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Argonne study finds rare earth supply disruptions can have long-range impacts

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2021

In a new study, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory highlighted which rare earth elements may be particularly vulnerable to disruptions such as mine shutdowns. A range of devices and machines rely on rare earth elements that are mined and refined largely in China. Riddle et al.

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Forget range anxiety: Study suggests non-EV drivers underestimate capabilities

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2022

Between longer-range EVs and increased charging infrastructure, the reasons for range anxiety are decreasing. But not everyone believes that, according to a new University of Geneva study.

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ZeroAvia, MHIRJ 1st phase technical study confirms feasibility of hydrogen-electric CRJ aircraft

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

As part of the initial technical study conducted alongside Type Certificate holder MHIRJ over the last year, an initial entry-point for a CRJ 700 retrofit with ZeroAvia’s ZA 2000RJ powertrain—confirming maximum takeoff weight, center of gravity and structural allowances—has been identified. Earlier post.)

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Hydrogen Electric Electrical Fuel

Tesla range not degraded by frequent fast-charging, study finds

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2023

That isn't necessarily the case, a new study has found. Recurrent, which produces battery health reports for used EVs, studied fast-charging on over 12,500 Tesla vehicles in the U.S. DC fast charging makes EV road trips practical, but owners are cautioned that frequent fast-charging can also cause battery degradation.

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Alumobility study: aluminum top hat provides automakers a lighter, sustainable alternative

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Further, the aluminum top hat can meet or exceed performance criteria while using the same package space as steel, offering an opportunity for weight savings that translates into improved fuel economy and lower emissions on an internal combustion engine vehicle, or greater performance and range or reduced battery size for electric vehicles.

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Forget range anxiety: Study suggests EV drivers chronically underestimate their battery

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2022

Between longer-range EVs and increased charging infrastructure, the reasons for range anxiety are decreasing. But not everyone believes that, according to a new University of Geneva study.

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Study: diluting high concentration electrolytes can improve cycling of Li-metal batteries over a wide range of temperatures

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Researchers from DGIST (Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea) have demonstrated lithium metal battery cycling over a wide range of temperatures (2-60°C) by adopting a new dilution technique for high concentration electrolytes. —Prof Hongkyung Lee. Park et al.

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Li-ion Range Batteries Battery

Argonne study shows range of GHG reductions for electrofuel Fischer-Tropsch; up to 108% reduction

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2021

This study highlights the sensitivity of the carbon intensity of FT fuels to the system boundary selection (i.e., The authors modeled the FT fuel synthesis process using Aspen Plus, which showed that 45% of the carbon in CO 2 can be fixed in the FT fuel, with a fuel production energy efficiency of 58%.

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Aspen Range Fuel Wind

Study finds coal trains add significant amount of PM2.5 pollution in urban areas

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution to urban areas—more so than other freight or passenger trains— according to a study conducted in Richmond, California, by the University of California, Davis. The results indicate coal trains add on average 8.32

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Coal Pollution Davis San Francisco

Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2023

—Lead author Dr Luke Western, a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and researcher at the NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) The international study was conducted by a team of scientists from the UK, US, Switzerland, Australia, and Germany. CFCs are chemicals known to destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer.

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Ozone Emissions Global Switzerland

You Need Way Less EV Range Than You Think: Study

InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Data from thousands of EVs shows the average daily driving distance is a small percentage of the EPA range of most EVs.

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Study: EV charge times and cost may be holding shoppers back

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 29, 2024

car shoppers as range, a Deloitte study published earlier this month found. The reasons why EVs might not click for all car shoppers are evolving—and it's no longer simply a matter of whether an EV will go far enough on a charge. Cost and the time needed to charge are now nearly as important to U.S.

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New studies indicate that battery-electric aircraft with 800 km range could be practical – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

It simply takes a lot more energy to keep an aircraft aloft than it does to propel a vehicle along a road, and every additional pound of battery weight takes a steep toll on an e-aircraft’s range and/or payload. Key innovations include foldable wing tips and battery packs that can be incorporated into the wings (as fuel tanks are today).

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Gentherm, GM study shows microclimate comfort system increases driving range of electric vehicles

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

A study by Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, and General Motors has shown that Gentherm’s ClimateSense microclimate thermal comfort system significantly increases driving range and energy savings in electric vehicles. —,Phil Eyler, President and CEO of Gentherm.

