Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

V6 TDI diesel engine. Our challenge, well, President Obama in one policy statement after another has advocated for an all of the above strategy when it comes to sustainable mobility. The results so far suggest that: The penetration of spark-ignited engines in passenger cars is projected to drop to 51% in 2025 from 74% in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

The Obama Administration has released the Federal Alternative Jet Fuels Research and Development (R&D) Strategy (FAJFS), which maps out a unified federal plan to advance R&D as well as science and technology solutions to support deployment of alternative jet fuels (AJFs) in both civil and military aviation. Fuel Conversion and Scale-Up.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The report comes shortly before an anticipated announcement from the Obama Administration on a plan to set national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for heavy- and medium-duty trucks. UCS found that net cost savings from more efficient trucks would total $24 billion in 2030 at fuel prices of about $3.50

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. kW/kg), and cost ( $182 / 100,000) while maintaining 15-year reliability metrics. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

The new selections announced today are part of a two-phase effort to evaluate and develop advanced oxy-combustion projects that yield cost-competitive options for CCUS. These projects will aim to achieve at least 90% carbon dioxide removal while delivering carbon dioxide at a capture cost of less than $25 per ton.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

At an event in Washington, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute is the ninth manufacturing hub awarded by the Obama Administration.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

The importance and high cost of PGMs motivate numerous efforts directed at more effective usage or at the development of less-expensive alloy substitutes. The research is part of the Materials Genome Initiative launched by President Barack Obama in 2011. —Hart et al. Hart et al. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

The four-door Nissan Leaf will go on sale later this year at a cost of about $20,000 after a federal tax credit and state rebate, a price low enough that auto industry analysts say it will attract consumers who have never considered driving electric vehicles before. Tags: EV Economics Obama Energy Production News Nissan Leaf.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. All-electric cars, like the upcoming Nissan Leaf, have a range of about 100 miles and are powered by electric motors instead of the gas-powered internal combustion engine found in most current cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. —John D.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

All promising low-carbon non-petroleum transportation options, including hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, battery electric vehicles, and advanced liquid biofuels in combustion engines, face significant technical, resource, and market challenges. Earlier post.). kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage. Infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. The DOT is making $48.1

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

President Barack Obama announced the availability of the funding during a visit to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Center today. The award recipient cost share is required to be 50% or higher of the total allowable costs of the project. Transportation Electrification.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Despite the recent progress, a number of myths around the use, power efficiency and cost of fuel cells still exist. The cost of making fuel cell vehicles has recently dropped dramatically. Recent advances in fuel cell manufacturing and catalyst performance have led to a dramatic decrease in the cost of fuel cell production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Examples of advanced powertrains are turbo charged gas engines, diesel and hybrid. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., CAFE (L/100km) (cars / trucks).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since the Obama administration took office, the US has gradually been pouring more and more cash into advanced vehicle technologies including the development of plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. The Green Piece Article: Tuesday 22, 2009. By contrast, the hybrid Prius is almost 0.42miles per MJ.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Auerbach adds that due to economies of scale and over capacity in the industry “ wind energy should have a 20% reduction in equipment costs within the next year ” and he has seen realistic projections of “ solar, with a 10% tax credit, being competitive with baseline generation in 2020 ”. Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2011

The selected projects will focus on developing carbon capture technologies that can achieve at least 90% CO 2 removal and reduce the added costs at power plants with carbon capture systems to no more than a 35% increase in the cost of electricity produced at the plant. DOE share: $2,952,000; recipient share: $738,000.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The action builds on the first phase of the Obama Administration’s national program (2012-2016) ( earlier post ), which will raise fuel efficiency equivalent to 35.5 downsize), and the agencies say they have included costs of preserving performance, utility and safety. features in developing the standards. NHTSA and CAFE.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

The more the merrier, the market for these is going to explode soon with Obama’s stimulation plan, and its tax of $7,500 to $15,000 for electric trucks. Note: modified 3/6/09 to add approximate cost of battery lease.). Costs would depend on the number of batteries needed to meet a customer’s needs, the spokesman said.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

When fully implemented, annual fuel costs to operate a car will be reduced by an average of 25%, with an overall cumulative savings of $22 billion by 2025, according to ARB calculations. This will reduce the monthly cost of a new car by $12, even when considering the higher cost of the loan or lease.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Ciez was a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Andlinger Center and Greene is a research professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Ciez pointed to the 1990s as an example of what can happen when fuel targets are effectively frozen.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 27, 2024

But to achieve that vision, it has called in reinforcements: “trust engineers” who are diligently helping the Department of Defense (DOD) find ways of rewiring human attitudes toward machines. Work , who was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014 to serve as deputy defense secretary.

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Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2024

But he has also claimed that he is “all for electric cars” and during his 2020 campaign, he tried to take credit for incentives put in place during the Obama administration. That’s why you don’t start your car’s engine inside your garage. He went as far as calling them a “hoax”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

AutoblogGreen bloggers (30 days) # Blogger Posts Cmts 1 Jeremy Korzeniewski 129 4 2 Sebastian Blanco 117 15 3 Sam Abuelsamid 111 10 4 Domenick Yoney 32 0 5 Xavier Navarro 22 0 6 Jonathon Ramsey 1 0 7 Gary Witzenburg 1 0 8 Chris Paukert 1 0 Most Commented On (7 days) Obama outlines high-speed rail plan for U.S. (62)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

“We have 10,000 engineers out there every day, installing and servicing boilers,&# he added. E.ON’s Mr. At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t. SZ (1) 6753.T

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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. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly. Battery swapping has its critics.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

Neither Biden nor his administration has called for a ban on sales of new combustion engine vehicles by a certain date — actions that are underway in places such as California and the European Union. The auto industry is making huge progress on electrification and continued improvements to internal combustion engine technology.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And, if you consider lifetime costs of owning an EV versus owning a traditional internal combustion car, even if the initial purchase price of the EV is much more than your combustion car and you have to replace a battery for $4,000 after 7-10 years, the EV still costs less to operate. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. President Biden has made it clear that he intends to strengthen environmental regulations across the board, and his administration is expected to reinstate the Obama-era emissions standards, and possibly go beyond them.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. Factors Determining Abatement Costs. Donovan is an engineer and attorney with over thirty-four years of international business experience.

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