Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

'John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil Company and founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy (CFAE), is joining the Fuel Freedom Foundation (FFF) Advisory Board. Fuel Freedom is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to opening the fuel market to allow alternative fuels such as ethanol, methanol, natural gas and electricity fairly to compete with gasoline at the pump.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2013

'Having now driven my Nissan Leaf electric car for more than a year, I''ve begun to ask myself whether it''s permanently altered my brain. And I have to be honest: The answer, from my perspective, is a resounding YES. I ''feel better'' for the following reasons: I spend less money on fuel and maintenance The pollution I don''t emit benefits the.

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National Green Transportation

MAY 3, 2013

'The Solar Impulse HB-SIA left on an historic solar powered airplane flight, piloted by adventurer and Psychiatrist Bertrand Picard, on Friday from Moffett Field in Silicon Valley. The flight will take them first to Phoenix and from there.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2013

'Nissan''s fully electric LEAF supermini became the second-best selling car in Norway last month, selling 455 models in April. In total 495 electric cars sold in the country last month, giving electric vehicles a 3.5 per cent overall market share. In total, Norway had more than 11,000 electric cars [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'Venchurs Vehicle Systems, a Qualified Vehicle Modifier of CNG conversions for Ford Motor Company, will offer 6.2L F-250 and F-350 CNG conversions (bi-fuel and dedicated) with a 23.5GGE system utilizing the new 3M tank, all priced at $8,350. The company says this is the industry leading price point for such as system. We believe that our new price point will help move the industry forward, increasing the speed of adoption by fleet customers and retail customers alike.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2013

'Ten years ago, your choice of hybrid vehicles was pretty limited. A lot has changed in those ten years, and the rise of Ford as a real force in the hybrid markets is one of the biggest changes. 2004 saw the launch of its very first hybrid, the 2005 Escape Hybrid, and the maker''s cars have gone from strength to strength ever since. But what do you.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2013

'The amount of food crops burnt by the world’s richest nations as biofuel is enough to feed half the world’s hungriest people, according to the charity ActionAid. In launching its ‘Food not Fuel’ week this week (29 April to 5 May), the anti-poverty charity is calling on leaders of the world’s wealthiest countries (known as [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

'Editor-in Chief of the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology Dr. Jerald Schnoor, also a professor in the departments of civil & environmental engineering and occupational & environmental health at the University of Iowa, has written an editorial for the journal in which he calls the Keystone XL pipeline a “ pipeline to nowhere ”. Use of coal, oil, and natural gas has to stop (in that order).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2013

'While CEO Elon Musk is doing another tweet-hyped conference call today, Tesla has a lot going on in the background. Not only is it building and selling Model S electric luxury sport sedans, but Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has quietly hired a new vice president of vehicle engineering. That new VP is Chris Porritt, whose previous job was chief platform.

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National Green Transportation

MAY 3, 2013

'The Solar Impulse HB-SIA left on an historic solar powered airplane flight, piloted by adventurer and Psychiatrist Bertrand Picard, on Friday from Moffett Field in Silicon Valley. The flight will take them first to Phoenix and from there.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2013

'With high fuel prices remaining one of the biggest concerns for families and businesses across the UK, vehicle manufacturers are failing to offer them a cost-effective solution, despite its ready availability across mainland Europe-that’s the accusation from leading LPG supplier, Autogas Ltd. Currently LPG-powered cars are available directly from the showroom of more than 20 [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2013

'In its recently released Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2011 ( earlier post ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane (CH 4 ) emissions from the field production of natural gas have declined by 36% from 2007 to 2011 (from 83.1 to 53.4 Tg CO 2 eq), after having increased by 43% from 1990 through 2006.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 2, 2013

'Here and there, a few little tidbits about the next-generation Chevrolet Volt electric car are starting to leak out. The latest comes from GM CEO Dan Akerson, who told the audience at Fortune''s Brainstorm Green conference Tuesday that the next Volt would cost "$7,000 to $10,000" less than today''s model. The 2013 Chevy Volt carries a base price of.

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National Green Transportation

MAY 1, 2013

'As has been expected by watchers of Coda Automotive, parent company Coda Holdings announced on Wednesday that it is seeking bankruptcy protection as it shuts down Coda Automotive and restructures to focus on Coda Energy. Coda Energy is the.

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Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2013

'The city of Manchester plans to take a lead in the electric car revolution in the UK, as the city''s transport authority announces the launch of a new £2.7 million electric vehicle scheme. The Greater Manchester Electric Vehicle scheme, led by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) will [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2013

'The EA888 for the US. Click to enlarge. The Volkswagen Beetle Turbo, Beetle Turbo Convertible, and the Jetta GLI receive a number of running changes to 2013 model year cars that go on sale this month. The most notable of these is fitment of a new version of the EA888 Gen 3 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injected TSI gasoline engine. The new engine delivers a manufacturer-estimated improvement in fuel efficiency for the Beetle models of between 4-8% percent on the combined cycle and by up to

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2013

'Electric cars might have plenty of environmental benefits over their combustion cousins, carmakers are finding that angle a hard one to benefit from. In fact, it''s much more likely modern electric cars will be sold on the back of plain, simple cost savings, says Bloomberg. It presents an unusual contrast with the advertising for cars like the.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

