Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

BME utilizes natural strains of bacteria, avoiding for the moment the cost barriers of genetic engineering as well as the longer pathways to commercialization. “We’re not squishing algae, we’re feeding algae to the bacteria to produce our target chemicals.” Kelly Ogilvie.

Industrial 278

Industrial Industry San Diego Energy 278

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

Funded with $106 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—matched with $156 million in private cost-share—the selections highlight the potential opportunity to use CO 2 as an inexpensive raw material that can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions while producing useful by-products.

Conversion 225

Conversion CO2 San Antonio Carbon 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. The report estimates dollar values for several major components of these costs. That figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize.

2005 246

2005 Cost Of Energy Coal 246

Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2022

Part of the reason for its success is the price, which keeps falling—from $595 at its introduction to $149 currently, for which the consumer gets graphics and sound equal to or better than that provided by machines that cost five times as much. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. It’s only sand.”

Engine 116

Engine Design Personal Production 116

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The costs and benefits of cars extend far beyond an individual driver to society as a whole. Studies estimate utilities might compensate car owners with $2,000-3,000 a year to "borrow" their storage capacity -- thereby helping to offset the incremental costs of plug-in hybrids. By then, theyll probably cost well under $1,000.

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37