Green Cars News
AUGUST 5, 2013
Prior to the Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing was notorious as one of the world''s most polluted cities: so what would the impact be of introducing plug-in electric vehicles to its taxi fleet? The issue has been examined by researchers from the University of Michigan in the ACS journal Environmental S[.].
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
A team of engineers from the University of Lincoln, with funding from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), has confirmed the feasibility of aircraft regenerate braking from the landing gear to provide power for taxiing to and from airport buildings, reducing the need to use jet engines.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2012
The campaign is part of a package of measures to improve air quality, cut harmful pollution and clean up the city ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The campaign also highlights the health benefits of reducing pollution levels to both prevent and alleviate illnesses such as asthma and heart and lung conditions.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Data gathering for the Beijing study was completed in 2008. Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. 13% of passenger cars and 35% of taxis were still using carburetors. Similar studies by the partners are being done in Beijing and Shanghai.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
The total lead inventory for 2008 will be available in 2010. Aviation gasoline is utilized in general aviation aircraft with piston engines—which are generally used for instructional flying, air taxi activities, and personal transportation. The increasing contribution of lead from avgas to the total inventory of lead emissions.
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2009
The TfL Road Safety Unit is also keen to trial the technology in a licensed taxi, alongside 20 TfL vehicles driven by road engineers, traffic managers and highway inspectors. The new report builds on and extends this previous work, including the final report on the ISA-UK project published by DfT in September 2008.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. Electric cars, though, could “provide a significant reduction in fuel usage, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and local air pollution compared to conventional gasoline-powered vehicles,” according to the electric vehicle study. If by 2015, 2.5
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