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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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A new study by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) concludes that a high-pressure, scalable, intra-city hydrogen pipeline system could improve the economics and logistics of hydrogen delivery, making it potentially cost-competitive with gasoline. kg—approximately equivalent to a gasoline cost of $2.7/gal

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Honda R&D installs hydrogen refueling station for field validation of new MC Fill dynamic fast-fill protocol

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Derived from two key values in a heat transfer equation—“M” for mass and “C” for specific heat—the MC Fill name refers to the heat capacity of the hydrogen storage system and represents the capability of the system to absorb the heat that is generated during fueling. —Steve Mathison. Earlier post.)

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Toyota to form hydrogen gasoline cells in Kentucky in December

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The ramp up, albeit at petite volumes, is a part of Toyota’s push to jump-start the worldwide marketplace for gasoline mobile era by means of feeding call for for business vehicles. The programs that might be made in Kentucky are according to the similar era worn within the Mirai gasoline mobile sedan. of the overall.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

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After all, it takes someone who refers to his Prius as “the gas guzzler&# and his Culver City, Calif., For his sequel, Paine’s been gauging the mood at the now-much-gloomier GM headquarters, visiting geothermal-powered and EV-friendly Iceland, and test driving his brand new Tesla in Los Angeles. And he was right.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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Charged : Does the bill refer to both of those options or does it leave it open? I think we have 22 or 24 buses in the San Diego area, and we have another deployment underway in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where we are initially deploying 24 as well. Gregory Poilasne: The bill is agnostic.

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2014 Honda Accord PHEV EPA-certified at 115 MPGe, on sale 15 Jan with MSRP of $39,780; LEV3/SULEV20 compliance

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Although Honda’s presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show was dominated by the debut of the 2013 Civic, the company also announced that the 2014 Accord Plug-In Hybrid, featuring Honda’s new two-motor system ( earlier post ) earned an EPA-certified 115 MPGe rating and will go on sale in New York and California on 15 January with an MSRP of $39,780.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. As a gasoline technology, HCCI provides the fuel economy benefits of lean burn without requiring additional NO x after treatment. Click to enlarge. With CAFE’s renewed emphasis on fuel economy, from 26 mpg in 2010 to 35.5

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