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Wireless charging company WiTricity scaling up EV charging capability as well as itself

Green Car Congress

'WiTricity, the MIT spin-off commercializing strongly coupled magnetic resonance wireless charging technology for EVs as well as consumer devices, industrial, medical and military applications ( earlier post ), has work underway to deliver wireless charging systems capable of delivering 10s of kilowatts for plug-ins, compared to the current 3.3 or 6.6 kW, says CEO Alex Gruzen.

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In 10 Years, Electric Cars Make Home Solar Practical Without Subsidies: UBS

Green Car Reports

'Electric cars and residential solar energy are intertwined. Not only are both compatible with a greener lifestyle, but advances in one seem to benefit the other. In a decade, says a new report, increased demand for plug-in cars could also drive down the cost of home solar so much that not only would subsidies no longer be necessary, but neither.

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Hershner's historic electric motorcycle win in Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge

National Green Transportation

'Terry Hershner has made history as the first electric motorcycle rider to win the Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge. The results, announced on Monday, concern a fuel economy event held in Utah on Friday. The race focuses on motorcycle.

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Green Hero: Johnson Controls

Green Cars News

'Anyone who has ever been involved in the automotive industry will know all about its unsung heroes. Behind every successful brand and vehicle manufacturer sits a team of suppliers rich in expertise designing and building the parts that drive these motoring success stories. Now, for our latest Green[.].

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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Lux: Tesla likely to miss 2020 vehicle target by >50%; Gigafactory to bring only modest reduction in costs, >50% overcapacity

Green Car Congress

'Lux Research forecasts that Tesla Motors’ Gigafactory—the announced new 35 GWh lithium-ion cell production facility that is the target of hot competition between five states ( earlier post )—will bring about only a modest reduction in Li-ion battery costs and create significant overcapacity, given likely Tesla EV sales in 2020 of less than half of the company’s targeted 500,000.

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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Aug: All-Time Leaf High, Volt Best In 12 Months

Green Car Reports

'The best-selling electric car in the world, the Nissan Leaf, logged its best-ever U.S. sales in August, selling a record 3,186 units. This marks its 18th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases, and brings the eight-month total to 18,941 and the total sold in almost four years to more than 61,000. ALSO SEE: FINAL UPDATE: Plug-In.

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A new electric for under €8,000?! Only in Rotterdam

Green Cars News

'The Dutch city of Rotterdam is offering incentives to scrap older vehicles, which will help the latest zero-emission vehicles sell for a fraction of their original cost. According to Nissan, for its newly-launched e-NV200 electric van, that means a price tag of under €5,000 for business buyers – l[.].

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Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be; doubles stake in YPF SA

Green Car Congress

'by James Stafford of Oilprice.com. One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas. George Soros has doubled his stake in YPF SA, the state-owned oil company in Argentina, which sits atop some of the world’s largest shale oil and gas resou

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Has Tesla 'Proved Electric Cars Are Better' If Public, Industry Don't Know It Yet?

Green Car Reports

'When industry analysts, financial analysts and the motoring press have all lavished praise on a car, there''s a fair chance it''s a pretty good car. That''s the case for the Tesla Model S electric car, particularly as two market analysts from Credit Suisse have seen fit to provide a point-by-point breakdown on just why the car is so good. They even.

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Tax credits for Tesla Gigafactory will cost Nevada up to $1.1 billion

National Green Transportation

'On Thursday, Tesla Motors made a long-awaited announcement, revealing that the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center had been chosen to host the Gigafactory. That factory is critical to Tesla's success, because it will produce battery packs in.

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

Brief

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is the UK's best-selling plug-in hybrid

Green Cars News

'Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV has become Britain’s most popular plug-in hybrid vehicle, just four months after going on sale. The plug-in SUV has only been in showrooms since May but in that time, it has managed to outsell rivals such as the Vauxhall Ampera and Toyota Prius Plug-In which have been a[.].

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

Green Car Congress

'The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has closed on a $105-million Biorefinery Assistance Program loan guarantee through Bank of America, N.A. to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) via a proprietary two-stage thermochemical process. ( Earlier post.). USDA Rural Development’s loan guarantee represents less than half of the $266 million project cost.

