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Green Car Congress
MARCH 24, 2023
The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
MAHLE Powertrain and Allotrope Energy have unveiled a new battery technology which offers ultra-fast recharging coupled with good power density. —Dr Mike Bassett, MAHLE Powertrain’s Head of Research. —Mike Bassett.
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EV Central
OCTOBER 29, 2024
litre petrol engine to make 321kW, about double the power of most diesel-powered utes. The petrol engine can also add power above about 70km/h but is predominantly used as a generator to extend the driving range to about 800km (there’s a 60-litre fuel tank). Key to that interest is the plug-in hybrid electric system (PHEV).
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Electric Cars Report
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
While the electric car vs petrol car debate has raged on for some time now, one area of the argument that has never been in doubt is the matter of running costs.
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CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Running cars on e-fuels, which have been touted as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, will not alleviate air pollution problems.
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My Energi
MARCH 9, 2023
• The average electric car remains cheaper to run than an equivalent petrol car • Fuel prices would need to fall below £1 per litre to make petrol cars cheaper to run • Electric car registrations exceeded expectations in 2022, beating forecasts by 7% Despite the average price of petrol falling below £1.50 With fuel at £1.50
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2021
Bringing forward the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 means that advancing vehicle electrification has never been more crucial. —Kyle Thompson, one of the energy technologies team at Croda Europe.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
The most prevalent use of bioethanol is not as a fuel in its pure form but rather as an additive to petrol. Conventional processes, however, fully purify bioethanol prior to blending it in petrol. This is an energy-intensive and costly process and is typically achieved through distillation. MJ/L of ethanol produced.
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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a membrane-based extraction system for the production of biofuels which uses less than 25% of the energy of current processes and produces ten times more biofuel with more than 99.5% The open-access findings are published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.
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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% In the United States, primary demand increased for the first time since 2014.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Energy is sourced from the battery. Front and rear motors then supplement the petrol engine. Series Hybrid mode, with the combustion engine driving a generator to charge the traction battery on-the-go whilst the car is still only driven by its front and rear electric motors. Battery charging still occurs too.
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CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 26, 2021
Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon EU lawmakers should set an end date for selling new combustion engine cars in Europe no later than 2035, 27 companies have said in a joint appeal this week.¹ The open call will continue to gather support for a phase-out ahead of the review of EU car and van […].
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Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The United Kingdom (UK) has delayed a ban on diesel and petrol cars by five years, officially pushing the initiative back to its original deadline. That means you’ll still be able to buy new petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035, in line with countries like Germany and France.
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The Driven EV News
JUNE 29, 2022
The post All petrol car sales must stop by 2038 for transport sector to meet net-zero appeared first on The Driven. The global road transport sector can still reach net-zero emissions by 2050, says BloombergNEF, but only if the last ICE vehicle is sold by 2038.
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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
The fuel produced at the plant will deliver a reduction of more than 70% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, equivalent to taking almost 27,000 petrol or diesel cars off the road each year. British Airways will be joining LanzaTech, Mitsui and Suncor Energy as investors in LanzaJet.
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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2014
In their paper, they note that this protocol to synthesize elongated nanostructures can be extended to other nanostructured systems, opening up new opportunities for manufacturing advanced functional materials for high-performance energy-storage devices. A 2013 paper (Dylla et al. )
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2013
The two electric motors work as electric generators during the braking phase, and supplement the petrol engine during the accelerating phases. Just as in the TS030 HYBRID, the energy recovered during the braking phase is stored in a supercapacitor. The level of power depends on the duration of energy delivery desired.
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JULY 11, 2014
The converter controls power flow between multiple energy sources and has been able to achieve efficiency of 98.7%, while increasing power density and reducing the size and weight of the converter when compared to silicon-based systems. Energy can also be transferred directly between the battery and super capacitor ports.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
By 2023 there should be more hydrogen filling stations in Germany, than there are conventional petrol stations along the Autobahns today. However, filling stations for this environmentally friendly alternative fuel are still scarce. The H2 Mobility initiative wants to change this. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure'
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CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 23, 2023
When Farid’s friend, an engineer who worked in the petrol industry, told him that Australia only has 24 days’ supply of petrol in reserve, he did his research and bought an electric car. Farid Shahidinejad responded to my Facebook request for stories about the Nissan Leaf.
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Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2022
A common EU methodology by the Commission, by 2023, for assessing the full life cycle of CO 2 emissions of cars and vans placed on the EU market, as well as for the fuels and energy consumed by these vehicles. This is especially important now that the prices of diesel and petrol continue to rise.
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EV Central
JANUARY 25, 2025
And, of course, the Atto 3 now represents solid value against hybrid and petrol SUVs from Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and others. While performance is modest by EV standards the Atto 3 is zippier than most of its petrol-powered rivals. 2024 BYD Atto 3 Premium now comes with more equipment and sharper pricing.
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Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2022
For example, while the legendary 300 SL Gullwing in 1954 was the world’s first series-produced passenger car with direct petrol injection, the new Mercedes-AMG SL 43 is now the very first series-produced vehicle with an electric exhaust gas turbocharger. In its long history, the SL has repeatedly set technological milestones.
