Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Issues covered in the briefing include emissions, air pollution, noise and renewable energy and the impact of transport on ecosystems and biodiversity. It also continues to be a significant source of harmful air pollution, especially through emissions of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Air pollution. in 2015 to 7.1%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Approximately 9,000 people in California are estimated to die prematurely each year as a result of exposure to fine particle pollution, according to a new report issued by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Fine particle pollution, smaller than 2.5 A causal relationship indicates the highest level of scientific certainty.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

In addition, it can differentiate between a large number of fuels: Besides the common ones, we have also integrated bio- and synthetic fuels of various origins, and we have considered future technologies such as CO 2 capture and storage in hydrogen production. We want to put an end to this through our transparency. —Romain Sacchi.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs). Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

For the first time since UCS began the Automaker Rankings report in 2000, all eight major automakers reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-forming emissions compared to their fleet averages from 1998, the model year examined in the first report. Percentages indicate the fraction of MY2013 vehicles sold with the given technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

US EPA Region 9 8-hour ozone trends, 1979-2000. The Clean Air Act (CAA) allows areas such as these (designated and classified as “extreme” nonattainment under the CAA) to rely on the development and implementation of new and improved technologies given the relatively long time between SIP development and attaining clean air.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries. Strict internal leak definitions: 500 ppm for valves and 2000 ppm for pumps. Tesoro will also pay a $10.45 million civil penalty. Internal first attempt at repair at 100 ppm for valves.

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Emissions EPA Pollution Hawaii 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

With indoor air pollution killing 1.6 If we reduce black carbon emissions worldwide by 50 percent by fully deploying all available emissions-control technologies, we could delay the warming effects of CO 2 by one to two decades and at the same time greatly improve the health of those living in heavily polluted regions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

Volkswagen’s view of powertrain technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, gave a forecast of future drive system technologies. Winterkorn stressed that over the medium- and long-term, different drive system technologies would exist side by side.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 7, 2023

Unitree ] ORNL researchers study the effects of energy use on waterways and develop solutions to limit water pollution. This talk will summarize key recent advances in autonomous surface and aerial mobility for Mars exploration, then discuss potential future missions and technology needs for Mars and other planetary bodies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded a grant to H-GAC with an objective of accelerating the introduction and penetration of electric transportation technologies into the cargo transport sector. The project will have additional impact with an expected reduction in GHG emissions by 37.5

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Houston Batteries Battery Ozone 239

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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Emissions CO2 Future Transportation 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Effects of changes in the average lifespan of ordinary passenger cars newly registered between 1990-2000 on total induced CO 2 emissions in 2000. They also found that extending the lifetime of a vehicle contributed to a moderate increase in emissions of criteria pollutants (NO x , HC, and CO) during the use phase of the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

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Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The following year, in 1999, the 2000 Accord was the first certified Super Ultra-low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) gasoline vehicle. In 2001, the 2001 Civic GX powered by compressed natural gas was the first certified Advanced Technology Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle (AT PZEV). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

However, their attributable fraction AF estimates for occupational and environmental DEE exposure is generally consistent with some previous estimates for traffic-related air pollution and lung cancer mortality and incidence. Our estimates suggest that stringent occupational and environmental standards for DEE should be set.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 28, 2021

2000 – BHEL developed an eighteen-seater electric bus in 2000. The government is now focusing its efforts on heavily polluted cities to boost the use of electric vehicles. First and foremost, India must become truly EV-ready by establishing the required infrastructure and technologies to support electric car manufacture.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

Mandate a fraction of bus purchases to be zero emission technology starting in 2018, and set a goal of complete transit fleet transition to zero emission technologies by 2040. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted a discussion document. Innovative Transit Beyond Buses. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Clean Cleaning California Fleet 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

It is the only technology currently available to achieve compliance with the IMO’s Tier III NO x standards for all applicable engines. Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) introduced a stepwise approach to the reduction of emissions of NOx from new marine vessels.

