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Are Synthetic Fuels Really All They're Cracked Up to Be?

The Truth About Cars

With emissions regulations encouraging automakers to pivot toward tiny engines and all-electric vehicles, some have likewise expressed a renewed interest in synthetic fuels. Oil imports evaporated and the need to produce fuels from bituminous coal became even more important for the war effort.

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

Green Car Congress

That car, Leohold noted, had a lead-acid battery pack with about 24 kWh of energy, was propelled by wheel hub motors and had a range of about 50 km—“ not that much different than today. Shortage of fossil fuels. ” Requirements for future electrical energy storage system.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix.

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