Sat.May 14, 2011 - Fri.May 20, 2011

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Volvo Car participating in project to develop inductive charging for EVs; 20 kW system

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Inductive charging schema. Source: Volvo. Click to enlarge. Volvo Car Corporation is participating in an inductive charging project led by Belgian technological and development specialists Flanders’ Drive (owned by the Belgian state), along with bus manufacturer Van Hool, tram manufacturer Bombardier and others. ( Earlier post.). Volvo will deliver a C30 Electric to Flanders’ Drive on 19 May to be modified for inductive charging.

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Top Gear, Don't hate the Leaf.

Electric Cars are for Girls

The notorious Top Gear , aka the electric car hater show, (mostly) drained a Nissan Leaf's battery pack and limped it around a neighborhood in England known for having few public charging stations. The lead photo was a couple of people pushing the Leaf. What was the point?

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2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas: Video Of Alternative-Fuel Car

Green Car Reports

OK, so gas prices are hovering around $4 a gallon, and dispensing with gasoline altogether is getting more and more attractive. But for whatever reasons, plug-in cars aren't for you. Maybe it's the limited range of battery electric vehicles, maybe it's the $41,000 cost before incentives of the 2011 Chevy Volt. Well, depending on where you live.

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More festivals

Revenge of the Electric Car

After an amazingly successful World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this past Earth Day, Revenge of the Electric Car will be making an appearance at a handful of other festivals across the country, as we gear up for a wider release. Check our " See the Film " page for links to showtimes, and keep checking back for new screening announcements and to request the film come to your city.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) momentum

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(Part 1 of a series). Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) strategies offer the potential to enable high-efficiency and low-emission operation. Source: Gurpreet Singh, DOE. Click to enlarge. Many near-term (<10 years) efforts of industry and academia in developing more efficient, low-emitting engines are being applied to Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) strategies.

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2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid First Drive Report

All Cars Electric

When Volvo announced its plans to produce a plug-in hybrid station wagon capable of comfortably seating five, providing reasonable luggage space, a combined fuel economy of 150 miles per gallon, and the ability to tow just under 4,000lbs, many of you told us that you couldn’t wait to find out more. So when Volvo invited us to be among the.

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Re-introducing the TTXGP for the 2011 electric motorcycle racing season

National Green Transportation

Over the last two years a little known potentially revolutionary electric motorcycle race series has raced at tracks in the U.S. and Europe. It began in June 2009 with a historical electric motorcycle race held on the Isle.

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Mazda introducing 1.3L direct injection gasoline engine as first SKYACTIV-G unit

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1.3L SKYACTIV-G. Click to enlarge. The first of Mazda Motor Corporation’s next-generation SKYACTIV technologies ( earlier post ) to be introduced to the market will be the SKYACTIV-G 1.3 direct-injection 1.3-liter gasoline engine. Mazda will unveil the engine at the Automotive Engineering Exposition that will be held from 18 – 20 May at the Pacifico Yokohama convention center near Tokyo, Japan.

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Tesla Fun For THINK Prices? The EV Mazda Miata Conversion

All Cars Electric

If we said you could own an electric car that offered four-fifths the fun of a 2012 Tesla Roadster 2.5 for less than a fifth the price, you might think we'd been illicitly inhaling gasoline fumes on the side. What you might not know is how close we are to the truth, and one that comes in the shape of a hugely popular sports car first revealed in.

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Michael Jackson Solves Energy Problems From Beyond The Grave

Green Car Reports

Reginald Garcia believes he's invented an engine that generates more power than it takes in. Perhaps more incredibly, to help turn his pet project into a reality, he's harnessing the star power of the late Michael Jackson. Garcia was a freelance shutterbug in 1978 when a friend asked him to take some photos of Jackson and his brothers at a.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Brammo, Volt wins in TTXGP season opener at Infineon Raceway

National Green Transportation

After a quiet race (in more ways that one) Brammo's Empulse showed us it's stuff in a victory over Team Electra in this weekends TTXGP 2011 season opener at the Infineon Raceway. In the TTX75.

