Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2009

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. Conversion ratios of sugar/biomass and sugar/oil using SCH were 15.2 and the YE concentration was 0.60

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

Chromatin’s SweetFuel hybrids are designed to capture the value of sugars produced in sorghum juice as well as the additional value of the energy stored in biomass or bagasse. Chromatin Inc. announced its dual-purpose SweetFuel sorghum hybrids, which combine high yields of both fermentable sugar and biomass per acre. —David Jessen.

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

With the cruise control on, managed to have a lovely conversation with Karthik on Jared Diamond’s excellent book Guns, Germs and Steel. (In Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. It’s a Zen feeling. 15 to 20 per km to recover investments. 6 lakh per year.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Let’s consider a simple example, say an EV conversion that has a 120V pack and a range of around 30 miles. You could leave Los Angeles and drive to Baker, stop and have a meal while the car recharges, and have plenty of juice to make it to your hotel in Vegas.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day? Pre-paid 600 kilometer cards are one approach that is suggested.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A couple of drawbacks to consider might be the capitalization costs of building these stations and the batteries that they would have to have in stock. Third, I dont understand why people feel it available in message chatting to speak in a manner they would doubtless not use in personal conversation. Battery swapping has its critics.

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