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Study finds that environmental impact of corn-ethanol E85 is 23% to 33% higher than that of gasoline; environmental problem-shifting

Green Car Congress

Environmental impacts of gasoline and E85. In a similar way, the full breadth of impacts attributable to conventional gasoline production, such as natural resource consumption and hazardous pollutant emissions, must also be considered in order to make balanced comparisons to biofuels. Process flow diagrams for E85 and gasoline.

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Gevo to supply alcohol-to-jet fuel to Virgin Australia

Green Car Congress

The ATJ is derived from isobutanol produced at its commercial isobutanol plant located in Luverne, Minnesota. Gevo is well positioned to play a role in this growth, as the company believes its ATJ is cost advantaged in comparison to other renewable jet alternatives derived from carbohydrate-based feedstocks.

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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

Comparison vehicle based on size and price: VW GTI S DATA: MSRP for both vehicles is $25,600 (before incentives and resale value). 64 to ‘fill up’ monthly Removing gasoline expenses is an excellent method to recover lost spending power during a recession, and driving an EV for five years will save you $8,939 on fuel expenditures.

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NREL review of E15 effects on MY2001 and later cars finds no meaningful differences with E10

Green Car Congress

The data presented in these studies did not show any evidence of deterioration in engine durability or maintenance issues for E15 (or E20) in comparison to E0 and E10 (when tested). Materials compatibility testing provides no evidence that 15 vol% ethanol blends will cause increased rates of metal corrosion in comparison to 10% blends.

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

Green Car Congress

The team evaluated five vehicle types (gasoline and diesel cars, diesel buses, e-bikes, e-cars) and considered how environmental impacts varied depending on the emission location. The team found that using concentration rather than intake is suboptimal for health comparisons. 1 , equivalent to a gasoline car with a fuel economy of 5.6

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

Green Car Congress

For frigid climates like the Minnesota and Canada pack warming can be integrated with the overnight charging for a PHEV. In general, the price of gasoline needs to be above US$3.50/gallon Click to enlarge. “ All vehicle battery packs require cooling.in Earlier post.).

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Even used gasoline-powered cars are averaging a monthly car payment of around $525. extra per month in rent for access to an EV charger; by comparison, most renters surveyed were willing to pay an extra $54.73 On an income of $45,000, the recommended car payment is $416 per month. light-duty vehicle sales. households.