Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2022

Sparkz announced in March it will begin construction in 2022 of a Gigafactory in West Virginia to commercialize their zero-cobalt battery which will initially employ 350 workers and could grow to as many as 3,000. We have lost thousands of mining jobs over the last decade in West Virginia. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement will reduce both the costs of critical materials and the environmental impacts of production. DOE funding: $5,577,738; cost share: $5,925,475; Total costs: $11,503,213. DOE funding: $2,272,112; costs share: $2,272,112; Total costs: $4,544,224.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). other parts of the US and the world could be different. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. Well over half of the composite fuel tank’s cost is attributed to carbon fiber used in its manufacture.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As domestic demand increases rapidly, there is an urgent need to develop safe, secure, domestic, and cost-competitive sources of lithium. The Phase 1 semifinalists identified an impactful idea or solution to drive down costs of lithium extraction and, ultimately, help develop environmentally friendly, domestic sources of lithium.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

WattEV’s TaaS model provides shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks. Volvo Trucks North America’s customer WattEV has ordered 50 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways to conserve energy and reduce vehicle emissions. A Dominion PHEV Prius and hybrid bucket truck. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2013

distribution center and currently serves approximately 500 grocery stores in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. In addition to the environmental benefits, the new CNG fleet and fast-fill station is expected to reduce SUPERVALU’s operating costs given the lower cost of compressed natural gas.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2023

Virginia is indeed for launch lovers @TheFavoritist @TrevorMahlmann pic.twitter.com/OasKIY9xmW — Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 24, 2023 Electron is by far the cheapest widely-available option for a dedicated rocket launch. It sells for about $7.5 SpaceX currently offers rideshare launch services for just $5,500 per kilogram.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Volvo Trucks will also gather deployment data to further refine total cost of ownership calculations including actual vehicle maintenance and fuel cost savings—which can be even lower when combined with low carbon fuel standard credits and managed charging to reduce demand charges.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

By joining the Consortium, the cost of conducting local automated bus projects should be reduced for each agency. Consortium members will define candidate deployment routes and locations, operating plans, automated bus specifications, financial plans and deployment strategies.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The cost of buying and running an EV varies depending on where you live. West Virginia. In contrast, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Dakota and Kansas had no incentives. Study Ranks Best and Worst Places To Drive Electric. That shouldn’t surprise anyone since it parallels what we know about conventional car ownership. California.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The center’s facilities also include the Southern Virginia Vehicle Motion (SoVa Motion) Laboratory, strategically located in the heart of the Virginia Motorsports Alley at the Virginia International Raceway.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2014

of Danbury, Connecticut will receive $900,000 to develop a novel hybrid system for low-cost, low greenhouse gas hydrogen production. Wiretough Cylinders LLC of Bristol, Virginia will receive $2 million to demonstrate a low cost high pressure hydrogen storage vessel using a steel wire overwrap. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

As part of the project, PNNL also analyzed the costs of long carbon fiber components versus standard steel and fiberglass composites. PNNL partnered on the project with Toyota, Magna, PlastiComp, Autodesk, University of Illinois, Purdue University, and Virginia Tech.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

They are quieter, cleaner, have better acceleration, and cost less to keep running because electricity is cheaper than diesel and EVs require less maintenance than their ICE counterparts. All these costs must be factored into achieving TCO targets. and can include penalties for exceeding peak demand limits.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2016

For cost-competitive transportation, hydrogen must be comparable to conventional fuels and technologies on a per-mile basis in order to succeed in the commercial marketplace. will demonstrate the potential of solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) systems to produce hydrogen at a cost of $2 per kilogram. Fuel Cell Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Based in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii Bioenergy will develop a cost-effective photosynthetic open pond system to produce algal oil. Nearly $16.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Joining as collaborators in the research are Cornell University, the University of Alabama, Virginia Tech and corporate partners Microvi Biotech Inc. We anticipate that adding BA to diesel fuel will reduce pollutants and costs associated with meeting environmental regulations. and EcoEngineers. Approximately $10.1

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 20, 2023

At the time the system cost $2,000 ($4,085 adj.). Each map cartridge installed in the system cost an additional $400 ($817 adj.). Both of those were admirable goals, but the Oldsmobile-only scope of Guidestar meant production scale for cost cutting and dollars for development just weren’t there. Images GM] Become a TTAC insider.

