Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Helping EVs Zoom on the Road
Fossil fuel outputs have been declining in the recent years and technologies are being developed so electric vehicles will be feasible for the public.
The electric motor is more than 90% more energy efficient than the combustion engines used by vehicles today. The ordinary combustion engine car today outputs 25 to 30% of the energy from its fuel in the tank. The electric propulsion makes vehicles more efficient and friendlier to the environment.
In 2007, only 2.2% of the market comprised hybrid cars. The automotive sector forecasts a 15% coverage by 2015. Major car manufacturers are gearing towards the development of EVs and the market is responding well with these green cars.
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Johnson Controls RE3 Concept
This Lithium-Ion battery-powered Johnson Controls RE3 Concept will most likely never see the road as it’s a concept born to die as a concept — but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve a quick entry on Green Car Tips!
Why? Well, it’s pretty, it’s high-tech, and it’s zero-emission!
Coffee May Soon Power Up Your Car
Aside from waking you up in the morning, coffee may soon be needed by your car to run on the road. University researchers from Nevada in the United States have produced a high quality diesel fuel from used coffee grounds.
It is projected that the coffee diesel fuel industry may generate $8 million in profits yearly if a company will use the coffee grounds that will be thrown by branches of Starbucks in the US alone.
The proponents of the study found out that 11% to 20% of the beans are oil basing it on its weight. This serves as the foundation of the production of the biodiesel from other plant products like soy and palm.
Coffee is also the second most traded commodity around the globe and given the volume of waste produced by the industry, there will be a big potential to produce more biodiesel for public consumption. Sixteen million pounds of coffee grounds thrown away each year will be able to boost the production of biodiesel by as much as 340 million gallons.
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