Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Xinhua. China’s legislature voted on Friday to adopt a new tax based on engine size to encourage the use of smaller engines in vehicles and vessels to reduce pollution and oil dependence. The law will go into effect on 1 January 2012. Under the old regulations, the same levy was charged for all motor vehicles, regardless of engine capacities. The annual taxes on vehicles and vessels range from 60 yuan to 5400 yuan, according to engine size as stipulated by the new law.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

I just ran across the latest available data, from 2005, for the electricity consumption by petroleum refineries. ( Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division ) The US is, hoorah, #1. Almost 49,000,000,000 kWh. One electric car, roughly speaking, will use about 3000 kWh to go about 12,000 miles. That means the electricity alone we use to refine petroleum each year could drive over 16,000,o00 electric cars 12,000 miles each year.

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MARCH 2, 2011

According to yesterday’s Environment and Energy Daily (subscription required): “ Senator John Barrasso continued his campaign yesterday to stop the Obama administration from incorporating climate change into federal plans and policies, taking aim at an interagency report released in October that proposed ways for the federal government to respond to increased frequency of severe weather events and other effects of global warming.&#.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Turmoil in Libya is making global oil markets nervous. That means higher gasoline prices. Cue the creeping unease and outright fear that Our American Way Of Life May Be In Peril. Well, it's Monday morning, and we have a brisk message for our U.S. readers: Shut up and stop whining. So gas is over $3 a gallon, maybe even edging close to $4.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

WTW total energy and fossil energy use. Credit: ACS, Xie et al. Click to enlarge. A new study by Michael Wang and Jeongwoo Han at Argonne National Laboratory and Xiaomin Xie at Shanghai Jiao Tong University assesses the effects of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and cellulosic biomass and coal co-feeding in Fischer-Tropsch (FT) plants on energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of FT diesel (FTD).

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DIY Electric Car

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Solar energy , the renewable energy source which has been in news for the last several years has made quiet inroads into many homes, factories, businesses, into our cars and appliances and much more. But, yet it is a rather misunderstood energy. It was expensive to commercially exploit solar energy few decades ago. But over time due to rapid advancements in solar technology and the corresponding increase in conventional fuels solar energy cost has become comparable to other energy sources.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2011

If Consumer Reports didn't exist, someone would have to invent it. It may be the most trusted brand in evaluating cars, and it offered reliability ratings well before J.D. Power became a household name. A bad rating can send auto execs crawling to its doors to learn what they need to change to get a better assessment. The magazine is.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Net emissions resulting from the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) depend on the efficiency of the conventional vehicle fleet; PHEV CD (all-electric, charge-depleting mode) efficiency; charging strategy; battery pack capacity; driving patterns; and generator mix used for charging. A team at Carnegie Mellon University has modeled the net emissions in two regional transmission operators (PJM and NYISO) from PHEVs under different scenarios for future power generation; different size b

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 4, 2011

Hey folks :). Woot! First blog entry on DIYec's site. I'm just a poor redneck living in Los Angeles, trying to continue the hobby of "shade tree mechanic" to the best of my abilities. My Current projects marked for electric conversion stand as this: '25 t-bucket. 1968 Datsun SPL311 "Fair Lady Roadster" 1966 Regatta speed boat (outboard).

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 3, 2011

After nearly a decade of mismanagement, theft and fraud, the U.S. military still hasn't found a way to staunch the flow of what is likely hundreds of millions -- if not billions -- of dollars in lost fuel in Afghanistan, some of which is sold on the black market and winds up in Taliban hands, a TPM investigation has found. [Source: TalkingPointsMemo.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2011

You just never know what you'll hear at conferences. You might, for instance, hear Nissan America's director of product planning, Mark Perry, casually mention that the Nissan Leaf electric car now permits Level II 240-Volt charging at 3.3 kilowatts--"and we'll raise that in a year or so." In other words, Nissan plans to offer a higher-rate onboard.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) has awarded Maxwell Technologies, Inc. a $7.01 million cost-shared technology development contract to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybrid electric vehicles (PAHEVs). USABC will provide more than $2.8 million directly to Maxwell and approximately $3.5 million in total, including payments to technology development partners, over the course of the 24-month program.

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

While Nissan and Chevrolet have slogged it out to become the champion of the plug-in vehicle sales in the U.S., Mitsubishi Motors is gearing up to join in the fight, with the imminent launch of a new customer reservation website for its 2012 Mitsubishi i. A fatter, wider version of the 2011 Mitsubishi i-Miev, now on sale in Europe and Asia, the.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

A few years ago I picked up an early model 1971 911 T Targa.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2011

Battle of the Titans it ain't. But for the third month in a row, Chevrolet sold more Volt range-extended electric cars than Nissan delivered Leaf plug-ins. During February, Nissan delivered 67 Leaf battery electric hatchbacks, bringing its two-month total to 154. Adding in the 19 delivered in December since the first one went to Olivier Chaloub.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2011

Yaris HSD concept. Click to enlarge. Making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Yaris HSD concept anticipates Toyota’s intention to bring its full hybrid Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) technology to the B-segment, the biggest volume segment in Europe. This marks Toyota’s first downsizing of its HSD technology. The Yaris hybrid will be made in the second half of next year at the Valenciennes plant in Northern France, underlining Toyota’s clear commitment to Europe, said Didier Le

