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JULY 25, 2012

Michalek, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University and his colleagues Mikhail Chester, an assistant professor at Arizona State University; and Constantine Samaras, an engineer at the RAND Corporation. The Chevrolet Volt with a 16 kWh pack and ~35 mile electric range receives a $7,500 credit. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

The Nikkei reported that the top oil refiners in Japan and S. Korea—JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. —will join forces in petrochemicals and lubricating oils. Production of paraxylene, an oil-based raw material for synthetic fibers and plastics, is expected to begin around 2014. and SK Innovation Co.—will

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case.

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JUNE 11, 2014

ZAP, over the last few years has been pursuing the EV fleet market in the US, and developed a custom designed power train for a US delivery fleet with the goal of becoming a supplier for the electric powertrain which will replace the gasoline ones currently being used.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region. gallon gasoline. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. Domestic oil production will rise to 7.5 Motor gasoline consumption will be less than previously estimated.

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Plug in America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Improving vehicle technology and electric vehicles saves consumers money through reduced maintenance and fuel costs and improves air quality and public health. federal government has worked on two programs in particular: EPA’s Light Duty Vehicle Emissions (LDV) Standards and NHTSA’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

The percentage of purely e-driven cars in the market today is very, very low. Rheinmetall Automotive sees its content per car rising under an e-mobility scenario, with battery-electric vehicles offering the greatest opportunity. Both feature all-electric drive and are presently destined for the European market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In our study we focus on cars, while the EU also imposed the emission targets for vans (which account for around 10% of the EU market for light-duty vehicles) and considered a strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from trucks, buses, and coaches.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Created primarily with the US market in mind, the Kia-developed powertrain delivers an estimated combined cycle fuel economy is 38 mpg US (6.2 When setting off, the Optima Hybrid operates in Electric Mode.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder projects the emission impacts of the widespread introduction of inexpensive and efficient electric vehicles into the US light duty vehicle (LDV) sector. The database includes joint Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and GHG emission standards for LDVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). These new powertrains deliver greater performance and efficiency, and sit alongside the Sportage’s range of gasoline engines. For other global markets, the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

In a talk at the opening plenary of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington, DC, former New York Governor George Pataki called for a 40% market penetration of electric drive vehicles in the US by the end of the decade. Gasoline is too cheap. —Governor Pataki.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The Maverick Oasis system allows producers to monetize biogas and natural gas (including associated or flare gas, and stranded gas reserves), as an alternative to producing electricity or venting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In some markets, methanol can be blended with gasoline (M15, M85) or used directly as M100.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. Click to enlarge. Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans to create a $1.0-billion billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

The baseline CI value for gasoline is 95.86 Neste Oil renewable diesel: 33.46 Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd. The Pantaleon facility also generates and utilizes process heat and electricity from bagasse combustion for all its industrial operations. Surplus electricity produced is exported to the local electrical grid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

DOE is also awarding more than $12 million for three new cost-shared projects focused on the research, development, and demonstration of plug-in electric powertrain technologies for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Improving the fuel efficiency of these vehicles can go a long way to reducing dependency on oil and lowering carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

The study— Analysis of Policies to Reduce Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the US Transportation Sector —finds that reducing CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector 14% below 2005 levels by 2020 may require fuel prices above $8/gallon by 2020. —Morrow et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the all-new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV. The fully redesigned model, on display at AutoMobility LA, will be launched in Japan in February before being rolled out to global markets. gasoline, and SKYACTIV-D 2.2 This will be Mazda’s first diesel engine model in the North American market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

The XC90 is a critical car for Volvo’s revitalization worldwide and especially in the US market. Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. All electric (mi).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will research, develop, and demonstrate polyalkylene glycol (PAG)- based engine oil technology which can reduce engine friction relative to conventional petroleum-based and synthetic oils. Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries. Optodot Corporation. . $1,497,531. Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. It was concerned that the market for electric car-derived vans would become increasingly competitive. Earlier post.). Ford and Azure. Oak Park, Mich.-based

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

The large number of new vehicle fuels and technologies being developed to meet market and legislative pressure for improved efficiency and reduced emissions offer major opportunities for progress, according to a new report published by the Special Committee on Emerging Technologies (SCET) of the Health Effects Institute ( HEI ). Source: HEI.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 23, 2007

DOE to Provide up to $14 Million to Develop Advanced Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. This research aims to find solutions to improving battery performance so vehicles can deliver up to 40 miles of electric range without recharging. This would include most roundtrip daily commutes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. This is not much different from diesel and gasoline which are produced from refining and cleaning crude oil (a process which heavily involves the use of hydrogen).

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 30, 2022

In the case of India, the cost of oil imports, rising pollution, and international pledges to combat global climate change are the most important driving factors of the country’s investment in this shift to electric mobility. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The basic goal of the revised ZEV program should be to help demonstration-stage, low-GHG emitting technologies to commercialization, include fuel cell vehicles (FCVs); battery-electric vehicles (BEVs); and Enhanced AT PZEVs, which currently include plug-in HEVs (PHEV) and hydrogen internal combustion engine (HICE) vehicles, according to ARB staff.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. Mitsubishi has begun to manufacture the iMiev in the thousands for the Japanese market. Here's my June column. Plug-in cars are inevitable.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Surely a strong argument can be made that something approaching a cabal turned a practical electric-cars-on-the-road mandate into a research and development program for hydrogen fuel cells vehicles. Carmakers are desirous of delaying the inevitable but problematic move to electric drive. The problem with electric is it is here now.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

He identified three major themes in 2009 for renewable energy: “ Energy markets are undergoing their most fundamental changes since the 1930s; cap and trade is the most complex issue outside of health care; and schisms exist within the energy community that will grow stronger over time. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Meet the e-bike. A battery and small electric-assist motor on a bike frame allows riders to climb hills and reach higher speeds with each boosted pedal for less effort than a regular bike. million gallons of gasoline or 4.2 million barrels of oil. As the e-bike market rises in popularity within the U.S., Think again.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2019

Leading motor manufacturer Nidec Corporation will form a joint venture with GAC Components Co., As the trend of car electrification intensifies, the automotive motor market, strategically important for Nidec, is forecast to double its size to six trillion yen (US$55.9 a member of China-based Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s new The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 , released last week, projects that global energy demand in 2040 will be about 30% higher than it was in 2010 as population grows to 9 billion and global GDP doubles. This shift will be reflected in the market for transportation fuels. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

In addition to providing the heat for system processes, the CHP generator will provide 7.5MW of green electricity. The ethanol market. First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. gasoline would need to be greater than $2.80/gallon

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