Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. and elsewhere, it still will not be sufficient to meet net zero 2050 emission targets. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.;

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 135

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

BEVs do not have an internal combustion engine and produce zero tailpipe emissions. The electric motor assists the engine during acceleration and deceleration, reducing fuel consumption and emissions. These can include tax credits, rebates, grants, and preferential parking or access to certain areas.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

The study also highlights the potential for blending GTL diesel in refineries with heavy crudes that require severe hydrotreating, such as Venezuelan heavy crude oil or bitumen derived from Canadian oil sands and/or in jurisdictions with tight aromatic specifications for diesel, such as California.

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Diesel Emissions Oil-Sands Production 290

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.

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Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

It also scales back in areas such as oil and gas company research and moves away from funding vehicular hydrogen fuel cells to technologies “ with more immediate promise, ” according to Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Alternative fueled vehicles pilot grant program: $300 million. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4

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2010 PHEV Hydrogen Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Despite current deficits, the United States cannot afford to forego the long-term investments that will improve its competitiveness in this multi-trillion-dollar market and its national security, while reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental hazards. —Policy Brief.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Carbon 231

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

However, aviation remains a new frontier for zero emissions. million) grant from the UK government, and $21.4 My father worked in the oil industry, but his formal education was in aviation maintenance and mechanics back in the Soviet Union, so I got exposed to some of that early on.

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Hydrogen Fuel San Francisco All-Electric 90

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2014

The measurements and tests, conducted by Pon Power in collaboration with ABB on Myklebusthaug Offshore’s platform supply vessel Dina Star , identified reduction of specific fuel oil consumption of up to 27%. ABB’s Onboard DC Grid power distribution system was granted “Approval in Principle by American Bureau of Shipping” in January 2014.

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DC Grid Fuel Mariner 225

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The particles can compose up to 80 percent of the liquid’s weight while leaving it no more viscous than motor oil. million grant from the U.S. In comparison, lithium-ion batteries cost around $138/kWh. That indefinite suspension helps the particles move through the system and make contact with the electrodes.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. Since it can operate on 100% biofuel, it is the means for achieving new goals recently set for reducing the use of fossil fuels and cutting the net emission of CO 2 to zero. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. Conclusions.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

A team of University of Michigan researchers has been awarded a $2-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to identify and to test naturally diverse groups of green algae that can be grown together to create a high-yield, environmentally sustainable and cost-effective system to produce next-generation biofuels.

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Waste Grant Universal Climate Change 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

Emissions reductions (%) of new NGVs compared to new gasoline and diesel vehicles (2012). The only reason we used gasoline was for comparison; it wasn’t necessary. A structural oil pan further stiffens the powertrain. As a point of comparison, the Duramax diesel option adds $7,195 to the base price of the vehicle.

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Silverado Chevrolet Fuel Gasoline-Electric 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Why grant them the privledge to spend our money in the first place? GM would only lease them.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41