Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

—Michael Suess, CEO of the Fossil Power Generation Division of Siemens Energy. The FEED is expected to include more than 100,000 work hours by the time its facility cost report is presented to the Illinois Commerce Commission in early 2010. Tags: Brief.

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Coal Energy Illinois CO2 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Schematic of a thermocell with nanostructured electrodes showing concentration gradients of the ferri-ferrocyanide redox ions during power generation. In fact, it was previously predicted that a power conversion efficiency of 1.2% Credit: ACS, Hu et al. Click to enlarge. of the Carnot efficiency would be difficult to achieve. —Hu

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Waste Conversion Ferrari Carbon 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

NREL started a 12-month in-use technology evaluation comparing in-use fuel economy and maintenance costs of gHEVs and comparative diesel parcel delivery trucks in April 2009. NREL collected and analyzed data for in-use fuel economy and fuel costs, maintenance costs, total operating costs, and vehicle uptime.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

The study found that for small and medium passenger vehicles, expected lifetime cost per kilometer for EVs is already lower than that of conventional ICE. The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. Future costs have been discounted at 7%.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 11, 2023

Indeed, modern society runs on code: Whether you buy something online or in a store, check out a book at the library, fill a prescription, file your taxes, or drive your car, you are most probably interacting with a system that is powered by software. Testing and debugging remain the bread and butter of software reliability and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. The demand for new roads and the cost of expanding and maintaining the transportation system have increased with population and economic growth. These transaction costs are likely much higher the costs of collecting fuel taxes from gasoline wholesalers.

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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. The Department of Energy will leverage private sector investments in marine and hydrokinetic energy technologies by providing cost-shared funding to industry and industry-led partnerships.

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Mariner Energy Alaska New Jersey 210

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Better Cars ….

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

3 Many drivers find this mileage capacity limiting, making the fear of running out of power, or “range anxiety,” one of the most discussed issues in the space. Topping their wish list for upgrading public charging stations is a quick charge option that would cost more to charge the vehicle in half the time (48%). Base: Non-EV drivers.

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Volvo America Purchase Insight 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. You dont have to plug it in.

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Drive Electric

JULY 7, 2022

EV MYTH THREE: Electric vehicles cost too much. The upfront electric vehicle cost is possibly the biggest barrier for people interested in buying an EV! EV charging vs. petrol costs. Electric vehicle technology is younger and more sophisticated than that of traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Cost of EV maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study focused on a portfolio of powertrains: BEVs, FCEVs, PHEVs and ICEs, taking into account significant advances in ICE technology between now and 2020. Over the next 40 years, the study found, no single powertrain satisfies all key criteria for economics, performance and the environment. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug 244

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2009

Due to the power characteristic of the electric motor, the smart fortwo electric drive needs just one single fixed gear ratio. Studies have shown that cars drive an average of 30 - 40 kilometers per day in towns and cities. Tags: Electric (Battery). The smart fortwo electric drive accelerates from 0 - 60 km/h in 6.5

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Production Gasoline-Electric Electric Electrical 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

1 million to TransPower, a clean energy company headquartered in Escondido to study the feasibility of manufacturing large electric-drive trucks in or near San Pedro by 2013. Natural gas-powered vehicle fueling. The eight projects are: Electric Vehicle manufacturing. $1 Natural gas will displace 1.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2009

One of the AirPods is a cargo version adapted to transport parts and maintenance equipment at Schiphol-Center and the other is for personnel transport at Schiphol-Oost. The core of MDI’s work is a piston engine powered by the expansion of electronically injected compressed air. Tags: Compressed Air Engines Electric (Battery).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

miles) under electric power; and high-energy battery vehicles for longer distances. Power electronics and electric machines. Core components in the electrified driveline are the power electronics and the electric machines—complex sub-systems with very different properties.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Carmakers response to real and specific concerns about battery lifetime, up-front costs, and safety issues is to focus on engineering and testing for an unspecified number of years. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. By partnering with these two industries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. April 17, 2009 12:34 pm Link Perhaps they should turbo charge the Volt or Telsa to run more like this electric powered Datsun drag racer: [link] American’s love a hot rod. The group pointed to a B.C.G. report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Powered by Blogrunner Previous post The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon? Shameless self plugs here. — Jeff U 6.

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