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AUGUST 26, 2017

The Port of Long Beach has achieved clean air records in its latest study of air pollution emissions, including an 88% reduction in diesel particulate matter. The inventory, conducted by an independent consultant, found the Port’s aggressive actions to cut pollution have decreased diesel particulate matter a record 88% since 2005.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

NO x emissions results of biodiesel, renewable, and GTL diesel fuel blends, and CARB diesel fuel for 2006 Cummins ISM. They also found that increasing renewable diesel (Neste Oil’s NExBTL) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) diesel blends showed NO x reductions with rising blend level. Credit: ACS, Hajbabaei et al.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Parker Hannifin Corporation ( earlier post ), the parcel delivery vehicles can achieve up to 35% improved fuel economy and up to 30% CO 2 emissions reduction over traditional diesel-powered vehicles that use automatic transmissions in stop-and-go applications.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The study found that TCO for electric and diesel medium-duty urban delivery trucks were similar. Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Enterprise Holdings, owner and operator of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, is piloting a program with Mansfield Oil Company to use renewable synthetic diesel fuel in its airport shuttle buses at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans and Houston Hobby Airport in Texas.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

As currently written, the ICT contains a number of elements to bring about the transition to a complete zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet. Starting in 2021 all transit agencies would be required to report their fleet information annually for the prior compliance year. ZEB is defined as a bus with zero tailpipe emissions. Background.

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JUNE 12, 2010

Fuel economy was similar between the gHEVs and diesel vehicles, except for the highest kinetic intensity drive cycle where the hybrid exhibited ~20% higher fuel economy. NREL started a 12-month in-use technology evaluation comparing in-use fuel economy and maintenance costs of gHEVs and comparative diesel parcel delivery trucks in April 2009.

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AUGUST 31, 2013

In February 2000, ARB established a new transit fleet rule for transit agencies which included the zero emission bus (ZBus) regulation. Each transit agency was required to select a compliance path—either the “diesel” path or the “alternative fuel” path—by 1 January 2001.

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MARCH 20, 2012

A new report highlights the results of research work carried out by Ricardo and TRL on behalf of the UK Department for Transport, exploring the means by which improvements in diesel fuel efficiency could be realized within the rail network of Great Britain. A gas exchange system upgrade for DMUs. Background.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Sales of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) for trucks and buses in California increased at the end of 2013 and in the first half of 2014 compared to the first half of 2013, according to the results of a survey released by the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA). three or fewer total vehicles).

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MAY 12, 2015

The Bakersfield-based company will pay $392,755 to the Air Pollution Control fund to support air quality research, and $130,920 to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to clean up school bus fleets throughout the state. The rule requires owners of diesel vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating greater than 26,000 lbs.

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JULY 24, 2014

Back-of-cab or side-saddle configurations are available from 30-220 DGE (diesel gallone equivalent) to meet various fleet range requirements. Since 2006, the Company has produced and sold more than 4,000 units/systems for medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

The focus of the Committee will be to discuss solutions and barriers to implementing zero and near-zero emission technologies in existing transit fleets and how to leverage continued advancements in accelerating the market for advanced technologies in the heavy duty sector.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The Government of Canada has mandated a 2% renewable content requirement in diesel fuel; biodiesel—a mixture of fatty acid alkyl esters produced via transesterification from a variety of feedstocks (e.g., —Rouleau et al. the 2008-2012 global recession).

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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. Establishing periodic milestones is expected to provide flexibility for transit fleets to incorporate zero emission bus purchases in their normal procurement process.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

This will create the largest fleet of hybrid buses in Europe, according to TfL. The 600 buses represent a 200% increase in the current hybrid bus fleet which is set to grow by a further 180 vehicles already on order. Tfl first trialed hybrid technology in 2006. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 30, 2009

The announcement was made at the GM Symposium Diesel Fuels the Future. The blueprint for the Institute of Automotive Research and Education builds on the existing partnership between GM and Politecnico which was formalized in a Master Agreement on Research and Education in June 2006. Tags: Diesel Hybrids.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

UPS’ first-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans improved the on-road fuel economy by 28.9% UPS’ first-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans improved the on-road fuel economy by 28.9% Both the Freightliner hybrid model and the conventional model use a Mercedes-Benz MBE 904 four-cylinder diesel engine. Earlier post.)

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JULY 28, 2017

will be operating 25 units of the new eCanter in their fleet within this year. In comparison with a conventional diesel truck, it offers savings up to €1,000 per 10,000 kilometers on operating costs. Series production of the Canter Eco Hybrid began in 2006, while the second generation has been in production since 2012.

