Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Specialty chemical company Evonik has introduced a bio-derived version of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), an oxygenate that improves gasoline combustion, helps prevent engine knocking and decreases carbon monoxide and other emissions from vehicles. Current European gasoline specification allows up to 15 vol. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

BMW Motorrad Motorsport is preparing intensively for this and is closely involved in the development of such alternative fuels, as a partner of the company NORDOEL as part of the federally funded joint project DeCarTrans. The main objectives of the joint project are to improve process efficiency (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2015

A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with a colleague at EcoEngineering, has explored the potential of blending ethanol with natural gasoline (condensate) to produce flex-fuels (ASTM D5798-13a) and high-octane, mid-level ethanol blends (MLEBs). The prepared the natural gasoline−ethanol blends volumetrically.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2021

Hydrogen fueling is more complex than that of gasoline and diesel; hydrogen heats up as it expands, causing pressure and temperature changes during fueling that need to be precisely monitored. This newly developed mass flow meter is already in use at filling stations of the listed company Nel Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

It can be selected with climate-friendly Audi e-gas (synthetic natural gas produced with renewable energy in a Power-to-Gas process, earlier post ) or compressed natural gas (CNG), or can be powered with gasoline. In gasoline operation, the bi-fuel A4 Avant uses 5.4 US gal) gasoline tank, is fitted during production of the A4 Avant.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 30, 2023

The Southern California company is looking to speed things up again—this time with record-setting charging stops. Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

The BMW Group is making sustainability and resource efficiency central to the company’s strategic direction. Chairman of the Board of Management Oliver Zipse announced initial details of this strategic direction in Munich on Monday and presented the targets the company has set itself for the phase up to 2030. degree goal.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol). Production of renewable fuels has been growing rapidly in recent years, while at the same time, advances in vehicle fuel economy and other economic factors have pushed gasoline consumption far lower than what was expected when Congress passed the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Refiners would continue to produce two high volume products in the gasoline boiling range: the Exx BOB (Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending) would have a low octane requirement (e.g., Gasoline or E10 BOB would be premium-grade fuel for total coverage of legacy fleet. Integrated oil companies own & operate 0.4% Of those, 58.6%

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 2, 2022

The Corolla Cross, launched in 2021 with a gasoline engine, will be joined in 2023 by the compact crossover Corolla Cross Hybrid, one more gasoline-electric hybrid offering from Toyota. 4-cylinder gasoline engine replacing the 1.8L The i-Force gasoline-only V6 has twin-turbochargers and puts out 389 hp and 479 lb.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

San Diego, Ca-based V-Vehicle Company (VVC) ( earlier post ) has been informed that the Program Office of the US Department of Energy (DOE) will not recommend approval of VVC’s two loan applications for $321.1 million from the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVMLP). The first loan application was for $79.9

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

While studies show that 30% of newer drivers aged 18-25 plan to buy an EV next, the overwhelming majority (58%) in the US still plan to stick with gasoline. However, market competition, falling battery prices and government incentives are pushing the cost of EVs to parity with gasoline. older) drivers away from gas.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

billion in research and development last year, more than ever before and more than any other company worldwide. He also stated that ever more efficient gasoline and diesel engines are indispensable, noting “Let me be very clear about one point: those who talk down diesel are jeopardizing CO 2 targets.”. —Martin Winterkorn.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

Separately, the company announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology when powered by advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels. Twelve of these vehicles will be allocated to selected Volkswagen employees during the time period.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

(KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. The company is also producing a US variant of the conference in San Jose, California in November.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The BMW i8 is the first BMW production model to be powered by a three-cylinder gasoline engine. As well as providing a power boost to assist the gasoline engine during acceleration, the electric motor can also power the vehicle by itself. 22 miles) and a top speed of 120 km/h (approx. The three-cylinder, 1.5-liter Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

The company also showcased the use of direct water injection to enhance the efficiency of combustion engines at higher performance levels while also significantly reducing fuel consumption and emissions in key driving cycles. This application of BMW eDrive technologies features the first PHEV system with a front/transverse-mounted.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The 2010 cellulosic fuel level is significantly less than the 100 million gallons set forward in EISA for 2010, reflecting current capabilities; however, EPA notes that a number of companies and projects appear to be poised to expand production over the next several years. per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The company currently has a number of projects underway producing or developing—with its different technology partners—e-gas (methane) ( earlier post ); e-ethanol ( earlier post ); two versions of e-diesel from different pathways ( earlier post , earlier post ); and e-benzin (gasoline) ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the company has delivered a number of working prototypes. Terrafugia’s vision for the future is the TF-X.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

California’s original approach to heavy carbon oils resulted in a legal challenge that is still pending; the EU’s adoption of a similar approach has resulted in protracted discussion and negotiation with Canada that has yet to be resolved, either.). Create separate fuel pools for gasoline and diesel.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

milllion kg rhenium (Since the late 1980s, rhenium has been critical for superalloys used in turbine blades and in catalysts used to produce lead-free gasoline.) This preemptive action against Pebble is not supported legally, technically, or environmentally. The current resource estimate for the deposit includes 6.5

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Michael Leiters , who was Ferrari’s chief technology officer (he recently left the company), says there’s no denying that electrification in the car industry is largely being driven by the need to comply with strict emissions regulations, including for carbon dioxide. Gasoline is just a fantastic storage device for energy.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 3, 2009

Consider this fair and legal warning, world’s largest and most polluting oil company - I’m giving you 10 years to pack up and hit the road. Hell, the Mayor owns a tow truck company. It’s true, I have declared it thus this very day, marking this date as the beginning of the end of the Exxon/Mobil era.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

Many of the companies that have fleets of trucks have buildings that are perfect for solar. There’s a new player in the mid-duty electric vehicle segment, and even though most of us will never want to park a 10,000- to 26,000- pound truck in our garages, the company’s U.S. launch is worth noting.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. The company hopes to launch AWC in 2017. US gal) of gasoline. lb)—analogous to a residual pressure of 10 bar—the control unit switches to gasoline operation. liters (1.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What do car companies say about PHEVs? Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? The enthusiasm for ethanol ("flex-fuel" cars use E85, which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) is welcome. We are not exploring PHEV versions of gasoline-only (non-hybrid) cars. See our Global Warming page.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Large companies have typically employed people to optimize their own energy use. If all gasoline cars, trucks, and SUVs instead had plug-in electric drive trains, the amount of electricity needed to replace gasoline is about equal to the estimated wind energy potential of the state of North Dakota. per barrel. Video Web 2.0

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

So, for a car company, if you follow EPA standards, you would be meeting NHTSA standards as well. President Trump came to office and decided, because the car companies asked him to, that the standards cannot be met. “It California legally should be able to do their own standards under the Clean Air Act. Margo Oge: Yeah.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

The matter quickly turned into a major legal battle between a coalition of blue states and the federal government. That same year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) finalized a plan to end the sale of gasoline vehicles sold within the state by 2035. The issue has become almost a parody of partisan government.

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