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DOE Awards $1M to UT Dallas to Develop New Filtration Membranes for H2 and CO2 Separations

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Chemistry professors John Ferraris, Kenneth Balkus and Inga Musselman are creating a class of mixed-matrix membranes based on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)—crystalline compounds with specialized metal clusters that act as molecular sieves.

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Global Automakers calls on EPA to withdraw proposed determination on MY 2022-2025 GHG standards, get back in alignment with NHTSA, provide more time

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The final standards are projected to result in an average industry fleet-wide level of 163 grams/mile of CO2 in model year 2025, which is equivalent to 54.5 Earlier post.). l/100 km), if achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements.

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Are supercars going green?

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In recent weeks, news stories have broken about a Ferrari hybrid supercar in development as well as the launch of the McLaren P11 Supercar, which features a diesel V8 engine and regenerative braking. Tags: Green cars Latest news Ferrari green supercars McLaren Ronn Motors Ronn Motors Scorpion supercars.

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Fourth-Generation Bentley Continental GT to be revealed in June

Baua Electric

The automaker promises a electric-only range of 80 km, while the model will have a CO2 figure of less than 50 g/km, making it the cleanest Bentley of all. Bentley Continental GT will be going against Ferrari Roma, Aston Martin DB12, and Porsche 911 Turbo.

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Why the LaFerrari points to a greener future

Green Cars News

Is isn’t often that a hyper sportscar which emits 330g/km of CO2 and has a rumoured top speed of around 220mph is featured on this website, however we are making an exception for Ferrari’s new model. When the wraps finally came off the €1million LaFerrari yesterday at the Geneva Motor Show one of the biggest [.].

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An interview with Riversimple

Green Cars News

There are technical hurdles still to overcome if you want a Ferrari, but not for a Ford Focus. Q:With 30 gms per km (well to wheel) predicted CO2 rating, the Urban Car sure sounds impressive, but is a on-board hydrogen tank really efficient? Although I completely understand why they are doing what they are doing not what we are doing.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There is significant cause vs. effect debate on CO2. The problem for the left is that NG is still a carbon based fuel (note: you are a carbon based lifeform and exhale 12 liters of CO2 a minute.). As far as quick, Id give my left nut to own a Wrightspeed EV, so I could (quietly) blow the doors off Porsches and Ferraris.