Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2018

The level of compliance by shippers has been widely viewed as the one of the greatest uncertainties surrounding the implementation of the IMO’s new marine fuel regulations, and the compliance level has a significant weighting on projections for refined fuel prices, spreads and margins during the IMO 2020 disruption period,IHS Markit said.

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EV Report

APRIL 30, 2020

Americans still love their air-polluting and smog-producing gas guzzlers. Most people do know and feel that if we drive electric cars we could reduce the consumption of oil and could reduce pollution. It is seen only one third is taking step to buy at any point of time. Some are still not yet sure to make a plunge in purchase.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

Electrification will also reduce oil dependence, providing foreign policy benefits and the potential to reduce real oil prices and oil price volatility. pollution, noise) to allow less energy-intensive building and community design. Vehicle technologies. —Deutch and Moniz.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

The outlook reflects increased use of LNG in markets outside of North America, strong domestic natural gas production, reduced pipeline imports and increased pipeline exports, and relatively low natural gas prices in the United States compared to other global markets. Use of renewable fuels and natural gas for electric power generation rises.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 29, 2021

One of the main reasons which limit the mass adaption of electric cars or EVs is its price difference in comparison with its IC engine counterpart. The price parity of electric cars and internal combustion engines is seen as a significant achievement in the world’s transformation away from fossil fuels. Tesla Electric Car.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Volatility hurts us too, for as we’ve learned the price of oil can rise sharply in a short period of time. This means our economic stability is at stake because of our reliance on oil. In fact, four of the last five recessions were started by an oil price spike. [

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2009

World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe) per day, according to a Worldwatch Institute analysis. Energy prices reflected this shift: oil peaked at $144 per barrel in July, then fell to $34 per barrel in December. Oil production reached 10.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

The report, “ Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 ”, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices. Source: IRENA. Click to enlarge. —Adnan Z. kWh in Africa.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. The move towards a plug-in electric vehicle market also generates large savings in greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions. Future costs have been discounted at 7%. Source: AECOM. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2016

The latter powertrain technologies also offer the advantage of zero pollutant emissions. The reference case predicts, within two different scenarios for oil price development and battery technology progress, an expected market development for each technology under the current regulatory framework.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2011

However, consumers’ willingness to purchase flex-fuel vehicles and use E85 instead of lower blends of ethanol in their vehicles will likely depend on the price of ethanol and their attitude toward biofuels. If competition for bioenergy feedstocks intensifies because of low supply, the price will likely increase.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Foremost among those findings is that a quantity-based biofuel mandate is superior to a price-based consumption subsidy. Other findings from the study include: Ethanol policy can have a substantial impact on corn prices. However, production costs of US corn-ethanol are very high.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Biofuels production has had mixed effects on US agriculture with respect to land use, crop selection, livestock production, rural economies, and food prices, the report found. Unless crude oil prices rise significantly, GAO found, the VEETC is not expected to stimulate ethanol consumption beyond the level the RFS.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV GL expects LNG uptake to grow quickly in the next 5 to 10 years, first on relatively small ships operating in areas with developed gas bunkering infrastructure, where LNG prices are competitive to HFO (heavy fuel oil) prices. Ship electrification and renewables. —“Alternative Fuels For Shipping”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

Fourth, CO 2 prices as high as 100 $/t do not provide sufficient incentive for vehicle electrification. In their analysis, the authors examined the effect of 5 factors on EDV deployment: crude oil and natural gas prices; a federal CO 2 policy; a federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS); and EDV battery cost.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Fossil fuel subsidies amount to little more than an incentive to pollute and as such are “public enemy number one to sustainable development” Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency said at the European Wind Energy Association’s (EWEA) recent annual conference.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2011

The awards recognize pioneering chemical technologies developed by leading researchers and industrial innovators who are making significant contributions to pollution prevention in the United States. Genomatica expects Bio-BDO to be competitive at oil prices of $45 per barrel or at natural gas prices of $3.50

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Plug In Partners

JULY 7, 2006

The next hurricane that slams into the Gulf Coast could send prices up at the pump again. But the next car bomb that successfully explodes at a major Saudi oil facility could send fuel pump prices above $5 or $6 per gallon. Plug-ins could make a big dent in global warming pollution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

However, consumer demand for PEVs is quite uncertain and, barring another global spike in oil prices, may be limited to a minor percentage of new vehicle purchasers (e.g., Automakers could ramp up PEV production if consumer demand proves to be larger than expected. Long-Term R&D Commitments.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

And, by reducing dependence on foreign oil imports, AVTA will no longer be subject to oil price volatility for its bus fleet—helping to create greater stability for budget forecasting for the fleet manager. Emissions Reductions: AVTA’s all-electric fleet will provide elimination of CO 2 , NO x , PM 10 and PM 2.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Known as the ‘food versus fuel’ debate, some experts believe that placing energy markets in competition with food markets for arable land will result in higher food prices. Biofuels are generally accepted to improve net carbon output, even when local air pollution from the production of biodiesel is taken into account.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

customers $600 a month to lease.Honda hasn’t revealed its production price. Fuel Cells Fuel cells create electricity in a chemical process thatcombines hydrogen and oxygen, emitting only water vapor.California, which requires big automakers to sell some non-polluting vehicles, rates Clarity a “zero-emission vehicle.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2013

In a June speech at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama said that the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would only be built if the project “ does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.” ( Earlier post.). Future price volatility is to be expected.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As oil prices fall, "the push for new energy technologies isbeing shoved aside by the nations other economic woes," Grove said. Add our RSS Feed to your favorite feed reader. Unfortunately, battery production is currently dominated by overseas consumer electronics manufacturers, not U.S. automakers.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

The best thing about the Nissan is the expected price range of $25K- $34K. Perhaps he knows how good it feels to drive a quiet, powerful car that doesn’t pollute. Pricing isn’t set. Oil vs. electrons. But Ghosn thinks rising oil prices will tilt the economics in favor of electrons. billion.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

While priced dearly at $100,000 for the first 100 vehicles, the car’s specs are so impressive and the company so well capitalized that it received prominent coverage across the nation, including the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. Oil prices peaked once again at over $75 a barrel. Not Dead Yet” indeed.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 22, 2023

Washington has officially managed to surpass California as the state with the highest fuel prices and looks as though it’s on track to compete for that dubious honor indefinitely.& Washington’s fuel pricing isn’t a matter of it being isolated in the middle of the ocean.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

There is no pollution to speak of with these plants. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Yes, tankers of dirty, expensive oil are brought in and boatloads of money are shipped back to the oil companies.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Just as wireless service providers offer smartphones at discounted prices, Project Better Place will offer discounted electric vehicles with usage pricing plans. 1) Nurture My Body (1) OESX (1) OIL ETN (1) OTCBB:PPRW (1) Oasys (1) Ocean Dead Zones (1) PLX Devices (1) PNE3.DE 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SZ (1) 6753.T

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Speaking at a Press conference Menendez highlighted the problems of 2008 as an indicator of the problems that wild fluctuations in oil prices can cause, as well as the obvious problems that pollutants from dirty fuels cause for the environment.

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