automobile industry Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:50:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Strange Bedfellows: USDA and Automotive Industry Pair to Develop Biobased Automobile Parts https://www.greenoptimistic.com/strange-bedfellows-usda-and-automotive-industry-pair-to-develop-biobased-automobile-parts-20121218/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/strange-bedfellows-usda-and-automotive-industry-pair-to-develop-biobased-automobile-parts-20121218/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:50:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29980 Recently, a $10 million bioproduct and biofuel research project aimed to change the automotive industry was begun by the US Department of Agriculture. While seemingly strange bedfellows, the USDA actively tries to help the agriculture industry develop new markets, and the automobile industry is using more bioplastics and biobased materials. The ultimate goal of the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/strange-bedfellows-usda-and-automotive-industry-pair-to-develop-biobased-automobile-parts-20121218/feed/ 0 29980 Automakers Investigating Two Approaches to Inductive Charging https://www.greenoptimistic.com/automakers-investigating-two-approaches-to-inductive-charging-20121213/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/automakers-investigating-two-approaches-to-inductive-charging-20121213/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:37:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29732 Inductive charging mats already exist for small items, such as mobile phones, laptops, even electric kettles. An electric bus line in Milton Keynes, UK, uses much larger inductive charging mats buried in the road to recharge the bus’ rechargeable batteries while the driver is on his break. Automakers offering electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric […]

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