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AUGUST 5, 2013

The issue has been examined by researchers from the University of Michigan in the ACS journal Environmental S[.]. Latest News Green cars Electric cars Hybrid cars'

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The University of Virginia has revealed the answer for algae biofuels produced from hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). Its study suggests that lifecycle emissions can be reduced from 50-70 per cent compared to petrol fuel[.]. Latest News Green cars Biofuels'

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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.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

According to a study conducted by both the school of engineering and the department of medicine at the University of Vermont, biodiesel can reduce the total particle mass of[.]. Latest News Green cars Biofuels'

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MAY 2, 2012

According to a study by the University of Oxford (logo, pictured), there needs to be policy support, industry investment and wide changes in consumer behaviour. What will it take for an electric vehicle revolution to occur on our roads?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Fast charging electric cars might not be as bad for their lithium ion battery packs as first feared according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University and the Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences (SIMES) found that the benefits of slow draining and charging compared to r[.]. Electric cars'

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JULY 20, 2010

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory believe they have the answer. Just what effect could widespread use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have on emission levels?

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JULY 31, 2012

A study by researchers from the University of Colorado, the University of Minnesota, NASA Ames Research Centre and the National Centre for Atmospheric Research has revealed their impact. The study, published as part of the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, highlights [.].

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

A new study from the University of Minnesota, University of Tennessee and Tsinghua University investigates. NOx and HC – from conventional vehicles and electric vehicles, including electric cars, light scooters and bicycles. The study was partly motivated by the rise in popularity [.].

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Levels of a chemical linked to ground-level ozone could actually worsen by producing more biofuels and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a new study suggests.

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MAY 27, 2014

Scooters can produce thousands of times more pollution than even large lorries, according to a new study from the Paul Scherrer Institute. Even idling scooters can emit huge quantities of smog-causing ‘organic aerosols’ according to the researchers, including some from the University of Cambridge,[.]. Green credentials'

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Ford is to study robotic communications in space to help it develop connected car communications which could some day lead to reduce traffic congestion and prevent accidents. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia, the carmaker will anal[.]. As part of a three-year research partnership with St.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

A new study from the North Carolina State University suggests that the use of electric passenger cars in the US would not significantly reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide or nitrogen oxides by 2050. Electric cars'

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Hybrid cars are a status symbol for many older drivers according to new research, with consumers willing to pay extra to go green. According to a new study by Baylor University in Texas, USA, older consumers are interested in buying hybrid cars because they are a visible display of their environment[.].

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

An optimisation model has been constructed by Carnegie Mellon University in a bid to determine the optimal vehicle design and allocation of plug-in hybrids to minimise lifecycle cost, emissions and fuel consumption. The study found that while a fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with universal electric range (i.e.

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JUNE 28, 2010

The University of Alberta asked that question when studying the factors that influence neighbourhood development. Tags: Green credentials Latest news do we want to walk Green cars University of Alberta walkable neighbourhoods walking will we walk. Those replying appeared to have mixed [.].

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

It may be an aggressive prediction – but a report by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is suggesting that 90 per cent of vehicle fleets in the USA, China, Western Europe, Brazil and Japan could be running on alternative powertrain/fuels by 2050.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Amid all the various new technologies and alternative fuels that have been thrust on the motoring world in recent years as alternatives to regular petrol (gasoline) powered vehicles, it appears that hybrid cars are still the most cost effective solution.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

According to new research from the University of California-Santa Barbara, photovoltaic panels are a much more efficient method of producing clean, renewable fuel compared to [.].

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JUNE 14, 2010

The California Centre for Sustainable Energy is leading a research study into using electric vehicle batteries as household electric storage devices after receiving a grant for $992,000 from the University of California. The grant was awarded by the Plug-in Hybrid [.].

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Frank (email: afrank@efficientdrivetrains.com) Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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MAY 6, 2010

A study by researchers from the US Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma has found biodiesel is susceptible to biological degradation from anaerobic bacteria – much more so than traditional hydrocarbons. Could biodiesel be prone to biological degradation? As these [.].

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AUGUST 24, 2009

A study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests that Canadian government programmes that offer rebates to hybrid car buyers are failing to offer the environmental benefits commensurate with the cost. What do you make of these findings? Leave a comment below with your thoughts.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

According to the team at Carnegie Mellon University the net emissions from the use of plug-in vehicles depends primarily on the efficiency of the entire vehicle fleet, charging strategy, battery pack [.].

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JUNE 23, 2009

How will Detroit get out of its financial crisis - with a broad, deep, fast change and a focus on fuel economy, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Tags: Green cars Latest news Detroit fuel economy University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

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JUNE 28, 2009

Researchers at Zhengzhou University have shown enhanced production of hydrogen from pre-treated corn stalk biomass by mixed culture using manure from the lesser panda as a source of the hydrogen producing bacteria. ml/g-TS h -1 ) were obtained at pH 5.5, 36 °C by treating a substrate of 15 g/L.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Researchers from Ford were originally approached with the wheat straw based plastics by the University of Waterloo in Ontario as part of the Ontario BioCar Initiative – a multi-university study.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Hybrid car drivers are extremely happy with their choice of car and are highly likely to choose a hybrid model again, according to new research in the US. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan has revealed that 83 per cent of current hybrid owners plan to buy a hybrid for [.].

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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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MAY 17, 2010

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered a way to reduce the fire risk associated with lithium-ion batteries. According to experts at the university, they have developed a simple and accurate way of ‘seeing’ chemistry in action inside the battery to enable them to study how these batteries behave under different conditions.

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JULY 28, 2009

According to a study by electrical engineers at the University of Calgary, a large-scale deployment of PHEVs across the province could lead to a 40-90 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases and also prompt a major boost to the wind power industry. Cars would then be charged outside peak hours to avoid overloading the grid.

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MAY 10, 2009

That’s the conclusion of a new lifecycle assessment by University of California, Merced, Assistant Professor Elliott Campbell; Christopher Field of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Energy; and David Lobell of Stanford University.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

A study of an oil sands field in Alberta, Canada has revealed that officially reported emissions of certain hazardous air pollutants have been greatly underestimated by as much as two or three times. Using a new comprehensive modelling assessment, scientists at the University of Toronto studied th[.]. Green credentials'

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

When you think of air pollution, you often think of power stations, industrial plants and traffic fumes, but a new study in the US suggests that commercial cooking is also another major source of air pollution.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Maintenance and repairs for electric vehicles will be around 35 per cent less than a comparable petrol or diesel vehicle, according to a study conducted by the Institute for Automotive Research (IFA) at the Nürtingen–Geislingen University in [.].

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APRIL 28, 2009

Representatives from Aalborg University in Denmark and the Illinois Institute of Technology presented a paper on the work at the SAE 2009 World Congress. During the course of the study, the researchers were able to connect the battery pack and ultracapacitor in parallel to the DC link using bi-directional two quadrant buck-boost converters.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Michael Riediker from the Institute for Work and Health in Lausanne, Switzerland, along with Barbara Rothen-Ruthishauser and Peter Gehr from the University of Bern, Switzerland, worked with researchers to study the effects of brake particles on cultured lung cells placed in a chamber close to the axle of the car. .

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