Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Originally powered entirely by diesel, the Mercedes-Benz engine has been adapted by the Hardstaff Group ( earlier post ) to run for 60-80% of the time on low-carbon biomethane. The Hardstaff OIGI (Oil Ignition Gas Injection) is a dual-fuel system developed to substitute natural gas for diesel in light- and heavy-duty engines.

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Emissions Fuel Conversion Cleaner 246

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) is part of a consortium working on a £2.8-million Combining all these elements together, Smith’s engineers believe they can improve the range of its electric vans by up to 20 miles (about 20%) on a full battery charge. Tanfield is part of a consortium that has secured £1.4m million (US$4.6-million)

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

billion worldwide—by 2050, this may not be achievable through improvements to the traditional internal combustion engine or alternative fuels: the traditional combustion engine is expected to improve by 30%, so achieving full decarbonisation is not possible through efficiency alone. Wind : Nordex.

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug 244