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Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2018
In the case of very small wire cross-sections and a lightweight wiring harness, the 48-V system enables a considerably higher amount of energy to be saved than the 12-V system, e.g. via recuperation when the vehicle brakes. The 48V Li-ion battery is supplied with energy during a number of operations, including recuperation—i.e.
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EV Central
APRIL 11, 2025
The mid-sized five-seat SUV can cover up to 180km on electricity before reverting to its petrol engine. The best part is the plug-in hybrid system, which relies more on electrons than petrol. litre turbocharged petrol engine musters a modest 110kW and 230Nm. At 2075kg the H6GT is 395kg heavier than the petrol-only model.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
This propane-generating pathway is able to operate in the presence of oxygen, which opens up avenues for the application of this system in cyanobacteria, a type of bacteria that are powered by solar energy and have minimal nutritional requirements. —Dr.
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EV Central
APRIL 5, 2025
This really is a new energy vehicle revolution. BYD launches local podcast to counter misinformation about EVs READ MORE: BYDs Mega break-through! The post BYD closing on Tesla in Australia: Achieves 40,000 sales in less than three years, aims beyond 40K in 2025 alone! appeared first on EV Central.
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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Ricardo has received UK Government funding to optimize in-car thermal and energy management systems to improve electric vehicle range and battery performance. The research will optimize energy consumption and driver/passenger comfort, with the aim of increasing electric vehicle range by 5% while reducing overall cost by 10%.
EV Central
MARCH 16, 2025
Already confirmed for the right-hand drive UK market, the C-HR+ is a look-alike for the petrol C-HR sold in Australia already, but is actually a ground-up all-new EV Offered with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive powertrains, the headline news is Toyota’s latest SUV will be capable of covering up to 600km on a single charge.
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Teslarati
APRIL 15, 2021
Goldman Sachs is preparing for the lapse of the Age of Oil, predicting big gains for the companies that continue to help expand the footprint of sustainable energy. ” Goldman Sachs on The Future of Energy Demand. Interestingly, Tesla’s energy side is still a relatively unmentioned player in the solar sector.
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My Energi
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs. Over the past decade, the European energy marketplace has continued to experience increasing volatility. million installations across the UK , solar PV deployment provides a combined national energy capacity of approximately 13.6 With almost 1.1
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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. In 2017, gasoline cars became more popular (53% of new registrations) than diesel cars (45%) for the first time since the monitoring started.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
Timing and sequencing of energy technology policy. Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE). Source: OECD. Click to enlarge. Alternative propulsion systems include hybrid and electric engines.
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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
The prize will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. The EU Battery Alliance was established by Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šef?ovic EU Battery Alliance.
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JANUARY 19, 2019
Combined with the benefits of a low CO 2 petrol engine we expect the Hybrid to account for up to 50 percent of sales. Regenerative braking technology captures up to 90% of the energy normally lost during braking to replenish the battery, contributing to anticipated CO 2 emissions from 96 g/km and fuel efficiency from 4.2 l/100 km (53.4
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CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 22, 2021
If all those cars burn petrol or diesel, the climate consequences will be dire. Electric cars emit fewer air pollutants and if they’re powered by renewable energy, driving one wouldn’t add to the greenhouse gases warming […]. By Professor Sebastien Farnaud There are more than 1.4
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2018
The new TCe engine incorporates the latest Alliance-developed innovations, including Mirror Bore Coating, a cylinder coating technology used for the Nissan GT-R engine to improve energy efficiency by reducing friction and optimizing heat conduction.
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2022
This year’s energy crisis means people don’t want to be so reliant on global supply chains, accelerating the move away from petrol and diesel. The shift towards EVs has mainly been driven by environmental, social and governance (ESG) related legislative changes, but momentum is also becoming led by demand. —Amrit Dhami.
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APRIL 17, 2020
The pan-European arrangement will see SNAM collect and recycle batteries from Honda’s increasing number of hybrid and electric vehicles and either potentially prepare them for ‘second-life’ renewable energy storage uses or extract valuable materials for recycling if they are not suitable for that purpose.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2018
The hybrid drive system in the S 560 e combines the 270 kW (367 hp) of the V6 petrol engine with 90 kW of EQ Power. More energy stored in greater density, for a longer electric range. ECO Assist helps to save energy. Hybrid traction head in torque-converter transmission: more powerful, more compact. Four hybrid modes.
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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)
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Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2013
A Zero Emission on Demand option where the driver can switch between electric and petrol-powered drive is a future direction for road cars, so that will be tested in addition to pure electric power and other new technologies that we still have under development. There are multiple options we are investigating. Earlier post.).
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Electric Vehicles India
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will make use of its network of petrol pumps to help set up charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the future. It has partnered with electric vehicles manufacturer Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Ltd and IIT Madras for technology support. There is no maintenance cost.
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2021
The positive impact of the mild hybrid’s energy management on CO 2 is competitive and the 1.3-liter When decelerating, energy is recovered through regeneration and stored in the Lithium-ion battery. This charged energy is then supplied during Idling Stop, Coasting Stop (CVT versions only) and Torque Assist.
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