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UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

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Key to realizing the potential role for hydrogen in transportation is automakers’ continuing commitment to hydrogen FCVs as a necessary complement to plug-in electric vehicles and a critical component of their long-term strategy to provide vehicles that contribute to energy and climate policy goals. Public funding.

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LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

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They found that adopting a majority combination of 10% ethanol in gasoline (E10) and 7% biodiesel in diesel (B7) was the most pragmatic way of achieving the target with the vehicles and infrastructure available over the next five years. The UK’s long term climate strategy implies a virtual decarbonization of road transport by 2050.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs. PHEVLERs are better than BEVs in support of the electric grid. when the battery has recently sent electricity back into the smart grid).

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Daimler Unveils F800 Style Research Vehicle; Plug-in Hybrid or Fuel Cell Drive Again Highlights Modular Approach

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Neil Armstrong, Chief Engineer/Director, Hybrid Systems and Components for Daimler, noted the importance for Daimler of the ability for leveraging system components across drive types as embodied in the BlueZero modular electric drive platform ( earlier post.). F800 Plug-in Hybrid, Gasoline. Electric motor output (kW/hp).

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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Its benefits include the reduction of an estimated 32,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually—roughly equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions produced by 5,850 gasoline vehicles in a year. Motiv Power Systems, Inc. Tour Engine, Inc. ,

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. The combined electrical storage efficiency of charger and batteries is 85%.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

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Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same.

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