Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2023

This will be achieved by gasifying the waste materials and purifying the resulting gas, and then putting them through a fermentation process that transforms the gas into new raw materials. The partners are also contemplating the idea of recycling the metals recovered during the gasifying process and reusing them as raw materials.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

The decision to order tens of thousands of gasoline-powered vehicles for the USPS is wrong on so many levels.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 8, 2023

HEMTs have a layered semiconductor structure that creates a super-narrow region of free electrons, called a two-dimensional electron gas. The KAIST and Swiss teams, reasoned that at cryogenic temperatures the 2D electron gas might carry signals with less resistance than metal.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

Is it a good idea to market an efficiency-focused car around oil dependence when national-average gas prices are headed toward $2.00

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2020

While Mazda seemed to hint that the MX-30 would be exclusively an electric vehicle—or perhaps one with a range extender—the idea of an EV that doesn't have a gas-burning counterpoint that looks nearly the same seems lost on Mazda.

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

Roth again mentioned its customer base in guiding its decision to alter its EV plans or not: This idea of having the luxury of choice in our portfolio is a competitive strength. The post Cadillac balks on plans to go all-EV by 2030, may still offer gas cars for ‘a number of years’ appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 28, 2021

Unlike a gas-powered car, you can’t just refuel it and get back on the road in 5 minutes, but with 125 kW charging, it’s not like you have to wait for 8-10 hours or […]. In a recent press release, Volkswagen shared five things you can do while the ID.4 4 charges at DC fast charge stations.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The oil and gas industry is banking on carbon capture as its “fix” for climate change. The IEA’s new report dispels that idea and offers real solutions. more… The post Large amounts of carbon capture as a solution is an ‘illusion’ – IEA appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 1, 2021

Now a new video is giving us a better idea of how well the vehicle works off-road, which is of course key to the utility of a UTV. At the same time, the Polaris team is also discussing how the electric UTV will outperform gas-powered UTVs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A favorite trope of the “Don’t get me wrong, I love EVs, but…” crowd is the idea that widespread EV adoption will cause the electrical grid to “crash.” Those who follow the industry understand that this concern is overblown, to say the least. Simply scheduling charging for times of low demand (smart charging) can greatly […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) is soliciting ( DE-FOA-0000680 ) ideas for H-Prize topics ( earlier post ) and criteria for advancements that would help to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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IDEA Hydrogen Solar Fuel 218

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2023

With all the bickering and arguing on social media about electric vehicles vs. gas and diesel-powered internal combustion engine cars, trucks, and SUVs, a person might get the idea that electrification of transportation is only for vehicles with wheels.

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IDEA Personal Gas-Electric SUV 136

Teslarati

JULY 5, 2021

Tesla Energy firmly argued against using coal and gas generators to support a proposed low-cost, reliable, secure, and zero-emissions grid in Australia. . First, Tesla is firmly against the idea of extending the life span of existing coal and gas generators. . Two main points were driven in the letter. Credit: Tesla Energy).

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Coal Australia Gas Energy 144

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better. —Pomponi et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

BNSF will begin testing a small number of locomotives using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel later this year. The use of natural gas as a transportation fuel results in the emission of fewer greenhouse gases and particulates than diesel fuel. The idea of using natural gas as fuel in locomotives is not new.

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Plug in America

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s because our car is different because it doesn’t need gas,” Jazmin told her daughter. The burn- off gas that comes out of cars isn’t good for you. Now, Jazmin’s daughter covers her face when she walks around gas cars so she doesn’t breathe in the exhaust. There were too many surprises with a gas car.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2013

Sometimes the best ideas are also the simplest. That was our first thought on seeing one gas-saving idea from nothing less than an oil company in South Korea.

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Oil South Korea Gas Companies 145

Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 29, 2011

Electric cars don't use any gas (except for the Chevy Volt), but now legislators in three states, including mine, are trying to figure out how to make up the money they're going to lose on the gas tax we're not paying. Their idea for figuring out how to tax you for miles driven?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2015

The Audi e-gas plant in the city of Werlte in Lower Saxony ( earlier post ) produces CO 2 neutral-fuel (synthetic methane from water, renewable electricity and CO 2 ); it now also contributes toward stabilizing the public power grid. This therefore considerably increases the overall efficiency of the Power-to-Gas/biogas plant.

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Grid Audi Gas Market 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Portantino (D-25) and Josh Newman (D-29) introduced Senate Bill 301 , a bill sponsored by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), to create a financial rebate program for converting gas and diesel-powered motor vehicles into zero-emissions-vehicles (ZEVs).