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Tesla In Deal To Build 400 Charging Stations In China

Green Car Reports

'The Chinese market has become vital for many global automakers. For some, it''s a haven of high sales numbers to offset struggles in markets like the U.S. and Europe. To others, like Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], it''s a way to promote your product to a vast and growing marketplace. Tesla has made a big commitment to China and is backing that up with a.

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Hershner's historic electric motorcycle win in Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge

National Green Transportation

'Terry Hershner has made history as the first electric motorcycle rider to win the Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge. The results, announced on Monday, concern a fuel economy event held in Utah on Friday. The race focuses on motorcycle.

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

Oil

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School run parents could save £440 million with an electric car

Green Cars News

'As the kids go back to school, the Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign is urging parents to consider a plug-in electric car for their school run vehicle. The campaign estimates that drivers across England could save a collectively nearly £440 million in fuel if they switched their current vehicle t[.].

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Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”

Green Car Congress

'Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. Activities include the first US demonstration of Honda’s automated driving technology with capabilities such as automated freeway merging; exiting; and lane changing, which will be demonstrated on actual Detroit freeways, as well as a unique vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) “virtual tow” capability for assisting a driver in distress.

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Brammo Electric Motorcycle Prices Cut By $5,000 To $7,000

Green Car Reports

'If you have ever wanted a Brammo electric motorcycle, this may be a good time to consider buying one. Brammo is now offering an End-Of-Summer Promotion that gives significant discounts to move more of their electric bikes out of inventory and onto the roads. The price of a 2014 Empulse has fallen 29 percent, from $17,000 to $12,000, and the.

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Tesla Motors set to announce Gigafactory location near Reno

National Green Transportation

'A major economic development announcement scheduled for 4PM Thursday by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has the news wires buzzing with a rumor that Tesla Motors has chosen its Gigafactory location. The buzz started on Wednesday with a CNBC report.

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First drive: Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid

Green Cars News

'Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it is Volkswagen’s new Golf GTE plug-in hybrid – a car with so many different facets to its nature, it is hard know where to categorise it. Perhaps we should stick to VW’s self-awarded accolade that it is the ‘world’s first plug-in hybrid hot hatch’. Whatever it is[.].

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UMTRI: new vehicle fuel economy hits record high of 25.8 mpg in August

Green Car Congress

'The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in August was at a record high of 25.8 mpg (9.1 l/100 km)—up 0.2 mpg from the value in July, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Vehicle fuel economy is up 5.7 mpg since their first month of monitoring in October 2007.

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Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory: Elon Musk, Brothel Owner, State Work Toward Deal

Green Car Reports

'As expected, Tesla Motors announced yesterday afternoon that it would build its first battery gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada. The electric-car maker released platitudinous statements from CEO Elon Musk, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, and state Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick. Much of the business press treated it purely as an economic development.

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Tesla Motors set to announce Gigafactory location near Reno

National Green Transportation

'A major economic development announcement scheduled for 4PM Thursday by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has the news wires buzzing with a rumor that Tesla Motors has chosen its Gigafactory location. The buzz started on Wednesday with a CNBC report.

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Norway under pressure to cut EV incentives

Green Cars News

'Booming electric car sales are becoming an increasing problem for commuters in Norway it is claimed. According to an article in the Business Insider, ministers in Norway are coming under increasing pressure to reduce the perks and tax breaks for electric cars, to reduce a rising congestion problem[.].

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OPIS: Russia’s shipments of diesel to Europe surged 55% in first eight months of 2014

Green Car Congress

'Satellite tracking of oil cargoes by market reporting group OPIS shows that Europe’s dependence on Russia for road fuels in the 28 member countries has deepened significantly. Diesel imports from Russia are at a record in the first eight months of 2014, with Germany the most reliant, followed by France, and then the UK. Ultra-low-sulphur diesel exported from Russia to Europe surged 55% from January to August, compared to the same period last year, displacing India as the second-largest importer

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Electric-Car Charging Station Prices Fall: 30 Amps For $500 (Through Sep 30)

Green Car Reports

'When plug-in electric cars came on the market less than four years ago, the first 240-Volt home charging stations carried four-figure price tags. Now a handful of models cost less than $500--and a fairly high-amperage model is being offered by Home Depot this month for $499 after a special offer. The Schneider Electric EVlink 30-Amp Level 2.

