Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. What we’re essentially offering is all-electric performance for about 25 miles at highway speeds.

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NiMH Kits Prius Conversion 207

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The researchers assessed the gaseous, particulate, and genotoxic pollutants from two current technology gasoline direct injection vehicles when tested in their original configuration and with a catalyzed gasoline particulate filter (GPF). LEVIII will begin a four year phase-in of a tighter 1 mg/mile starting in 2025. Yang et al.

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Gasoline Emissions Engine Fuel Economy 253

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Additionally, although no formal order has been made, AT&T has requested that BAF procure on AT&T’s behalf CNG cylinders for 463 additional conversions to be completed in the third quarter of 2010. BAF anticipates completing the 600 van conversions awarded by AT&T to BAF during 2009 by year end. Earlier post.).

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Conversion 2010 Clean Cleaning 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Ford will introduce engine prep packages on all Transit Connect models—base and taxi—allowing conversion to compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas) of the 2.0-liter Both the Transit Connect Electric and its gasoline-powered twin offer: 135 cubic feet of cargo volume with 59.1 liter Duratec engine.

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Transit Connect Taxi Chicago Conversion 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2014

Pilot plant integrating Carbona gasification with TIGAS syngas-to-gasoline process. on an integrated biorefinery to make renewable “drop-in” gasoline. The use of renewable gasoline could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 92% when compared to conventional gasoline. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 7, 2008

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. With rising gasoline prices, I believe the demand for freeway capable electric vehicles is going to increase over the next few years.

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Kits Conversion Golf Cart Saturn 185

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

ZAP will convert the gasoline mail truck to run on electricity as specified by the USPS at facilities in Santa Rosa, California. billion miles each year. miles per gallon since most drive slowly and make frequent stops with the engine idling between mailboxes. Agency vehicles average 10.4

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Conversion Convert New York Gasoline-Electric 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

V8 engine runs on gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG) and switches between the two fuels without affecting performance. The CNG and gasoline tanks have a combined range of 650 miles (1.046 km), the longest standard bi-fuel range of any original equipment automaker. The Silverado HD and Sierra 2500 HD Vortec 6.0L

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GMC Chevrolet Fuel Sierra 262

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

The reduction of energy use by plug-in electric vehicles translates to a savings of 470 million gallons of gasoline in 2019. Gasoline conversion to Btu using gross heating value 125,000 Btu/gallon. Electricity conversion to Btu using 3,412 Btu/kWh. billion miles, offsetting 470 million gallons of gasoline.

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2019 2018 Light Gasoline-Electric 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

T-Jet gasoline—and a dual fuel LPG/gasoline variant of the 1.4 The scheduled servicing interval is 30,000 km (18,641 miles). Fiat will also soon introduce a dual-fuel (LPG/Gasoline) version of the 500L and Fiat 500L Trekking. Unlike an aftermarket conversion, the 120 HP 1.4 MultiJet II. Turbo Petrol LPG.

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Gasoline Diesel Engine 2014 218

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Compared to the vehicle range using gasoline, the LPG/biopropane tank provides a further 90% of this range and the CNG/biomethane tank provides a further 70% of this range. Based on LEVC’s WLTP-based range figures of 64 miles using the battery and a further 319 miles using the 36 liter gasoline tank (i.e.,

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Taxi Engine Range Fuel 284

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

Direct land use, life cycle GHG emissions (excluding indirect land use change), and life cycle fossil fuel requirements to generate the transportation services provided by 17.8 × 10 12 MJ NCV of gasoline, the amount used in transportation in the US in 2009. Credit: ACS, Geyer et al. Click to enlarge.

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Transportation Carbon Li-ion Conversion 319

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2016

The Ram ProMaster, in great demand in the government and service sectors and the second most popular European-style van in the market, features a 16-gallon underbody autogas tank with the conversion system. The product is supported with a 5-year, 100,000-mile warranty. This adds to the Ram ProMaste’s front-wheel-drive system, and a 3.6L

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors says that its products are complementary to Ford’s announced 2022 E-Transit, which will be a battery-electric Class 2 cargo/cab/chassis van with an estimated 126 miles of range. The Gen 4 model achieves 61 MPGe on certified dyno testing, compared to 13 MPG for the gasoline version.

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Battery Batteries Fuel Electrical 448

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2018

An EV conversion service for existing E-type owners will also be offered. To preserve the authenticity of the base vehicle, the EV conversion will be fully reversible. Jaguar Classic is targeting a range in excess of 170 miles for all-electric E-types, helped by the car’s low curb weight and sleek aerodynamics.

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Land Rover Conversion Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion 247

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MARCH 29, 2022

The Forest River factory-certified powertrains and installation will be backed by a five-year, 100,000-mile warranty. Lightning eMotors has been repowering gasoline and diesel vehicles since 2009, and its vehicles have exceeded more than 1,250,000 all-electric miles as customer and market demand continues to increase.

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All-Electric Gasoline-Electric Canada Dealers 370

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

liter gasoline engine designed to run on LPG (also called autogas). Compared with gasoline engines, CO 2 emissions are about 20% lower, along with the lower carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon and sulphur dioxide emissions. Along with the standard 100-liter (26 gallons US) gasoline tank, the Sprinter 316 LGT with 3.5

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Mercedes Fuel Gasoline Gas 268

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. John Thomas. Earlier post.).