'Porsche is implementing an integrated, global charging solution with the plug-in Panamera S E Hybrid (earlier post ), which made its world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The Porsche Universal Charger (AC) is included as standard equipment for the Panamera S E-Hybrid and can be used globally. Click to enlarge. The specially developed Porsche Universal Charger (AC), which is included as standard, produces the connection between the vehicle’s charging interface and many different types of e

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2013

'The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting (FOA DTFH61-13-RA-00004 ) applications for cooperative pre-competitive projects designed to enable the successful deployment of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) crash avoidance and driver information applications in passenger vehicles. Projects will last 60 months; estimated total program funding is up to $45 million.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

'Map showing the Williston Basin Province, Bakken Total Petroleum System (TPS), and the Bakken Formation Assessment Units (AUs). Major structural features are also shown. Inset map shows location of the Bakken TPS (dark blue). Source: USGS. Click to enlarge. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, resulting in a two-fold inc

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2013

'Ford expects to double hybrid vehicle production as companies procure Fusion and C-MAX hybrids for their company fleets, and as model year market share, according to R.L. Polk, has grown 13% since 2012. In the first quarter of 2013, Ford sold 10,266 Fusion hybrids and 8,511 C-MAX hybrids. Ford C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid have been purchased by a variety of companies including Con-way, Esurance, Quest Diagnostics and AT&T for fleet use since their introductions last fall, Ford said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major US companies to sign a “ Climate Declaration ,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. Originally endorsed by 33 businesses and launched a few weeks ago, the Climate Declaration has now been signed by a total 40 businesses that collectively provide approximately 550,000 US jobs and generate a combined annual revenue of approximately $611 billion.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'Researchers at the University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute (CMI) discovered a major new lithium resource near Rock Springs during a geological carbon dioxide storage site characterization project sponsored by the US Department of Energy. Preliminary analyses of fluid samples collected from a well drilled on the Rock Springs Uplift—a geological feature in southwest Wyoming—suggest that reservoir brines from a 25-square-mile area of the uplift could contain 228,000 tons of l

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

'The California Energy Commission has awarded Electricore, Inc. $750,000 to research value-based design options for the standardization of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries. The project survey will include identifying barriers to standardizing, researching methods to implement battery system standards, and recommending potential paths to the commercial adoption of battery standards.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

'Development of “Super Cruise,” Cadillac’s semi-automated driving system ( earlier post ), is advancing to the next stage of development, including more real-world driving assessments and trials. Cadillac projects this technology could make its way into production models later this decade. In this next phase of development, engineers will drive Super Cruise vehicles in more and more challenging driving situations to test the system in a wide variety of environments to help refine it.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

'Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently entered into a Master Development Agreement with ZHRO Solutions, LLC to develop fully-integrated compressed natural gas storage and fuel delivery systems for robust and cost-effective aftermarket conversion of medium- and heavy-duty diesel fleets to run on natural gas. Under this Agreement, which provided for an advanced payment of $1.0 million to Quantum to initiate activities under a compressed timeline, Quantum will engineer and deve

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

'Image depicts the LiFePO 4 particles anchored to the crimped unfolded graphene. Source: Jinli Yang. Click to enlarge. The research team from the Nanomaterials and Energy Group at the Western University led by Dr. Xueliang (Andy) Sun has reported that the specific capacity of LiFePO 4 can be greatly boosted to up to 168 mAh g -1 —98% of its theoretical capacity of 170 mAh g -1 —by using unfolded graphene as a three dimensional (3D) conducting network for LiFePO 4 nanoparticle growth.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'Valence Technology recently announced the availability of the U-Charge P40-24, the first in a new generation of high-power battery modules utilizing the company’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate chemistry. The 1.024 kWh (25.6 V, 40 Ah) module is capable of 10-second discharge pulses of up to 700A (17C) and continuous discharge currents of 240A (6C).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'Virent has delivered 100 gallons of its bio-based jet fuel to the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for testing purposes. Product testing will begin at Wright Patterson Air Force Base to validate Virent’s jet fuel against the standards required for qualification and approval of new aviation turbine fuels established by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

'MTS Systems Corporation, a global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, announced the availability of the MTS ERS Test Solution, designed to help automotive companies introduce and optimize Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) in their hybrid-electric vehicles. The MTS ERS test system incorporates a virtual vehicle and physical test stations for up to three fully operational ERS systems; everything required to simulate fully integrated vehicle operation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2013

'The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000848 ) to advance technology performance of existing marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) power generation systems through the development and application of innovative components that are designed and built specifically for MHK applications. The FOA is focused on improving the cost competitiveness of systems already in development, with the goal of advancing the technology performance of these systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

'The California Air Resources Board (ARB) plans to hold a one-day workshop on 20 May in Sacramento to discuss a staff proposal for minor modifications to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Regulation. Minor modifications include clarifying the Section 177 state optional compliance path provision; defining how caps apply to a manufacturer’s requirements; and excluding battery swapping as a “fast refueling” technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'Struggling electric vehicle manufacturer CODA Holdings, Inc. has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Petition Nº 13-11153) to enable the reorganization of its business solely around energy storage based on its Li-ion battery systems. This process is intended to enable CODA to complete a sale, to confirm a plan and to emerge from bankruptcy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

'The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded a total of $1.4 million to six companies engaged in researching and developing energy storage systems. Funding recipients are all members of the NY Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST) Consortium. The companies, located throughout New York State, will use the funding to turn energy storage technologies with proven technical feasibility into working prototypes.

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