March 04, 2010
Eaton Corporation has introduced an electronic fuel vapor management valve for hybrid-electric vehicles that manages fuel vapor pressure contained within the fuel tank, increasing safety and enabling automakers to meet strict emissions regulations. The new system is expected to be in production vehicles by 2012. [More…]
March 04, 2010
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced a new $100 million round of funding aimed at
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The focus is on innovative technologies for
grid-scale energy storage, along with next-generation power converters and new
energy efficient heating and cooling systems in buildings. [More…]
March 04, 2010
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) that commercialization of algae-based biofuels can create jobs, increase energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on par with other advanced biofuels, but algae producers are at a disadvantage in attracting investment because these biofuels are not currently recognized in the tax code as advanced biofuels. [More...]
March 03, 2010
But the shift toward electric vehicles also represents a huge leap of faith for the automakers, especially as they emerge from a devastating industry downturn. To be able to produce electric cars in a few years, they must invest billions now without knowing how large the market will be...
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March 03, 2010
The report, which will be a central topic for discussion at the summit, says there is an “urgent need” to review existing biofuel policies. It says targets to boost the use of biofuels create uncertainty over future oil demand, and so ran the risk of prompting oil-producing countries to cut investments in projects...
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March 03, 2010
Under the National Fuel Cell Bus Program, Ballard will also supply an FCvelocity(TM)-HD6 power module for an El Dorado fuel cell hybrid bus featuring a series hybrid electric drive from BAE Systems, lead integrator for the bus. The fuel cell power module will be delivered this quarter and the bus will be delivered and operational in 2011...
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March 02, 2010
When released, Coda’s electric sedan will cost in the “mid- to –low” $30,000 range, after the $7,500 federal tax credit. Mosher said the car will go 90 to 120 miles on a five-and-a-half hour charge...
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March 02, 2010
Kia has displayed several hybrid vehicles at recent auto shows including an interesting plug-in concept called the Kia Ray which debuted at the Chicagao Auto Show. The company is also working on an EREV vehicle as well as a fully electric vehicle...
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March 02, 2010
New inflation-adjusted construction figures show that outlays needed to build the first 520-mile phase of the system have climbed more than 25%, from $33.6 billion to $42.6 billion. And there is some concern that a promise that no local, state or federal subsidies would be required to keep the trains operating may be giving way...
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February 25, 2010
The RAV4,introduced in 1996, was one of the first so-called crossover SUVs, built with some of the capabilities of a truck-based SUV, but focused on many of the creature comforts of a passenger car. Toyota used the RAV4 as the platform for an all-electric vehicle it made from 1997 to 2003...
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