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JANUARY 8, 2013

Audi will introduce an SQ5 model powered by a supercharged gasoline engine at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show; heretofore, the SQ5 was only powered by a 3.0-liter As a comparison, the Audi SQ5 TDI produces 230 kW (313 hp), with peak torque of 650 N·m (479 lb-ft). liter V6 TDI Biturbo diesel, and was not available in the US.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

estimated that with conversion by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and upgrading, the wet waste resource availability in the United States could be converted to jet fuel that is equivalent to about 24% of the U.S. gasoline liter equivalent (GLE) and $0.94/GLE Skaggs et al. demand in 2016. —Ou et al.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Across the US the average annual cost of running an electric vehicle is $2,721.96, while gasoline vehicles cost an average of $3,355.90 When the purchase cost of each type of vehicle is factored in, average gasoline vehicles are $1,454 per year cheaper to run. per year to run—a difference of $633.94

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2017 (from 4.59 million cars and light trucks sold in the United States in 2017 accounted for only 6.9% In terms of fuel consumption per distance driven, the change between 1973 (the year of the first oil embargo) and 1991 (from 7.75 gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 For example, the 17.2

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MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

E-commerce sales in the United States in 2019 amounted to 11.0% In comparison, the corresponding percentage in 2000 was only 0.9%. books vs. gasoline). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. of all retail sales— the highest percentage yet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

They found that, on a life cycle basis in comparison to gasoline, the direct to ethanol technology can provide a 67% to 87% reduction in carbon footprint on an energy equivalent basis for initial ethanol concentrations (given in weight percent) ranging from 0.5% MJ/MJEtOH down to 0.20 g CO 2 e/MJEtOH down to 12.3 wt % to 5 wt %.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation. miles per gallon, that equates to about 420 gallons of gasoline burned annually. Do you look at the price of gasoline every time you pull into a gas station? for regular and $3.11

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AUGUST 25, 2009

GHG emissions for ATP shale (low and high cases) and conventional gasoline in grams of CO 2 e per MJ of final fuel delivered. times larger than emissions from conventionally produced gasoline. Among his findings were: Producing 1 MJ of reformulated gasoline from shale via the ATP requires the consumption of 0.56 Credit: ACS.

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MARCH 9, 2016

The use of compressed natural gas in vehicles yielded the least benefit, essentially matching the emissions of modern gasoline or diesel engines. Three direct substitution studies all showed far more favorable net impacts for replacing coal-fired electricity than for replacing gasoline or diesel vehicles.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

The decline of coal use in the European Union and United States is overshadowed by surging natural gas and oil use around the world, according to the researchers. By comparison, the average person in the United States is responsible for more than three-and-a-half times that amount. Success stories, such as the E.U.,

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MARCH 23, 2016

a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and commercial solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into methanol and gasoline, plans to develop and deliver its 160MT/day methanol plant to a manufacturing site in the Marcellus shale region. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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APRIL 4, 2012

While sales of new light vehicles in the United States continued at a brisk pace in March 2012, the types of vehicles being purchased, as well as the types of buyers and the average transaction price are rapidly changing, according J.D. million units, according to Autodata—the highest monthly total since 2008.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Vehicle must be used primarily in the United States. For the second $3,750 of the tax credit, a certain percentage of the critical minerals must come from the United States or a US free-trade agreement partner. Under this tax credit, vehicles must meet requirements including: Vehicles must be made by a qualified manufacturer.

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JULY 26, 2016

By comparison, the total midsize sedan segment is down nearly 5% in LA through May, according to IHS Automotive data. This significant growth for Ford’s midsize sedan should not be underestimated as Los Angeles is the largest car market in the United States. During the same time period, Fusion Hybrid sales jumped 35%.

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JUNE 15, 2011

BCG comparison of the CO 2 reduction potential and cost of different technologies. In particular, there is evidence of a “green” consumer cohort (approximately 6% of consumers in the United States and 9% of those in Europe) that is willing to pay more for an EV even if the TCO economics are not compelling.

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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. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States.

