Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2012

million) demonstration program to encourage road haulage operators in the UK to buy and use lower carbon commercial vehicles. More than 300 low-carbon commercial vehicles will be involved in the demonstration program. More than 300 low-carbon commercial vehicles will be involved in the demonstration program.

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Fuel Vehicles Gas Fleet 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. The first plants start commercial production of advanced biofuels this year. Earlier post.).

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Waste Iowa Gasoline Virginia 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Lifecycle GHG comparison. The cost per gallon for the SRI fuel is higher than F-T fuel, however: a calculated $2.81 The coal first decomposes into volatiles and char while CH 4 is converted into CO/H 2 mixtures; the char is converted into CO/H 2 mixtures via steam gasification on longer time scales. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2010

Algae store chemical energy in the form of oils such as neutral lipids or triglycerides; the algal oil can be extracted and converted into biodiesel by transesterification with short-chain alcohols or by hydrogenation of fatty acids into linear hydrocarbons for drop-in fuel components. 3 fatty acids used for food and feed ingredients.

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Portugal Oil Solar Netherlands 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. SiC ahead in road to commercialization. Click to enlarge. kW/L), weight ( 14.1

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Power Powered Future DC 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive almost $25 million in funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of CO 2 capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program. FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy.

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Fuel Coal CO2 Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Conventional CTL plant gasifies coal to produce a syngas which is then converted in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to products. The liquids output capacity of CTL plants is 50,000 barrels/day. Source: Mantripragada and Rubin.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2011

This is because some crops are more easily converted into energy carriers than others, and this was not included in the previous paper’s system boundaries. Economic considerations, which we have not addressed, will undoubtedly have a large impact on whether algae-derived biodiesel and bioelectricity become widely commercialized.

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Transportation Energy Conversion Water 278

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council.

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Purchase Lithium Ion Fuel Available 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

While the proper combination of pretreatment and enzymes for a given feedstock delivers high yields of sugars from hemicellulose and cellulose components, the hosts of both pretreatment and enzymes are high—up to one-third of the cost of cellulosic ethanol production—and the rate of hydrolysis can be low.

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Wisconsin Universal Fuel Water 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

The automakers will bear the entire cost of the retrofitting, estimated by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) to be at least €500 million. Purchase subsidies for low-emission municipal commercial vehicles. The subsidy of 40% of the additional investment costs for municipal taxis and vehicles will be increased.

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Diesel Emissions Pollution Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel. The biomass waste will first be converted into pyrolysis oil and then upgraded to diesel. can be converted to fuel in high yield in the proposed process. The project also will demonstrate the cost effectiveness of the PM2.5

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are several new powertrain options, and none has yet proven itself in regular commercial service. Last September, ZeroAvia successfully completed a test flight of a commercial-scale fuel cell-powered aircraft. Val Miftakhov: As you can imagine, we did a lot of this [comparison] early on as well.

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Hydrogen Fuel San Francisco All-Electric 90

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

As a comparison, 314 Exajoules is more than three times the annual energy supply in the United States in 2005, which is also a similar level of supply on the Continent of Europe according to various government and independent sources. Bioenergy technologies can generate electricity, heat and fuels from a range of feedstocks.

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Renewable Supplies Global Energy 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2009

The RBAEF project, which was launched in 2003, is the most comprehensive study of the performance and cost of mature technologies for producing energy from biomass to date. a company commercializing a cellulosic ethanol production process, is co-author of five of the eight papers in the special issue.

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Emissions Gas Fuel 2009 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Valence’s Saphion technology, commercially introduced in 2002, refers to the processes and materials used in developing the novel patented lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials. One of Valence’s most prominent commercial vehicle customers is Smith Electric Vehicles. The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Solar charging stations and Conventional charging stations (electricity from coal) comparison. And my project topic is matrix converter bidirectional contactless charger for EV. Comparison of P1, P2, P3, P4 configuration of HEV using simulation studies 3. The algorithm should take care of the energy cost. -It

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

Basically, the input AC voltage is converted to DC, and then that DC is “chopped” into a high-frequency alternating-current square wave. SiC Leads GaN in Power Conversion Today… The first commercially viable SiC transistor that was superior to silicon was introduced by Cree (now Wolfspeed) in 2011.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Little seems developed in any wide commercial sense and certainly not to the extent of the pure electric car. The cost of platinum makes hydrogen fuel cells an expensive proposition even in comparison to lithium-ion batteries. In comparison to a pure battery electric vehicle, FCEVs are more complex and heavier.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

The papers provide technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; the newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. Boost converter. Mirai hybrid system. Hasuka et al. Click to enlarge.

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Congress Toyota Fuel Carbon Fiber 150

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

By comparison, conventional hybrids must rely on gasoline-powered engines to recharge their batteries and get between 40 and 60 mpg. While running on electricity, the plug-in's fuel cost drops to 70 cents a gallon, or lower, Dr. Dan Benjamin, a transportation analyst for ABI Research, an Oyster Bay, N.Y.,

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 16, 2022

Additionally, electric tractors do not create a ruckus when in use, do not require additional fuel for assistance, and are significantly more capable in comparison. Now let us have some comparison between diesel tractors and electric tractors. The diesel tractor has 35% efficiency when it converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. You dont have to plug it in.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

(HRI), which were commercialized with support from the US Department of Energy and industrial clients. There are two basic approaches to converting coal to synthetic fuels: indirect liquefaction (ICL) (Fischer-Tropsch) and direct (Bergius). Comparison of Various CTL Configurations (Source: Headwaters). Coal consumption.

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Coal Diesel Hydrogen Gasoline 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2023

For example, Mr. Smith, who was well acquainted with the price of electronic components from his early work on reducing the cost of the Apple II, made many decisions about the economics of Macintosh hardware without time-consuming consultations with purchasing agents.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

The only reason we used gasoline was for comparison; it wasn’t necessary. As comparison, again excluding private stations, there are 298 biodiesel stations; 8,485 electric plug-in stations; 2,391 E85 stations; 12 hydrogen stations, 56 LNG stations, and 2,718 LPG stations. Click to enlarge.

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Silverado Chevrolet Fuel Gasoline-Electric 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! The costs and benefits of cars extend far beyond an individual driver to society as a whole. What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A key purpose of the tax credit should be to reduce or eliminate the cost factor in a middle-class household’s buying decision — not provide a discount to upper-income households that can afford an EV with or without the incentive. Option to Convert the Tax Credit to a Time of Purchase Rebate. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022.

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