Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Ethanol blended hydrocarbon fuels can include higher ethanol blends (e.g.

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Extended Range Plug-in Engine GM 400

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2014

The alternative fuel types to be addressed under this FOA are specified by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and are: Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohols. Blends of 85% or more of alcohol with gasoline. Natural gas and liquid fuels domestically produced from natural gas. Liquefied petroleum gas (propane).

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Alcohol Blend Alternative Fuels Fuel Vehicles 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 defined these fuels as alternative fuels: Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohols. Blends of 85% or more of alcohol with gasoline. Natural gas and liquid fuels domestically produced from natural gas. Liquefied petroleum gas (propane). Electricity.

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Alternative Fuels Alcohol Blend Fuel Vehicles 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. Click to enlarge. Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150