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Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

Green Car Congress

Methanol is a petrol and not suitable as a diesel fuel component, but can be dehydrated to form dimethyl ether (DME) with a high cetane number. They can be generated from fossil natural gas or bio-gas or through a power-to-liquids process that uses renewable sources such as solar or wind power together with CO 2 captured from the air.

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Powertrain doubts and sales concerns: Toyota Prado Hybrid Aussie chances decline

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Back in March the new Prado was potentially coming to Australia as a petrol-electric hybrid “sooner rather than later”, but it now appears turbo-diesel will be the sole powertrain choice for the foreseeable future. 100km and 236g CO2/km. 100km and emissions of 228g CO2/km. 2024 Toyota Prado. In the 250 Series, the 2.8-litre

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

As a reduced cost concept, it aims to make more intelligent use of electrical energy to achieve the desired reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. An SR based B-ISG is a relatively simple mechanical design construction consisting of a wire wound stator and central laminated rotor with no windings.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity. The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g. Global Bioenergies: e-gasoline. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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Volkswagen, for example, has installed one of the highest performance wind power systems in the world at its German plant in Emden; it already supplies one-third of the factory’s energy requirements. sunshine duration, wind strength). L/100 km (112 mpg US) is attained (equivalent to 49 g/km CO2).

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2025 Toyota Camry SL Hybrid Review

Baua Electric

litre petrol-electric driveline delivers what Toyota claims are improvements in driveability and fuel efficiency, shaving up to 11 per cent from the fuel bill of the outgoing model. litres per 100km with CO2 emissions of 91 grams per kilometre. The Camry SX Hybrid is deleted from the range. Powering the range, Toyotas 2.5-litre

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Why Hydrogen power is not the answer

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Note the clarification of Zero Co2 at the point of use. Liquified hydrogen may be as light as petrol or kerosene, but keeping it at -257C requires much heavier apparatus. Wind often generates electricity when it is not needed (and doesn’t generate it when it is needed). Jo is just one of many pitching the benefits of Hydrogen.