Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

This year, the company will release between 30 to 50 fleet trials, Ashton told Green Car Congress , using the 2012 system. XL Hybrids was founded by MIT alumni and is based in Boston. Our own components have a 3 year, 75,000 mile hybrid system warranty. —Justin Ashton. kWh, Ashton said. Both the 2.0

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JUNE 29, 2010

According to a major new interim report from MIT, natural gas has a leading role to play in reducing harmful emissions primarily by replacing old, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined cycle gas generation. Indeed [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University and MIT believe they have developed a new solid-state polymer electrolyte for use in electrochemical devices including fuel cells and batteries. The major potential advantage of such a system is that it would produce electrolytes that can firmly bond to the fuel cell electrodes on either side.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

At the recent ARPA-E Energy Summit in Washington DC, Green Car Congress had a chance to talk with Dr. Deepak Srivastava, NanoeXa CTO. One of the exhibits at the ARPA-E summit presented The Materials Genome from the Ceder Group at MIT.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2011

Reports by the MIT and the IEA offer differing views. The MIT report is focused on the US and concludes that natural gas use in the transportation sector is likely to increase. Just what role will natural gas play as a transportation fuel in the future? While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2011

Biofuel use can result in higher emissions levels than traditional aviation fuel-that is the conclusion of a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of tiny solar cell which mimics the process that plants take in capturing solar energy. Tags: Green credentials damage energy mit repair solar solar cells.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2012

Just take a look at the latest staggering figures published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology as part of research by MIT. Ever wondered why we’re making such a big deal about reducing transport emissions (pictured) in the UK? It reports that UK combustion emissions of PM2.5 are causing up to 13,000 premature [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 28, 2012

A carbon tax in the USA has always been a controversial concept: but now a report from the MIT suggests it could be the key to reducing the country’s deficit and making significant emissions savings. Its report, entitled Carbon Tax Revenue and the Budget Deficit: A Win-Win-Win Solution?, calculates the impact a carbon tax of [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2010

An MIT-led team has designed an aeroplane that is estimated to use around 70 per cent less fuel than current planes. Tags: Green credentials Latest news aeroplane emissions aeroplane fuels aeroplanes airplane emissions airplane fuels airplanes D-series engines mit N+3 plane fuels.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2012

A folding electric car first designed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is to go on sale in Europe with prices expected to be in the region of €13,000 ($16,000 US dollars) according to PSFK. Exact production levels are not known, but prototype models of the new Hiriko Fold car are already [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 12, 2012

That’s the verdict of a new study by the University of Cambridge (logo, pictured), Stanford University and MIT. If Europe is to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for 2050, then it is going to have to make a series of policy interventions. It reports that even if widespread adoption of the most promising [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

That’s the verdict of a study by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, MIT and Synthetic Genomics in the paper Environmental Science and Technology. It appears that algal biofuels could be a legitimate solution in the efforts to combat lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2011

It may sound bizarre, but researchers at MIT believe they have developed algorithms that can accurately estimate driver behaviour at junctions (also known as ‘intersections’) – including whether or not a car is likely to run a red light.

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Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2012

That’s the verdict of two professors from UC Davis and MIT. Ethanol production is not responsible for the decrease in petrol (gasoline) prices – despite recent claims from the US Secretary of Agriculture and the Renewable Fuel Association. Recently it was claimed that ethanol production had helped to lower petrol prices by $0.89

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2011

Scientists think a newly developed approach to battery design could one day enable them to produce batteries for electric cars which are as quick to ‘refuel’ as conventional combustion cars.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

As part of its efforts to increase fuel economy, General Motors has teamed up with researchers from MIT to develop a tool aimed at estimating secondary mass savings in the vehicle design process. In a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, it reveals that secondary mass savings may be achieved in [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 13, 2010

A team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel new way to produce hydrogen fuel using modified viruses to mimic the process of photosynthesis. Tags: Hydrogen fuel fuel hydrogen mit nanotechnology photosynthesis solar virus.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

With the Plug-in Car Grants (PICGs) set to expand to vans and light commercial vehicles (see story)-PIVGs as the will be known-electric vehicles look like they could ever more creep into the business sector. A new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests that electric [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2012

That’s because XL Hybrids plans to fit the vehicle with its hybrid technology as part of the 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Conference Energy Showcase event, which takes place on March 16. The Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo van will soon get a makeover – a hybrid makeover.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2012

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new kind of solar cell that can use almost the entire range of the sunlight’s energy to generate [.]. The use of solar panels has grown phenomenally thanks to the development of compact and efficient new solar systems, but the next generation could be even better.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Many companies may dismiss electric vehicles (EVs) as being too pricey but a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests that many businesses could quickly recoup the initial extra outlay in an EV’s reduced running costs.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2012

Harder road surfaces could be a secret to boosting the fuel economy of cars, according to a new study. Civil engineers at the Massachusetts Institute Technology (MIT) used computer modelling to show how the use of stiffer road surfaces could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3 per cent-a saving that could add [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 24, 2011

Developed and patented by MIT, MuCell involves the highly controlled use of a gas such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen during its [.]. As it bids to lower fuel consumption across its vehicle range, Ford is now investigating the use of the MuCell microcellular foam injection moulding process to potentially reduce the weight of its vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2012

Lead is still pervasive in the environment despite the slow phasing out of leaded fuels, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Leaded petrol has long been banned in many countries, after it was linked to neurological and cardiovascular illnesses.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 20, 2012

The US has enough capacity to store at least a century’s worth of its carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power stations in underground saline aquifers, according to new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2012

A prototype electric car which can fold itself up to save parking room has been revealed today by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2011

Using smartphone technology could help drivers cut fuel consumption by more than 20 per cent, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 4, 2012

Improvements in the fuel economy of cars is being hindered by the increasing weight and power of cars according to new research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

MIT and smart intersections. Ford has an ongoing research partnership with MIT in a number of areas, including safety. One of MIT’s projects includes work on a “smart intersection” to reduce collisions. Ford hosted Green Car Congress at the Forward with Ford event in June.).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2010

A new technology start-up believes it holds the secret to reducing the cost of electric car batteries by as much as 85 per cent. Led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Yet-Miang Chiang, the new firm is set to develop new [.]. Tags: Electric cars 24M Technologies A123 Systems batteries.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

A shocking study by a team from the University of Cambridge and MIT is attributing an incredible 8,000 premature mortalities a year to aircraft cruise emissions.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

This is despite the fact that Chu, in an interview with MIT Technology Review, stated that “four miracles&# would be required for fuel cells to become viable: relating to their durability and cost; production; storage; and distribution infrastructure. Leave a comment below with your thoughts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [ 24 ] Texas A&M-led team identifies synthetic hydrocarbon pathway in green alga B. braunii - Green Car Congress 07 April 2016. [ MIT News 15 Jan 2015. [ | Greentech Media 12 May 2015. [ 27 ] Watson, Grant and Andrew A.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2011

Algae has often been mooted as a solution for the search for an abundant and clean fuel source. Scientists are already extensively researching using it as a biofuel, extracting oil from it for use in combustion engine vehicles. But algae could also be used to produce hydrogen as a fuel as like many common water-dwelling [.].

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. – March 15, Green Car Reports. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia. Batteries and Charging.

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APRIL 21, 2009

"Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). Marketwatch ). Its not lack of desire.

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