Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

At the same time, energy efficiency gains and increased use of renewable energy sources and lower carbon fuels, such as natural gas, are expected to help reduce by half the carbon intensity of the global economy. Natural gas remains challenged as a fuel for most personal vehicles. Global vehicle fuel efficiency - projections.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Projected rates of fuel consumption improvement under different scenarios relative to past experience and the 2016 and 2025 CAFE standards. In addition, alternative fuels to petroleum must be readily available, cost-effective and produced with low emissions of greenhouse gases. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Assuming no new policies, growth in energy-related CO 2 is driven by electricity and transportation fuel use. However, assuming no new policies, however, fossil fuels would still provide about 78% of all the energy used in 2035 and CO 2 emissions from energy will grow at 0.3% Biofuels meet most of the growth in the liquid fuel supply.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. However, building more coal and gas power plants to make miles for transport is counter-productive if the game plan is to reduce carbon output. Average fuel efficiency in the US is 22 miles per gallon (mpg). New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

percent of energy consumption to come from non fossil fuels [ earlier post ]. Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 mpg by 2016. In contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Light duty vehicle fleet by type and average fuel efficiency. Additionally, to achieve proposed fuel-economy targets, personal vehicles will need to be smaller and lighter than they are today. Vehicle downsizing could account for more than one-third of total projected fuel economy improvements through 2040. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 2, 2008

That’s because coal-fired and nuclear power plants that use steam to drive a turbine typically use water—vast amounts of water—to cool and condense the steam at the exhaust." At that rate of consumption and at an average of 20 MPG, the amount of water per electric gallon of gas is about 1.25 million gallons per day.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Nationally, two government studies have found PHEVs would result in large reductions even on the national grid (50% coal).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

Technology warming potential (TWP) for three sets of natural gas fuel-switching scenarios. (A) A) CNG light-duty cars vs. gasoline cars; (B) CNG heavy-duty vehicles vs. diesel vehicles; and (C) combined-cycle natural gas plants vs. supercritical coal plants using low-CH 4 coal.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2023

Actually, the dark horse in that race was internal combustion, but because of the energy density of gasoline and discovery of oil in large amounts at that point in first Pennsylvania and then Texas, it won out over those other two, to the point that those other two are actually viewed as obscure footnotes in history.”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The company expects to demonstrate that during an eight hour delivery day simulation this plug-in hybrid vehicle can exceed 150 miles while exhibiting an efficiency of over 75 mpg (miles per gallon). balance of payment deficit from oil producing nations and promotes U.S. Utilizing domestically produced energy also helps the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Part movie spaceship, part oil independence klaxon, the sound fills the cabin and certainly wont appeal to everyone. Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Batteries not ready. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

This idea of a plug-in hybrid electric car by fuel efficiency standards shows how some car companies would choose to go all electric. While, I might personally like a plug-in hybrid that then goes to hybrid, to get the market ready for the technology, an EV range / dual-fuel car can work. It brings me back to the electric car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up? Email Neal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It says the Volt is too little, too lateand too expensive to save the beleaguered automaker, and it recently chastised GM for pumping so much money into the Volt instead of developing more fuel-efficient gasoline cars. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more.

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