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Fiat 875cc TwinAir named International Engine of the Year 2011

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Cutaway of the 875cc TwinAir. Click to enlarge. Fiat’s 875cc TwinAir engine ( earlier post ) was named the International Engine of the Year 2011. Judged by a panel of 76 motoring journalists from 36 countries as disparate as the USA, Japan, China, Russia, New Zealand, India, Korea, Germany, France, Romania, South Africa, Mexico and the UK, the Awards highlight and acknowledge engine engineering excellence.

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Forumlec World Series ?Electric Grand Prix': Coming in 2012

All Cars Electric

You may not realize it, but the ultimate gas-guzzling motor racing sports in the world have been keeping collective eyes on the humble electric car, with a view to creating the ultimate electric race series. It started many years ago when unassuming cars like the 1972 “White Zombie” Datsun 1200 started to create waves on the drag.

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Does The Toyota Prius Hybrid Hold Up? Consumer Reports: Yes

Green Car Reports

Gas prices are going up, smaller cars are better than ever, and once again, U.S. car buyers are turning their sights toward higher gas mileage. For that, there's nothing that beats the 2011 Toyota Prius, with its 50-mpg combined EPA rating. But will that Prius hold up? Will the battery pack and electric components work properly after the shine has.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Brammo sets new TTXGP lap record at Infineon

National Green Transportation

On sunday at Infineon breaks in the weather allowed the TTXGP to run another race during which Brammo's rider, Steve Atlas, won breaking last years Zero/Agni lap speed record. The new lap record, as well as.

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DOE expands partnership with industry to advance next-generation automotive technologies, adds Tesla and EPRI as members: US DRIVE

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched US DRIVE, a cooperative partnership with industry to accelerate the development of clean, advanced, energy-efficient technologies for cars and light trucks and the infrastructure needed to support their widespread use. The announcement of US DRIVE marks the addition of two new members that bring additional focus on electric-drive vehicle technologies to the partnership: the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Tesla Motors.

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Chevy Prepares for Volt Production Increase, 60,000 by 2012

All Cars Electric

It’s only four months since General Motors announced that it was upping production of its 2011 Volt to meet the strong consumer demand for its first full-scale production plug-in vehicle, but now the automaker has said it will be undertaking a series of upgrades to its Detroit-Hamtramck factory to ensure that even more Volts hit the road.

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2012 Subaru Impreza: Video Walkaround Of New 36-MPG AWD Car

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The list of compact cars offered with all-wheel-drive as an option is short. The list of compact cars that come with all-wheel-drive standard is even shorter: Subaru Impreza. For 2012, Subaru has restyled its Impreza compact sedan and hatchback, and fitted them with a new and more fuel-efficient 2.0-liter engine, in the characteristic flat-four.

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The evolution of the Toyota Prius. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Tuesday 16 May 2011. The Green Piece Column. It has been the market-leading hybrid car since its inception back in 1997, and now the Toyota Prius is ready to enter the next stage of its development. The vehicle, which is sold in more than 70 countries and regions, was the first mass-produced hybrid car and [.].

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Shenhua CTL plant ramping up production; profitable in first quarter of year

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People’s Daily. Shenhua Group’s coal-to-liquid (CTL) project in north China operated profitably in the first quarter of this year, according to a company executive. Zhang Yuzhuo, general manager of Shenhua Group, said at a forum held in east China’s Anhui Province that the group’s CTL project in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region produced 216,000 tonnes of refined oil products in the first quarter of this year, which brought more than 100 million yuan (15.38 million U.S. do

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Germany Aims To Lead Electric Car Revolution, Doubles Funding

All Cars Electric

You may think that China is already on its way to becoming the world’s electric car leader thanks to its extremely large potential consumer market and industrial revolution, but it turns out Germany is also after the same accolade. In a move which aims to develop as many as 1 million plug-in vehicles on the roads by 2020, Germany’s.

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Aptera Struggles Toward Production Of 3-Wheel Electric Car, Maybe

Green Car Reports

One of the most remarkable--and most delayed--of the promised new generation of electric cars is the three-wheeled Aptera 2e. The unusual, highly aerodynamic vehicle was designed by a startup automaker in Southern California. The resin-bodied car was a finalist at last year’s Auto X-Prize competition despite early handling concerns. Like.

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Honda promotes hydrogen future in Europe

Green Cars News

Honda has become the newest member of the CEP programme designed to promote the hydrogen movement in Europe. The car maker has teamed up with the Clean Energy Partnership to promote the programme, Europe’s leading demonstration of fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen infrastructure project which brings together manufacturers, infrastructure and energy companies, and the German [.].