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MAY 9, 2010

Manitoba Hydro, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada’s National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative (NRDDI), is supporting a C$340,000 (US$326,000) project that will demonstrate the use of biodiesel blends (5%) and long-term storage under extreme cold weather conditions in electric generators in a remote northern Manitoba community.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Smith also won the fleet management contract, renewable annually, to maintain and service the new vehicles for Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s was an early adopter of Tanfield’s commercial electric vehicle technology and has used electric vans in its online shopping delivery fleet since 2006. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Characteristics of the Tianjin fleet found by the team’s vehicle activity study included: The total distance traveled by all vehicles in Tianjin was about 38 million kilometers (23.6 Most of the trucks and buses ran on diesel fuel and had already accumulated high mileage. million miles) per day.

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APRIL 10, 2016

The LDGV test fleet comprised 42 vehicles recruited from the in-use California fleet and spanned a wide range of model years (1984−2012), vehicle types, engine technologies and aftertreatment technologies. Comparing the results, they found important differences between gasoline and diesel IVOC emissions.

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JULY 28, 2020

For a fleet of around 2.5 Having already lowered emissions per vehicle produced by more than 70% since 2006, the BMW Group now aims to reduce its emissions (Scope 1 + 2) by a further 80% from 2019 levels by 2030. CO 2 emissions will then be less than 10% of what they were in 2006. degree goal.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Transportation sources accounted for approximately 40% of all GHG emissions in the US in 2006; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (above 8,500 gross vehicle weight rating) represent about 22% of the transportation emissions, up from 15 percent in 1990, according to the EPA. Over a three year period and with a diesel fuel price of $2.50

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MARCH 12, 2009

Since 2006, AC Transit has purchased fuel cell powerplants exclusively from UTC Power and is the company’s largest PureMotion customer. AC Transit’s first-generation fuel cell buses with UTC Power fuel cell systems have demonstrated on average 70% better fuel economy than a control fleet of diesel buses.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The diesel combustion engine powers the hydraulic power drive unit, with power going to the primary pump and the oil cooler and lubrication pumps. The company first unveiled the technology in 2006 in cooperation with refuse truck-maker Autocar ( earlier post ). Diesel Hybrid. Diesel hybrid. OSU evaluation. kNOx (g/mi).

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MARCH 11, 2009

Daimler then moved ahead with the fuel-cell Citaro, the Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid equipped with a diesel-electric hybrid drive system, and now the new Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid for 2009. The new model will be deployed in normal operations within the framework of a major fleet test in several European cities.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The current model of the Sprinter has been on the market since 2006. In addition to the systematic further development of its highly efficient diesel engines, Mercedes-Benz Vans will in the future also offer locally emission-free electric drive in all segments and will push forward with the electrification of the commercial fleet.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Building on the clean air gains achieved since the ports adopted the CAAP in 2006, the 2017 CAAP is a comprehensive plan for pursuing the ultimate goal of eliminating all harmful air emissions from port-related sources: ships, trucks, cargo handling equipment, locomotives and harbor craft.

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MARCH 5, 2009

The trucks have been used mostly in urban settings since their market launch in 2006. The Canter Eco Hybrid has been participating in Europe’s biggest fleet test for hybrid trucks since August 2008, when a total of ten hybrid models were handed over to eight customers in London for use in normal business operations.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Achieving our overall goal—reducing fleet fuel and energy consumption and GHGs by three-quarters or more—will be extremely challenging. In Europe, the anticipated fleet growth is less, as are the potential reductions from technology improvements, but the overall percentage reduction potential is similar to that in the United States.

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JULY 14, 2014

Emissions reductions (%) of new NGVs compared to new gasoline and diesel vehicles (2012). liter Duramax B20-capable diesel engine with twice the torque of either the gasoline or the bi-fuel models. Turbo-Diesel. direct injection diesel with high-pressure common rail. diesel or B20. Click to enlarge. HD truck (vs.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

The average CO 2 emissions of new vehicles entering the fleet have dropped from 220.6 g/km in early 2006 to 203.8 No delay to used diesel emission standards. From January 2010, used diesel vehicles in New Zealand will need to meet the Japan 2005 standards. g/km in the first half of 2009.

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JULY 19, 2009

Vehicle emissions scenarios included: baseline petroleum diesel (PD) in-use measurement data based on PEMS; B20 (20% biodiesel) in-use measurement data based on PEMS ; estimated B20 vehicle emissions based on EPA’s engine dynamometer data; and estimated B20 vehicle emissions based on NREL’s chassis dynamometer data. higher for NO x.

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