Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2022
The Rice lab of chemist James Tour introduced flash Joule heating in 2020 to convert coal, petroleum coke and trash into graphene. The researchers cited a study that estimates the amount of plastic used in vehicles has increased by 75% in just the past six years as a means to reduce weight and increase fuel economy.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2009
The onroad systems include three automobiles—(2005 Toyota Camry), SUV (2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer), and pickup (2005 Ford F-150) to represent the range in the US automobile fleet and critical performance—and two urban buses with off-peak and peak passenger loadings.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. If we optimistically assume the average US fuel economy is 25 miles per gallon, at $3.00 The GREET 1.6
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
If no one wants your car (because people think it sucks), then no one will buy it, regardless of how good the fuel economy may or may not be. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. GM is making strides increasing their cars fuel economy.
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