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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

In 2012, according to the EIA, carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) dropped to 5,267 MMT, the lowest level since 1990 (5,039 MMT). Climate Change Emissions' Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. Sankey diagrams. Top: US Energy Flow, 2013 (quadrillion Btu). Source: EIA MER.

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AUGUST 22, 2015

Neste, currently largest producer of renewable drop-in fuels (primarily diesel) with its NEXBTL platform ( earlier post ), has filed a patent ( US20150144087 ) on a gasoline composition (and the method for making it) comprising up to 20 vol% (preferably from about 10-15 vol.%), of paraffinic bio-hydrocarbons originating from the NEXBTL process.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Although gasoline direct injection engines (GDI) are a favorable technology for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, recent studies have shown that GDI vehicles could emit more PM than traditional PFI (gasoline port fuel injection) vehicles as well as heavy-duty diesel trucks equipped with diesel particulate filters.

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MAY 10, 2012

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted a 2012-2013 Investment Plan Update to increase the use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. million for E85 fuel (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) and $1.5 million for E85 fuel (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) and $1.5 million for natural gas. $25

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have produced a spatially and temporally explicit life cycle inventory (LCI) of air pollutants from gasoline, ethanol derived from corn grain, and ethanol from corn stover for the contiguous US (the lower 48 states). Credit: ACS, Tessum et al. Click to enlarge. the contiguous US).

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JULY 19, 2013

Ernest Moniz highlighted the continued growth of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV)sales—more than doubling in the first 6 months of 2013 to 40,000 units compared to the same period in 2012—as the US Department of Energy (DOE) released its most recent pricing data showing the low cost of fueling on electricity. for gasoline).

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The team made measurements of black carbon (BC) with a high-sensitivity laser-induced incandescence (HS-LII) instrument and a single particle soot photometer (SP2); measurements were conducted upwind, downwind, and while driving on a highway dominated by gasoline vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

For a baseline, the report uses the goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030 set by Executive Order B-48-18, which expanded on the prior Executive Order B-16-2012, which set a goal of 1.5 million by 2025. Overall, total light vehicle sales in California in the first half of 2020 were 786,219 units, down 26.9%

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APRIL 13, 2012

Global-mean temperature change caused by car exhaust emitted from gasoline and diesel engines specified in the previous and upcoming European vehicle emission standards (EURO 3, 4, 5, and 6). black carbon, BC—climate forcers. smaller than that from gasoline cars in the case of EURO 3; and 17.7% Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

CO 2 , Compared to the Proposal and 2012 and 2020 Rules, grams/mile, 2021-2026. By MY 2026, EPA projects that the final standards can be met with sales of about 17% electric vehicles (EVs), and wider uptake of advanced gasoline engine and vehicle technologies available today. Source: EPA. Off-cycle” credits of up to 15 g/mile.

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JANUARY 25, 2020

The gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is one of the most prominent technologies car manufacturers adopted to achieve the fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission goals established in 2012 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The market share of GDI-equipped vehicles increased from 2.3% 9b04115.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

CO 2 emissions from petroleum and other liquids, which have been the largest source of energy-related CO 2 in recent decades, have been increasing since 2012 after remaining relatively constant from 2004 to 2007 and then generally decreasing through 2012. Transportation increase led by gasoline consumption. from the 2015 level.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Proposed allocation of 2011-2012 investment plan. The staff of the California Energy Commission has prepared a draft 2011-2012 Investment Plan for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, its third year of program funding. technologies to help attain the state’s climate change policies.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The EEA report ‘ Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives ’ reviews current evidence on electric cars’ impacts on climate change, air quality, noise and ecosystems, compared with conventional cars. g CO 2 /km) since 2012. of all new registrations in the EU.

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APRIL 18, 2013

to hold warming to 2 °C as outlined in the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP) 2 °C Scenario (2DS). In 2012, sales of hybrid-electric vehicles passed the one million mark. HEV sales broke the one million mark in 2012, and reached 1.2 EV sales more than doubled in 2012, passing 100,000. billion to US$4.2

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APRIL 16, 2012

Nearly 65% of the emissions resulted from gasoline consumption. 2012 US Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report. Transportation activities (excluding international bunker fuels) accounted for 32% of CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in 2010. Virtually all of the energy consumed in this end-use sector came from petroleum products.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Making its model year 2012 debut on the US market, the i-MIEV earned a score of 58, the highest Green Score awarded since the rankings began in 1998. ACEEE 2012 “Greenest” Rankings. Highly efficient conventional gasoline vehicles also continue to have a presence on the “Greenest” list, claiming three of the top twelve spots.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through the metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli. However, there has been no report on the microbial production of short-chain alkanes, a possible substitute for gasoline.