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Five states had EV (BEV + PHEV) sales share in Q2 of less than 2% (Arkansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming). Cost of this file is $425. Four states (California, Colorado, Nevada, and New Jersey) had a higher EV (BEV + PHEV) sales share in Q2 2022 than regular hybrid sales share for the state.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

The institute received up to $70 million in federal funding from DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) that is matched by $70 million in private cost-share commitments from industry, consortium members, and partners. Virginia Tech.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Heat pumps can reduce emissions and cut energy costs The DOE is pushing for wider adoption of heat pumps because of their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. federal government also offers tax credits and states will be rolling out rebates to offset the cost of installation. So far, the efforts seem to be working. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2018

Researchers from Virginia Tech developed an in vitro artificial enzymatic pathway that can produce hydrogen at extremely high rates by splitting water energized by carbohydrates (e.g., It is highly expected that green, cost-competitive, distributed H 2 will be produced via water splitting powered by solar energy directly or indirectly.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The number of electric vehicle models that can be leased for less than an average monthly lease cost of $400/month has grown by 50% since last August. 2023 Vinfast VF8 Eco – $268/month On paper, the VF8 Eco looks pretty good, given an incredibly attractive average monthly lease cost that’s well under $300/month before tax and license.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2016

A techno-economic analysis by a team from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has determined that biodiesel produced from oil from genetically modified lipid-producing sugarcane (lipid-cane) is much more economical than biodiesel produced from soybean oil. L and $0.46/L.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. times better than its predecessor, Cellic CTec2. Earlier post.). —Novozymes’ CEO Steen Riisgaard.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. Power plant capital costs. These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The CBiRC is based at Iowa State University in partnership with Rice University, the University of California at Irvine, the University of Mexico, the University of Virginia, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

Cost: DOE: $6,000,000/Non DOE: $4,917,887/Total: $10,917,887 (45% cost share). The other fifteen projects were awarded funding under two topic areas: Innovative Concepts, geared towards undercutting current SOFC technology costs, and SOFC Core Technology, aimed at laboratory- and bench-scale projects that improve SOFC design.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

The wave energy assessment report, titled “Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource,” was prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), with support and data validation from researchers at Virginia Tech and DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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EV Match

JANUARY 13, 2023

Conversely, the abundance of available electricity during off-peak hours provides cost-efficiency for everyone. Though you’ll need to ensure you’re in compliance with each program’s respective rules and requirements (which we’ll get to later), in many cases, these EV charging rebates can cover the vast majority of your costs.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 13, 2023

Michael Robinet, govt director, consulting, at S&P World Mobility, mentioned the IRA is not going to support EV adoption charges as it doesn’t alternate “the relative cost of the EV,” one of the most largest components that leads American citizens to select gasoline-powered automobiles rather. Li isn’t rejected in mentioning the problems.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

This phase of the BioJET program requires the delivery of larger quantities of jet fuel with a projected cost of production of JP-8 at commercial scale implementation (50Mgal/yr) at less than $3.00 per gallon. DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 08-07: BioFuels - Cellulosic and Algal Feedstocks. Shulin Chen.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 2, 2021

Tax credits for installing EV charging stations are available in a variety of forms, and many of them apply toward the cost of equipment and installation. It covers 30% of the cost for equipment and installation, up to $30,000. Washington state offers tax credits for up to 50% of the costs of equipment and related costs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The plan focuses on overcoming three key challenges: the relatively high cost of offshore wind energy; technical challenges surrounding installation, operations, and grid interconnection; and. the lack of site data and experience with project permitting processes. Next-Generation Drivetrain (up to $7.5

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