Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. Lifecycle GHG comparison. Water consumption less than 235 kg/barrel. Top: Conventional F-T process. Bottom: SRI process. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Coal Water Transportation Fuel 257

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2011

Comparing fuel consumption with diesel, 50D/50E and 50D/50E + 7% DME. Emulsification of diesel with ethanol is one of the possible approaches to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions of pollutants from diesel engines. emission over diesel no. Credit: ACS, Ashok 2011. Click to enlarge. 2 and emulsified fuel 50D/50E.

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Diesel Emissions Fuel 2011 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

A joint study by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and Austria’s Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) into 48V diesel mild hybrid technology verified a 9% reduction of NO x in raw engine-out emissions, while retaining the fuel economy and CO 2 benefits of diesel engine technology. —Paul Bloore. —Paul Bloore.

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 The two-cylinder diesel is very audible when it runs.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 324

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. The program guides the interested layperson through a selection of parameters: which type of engine should be used, gasoline-burning or diesel, for example, or one powered by natural gas, a fuel cell, or a battery. Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.].

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars 435

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Petrol Diesel Vehicles Oil 59

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

Lifecycle GHG emissions of renewable gasoline from the IH 2 process (GTI RG) compared to petroleum gasoline and diesel. for GTI’s Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH 2 ) technology, which converts biomass directly into cellulosic gasoline and diesel hydrocarbon blendstocks. Property comparison. Source: GTI.

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Diesel Production Gasoline Renewable 199

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 144

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Volkswagen has introduced a new version of the Golf GTD (“Gran Turismo Diesel”) in Europe, and plans to bring it to the US market, reportedly likely for the 2016 model year. diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2

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Diesel Exhaust MPH MPG 304

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

For the mobility of the future, we are deliberately not committing ourselves to one solitary form of drive system, but to a coexistence of efficient and clean petrol engines, diesels, plug-in hybrids, battery and hydrogen drive systems. In comparison with the previous V6, the CO 2 emissions from the engine have been reduced by around 15%.

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Gasoline Mercedes Engine Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Running on used motor oil in tests conducted by an independent third party, the Phoenix 10 generated 30% less SO 2 and almost 50% less NO x than a comparable generator running on diesel fuel. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, waste oil from one oil change can contaminate 1 million gallons of fresh water.

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Phoenix Waste Oil Power 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity. In comparison, the Brayton cycle has a theoretical conversion efficiency upwards of 50%. The recuperator improves the overall efficiency of the system.

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Grid Power Powered CO2 396

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

liter Volkswagen light-duty diesel engine and Klam dynamometer running at various throttle and brake settings over a 9-mode steady-state cycle to enable triplicate time-resolved measurement of particle number distributions with a scanning mobility particle sizer. Biodiesel Diesel Emissions Fuels Health'

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B0 Diesel Emissions Exhaust 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Additionally, the A 200 CDI 4MATIC and A 220 CDI 4MATIC represent the first all-wheel-drive diesel models forming part of the new generation of compact cars from Mercedes-Benz. The top diesel models—A 220 CDI, B 220 CDI and CLA 220 CDI—have also been revamped. All-wheel drive diesels.

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Fuel Economy Mercedes Diesel Fuel 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The power supply unit can run on biodiesel as well as regular diesel. In trials, a 250-W solid-acid fuel cell stack ran on both pure hydrogen and on hydrogen produced from diesel by the unit’s reformer, with only an insignificant difference in performance. 2006) Cool flame evaporation for diesel reforming technology.

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Norway Diesel Fuel Hydrogen 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Diesel Fluence dCi.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2017

At this facility, barges sail regularly to and from neighbor islands and containerized diesel generators provide power for the reefers while on the dock and on the barge during transport, nearly always at part load. By comparison, the net efficiency of a comparable diesel generator efficiency is from 25% to 34% in this same load range.

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Parts Fuel Honolulu Hydrogen 220

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2019

Continental has been developing cost-effective 48-volt electrification, which can be used with both gasoline and diesel engines for number of years. The key component here is a new, water-cooled electric motor, the peak output of which was doubled to 30 kW in comparison with that used previously.

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 360

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The diesel-electric full-hybrid vehicle, weighing just 380 kilograms (838 lbs), offers an initial glimpse at how a future production version might appear. TDI (the smallest diesel engine intended for production applications ever built by Volkswagen); a 10 kW motor; and 7-speed DSG installed at the rear. Click to enlarge. The E-motor.

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Diesel Concept Design Hybrid 296

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In comparison to regular liquid or gaseous hydrogen refueling concepts, sLH2 is considerably simpler while delivering increased performance. Daimler Truck If that’s true, it’s a huge step towards making hydrogen a more practical alternative to diesel in the over-the-road trucking space. Another huge step?

