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ERTRAC publishes roadmap on energy carriers and powertrains; role for power-to-gas

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Solutions for passenger ‘greencars with market maturity and infrastructure availability. The most important source of decarbonized energy in 2050 will come from electricity produced from renewable sources like wind, solar and hydroelectric and used in plug-in vehicles, the report notes. Click to enlarge. Liquid Air.

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Waste-paper Chevrolet runs to Washington

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At last, a use for all that office waste paper! For the first time, a vehicle fuelled by US government waste-paper and waste cardboard has been driven through the streets of Washington D.C. The car, a Chevrolet converted to run on E85 [.].

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Water fuelled cars set to make a splash

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A new project has ushered water powered vehicles even closer to becoming a practical reality as clean technology provider Ultra Green announced a new deal to provide funding for the Electro Hydrogen Generator technology.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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More than two-thirds of this investment program will be spent directly or indirectly on ever more efficient vehicles, powertrains and technologies as well as environmentally compatible production at Group plants. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions. MW of DC power to 7.6

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Carillion launches biofuels trial

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The so-called Frying Squad has launched a six-month trial to recycle waste cooking oil into vehicle fuel. It focuses on converting used chip fat from the site’s 38 canteens into fuel to run a diesel engine Peugeot Expert van. According to Rupert Webster, the company just wanted to have a role in reducing emissions.

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GM reaches landfill-free goal

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Though many car manufacturers are focusing their efforts on producing greener vehicles, General Motors has gone one step further in its environmental push. In fact, GM [.].

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Burger King goes eco-friendly

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Hot on the heels of McDonald’s announcing it will install an electric vehicle charging station at one of its North Carolina restaurants (for more see our article ‘ McDonald’s embraces electric cars ‘), Burger King has jumped on the fast food green car bandwagon.