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MARCH 27, 2017

These emissions were highest in 2007, prior to the recession, and have not returned to those levels, although they have increased since 2012. According to the EIA, the 2015 increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector was led by gasoline. from 2014 levels.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Under that, the plan sketches out 3 strategic goals: Strategic Objective One: Advance the goals and objectives in the President’s Climate Action Plan by supporting prudent development, deployment, and efficient use of “all of the above” energy resources that also create new jobs and industries.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

emissions, the NO x and SO 2 increases are significant enough to notably change total national emissions, they conclude.China has made a firm commitment to improve its air quality. In February 2012, the China State Council approved its first national ambient air quality standard for PM 2.5 , which will come into effect by the end of 2015.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Contribution of gasoline and diesel exhaust to SOA over 0% to 50% diesel fuel use. The new findings contradict previous research focused on the LA Basin which concluded that gasoline vehicles contributed more to the production of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) than exhaust from diesel vehicles. Gentner et al. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Survey participants remain very concerned about the high cost of gasoline, with nearly 90% saying they expect prices at the pump to rise during the next six months, an expectation that is particularly strong among Republican voters. Support for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge edges out opposition, 38% to 32%.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Emissions from gasoline used in on-road vehicles are the main driver of that increase. The percent of biodiesel and renewable diesel in the total diesel blend have shown a significant growth in recent years, going from 1% in 2012 to 18% in 2017. MMTCO 2 e (6%) from 2013 to 2017.

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. Black carbon is a key short-lived climate change forcer ( earlier post ) and motor vehicles are important sources of BC in the environment. —Wang et al. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering is now seeking proposals (NSF 12-559) for awards totalling up to $12 million for FY 2012, 2013, and 2014, pending availability of funds. Development of low temperature combustion (LTC), learn-burn gasoline combustion and development of alternative (e.g.,

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The survey was carried out between July and August 2012. 53% say climate change is the world’s biggest problem. By comparison, 66% of those polled have owned a gasoline engine vehicle and 38% have owned a diesel engine vehicle. —Barb Samardzich, vice president, Product Development, Ford of Europe. Earlier post.).

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MAY 2, 2012

litres of gasoline equivalent per 100km. per year, whereas to hit the 2030 target we need a more than 3% improvement per year from 2012. 2012 is therefore a very important year. —“Global Fuel Economy Initiative Plan of Action 2012-2015. This represents a rate of 1.7% Policy support.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The intent of this solicitation is to encourage production of alternative and renewable transportation fuels such as biomethane, renewable gasoline and diesel substitutes in California that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and petroleum fuel demand, and stimulate economic development in the state. gCO 2 -eq/MJ).

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APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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JUNE 14, 2010

Following the successful completion of a detailed feasibility study by the company, the UK DECC (Department for Energy and Climate Change) has approved funding of £4.5 INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has received an offer of a £7.3 million (US$10.8 Earlier post.). million (US$6.6

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MAY 15, 2014

Shale gas in particular has grown rapidly, from less than one percent of US production in 2000 to 34% in 2012, and projections show strong production growth continuing for the foreseeable future. Over the range of scenarios that we examine, abundant natural gas by itself is neither a climate hero nor a climate villain.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

The Review finds that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards currently in place for model years 2022-2025 are readily feasible at or below the costs estimated back in 2012. ARB has now released the Midterm Review of Advanced Clean Cars Program —an extensive evaluation of the California passenger vehicle market and technology.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Broader commitments to climate change are spurring some countries, like Norway and Holland, or companies, like Volvo, to set their own targets. Tier 1 cities in China were the first to adopt electric buses, driving rapid growth between 2012-2016, but now many of these markets are saturated. Electric Buses - 12 GWh.

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JULY 8, 2015

Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. Their results showed that in comparison with gasoline mode, CO emitted in methanol mode decreased 11.2%. —Wang et al.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2012

After considering a wide range of possible strategies to reduce light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, RAND Corporation and the University of Toronto has concluded that no one strategy will be sufficient to meet GHG emissions reduction goals to avoid climate change. MacLean, and H.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. Like gasoline cars, the EPA range rating, which is sort of the one that everybody quotes, has two parts. in a Tesla.

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