,065 (US$110,000).

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Mercedes Available PHEV Li-ion 220

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Mazda is offering the choice of five SKYACTIV engines (two diesels and three gasoline powerplants) coupled with six-speed manual or automatic transmissions in the Mazda6. The gasoline engined models achieve Euro 5 emissions standards, while the diesel models are Euro 6 compliant. Most are available with i-ELOOP as well as i-stop.

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MPG Diesel Gasoline-Electric Fuel Economy 311

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Conventional hybrid vehicles do not have torque converters to improve fuel economy because torque converters lose energy while transferring power to the drive wheels. SRS can increase the driving range by a couple of miles after 6 hours of charging. Active Shift Control Technology.

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Hyundai 2020 Solar MPG 403

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has started a feasibility study for a plant in the UK to convert locally generated biodegradable household and commercial wastes into carbon neutral road transport fuel and clean electricity, using the INEOS Bio technology process. Click to enlarge.

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Waste Climate Change Clean Cleaning 281

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The EROI ratio and GHG emissions/MJ of (a) algae-derived diesel and (b) algae-derived gasoline produced using HTL. HTL algae-derived gasoline has a considerably lower GHG footprint and a better EROI relative to conventional ethanol made from corn on a per MJ basis, the team found. Credit: Liu et al. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel CO2 Gasoline Columbus 299

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2018

The engine leverages the spectrum of Toyota’s advanced engine technologies: Dual VVT-i with VVT-iE (Variable Valve Timing intelligent system by Electric motor); D-4S (Direct injection 4-stroke gasoline engine Superior version) direct injection and laser-clad valve seats; longer stroke (4.07 inches; bore remains at 3.44

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Fuel Economy MPG 2019 Economy 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

The Clean Energy and Climate Plan goal, created under the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% by 2050. The grant program, available to public and private fleets, will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and funded with $11.7

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Massachusetts Alternative Fuels Fuel Grant 261

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Successful combination of the two technologies results in an integrated system that can produce drop-in cellulosic gasoline, diesel, and jet hydrocarbon fuels and/or premium blend stocks. GTI says that renewable gasoline (RG) produced by the IH 2 process results in more than 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum-based fuels.

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Conversion Renewable Fuel Convert 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Porsche, Siemens Energy and a lineup of international companies are developing and implementing the pilot project that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). In the pilot phase, around 130,000 liters of eFuels will be produced in 2022.

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Porsche Carbon Chile Renewable 186

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The general assumption seems to be that Americans will simply ditch their gasoline-powered vehicles in favor of EVs. The City of Easthampton, Massachusetts announced in April that it is transitioning its city-owned vehicle fleet from gas to electric, and will be the first city to offer an EV adoption benefit to employees who convert.

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Corporation Fleet Gas-Electric Purchase 76

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). A 37-mile range EV Electric and Gasoline Power The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV is powered by a 2.5-liter miles per gallon combined gasoline and electricity.

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Escape PHEV Ford Gasoline-Electric 81

Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

EVs: They Are Everywhere As we mentioned earlier EVs have a wide range of applications because EVs are much more flexible in case of design and configuration which gasoline vehicles cannot match. Instead, we have to supply hydrogen just like we fill gasoline but the car will be powered by electric motors just like a normal electric car.

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Petrol Pollution Gasoline-Electric Diesel 75

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2013

i-ELOOP (Intelligent Energy Loop) is an ultracapacitor-based regenerative engine braking system that converts a vehicle''s kinetic energy into electricity as the car decelerates. The electricity captured is then stored for later use to power all the vehicle''s electrical components, such as headlights, climate control and audio systems.

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MPG 2014 Mazda Fuel Economy 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through the metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli. However, there has been no report on the microbial production of short-chain alkanes, a possible substitute for gasoline.

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Engine Production Petrol Gasoline 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits. General Motors LLC. Washington State University.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2015

liter 69 hp EasyPower (LPG/gasoline). Available in two versions (sedan and convertible), the New 500 will have three trim levels at launch: Pop, Popstar and Lounge. The Popstar version adds manual climate control system, chrome-plated mirror domes and vintage style steel hubcaps. The TwinAir 0.9

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Engine Petrol 2007 MPG 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2017

The conventional 12 volt network is likewise supplied from the new network using a 48 volt/12 volt DC/DC converter. The overall on-board battery capacity is increased by the 48 volt battery, allowing more electrical energy to be provided for innovative functions when stationary, e.g. in climate control.

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Mercedes Volt Gasoline-Electric Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. White House climate pledge.

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