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easyJet to trial electric taxi system in aircraft; H2 fuel cells, batteries and wheel motors

Green Car Congress

European carrier easyJet plans to test an electric taxi system later this year that utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell stowed in the hold, batteries charged by regenerative braking, and electric wheel motors. The energy can then be used by the aircraft when taxiing without needing to use the jet engines. grams CO 2 per passenger kilometer.

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Manhattan Beach, The South Bay’s Greenest City

Creative Greenius

If you’re not, then you’re probably part of the problems we’ve been having and your unhappiness is something I can live with. The new city taxi franchise agreement calls for alternative fuel or high mileage vehicles to replace 25% of the fleet. There’s no good news anywhere on the water horizon.

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NYSERDA awards $4.6M to 17 transportation projects; support for Syracuse U supercritical diesel injection project

Green Car Congress

Ecovative Design LLC (Green Island) seeks to combine mushrooms with farm castoffs like rice or buckwheat hulls into a rigid foam used for automobile interior trim parts and cushions. The product is biodegradable, reducing landfill waste, and uses farm refuse normally thrown away. NYSERDA funding: $441,000. KLD Associates, Inc.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

Green Car Congress

Two hydrogen fuel stations are already open in London—one of which has public access—with a third to come as part of the LHNE project. We also produce a huge amount of waste and we are looking at schemes that convert biomass into hydrogen. Hyundai joined the LHP earlier this year. Earlier post.). Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell.

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

Plug In India

The permanent magnets are usually placed in the part that rotates, the rotor. It is easier for all electrical connections to be made in the stationary part, the stator. Another disadvantage of hub motors is that they are part of the unsprung mass, which makes exposes them to vibrations.

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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

To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel. It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop. For an extended discussion see Appendix C).

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