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Oberon’s biogas-based DME now eligible for D3 and D5 RINs under the RFS

Green Car Congress

'Oberon Fuels Inc., the first company to announce plans to commercialize biogas-based dimethyl ether (DME) fuel production in North America ( earlier post ), announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Oberon’s biogas-based DME for inclusion under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Oberon’s biogas-based DME is now eligible for high-value D3 (cellulosic) and D5 (advanced) renewable identification numbers (RINs) under the RFS. ( Earlier post.

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Nevada the site for the Tesla Gigafactory pending legislative approval of incentive package estimated at up to $1.25B over 20 years

Green Car Congress

'On Thursday, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Elon Musk, Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors, confirmed what had been widely leaked the day before: that Nevada and Tesla had reached an agreement—subject to legislative review and approval—that will result in the state being the site for the Tesla Gigafactory. ( Earlier post.) Five states had been in contention for the prize.

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Renault-Nissan to supply 200 EVs to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes

Green Car Congress

'The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed an agreement with Orange, one of the world’s largest telecommunications operators, to supply it with a fleet of 200 electric vehicles for its needs in France. Renault-Nissan will provide the EVs to Orange by 2015. Orange will use the electric vehicles mostly for car-sharing purposes between its buildings and installations in France.

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ABB and BYD enter strategic global collaboration on energy storage

Green Car Congress

'Global power and automation technology group ABB and BYD Co., Ltd., announced today a strategic global collaboration to develop new solutions for energy storage, building on their complementary strengths. This collaboration will accelerate the introduction of new solutions for electric vehicle charging, the fast ramp up of renewables combined with energy storage in off-grid and on-grid solutions as well as battery and energy storage solutions for the fast growing marine segment.

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CelluFuel raises $5M to begin demo plant for renewable diesel from biomass

Green Car Congress

'Canada-based start-up CelluFuel Inc. has completed a $5-million capital raise to begin construction of its demonstration-scale plant for the production of synthetic, renewable diesel fuel from woody biomass using licensed technology. The commercial demonstration plant is expected to have an initial capacity of 1.3 million liters (343,000 gallons US) of diesel per year.

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California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers

Green Car Congress

'The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into the advanced technology vehicle market. The modifications to the ZEV rule, developed by the ARB staff to be presented to the Board at the meeting, provide additional compliance flexibility to the IVMs by p

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Daimler’s moovel acquires mytaxi and RideScout to consolidate presence in mobility services market

Green Car Congress

'Daimler’s integrated mobility service company moovel GmbH ( earlier post ) has acquired a 100% holding in Intelligent Apps GmbH, the operator of the popular mytaxi taxi booking app. moovel GmbH also announced the acquisition of RideScout, a leading app-based mobility platform in North America, dedicated to allowing users to search and compare ground transportation options on demand.

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Aventine upgrades Pekin ethanol plant from coal to natural gas

Green Car Congress

'Aventine Renewable Energy, a leading producer, marketer and end-to-end supplier of ethanol, completed a $13.20-million project to upgrade its wet mill ethanol plant in Pekin, Illinois, by replacing 70-year-old coal boiler technology with two newly installed Indeck high-pressure natural gas boilers. The boiler installation is part of the more than $30-million investment Aventine is making to restore its two plants in Pekin.

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Novel high capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries: hydroxylamine hydrochloride

Green Car Congress

'Researchers from Ningbo University in China report the first use of hydroxylamine hydrochloride (H 3 NOHCl) as anode material for lithium-ion batteries in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources. Electrochemical testing shows that H 3 NOHCl with particle size of 4–12 ?m can deliver an initial charge capacity of 1018.6 mAh g ?1 —much higher than commercial graphite.

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