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Paroway
Ontario, Canada
Retired, but not from life.
Interests: Environmental building
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ehang is there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_mezyLhvlA
BAE Systems and Jaunt Air Mobility to collaborate on electric energy management systems for urban air mobility platforms
BAE Systems is collaborating with Jaunt Air Mobility to explore the development of electric energy management systems for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles through a memorandum of understanding (MOU). UAM is an aviation industry term for on-demand and automated passenger or cargo-carrying air t...
Impact per vehicle is down 37%, but how much of a rise in production numbers since 2010?
Volkswagen Group says environmental impact per produced vehicle down 37% from 2010
The Volkswagen Group says that it is making faster progress towards sustainable and efficient production while also making good progress towards reducing its production costs. We are producing more environmentally friendly than ever. From 2010 to the end of 2019, the environmental impact per p...
Nice work! Now commercialize it.
Researchers in China, US develop binder-free high-silicon-content flexible anode for Li-ion batteries
A team from Zhejiang A&F University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and Stanford University have developed a binder-free, flexible, and free-standing electrode comprising an unprecedented 92% silicon content for Li-ion batteries. The structure shows an ultrahigh electrode...
He's not worried about brain damage.
S Dakota, Minnesota governors ask Trump to direct EPA to reduce toxic aromatics in gasoline
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Chair of the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition, and Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem sent a joint letter to President Trump requesting that he direct the EPA to enforce Section 202 of the Clean Air Act that requires the reduction and elimination of toxic car...
If you refuse to buy an ICE car because you prefer EVs are you punishing the ICE manufacturer. It is the Feds who are trying to punish California by trying to force them to accept more polluting cars.
California prohibits state purchase of ICE sedans, effective now; to stop buying from GM, Toyota, FCA and others over emissions fight
On Friday, the California Department of General Services (DGS) that, effective immediately, it is prohibiting purchasing by state agencies of any sedans solely powered by an internal combustion engine, with exemptions for certain public safety vehicles. A second policy, currently being develope...
Are those 'targeted' specs EPA or Europes WLTP?
BMW targeting ~600 km (~373 mile) range for electric i4 in 2021; 390 kW/530 hp motor
BMW will introduce the electric i4 (earlier post)—the Group’s first purely electrically powered model for the premium mid-range—in 2021. The i4 will feature the fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology (earlier post), which will debut in the BMW iX3—to be produced from 2020 onwards—followed by t...
OK, 'Batteries good', 'fuel cells not as good'
Bunched Pt-Ni alloy nanocages as efficient catalysts for fuel cells
An international team of researchers has synthesized one-dimensional bunched platinum-nickel (Pt-Ni) alloy nanocages with a Pt-skin structure for the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. The nanocages display high mass activity (3.52 amperes per milligram platinum) and specific activity (5.1...
This is still lab level work, not commercialized, and it still requires a fuel source. Hydrogen? Where is the infrastructure? Transporting the fuel, generating the hydrogen, what is the efficiency? Still can't match the price of electricity, especially in the vast majority of cases where it happens at home. So until proven otherwise.....
'Batteries good'
'Fuel cells bad'
Bunched Pt-Ni alloy nanocages as efficient catalysts for fuel cells
An international team of researchers has synthesized one-dimensional bunched platinum-nickel (Pt-Ni) alloy nanocages with a Pt-skin structure for the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. The nanocages display high mass activity (3.52 amperes per milligram platinum) and specific activity (5.1...
Is that the party that picks the oil industry to support?
CARB puts HVIP on hold after receiving voucher requests for entire $142M budget
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has put the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) on hold after receiving voucher requests for its entire $142-million budget. More than 100 truck and bus fleets requested funding for vehicles produced by more than 20 ma...
That was last week. Has Consumer's tried it THIS week?
Consumer Reports slams Tesla’s Smart Summon feature
Consumer Reports tested Tesla’s recently launched Smart Summon feature on a Model 3, and found that the automation was glitchy and at times worked intermittently, without a lot of obvious benefits for consumers. CR tested the feature over several days at its Auto Test Center in Colchester, Con...
Then Google will only indicate the chargers from the companies that advertise with them. Tricky.
Electric Volvo XC40 features new infotainment system powered by Android with Google technologies built-in
Volvo Cars is fundamentally rethinking its approach to infotainment in the forthcoming fully electric Volvo XC40. Powered by Android, the new infotainment system offers customers unprecedented personalization, improved levels of intuitiveness and new embedded Google technology and services. Volv...
Natural gas still emits half as much CO2 as coal. That's a lot. How many cities will not allow UPS trucks by the time they are on the road?
UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment
UPS plans to purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks beginning in 2020 and running through 2022. This three-year commitment represents a $450-million investment in expanding the company’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet as well as supporting infrastructure. ...
37 people representing the International Journal of Engine Research...can't be any bias there.
International automotive researchers emphasize the importance of continued development of the internal combustion engine
Thirty-seven globally prominent scientists representing the International Journal of Engine Research have published an open-access editorial addressing the future of the Internal Combustion Engine, and stressing the importance for continued development of more efficient and even lower-emitting t...
Harder to beat the efficiency of an electric motor, and battery density is set to increase dramatically. I'm willing to take the bet that those 37 are dead wrong. They obviously have a stake in the ICE game and can't see beyond.
International automotive researchers emphasize the importance of continued development of the internal combustion engine
Thirty-seven globally prominent scientists representing the International Journal of Engine Research have published an open-access editorial addressing the future of the Internal Combustion Engine, and stressing the importance for continued development of more efficient and even lower-emitting t...
Or, it could push the change to a renewable future.
IHS Markit: conventional oil & gas discoveries at lowest levels in 70 years; major rebound unlikely
Conventional oil and gas discoveries during the past three years are at the lowest levels in seven decades and a significant rebound is not expected, according to a new report by global business information provider IHS Markit. The low levels in discoveries come as a result of a pullback duri...
First we take London then we take New York, Moscow, Paris, New Delhi....
Report finds one-third fewer polluting vehicles entered central London during ULEZ’ first four months
An analysis of the early impacts of London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) found that in the first four months of its operation (March – July 2019) there was a reduction of 12,524 older, more polluting, non-compliant vehicles detected in the zone—a reduction of more than one-third. There ...
Once it's on the market many other labs will jump on extending life, recharge speed, and other variables.
BIT researchers use high energy density material in electrode to enhance Li-S battery performance
To develop higher capacity batteries, researchers have looked to lithium-sulfur batteries because of sulfur’s high theoretical capacity and energy density. There are still several problems to solve before lithium-sulfur batteries can be put into widespread practical application—such as sulfur’s...
China doesn't need to convince a trucker of anything, they just announce a new policy.
UC Davis ITS report finds state transition to ZEVs will ultimately be cost-effective
California’s transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) will begin to save the state money by as early as 2030, according to a study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis). Although the transition will need to be rapid, and ...
Good for Newsom. He has the Terminator backing him.
California Governor signs two bills to strengthen emission standard for trucks; Executive Order leverages $700B portfolio to strengthen climate resiliency
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills to strengthen emission standards for trucks, semis and other high-pollution vehicles. The Governor also issued an executive order directing the leveraging of the state’s $700-billion CalPERS, CalSTRS and UC Retirement Program portfolio to drive ...
Yes, this will certainly convince Californians to vote for him...sigh. Wheeler seem so very concerned for the safety of drivers...right. What about people in general breathing that crap?
EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California
In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Wheeler said that the Administration ...
Great! Keep the improvements coming.
Audi trials new digital sealing process at Győr paint shop
At its paint shop in Győr, Hungary, Audi is testing a new method of body sealing. Before a car is given its paint finish, a paste-like sealing material is applied to areas such as the weld seams. This improves vehicle acoustics, guards against corrosion and seals off the interior. The new meth...
The Williams battery described was built for Formula E. Short duration, high power fluctuating use. Different than a family sedans use.
Williams Advanced Engineering showcases Adaptive Multi-Chem battery technology; 223 lightweighting
Williams Advanced Engineering showcased its latest low-carbon vehicle technologies at Cenex LCV2019 in the UK this week. The main focus of its stand was an innovative battery pack showcasing its Adaptive Multi-Chem technology, which brings together the company’s knowledge from a wide variety of...
The critical statement there is "at least in the near term". Things are quickly turning in favor of electricity, and not just in transportation.
MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location
Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Tec...
Interesting that heavy trucks have risen so much while the regulated cars and trucks have dropped almost the same amount.
Increased relative contribution of medium and heavy trucks to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
by Michael Sivak. In this analysis, I examined recent changes in the contribution of transportation to total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States relative to the other sources of emissions (industry, commercial, residential, and agriculture). Also of interest were the changes in the re...
Soon all cars will record everything that happens on the road. No avoiding tickets and lost licenses.
Waterloo team uses on-board data to identify speed as the best predictor of car crashes
Speeding is the riskiest kind of aggressive driving, according to an analysis of data from on-board devices in vehicles. Researchers at the University of Waterloo examined data from 28 million trips for possible links between four bad driving behaviors—speeding, hard braking, hard acceleration ...
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