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Standards Mariner Fuel 2016 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Ozone pollution also damages crops and other plants. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5. Ozone formation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

During the flexible price period, an overall cap will be placed on Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from all sources of pollution covered by the carbon price. Economists and experts agree that the best way is to make polluters pay by putting a price on carbon. the trading scheme.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

A new analysis by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) suggests that, notwithstanding significant uncertainties, previous studies have underestimated the contributions from installation and use phases—e.g., Their analysis is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

Fiat’s new two-cylinder TwinAir engine family made by Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) made its debut with the TwinAir 85 HP in the Fiat 500 today. 100 @ 2000 with ECO button. The two-cylinder implements the MultiAir technology developed and patented by FPT, which was introduced on FIRE engines last year for the first time.

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Gasoline Engine Pollution Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

BC is a significant component of particulate matter (PM) pollution, which has been linked to adverse health and environmental impacts through decades of scientific research. Therefore, estimates of the net effect of BC emissions sources on climate should include the offsetting effects of these co-emitted pollutants. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Engine: 2000 bar injection pressure. liter engine increase the maximum injection pressure by 25% to as much as 2000 bar. When driving short distances, this technology can reduce fuel consumption by up to 3%. A crash sensor deactivates all of the high-voltage technology immediately in the event of an accident, for instance.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). This causes downstream thermal pollution affecting, for example, life cycles of aquatic organisms. Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Different from traditional fuel vehicles, pollution-free has become their biggest advantage. 2) Ni-MH battery: advantages, large battery energy reserve, lighter weight, longer service life, and no pollution to the environment. 1) Alkaline fuel cell: also known as bacon fuel cell, is one of the most developed fuel cell technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2014

In their paper, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they make a number of recommendations to maximize the benefits and minimize the negative impacts of the natural gas resource. Between 2000 and 2011, the number of producing gas wells in the US increased by 50%, reaching 514,637. Branosky, E.; Stevens, A.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

In their paper, published in the ACS Journal Environmental Science & Technology , they estimate that these small fleets, which represent less than 1% of the total, may be overlooked as a significant emission source (>2−5% of fleet emissions). of the registered vehicles (2000/325000). Bishop, Donald H. Stedman, Daniel A. 6b00717.

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Emissions Fleet Light Taxi 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The O 3 precursors, SO 2 , and aerosol emissions have effects on atmospheric composition and climate and can affect human health and cause regional pollution and acidification. 1 from shipping in 2007, corresponding to 3.3% —Lud et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Technology is commercial or near commercial for reducing emissions from switch and medium horsepower locomotives. Technology for reducing emissions from line haul locomotives is under development. Implementation dates would be staggered to coincide with the development and commercial production of these advanced technologies.

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Diesel California Emissions 2007 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. To answer the above question, we analyzed 1622 biofuels-related articles published between 2000 and 2009 across a range of social, environmental, and technical topics. Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/es2023253. Bierwagen, Brenda B.

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Industrial Industry Global Climate Change 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Air pollution. Emissions of regulated air pollutants from vehicles continue to fall across EEA member countries but concentrations remain high in some urban areas. We know the technology exists to tackle impacts of the transport sector on Europe’s environment. TERM reports have been published since 2000.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

As a result, between 2000 and 2005, the share of public transit use went up by 7%, while the share of cars in traffic declined by 6%. Quality of service contracting and technologies , including electronic parking guidance systems; pay-by-phone; smart meters; and scan cars—i.e., —Europe’s Parking U-Turn.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 16, 2021

The main obstacles will be regulatory and, especially, environmental: Supersonic airliners could be hugely more polluting than their subsonic counterparts. Fourteen production aircraft were manufactured, but one was scrapped in 1994 and another crashed in 2000.). Boomless Cruise" was Aerion's name for the technology.

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Oklahoma City Ozone Oklahoma Fuel 110

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

A bill under consideration in the California state legislature would require California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) to include Class III (280 cc or greater) model-year 2000 and newer motorcycles in the state’s smog check program beginning 1 January 2012. The original HC standards ranged from 5.0 g/km to 14.0

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Motorcycles California 2006 2004 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program.

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