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Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

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Development engineers are also working on engines powered by hydrogen and methanol as well as on concepts for decentralized Power-to-X systems.

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Pike Research survey finds erosion in US consumer support for clean energy since 2009; solar energy tops favorables, followed by wind, hybrid vehicles and EVs

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According to a new survey from Pike Research, general consumer support for clean energy concepts—ranging from renewable energy to alternative fuel vehicles to smart grid technologies—has eroded in the US between 2009 and 2011. Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. Data: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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ARB staff then published a white paper summarizing possible changes to the ZEV regulation along with attachments on ZEV technology status; a 2050 GHG analysis; and complimentary policies. 10 years for hybrids to reach only 4% of the new vehicle market in California. Earlier post.). —Rizzoni and Marano.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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Other tire makers have shown concepts with much higher levels of sustainable content , but what makes the Primacy A/S demo tire different is that it’s production-ready. As the U.K. firm Emissions Analytics started pointing out in 2020, EV weight gains can result in colossally greater tire emissions.

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BATT Program Awards More Than $8 Million for Innovative Research Projects on Lithium Battery Anodes

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The FY 2010 BATT Request for Proposals on the “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Anode Materials and Structures for Use in Lithium Batteries” has resulted in new projects that can help accelerate the application of such batteries in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles. Stanford University (Yi Cui).

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. Zipcar offers more than 60 different makes and models of vehicles, including Audis, BMWs, Mini Coopers, pickup trucks, Prius hybrids and more. A growing number of hybrid and electric cars are offered in the Hertz Green Travel Collection.

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European Commission outlines comprehensive Transport 2050 plan to increase mobility while cutting transport CO2 emissions 60%; phasing out conventionally-fueled (non-hybrid) cars in cities by 2050

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Achieving this will require a transformation in Europe’s current transport system, the white paper notes. It requires a new concept of mobility, supported by a cluster of new technologies as well as more sustainable behaviour.” By 2050, key goals will include no more conventionally-fuelled cars—i.e.,