Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

Last month, President Obama announced a national policy of two harmonized standards, one for increasing fuel economy (to be issued by NHTSA) and the second for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (to be issued by EPA) for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

To measure freight efficiency, DTNA ran vehicle testing on highway routes in Oregon and Texas; one city route in Portland, Ore.; This reduces friction, and increases efficiency and fuel economy. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray. Fleet: Schneider, Walmart.

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid. With seating for five, the 2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid is expected to achieve a manufacturer-estimated 87 mpge (miles per gallon equivalent) in combined driving and 49 mpg in hybrid mode, or 2.7 As a result, driving performance for the 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid will be similar to the standard Prius.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The plan is an update of the Bureau of Land Management’s 2012 Western Solar Plan , which originally identified areas for solar development in six states – Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. BLM’s proposal is a big step in the right direction and recognizes the key role solar plays in our energy economy.

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Solar Montana Wyoming Idaho 98

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda unveiled the all-new 2013 Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and announced plans to begin leasing the battery electric commuter vehicle in the US in the summer of 2012. American Honda will begin leasing the Fit EV to customers in select California and Oregon markets next summer, and will expand to six East Coast markets in early 2013.

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Honda 2013 Los Angeles Gasoline-Electric 244

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

billion) in annual damages from lifetime earnings reductions, and that dynamic economy-wide methods result in damage estimates that are 54% larger. Their study, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , found that that atmospheric lead pollution attributable to leaded aviation gas (avgas) contributes to US$1.06

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MIT Emissions Fuel EPA 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

0:00 / 2:36 To hell with gas, drive this Meeting fuel efficiency standards Besides the obvious public relations value - and there will be a ton of that - electric cars like the Circuit could help Chrysler meet stricter fuel economy standards. Pricing for the Circuit has not been announced but will likely undercut the Tesla. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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Chrysler 2009 Dodge Circuit Electric Cars 32

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Nissan announced plans in November to start selling electric cars in the country by 2012. Renault-Nissan has started working with governments and utilities in California and Oregon to gear up for regional electric vehicle rollouts next year. Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S.

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Clean Cleaning BYD E6 28

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2017

The action ensures that California and 12 other states that follow its vehicle regulations—one third of the US auto market—will move forward the greenhouse gas emission standards adopted in the 2012 process involving the federal government, California and the automakers. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

The deck of cards, some might say house of cards, that is the American economy is being shuffled. None can deny the importance of the auto industry to the American economy, but no one was in the mood to pay obeisance to the once-powerful supplicants. Nissan foresees full-scale marketing of EVs in 2012.

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San Francisco Plug-in Alternative Fuels Plug 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” The cap-and-trade program will begin regulating emissions in January 2012.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244