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Why EU Carmakers are Reporting Increased CO2 Emissions

Guest Contributor — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:42:28 +0000

On Wednesday, the European Commission claimed that EU carmakers are exploiting a new testing regime to inflate CO2 emissions data in an attempt to skew greenhouse gas targets. We are currently seeing a shift from the old NEDC testing procedure to a new procedure, WLTP. This new claim arrives in the wake of the ‘dieselgate’ […]

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Daimler Calls Out Honeywell on New “Greener” Refrigerant for Safety Issues

Benji Jerew — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:28:00 +0000

Refrigerators and air-conditioners are basically the same thing, a heat pump that transfers heat from one area to another. In the case of a vehicle air conditioning system, heat is transferred from the vehicle’s interior to the exterior. There are two sides to the system, separated by the compressor and the expansion valve, one high-pressure […]

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Strange Bedfellows: USDA and Automotive Industry Pair to Develop Biobased Automobile Parts

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:50:27 +0000

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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Tesla Motors Introducing Swappable Battery Pack for Model S

Cristi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:44:45 +0000

As battery mileage efficiency for electric vehicle is still in huge debate and controversy Tesla Motors came with a great idea to please its buyers.

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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries With 5-10 Times Increased Capacity

Cristi — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:15:22 +0000

Even if lithium-ion batteries are more known on the market and considered the most reliable, cheap and safe to use, lithium-sulfur batteries are catching up fast. There were several problems reported to the lithium-sulfur batteries but they will be solved in the close future as the capacity of the lithium-sulfur batteries is several times the one of the lithium-ion.

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