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APRIL 22, 2013

downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. In comparison, naturally aspirated engines have a higher compression ratio in the order of 1 to 1.5 Click to enlarge. Kleeberg, H.,

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Eagle Ford and Bakken are the second and third largest oil-producing shale formation regions in the United States, during the last three years. g CO 2 eq/MJ for gasoline blendstock, 5.0 g CO 2 eq/MJ for gasoline blendstock, 10.2 g-CO 2 eq/MJ-gasoline derived from California’s Kern County heavy oil. for jet fuel.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

In addition to ensuring the same energy source, the analysis was conducted such that the same functional unit and system boundary are assumed for all of the three mobility options, to facilitate a direct comparison of their respective environmental footprints. The system boundary for the LCA. Credit: ACS, Dai and Lastoskie.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the United States, most of our use of fossil fuels is for transportation. That is the only comparison that matters. When economies of scale are reached and prices come down, we have every reason to believe electric vehicles will drive gasoline-powered vehicles from the market.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In the United States, DOE, along with industry stakeholders, announced the public-private partnership H 2 USA in May 2013 to address hydrogen infrastructure and assist in deployment of FCEVs in the United States. This is on par with gasoline internal combustion vehicles. Earlier post.) Source: Jesse Schneider.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. Source: FEIS, Appendix V. Click to enlarge. The NETL study serves as a key input for analyses conducted by EPA and DOE.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

United States. Diesel vehicles currently account for around 1% of all new car registrations in the United States. By comparison, in the European Union, the average number of vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants is approximately 500. This offers potential for growth given the country’s steadily expanding economy.

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APRIL 4, 2010

Through its subsidiaries, it operates seven refineries in the western United States with a combined capacity of approximately 665,000 barrels per day. Tesoro’s retail-marketing system includes more than 880 branded retail stations, of which more than 380 are company-operated under the Tesoro, Shell, Mirastar and USA Gasoline brands.

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MARCH 31, 2014

In a pair of studies using real-world driving conditions, scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that hybrid cars are significantly more fuel-efficient in India and China than they are in the United States due to traffic and driving conditions in those countries.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Comparison with fossil fuels. Water is required for crude oil recovery by water flooding, enhanced oil recovery via steam injection, and steam extraction of bitumen from oil sands and during refining of crude oil to produce gasoline. —Mishra and Yeh. and from 0.29 L/VKT, respectively. and from 0.29 L/VKT, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

From a “well-to-wheel” perspective, high efficient gasoline and diesel engines are nearly as energy efficient as any technology available. The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Research project Turbosteamer: comparison of the heat exchanger generation 1 (top) and generation 2 (bottom). When this design was laboratory tested on the four-cylinder gasoline engines produced by BMW at the time, the dual system boosted the performance of these engines by 15%. Click to enlarge. Turbosteamer.

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MARCH 2, 2013

Comparison of proposed Keystone XL route to previously proposed project segment. The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines over that timeframe: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition (CI) diesel, and hybrid. Assessment of Technologies”.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As stated in research conducted by Volvo Car USA and The Harris Poll in 2019 , while 58% of drivers cited running out of power as a barrier to buying an EV, “65% [of EV drivers] say they had range anxiety when they first purchased an EV, but it went away after a few months.” This comparison is referred to as an “egallon.”

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. Only a few thousand EVs were sold in the United States in the first decade of this century, most of them by start-ups such as Tesla.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. Sales are expected to begin in the 2024 model year in Honda’s United States and Canadian markets.

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APRIL 8, 2009

As a point of comparison, the 2009 Cadillac Escalade 2WD two-mode hybrid carries an EPA rating of 20 mpg city, 21 mpg highway (11.8 liter V6 gasoline engine, the Atkinson version features a modified cylinder head, pistons and camshaft. L/100km) and highway consumption of 24 mpg (9.8 L/100km city, 11.2 The modified 3.5-liter

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JULY 1, 2015

The team characterized the vehicle emissions across the United States under alternative assumptions for regional electricity emission factors, regional boundaries, and charging schemes. The third highest state subsidies ($5000) are in Georgia, where the comparison of the Leaf and Prius is inconclusive and the Volt is higher emitting.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends.

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