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F-150 Convert Ford Electric Vehicles 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

Auto Additions of Salem performed the bi-fuel vehicle conversions while Blue Star Gas installed an on-site fuel station and delivers year-round fuel supply. Not only is there a 50-cent-per-gallon federal tax credit for operating on alternative fuels like propane autogas, filling up with autogas also costs substantially less than gasoline.

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Oregon Tahoe Alternative Fuels Tax Credit 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

While this vehicle is used extensively by Frito-Lay, the first customer for the fuel system conversion, other fleets will also be able to utilize this technology to make the switch to propane autogas. Based upon an average annual mileage of 20,000 miles for vehicles in the delivery and service industries, and an average fuel economy of 10.5

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Gasoline North America Ford Conversion 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The last-mile operations and return-to-depot nature make them a great candidate for electrification. By utilizing an OEM chassis, truck and bus builders can install the same bodies on EPIC chassis that fleet managers and drivers are using today in their gasoline or diesel vehicles, enabling an even easier pathway to electrification.

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USA Powered Power Pennsylvania 416

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

Despite projected improvements in battery technology, this form of energy storage is still expected to be significantly less energy dense than gasoline even by 2045. This requires assessing the efficiency of the conversion of the stored energy to useful mechanical energy to propel the vehicle. Click to enlarge. Vijayagopal, R.,

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Gasoline Energy Range Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. More than 215 PHEVs, representing 12 different PHEV models—mostly conversions—have made up the PHEV test fleet to date.

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Plug-in Miles Plug Electric Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

WTW energy demand and GHG emissions for EV and PHEV drivetrains for various electricity sources; gasoline ICE vehicle is solid square, hybrid the hollow square. Included in the analysis are fuel cell, electric, hybrid-electric and conventional ICE drivetrains; energy carriers include gasoline, diesel, CNG, biogas, hydrogen and electricity.

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Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland 252

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, announced the LightningElectric Ford Transit product line ( earlier post ) will expand to include a 150-mile range version, adding to the 50-mile and 100-mile versions.

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Miles Ford All-Electric Range 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Ford’s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. liter V-8 gasoline engine also boasts best-in-class numbers of 405 lb-ft (549 N·m) of torque at 4,500 rpm and 385 hp (287 kW) at 5,500 rpm. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Bright eSolutions will offer clients expert guidance on a variety of strategies in the field of EV/PHEV vehicle development, from EV powertrain integration and conversions, to aerodynamics and lightweighting, to battery cell engineering. Conversions. The initial IDEA had an all-electric range of 30 miles. Vehicle Engineering.

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Bright Automotive Hybrid IDEA Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

The fleet of 40kWh Nissan LEAFs, which can travel up to 168 miles on a single charge and are manufactured in Sunderland, will be offered to drivers as part of Uber’s Clean Air Plan. Through the Clean Air Plan, drivers will on average save £4,500, depending on the miles they’ve driven, off the cost of switching to an electric car.

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London Nissan Cleaning Clean 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

=Alliance AutoGas (AAG) has successfully engineered Propane Port Fuel Direct Injection (P-PFDI) conversion systems for the 2018 Ford F-150 in two engine choices: 3.3 This new technology features autogas as the primary fuel, while strategically utilizing gasoline as a combustion lubricant. Liter V6 and 5.0 —Stephen Holland.

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F-150 Ford Fuel Conversion 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2011

The conversion of biomass to cellulosic ethanol is the most efficient and productive use of biomass to create a high-octane, environmentally friendly transportation fuel, according to a perspective paper published in the Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. Conversion pathways. Source: Datta et al. Click to enlarge.

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Universal GM Conversion Fuel 255

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Using bituminous coal from southern Wyoming, the Medicine Bow facility will produce 11,600 barrels per day of very low sulfur gasoline using GE gasification technology and methanol?to?gasoline gasoline (MTG) technologies. mile pipeline from Medicine Bow to Cheyenne. based products, including gasoline, thus creating a 360?million?barrel?of?oil

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Wyoming Coal Engine Fuel 236

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Among the multiple applications for different processing pathways of corn or sorghum ethanol are four pathways from LytEn for hydrogen produced from biomethane; four pathways for renewable gasoline and diesel produced from tree residue from Ensyn; and one application for cellulosic ethanol using corn stover feedstock from POET. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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Gasoline Hydrogen Diesel California 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2019

With new thermally-managed NMC battery chemistry, the new Generation 2 all-electric powertrain has 20% longer range than Gen 1, with battery configuration options for 60 or 120-mile ranges (based on certified Dynamometer testing). hours (120-mile range) with Lightning’s DC fast charging option (using standard CCS-Combo charging).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

liter V6 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes hardened valves, valve seats, and pistons and rings so it can operate on either natural gas or gasoline through separate fuel systems. The 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter When equipped with a bi-fuel CNG/LPG engine package, the 3.7-liter

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F-150 Ford Production Florida 220

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

The Revolve Technologies (formerly Roush Technologies Limited) HICE is a bi-fuel vehicle—Revolve modified the engine of a Ford Transit-based vehicle to operate using compressed hydrogen gas fuel, while retaining the ability to operate on gasoline. The conversion features Ford’s 2.3-liter

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Hydrogen London Ford Convert 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2011

American consumers have the highest range expectations with only 63% satisfied with a range of 300 miles—despite the fact that 77% of American respondents said they drive only 50 miles or less per weekday. —Craig Giffi, vice chairman and automotive practice leader, Deloitte LLP. —Craig Giffi.

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