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Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

A study by three French institutes—Ifremer, the University of Bordeaux and the IRD (a public research institution)—has found that the surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulose fibers as it is by microplastics. Cellulose fibers are present in virtually all the samples collected (92.5%

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Nikkei study finds Toyota with huge lead in solid-state battery patents

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2022

The study looked at applications turned in between 2000 through the end of March from 10 countries and territories. The study found that Toyota Motor is by far the leading holder of solid-state battery patents with 1,331 known patents. Panasonic Holdings is a distant second with 445 patents.

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CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. In the past decade, average EV efficiency has increased by 15%, while average range has increased by about 200%.

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UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, according to a study on three states from the University of California, Davis. A mountain lion from the Santa Ana range in California approaches a road. Before stay-at-home orders, 8.4 Before stay-at-home orders, 8.7

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New Emissions Analytics study suggests pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

In early 2020, UK-based independent testing firm Emissions Analytics published a study claiming that tire particulate wear emissions were 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions ( earlier post ). Cutting off at 23 nm avoids these ‘semi-volatiles’, whereas 6 nm is a much more comprehensive range. This shows that 13.4

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MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2021

Now, a study by a team from MIT’s Materials Systems Laboratory, with support from Ford, provides insight into how electrification is changing vehicle composition and how that change is driving supply risk vulnerability. Modern automobiles are built with more than 2,000 different compounds comprising 76 different elements.

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2023

In a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), an international team of researchers developed a novel way to store energy by transporting sand into abandoned underground mines. Other energy storage methods, such as batteries, lose energy via self-discharge over long periods.

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Energy Storage Energy Renewable Store

Study finds running a hydrogen plane could be cheaper than traditional aircraft by 2035; requires correct policies and incentives

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2023

An economic study by research group Steer, and commissioned by T&E, looked at future operating costs of hydrogen planes on intra-European flights and found that they could be an efficient, cost competitive technology to decarbonize the sector, provided kerosene is taxed adequately. (If GJ—approximately €0.37/L.)

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NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

While most people picture semi-trucks carrying heavy loads over long highways, data collected by the US Census Bureau suggests that nearly 80% of heavy-duty trucks operate primarily within a 200-mile range. This study shows that charging requirements could be met at power levels in line with current light-duty charging technology (?

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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JULY 20, 2021

million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury. Their study appears in Global Change Biology. By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs (feral swine), are releasing around 4.9 Feral swine have been reported in at least 35 states.

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Study finds global tipping points for EVs: 31-minute charging, 291 miles of range, $36,000

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2020

To achieve mass adoption, the average electric car will need to offer 31-minute charging, 291 miles of range, and a base price of $36,000. Those three factors comprise a global tipping point for EVs, according to a new study commissioned by oil company Castrol, which is looking to sell so-called "e-fluid" lubricants for EVs.

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Miles Global Range Charging

270 miles of EV range was the US-market midpoint in 2023

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2024

Is 270 miles enough of a rated range in a new electric vehicle? As the Department of Energy pointed out this past week, 270 miles was the median rated range for new 2023-model-year EVs. Meanwhile, the top EV range rating was once again earned by Lucid—for a version of the 2023 Lucid Air Grand Touring.

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Miles Range Market Electric Vehicles

Study: Heated surfaces could help boost range in some EVs

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In cold weather, energy needed to heat vehicle interiors can negatively impact EV range. Ford claims its engineers have found a solution—for delivery vehicles, at least.

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

The lower and higher limits of each range are results for base and premium models, respectively. As consumers migrate from ICEVs and HEVs to BEVs, accounting for these spatiotemporal factors and the wide range of available vehicle classes is an important consideration for electric vehicle deployment, operation, policymaking, and planning.

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Light Gas Ford Vehicles

Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ipsos’ new 2020 Global Mobility Navigator Study, focusing on Electrification, found global interest remained on par with the numbers from 2019. However, the study reveals there has been an increase in interest in the US and Chinese markets. Source: Ipsos. A growing consumer awareness led to an increased desire to have them in vehicles.

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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

An even more intense “megadrought” hit the region around 1,800 years ago, according to a new study published in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters. The new study used tree-ring data and other climate records to identify a drought period unmatched in severity by the current drought or other ancient droughts.

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Colorado Water Climate Arizona

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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These EVs best preserve their cold-weather driving range

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cold weather affects the range of each EV model differently, but a new report found that some perform better than others. Recurrent creates battery health reports for used EVs, and has used the same data to study cold-weather range loss.

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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

The Continental Mobility Study 2020 shows that enthusiasm for electric cars is strong in China, while reservations still need to be overcome in Germany, France, the US and Japan. The study also shows that acceptance of electric mobility has increased in all five countries surveyed in recent years. Source: Continental.