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 3, 2011

There are very few vehicles so instantly recognisable world-wide as Volkswagen’s iconic VW microbus. But while examples of the rear-engined classic have unofficially been receiving electric drivetrain transplants for decades courtesy of electric vehicle devotees, we haven’t seen an official concept combining the two ideas. But at this.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2011

The electrification of the automobile is truly a worldwide phenomenon and now Mitsubishi is expanding sales of the i-MiEV into yet another country. This time it is the Republic of Costa Rica which will welcome the vehicle, predominantly to fleet customers including government affiliates and electric companies. It is the first time the i-MiEV has [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2011

Sweden has, for several years, led the world in per-capita green-car ownership. And it's managed to strengthen economically without increasing industrial carbon emissions. But it's emitting more from its tailpipes. Swedes are driving more—enough to wipe away any the gains from greener cars—and overall vehicle emissions have risen in.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2011

During his keynote speech at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington DC this morning, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) and ARPA-e will partner on two energy storage initiatives. The first is to develop hybrid energy storage modules; the second to fund a grid energy storage study. The hybrid storage modules are intended to provide long-endurance, high energy density materials in small modular and easily scalable packages, Mabus said.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 4, 2011

Of all those that electric cars have to impress, the toughest crowd to crack has to be gearheads. Brought up on a diet of power, speed, noise and passion, it's tough to get into the clean, green and silent world of electric cars. And we should know - here at AllCarsElectric we aren't just electric car enthusiasts, we're nuts about cars in general.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2011

Where we stand: March, 2011 It’s a huge month for Japanese manufacturer Nissan. March marks the UK launch of the company’s first battery powered car, the Nissan LEAF, which is manufactured at its Sunderland plant (see article). However, anyone who thinks that Nissan’s green car efforts are limited to the LEAF alone is very much [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2011

Believe it or not but even a manufacturer of high-performance supercars endowed with V-8 and V-12 engines can be conscious about the environment. Take Ferrari, for example. The Italian marque has used this week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show to present a new version of its stunning 458 Italia supercar equipped with its High Emotion Low Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

A team of chemical engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a new, two-step method for converting algae into butanol. The team, led by assistant professor Jamie Hestekin, first applies acid hydrolysis to dried algae and then begins a two-step process by first converting the resulting sugars into butyric, lactic and acetic acids. The second stage of their process focuses on butyric acid and its conversion into butanol.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 1, 2011

It costs more than most of us earn in a year and comes from a company which only sold 2,711 cars last year, but the Rolls-Royce 102 EX Phantom Experimental Electric unveiled earlier today at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show has taken luxury electric vehicles to a whole new level. Resplendent with a tan leather interior and hand-stitched detailing, the.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2011

British Gas has been named as the preferred supplier of EV recharging points for the Nissan Leaf, which makes its first UK deliveries this month. A deal between the energy giant and the Japanese car maker means that British Gas will supply and install electric car charging points in homes and businesses across the country, [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 1, 2011

If you're in the States, you may be just starting your day. But in Switzerland, the flurry of activity during the first media day at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is at its peak. With record numbers of concept and production-car launches, our team is shooting photos and posting details as fast as they can. Here are some of the earliest, most.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

Amprius has raised $25 million to commercialize next-generation lithium ion batteries leveraging Amprius’ proprietary silicon-based anode technology. ( Earlier post.) Major new investors include IPV Capital (Shanghai, China), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Menlo Park, CA), and Qian Neng Fund (Wuxi, China). Also participating in this round are previous investors Trident Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Dr.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 2, 2011

Ford has been burning the midnight oil for several years now, and its hard work is paying off. The automaker's One Ford philosophy has resulted in a slimmer product lineup, two fewer brands, and a healthy bottom line. Ford also boasts a much spiffier brand image among shoppers these days, thanks in part to the fact that the company avoided taking.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2011

Renault has released some key details about its forthcoming range of electric cars. First, the ambitious French car maker announces the price for its new Twizy electric model, set for launch before the end of the year. Priced from just €6,900 (£5880), the new minimalist Twizy is priced about the same as a three-wheel scooter. [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2011

Competition is heating up in the electric car sector, and the next few years will be a challenging testing ground for startups looking to gain a foothold among consumers as more and more major automakers launch electric and hybrid cars. Some startups have lofty ambitions. Electric car startup Coda said today it aims to sell 50,000 cars by 2015, or.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

People’s Daily. The China Iron and Steel Research Institute Group (CISRI) recently held a press event in Beijing highlighting its successful development of a third generation of automotive steel, intended to significantly decrease vehicle weight and improve crash safety. According to the group, the newly-developed material is expected to be applied commercially in 2014 in China by some automakers, including Beijing Hyundai and FAW-Volkswagen, a major passenger sedan manufacturer jointly ve

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 2, 2011

BMW are developing some of the world's most anticipated electric cars at the moment with the i3 and i8 spearheading the launch of BMW's 'i' brand. The 1-Series based ActiveE is the first pure electric car to eminate from Bavaria since the MINI E, and the production car makes its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The ActiveE is an.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

If you’re looking to save money on your fuel costs then the name “super fuel economy package” is certainly eye-catching – and that’s what you have with the new Ford Focus. The vehicle is certified at 40mpg on the highway and 28mpg city and becomes the fourth in the Ford line-up with an EPA certified [.].

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