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Accenture study finds 60% of consumers would consider plug-in electric vehicles for next car, but charging preferences could challenge utilities; plug-in hybrids preferred over pure EVs

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Although the average consumer drives no more than 40 miles/60 kilometers (km) per day, 52% of the respondents say that to consider any form of PEV for their next purchase it would need to offer a range of more than 400 km (249 miles). Click to enlarge. The majority of consumers would consider buying a plug-in electric vehicle (PEVs) for their next car purchase, according to a global study by Accenture.

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Converted Electric Nissan Qashqai Completes Round-World Trip

All Cars Electric

There are two types of people in the world: those who like long-distance trips and those who don’t. Danish adventurers Hjalte Tin and Nina Tin Rasmussen are most certainly the former. Last week the couple celebrated the completion of the Moto Mundo World Electric Tour - a ten month trip around the world in an all-electric Nissan Qashqai.

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Could Your Local Diner Get In The Biodiesel Business?

Green Car Reports

Biodiesel has gathered a cult following over many years, but outside of a few companies and co-ops, getting an assurance on consistency and quality--especially above b20 (20 percent biodiesel), or for a newer vehicle--can be an issue. Springboard Biodiesel has a solution, and could turn your company, or the fast-food franchise on the strip, into a.

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Volvo C30 Electric to explore wireless charging

Green Cars News

Swedish car maker Volvo is to participate in a new project exploring the development of wireless charging for electric cars. Collaborating with Belgian technological and development specialists Flanders’ Drive, the car maker is seeking to develop a system which will allow its first electric models recharge without the need for wires or sockets. The car [.].

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3-D nanocone solar cell boosts PV conversion efficiency by nearly 80%

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With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent. Nanocone-based solar cell consisting of n-type nanocones, p-type matrix, transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and glass substrate. Click to enlarge.

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BMW i3 Electric Car Coming With 160 Mile Range And $35,000 Sticker: Report

All Cars Electric

The upcoming BMW i3, the car formerly known as the Megacity Vehicle and the first production all-electric car from BMW, is set to revolutionize the way mainstream cars are engineered and built, with most of its internal structure and body being composed of lightweight composite materials such as reinforced carbon-fiber plastic. Sadly, buyers.

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Hybrid Hot Rods: Lexus CT 200h 'Ring Racer, Mugen Honda CR-Z Hardly Dull

Green Car Reports

Hybrid cars, often defined in the public eye by the distinctive shape of the Toyota Prius, are frequently derided as dull and no fun to drive. While the Tesla Roadster smashed the stereotype of plug-in electric cars as slow and dorky, hybrids haven't been as lucky. So here are a couple of hybrid hot rods that stand up nicely to their.

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Aston team readies for Shell Eco-marathon

Green Cars News

With just a week to go before the European Shell Eco-marathon takes place in Lauritz, Germany, we’ve been finding out more about one of just two British entries to the event. A team from Aston University and a team from Langley Park School for Boys will be the only UK entries to this year’s annual [.].

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ConocoPhillips and US DOE project testing production of methane from hydrates via CO2 injection on Alaska North Slope

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A fully instrumented well that will test innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits has been installed on the North Slope of Alaska. The well, the result of a partnership between ConocoPhillips and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will test a technology that involves injecting carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into sandstone reservoirs containing methane hydrate.

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Volvo Tests Inductive Charging (Just In Time For The C30 Electric)

All Cars Electric

EV automakers face an uphill road. Not only do they have to make great looking cars that offer all the amenities of their gas-engined equivalents, but they've also got to assuage public concerns about the EV charging infrastructure -- an infrastructure that lies largely outside their control. Now, Volvo is hoping to put customers' minds at ease.

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2012 Chevy Cruze 1.4-Liter Automatic Rated At 38 MPG Highway

Green Car Reports

It shouldn't be a surprise, but for 2012, new car models--and revisions to existing models--are all about the gas mileage. Take Chevy, for instance. Yesterday it announced that the V-6 model of its 2012 Camaro two-door sports coupe (y'know, the one you can get with a really big, powerful V-8) would offer more horsepower and get a better highway.

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