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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions.

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Tesla battery longevity is better in colder climates, new study shows

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

While colder weather negatively affects the range of Tesla electric vehicles and electric vehicles in general, it may actually be good for the long-term longevity health of EV battery packs, according to a new study. more… The post Tesla battery longevity is better in colder climates, new study shows appeared first on Electrek.

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Climate Batteries Battery Tesla

Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

The hybrid electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) that were tested, have higher fuel consumption and due to increased emissions in the usage phase, have life cycle values in the range of 200‑240 g CO 2 -equivalent/km and an estimated 0.85‑1.0

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Green Climate Energy Vehicles

Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. gCO 2 e/MJ (range of 37.6 —Scully et al. —David MacIntosh.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. Of the 841 cities studied, 325 showed significant greening with more than 10% of greening BUAs. billion and the urban population was 4.2

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IIHS study finds drivers significantly more likely to speed while using adaptive cruise control

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2021

Drivers are using adaptive cruise control (ACC) as a tool for speeding, possibly undermining the feature’s potential safety benefits, according to a new study by researchers from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) with colleagues from MIT. This study did not analyze real-world crashes. Driving faster is more dangerous.

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Ipsos Global study finds three barriers to consumer adoption of EVs: cost, range, charging sites

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

These new findings are released in the second module of the Ipsos Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study, in which 20,000 consumers worldwide shared their opinions on alternative engines and what it would take to get them to consider one. —Todd Markusic.

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Global Range Charging Insight

ICCT study finds LH2-powered combustion aircraft can play an important role in meeting aviations 2050 climate goals

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that although liquid-hydrogen- (LH 2 )-combustion aircraft do not perform as well as their jet fuel counterparts, they can still play an important role in meeting aviation’s 2050 climate goals. They will also have a shorter range than fossil-fuel aircraft.

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Climate Power Powered Hydrogen

Study: 1 in 5 EV charging attempts fails

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2023

Power Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging study. The study found that 20% of EV drivers who visited a charging station did not charge their vehicles. Reasons for this ranged from chargers being inoperable to long lines.

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Charging Range Electric Vehicles Power

Woodside joins Japanese consortium to study exporting carbon-neutral hydrogen as ammonia

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2020

Australia-based Woodside has signed an agreement with Japanese companies JERA Inc, Marubeni Corporation and IHI Corporation to undertake a joint study examining the large-scale export of hydrogen as ammonia for use decarbonizing coal-fired power generation in Japan. Green hydrogen is produced from renewable energy using electrolysis.

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Hydrogen Carbon Corporation Japan

Argonne study finds rare earth supply disruptions can have long-range impacts

Forget range anxiety: Study suggests non-EV drivers underestimate capabilities

ZeroAvia, MHIRJ 1st phase technical study confirms feasibility of hydrogen-electric CRJ aircraft

Tesla range not degraded by frequent fast-charging, study finds

Alumobility study: aluminum top hat provides automakers a lighter, sustainable alternative

Forget range anxiety: Study suggests EV drivers chronically underestimate their battery

Study: diluting high concentration electrolytes can improve cycling of Li-metal batteries over a wide range of temperatures

Argonne study shows range of GHG reductions for electrofuel Fischer-Tropsch; up to 108% reduction

Study finds coal trains add significant amount of PM2.5 pollution in urban areas

Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

You Need Way Less EV Range Than You Think: Study

Study: EV charge times and cost may be holding shoppers back

New studies indicate that battery-electric aircraft with 800 km range could be practical – Charged EVs

Gentherm, GM study shows microclimate comfort system increases driving range of electric vehicles

Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

Nikkei study finds Toyota with huge lead in solid-state battery patents

CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

New Emissions Analytics study suggests pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

Study finds running a hydrogen plane could be cheaper than traditional aircraft by 2035; requires correct policies and incentives

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

Study finds global tipping points for EVs: 31-minute charging, 291 miles of range, $36,000

270 miles of EV range was the US-market midpoint in 2023

Study: Heated surfaces could help boost range in some EVs

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

These EVs best preserve their cold-weather driving range

Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

Tesla battery longevity is better in colder climates, new study shows

Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

IIHS study finds drivers significantly more likely to speed while using adaptive cruise control

Ipsos Global study finds three barriers to consumer adoption of EVs: cost, range, charging sites

ICCT study finds LH2-powered combustion aircraft can play an important role in meeting aviations 2050 climate goals

Study: 1 in 5 EV charging attempts fails

Woodside joins Japanese consortium to study exporting carbon-neutral hydrogen as ammonia

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