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Hydrogen Standards Fuel Diesel 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

Water price. Fueling cost comparison. The diesel version of the Hyundai ix35 (2.0 liters of diesel per 100 km at a diesel price of 139.2 The diesel version of the Hyundai ix35 (2.0 liters of diesel per 100 km at a diesel price of 139.2 The assumptions used are: Generation capacity. 446 kg/24h.

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Hydrogen Cost Of Power Powered 311

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Pond-to-wheel GHG estimates for low-impact, nominal, and high-impact algal diesel fuel technology sets. Well-to-wheel GHG estimates for palm hydrotreated renewable diesel (HRD) fuel, with and without direct LUC, and diesel fuel included to enable comparisons. Contribution by stage shown in the inset charts.

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MIT Oil Water Minneapolis 250

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. Reformate enhances the energy content of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel; biofuels such as ethanol are fuel additives that are instead blended into a finished product to oxygenate fuel. Cool Planet’s biogasoline blendstock is 100% compatible with pump gasoline.

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Conversion Renewable Water Gasoline 308

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2012

They found that electric vehicles (EVs) powered by the present European electricity mix offer a 10% to 24% decrease in global warming potential (GWP) relative to conventional diesel or gasoline vehicles assuming lifetimes of 150,000 km (93,206 miles). This has led to a general perception of EVs as an environmentally benign technology.

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Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Coal Gasoline 309

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

CO 2 emissions of the C 180 in comparison to its predecessor [t/car]. The C 180 with manual transmission shows a drop in fuel consumption in comparison to its predecessor from between 7.6 The C 180 with manual transmission shows a drop in fuel consumption in comparison to its predecessor from between 7.6 Source: Mercedes-Benz.

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Mercedes CO2 2007 MPG 252

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Lifecycle GHG emissions of CTL/CBTL/BTL compared to 2005 petroleum diesel baseline. These synthetic fuels are economically competitive with petro-diesel when the crude oil price (COP) is at or above $86 per barrel (based on a 20% rate of return, in January 2008 dollars, with a carbon price of zero). Tarka et al. Description.

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Carbon Diesel Fuel Coal 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

High-quality hydrocarbon fuels and/or blend stocks in the gasoline, jet and diesel range have been produced by the IH 2 technology in tests at GTI using a broad spectrum of biomass feed. And the process achieves >90% greenhouse gas reductions in comparison to fossil fuels.

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Conversion Houston Renewable Gasoline 307

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The particulate emissions of LGT engines are virtually zero, while emissions of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, as well as sulphur dioxide, are significantly reduced in comparison with diesel engines. Along with the standard 100-liter (26 gallons US) gasoline tank, the Sprinter 316 LGT with 3.5

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Mercedes Fuel Gasoline Gas 268

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Example of a recuperated diesel cycle with high compression ratio and isothermal compression. The charge air was compressed isothermally by spraying a large volume of water into the cylinder during compression to 100 bar. High compression ratios reduce this temperature difference with less scope for recuperation. Click to enlarge.

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Exhaust Concept Vehicles Engine 285

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2015

for diesel, and 5.1 for diesel, and 10.3 recovery emissions (from the drilling of the oil well and associated land-use change, crude extraction, processing of crude oil, associated gas and water, and flaring) for conventional oils range from as low as 3.04 g CO 2 eq/MJ for gasoline blendstock, 5.0 for jet fuel. for jet fuel.

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Oil Gas Emissions Davis 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

This would increase the annual carbon emission to somewhere between 380 and 920 Mt CO 2 e by 2020 depending on water management practices and the extent of plantations. —Miettinen et al. Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change. Earlier post.). Chris Malins.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate 314

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel. The diesel made from biomass will be a direct substitute for ultra low-sulfur diesel (defined by ASTM D 975). The biomass waste will first be converted into pyrolysis oil and then upgraded to diesel.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV).

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Virginia Fuel Hydrogen Gas-Electric 246

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Hydrogen for reverse water gas shift reaction to avoid producing CO 2 during the process is produced by electrolyzing water, driven by solar power. The researchers modeled the production of methanol, which can be used directly as transport fuel or as input for DME and FT-diesel synthesis. In comparison, cropland today covers 1.5

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Solar Molten Salt Fuel Production 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

By comparison, the theoretical yield of ethanol from a dry ton of corn is 124.4 The process also uses less than half the water per gallon than required for the production of gasoline from conventional crude, and about one-third to one-quarter of the water per gallon required for the production of gasoline from oil sands oil, Bolson said.

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Commercial Oil-Sands Water Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L Bottom) Acceleration comparison of the new XC90 T8 PHEV, the older V8-powered XC90, and the Tesla Model S 85. Both diesel and gasoline engines use a common, lightweight base engine—i.e.,

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Second, while hydrogen can be otherwise produced through the electrolysis of water, this process requires huge amounts of clean and fresh water – a vital and highly valuable commodity of life that can’t be wasted.

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Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion 52