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Conversion California Convert Affordable 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2020

We’ve developed a better onboard storage method for hydrogen and methane gas for next-generation clean energy vehicles. The new materials also could be a breakthrough for the gas storage industry at large, Farha said, because many industries and applications require the use of compressed gases such as oxygen, hydrogen, methane and others.

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Hydrogen Vehicles Li-ion Gas 410

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

CREATE will collect outside-the-box ideas from businesses, laboratories, and universities for a wide range of energy technologies, so we can pursue as many energy solutions as possible. ARPA-E’s mission is to support high-impact, potentially transformative energy solutions, and we like to look at a variety of options to solve a problem.

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Energy IDEA Concept Universal 170

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

It sounds like an intriguing idea: Make diesel fuel from air rather than fossil-fuel petroleum. Better yet, make it from carbon dioxide--the greenhouse gas whose concentration in the atmosphere has risen precipitously since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Diesel fuel, after all, is a hydrocarbon chain.

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IDEA Diesel Fuel Energy 60

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Indeed, much of Big Oil's reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leans on the so-called natural gas bridge.

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Oil Renewable Wind Gas-Electric 418

Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. On the other hand, if there’s an issue at a gas pump that appears operational, it might run a little slower, but it typically won’t shut down completely, rendered inoperable. A group of U.S.

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Charging Re-Charge Maintenance IDEA 52

InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

There's a lot to consider when switching from a gas car to an EV for the first time, so perhaps leasing one for a month is a wise idea.

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Buy IDEA Gas Tesla 98

Electrek

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

General Motors (GM) may have a trick up its sleeve to take on Ford’s iconic Bronco, and it’s not a gas-powered one. Instead, GM president Mark Reuss recently alluded to the idea of an electric 4×4. more… The post Is GM planning to take on the Bronco with an electric 4×4? appeared first on Electrek.

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GM General Motors IDEA Gas-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

idea Solutions Design, and JB Mechanical to integrate and install a commercial 1000 Watt Atrex Energy fuel cell power generator fueled with compressed natural gas in an all-electric Polaris Ranger ATV. The project was supported by a $146,283 Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) from the California Energy Commission.

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Gas-Electric Energy Gas Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK) has won its first major order for its new generation of dry gas-lubricated automotive seals—a first in the automotive market. The low viscosity in the gas film leads to a friction close to zero.

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Engine Gas Production North America 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The study found the two greatest opportunities to reduce community greenhouse gas emissions existed in ridership increases and reduction of fleet vehicle emissions. It focused on projects to make local transportation more efficient and sustainable, examining physical infrastructure and soliciting design ideas for transit stations.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 3, 2024

EV buyers don’t pay gas taxes, slashing millions out of state highway budgets and making it hard to afford planned improvements. New Jersey isn’t the only state that has tossed around ideas for extra taxes on electric buyers, but the move could put a dent in the already bumpy road EVs face.

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New Jersey Tax Affordable IDEA 112

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

For the idea of artificial photosynthesis, which is behind the Rheticus experimental facility, the researchers took nature as a model. This synthesis gas is used by special microorganisms to produce specialty chemicals, initially for research purposes. These are starting materials for special plastics or food supplements, for example.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2013

From the ashes of an old gas station flies the phoenix of electric charging for all. If you excuse the confused metaphor, that''s essentially the idea behind an electric car charging plaza proposal in Encinitas, California.

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San Diego Gas-Electric Gas Phoenix 135

EV Life

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The CEC is proud to support these 28 companies who aim to bring new energy solutions from ideas to game-changing innovations that boost the state’s economic recovery and provide benefits to ratepayers,” said Janea A. EV Life was selected from a competitive pool of over 200 startups based in California. Scott, Vice-Chair of the CEC.

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Financing Grant Gas-Electric California 98

The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

Perhaps some S-Class owners, or Lexus LS owners, or.you get the idea. Perhaps it's both -- it's not mutually exclusive for the owner of an attention-getting car to both enjoy being noticed and still feel a little guilty about standing out and/or harming the environment (maybe the car is a gas-guzzler). This is an easy one.

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Bentley Lexus IDEA Buy 97

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

The focus is on the impacts on China’s energy system and GDP growth, and on global climate indicators such as greenhouse gas concentrations, radiative forcing, and global temperature change. The researchers argue for a global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax that spreads the burden of responsibility. we’re really being left behind.”.

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Climate Change MIT Climate Tax 324

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Researchers from Newcastle University in the UK have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to capture carbon dioxide using hydrogen gas to convert it into formic acid. The bacteria grew under gas pressure and generated formic acid from the CO 2 , said Dr. Sargent. We wanted to try this in the lab.”.

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