Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2016

The move to reduce the number of polluting trucks on the road integrates with a series of other measures to reduce vehicular air pollution in Haifa Bay, such as the massive installation of vapor recovery systems in gas stations, the move to convert buses and garbage trucks to natural gas, and more.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Pierburg GmbH, a member of the KSPG Group, has been awarded contracts worth a lifetime total of €250 million (US$342 million) for a newly developed compact exhaust-gas recirculation valve. Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The California Energy Commission approved its first $10 million to fund Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) research and development (R&D) projects during its monthly business meeting today. Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

DOE will continue to focus on significantly increasing the amount of cost-competitive electric power from renewable resources across the nation by further accelerating the development and commercialization of these technologies. By the end of FY 2015, achieve best in class solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at $1.85/watt

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

The Volkswagen Group is now planning to launch almost 70 new electric models in the next ten years instead of the 50 previously planned. As a result, the projected number of vehicles to be built on the Group’s electric platforms in the next decade will increase from 15 million to 22 million. Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2012

This set of awards supports a diversity of alternative fuel and vehicle types, including biodiesel production, natural gas vehicle technologies and incentives, hybrid and plug-in vehicles, and E85 fueling stations. million as a share of the cost to install 101 new E85 (ethanol) fueling facilities at existing gas fueling stations statewide.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution.

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India Auto Future Electric 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

In a speech at the Naval Energy Forum, US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus set out five energy targets for the department to meet over the course of the next decade, including the overall goal of half of the total energy consumption for ships, aircraft, tanks, vehicles, and shore installations coming from alternative sources by 2020.

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2020 Afghanistan Energy Mariner 308

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. With all this, consumers and policymakers alike are hopeful that society will soon greatly reduce its carbon emissions by replacing today’s cars with electric vehicles. EVs have finally come of age.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric 101

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

This executive order strengthens California’s position as a national leader in zero-emission vehicles, and the settlement will dramatically expand California’s electric vehicle infrastructure, helping to clean our air and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. —Governor Brown. Settlement. paid Blackstone $1.36 one in 7 new cars).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption. Myth #2: Hydrogen gas is dangerous to store and use.

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Fuel Electric Vehicles Market Hydrogen 281

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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Chicago MIT Tax Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Solar’s competition is really fossil fuel, or in other words, the established way electricity is being generated. With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh We need a better paradigm.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Too, the cost of the technology has been slashed due largely to a 90% reduction in the amount of platinum used in the stack. Mercedes-Benz has already gathered experience with hydrogen-powered electric vehicles over several vehicle generations. The only exhaust gas emitted was water vapor—1800 tonnes of it in all.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

A brief moment in EV history passed us by about a decade ago, when the little-known VIA Motors introduced their lineup of VTRUX hybrid-electric vehicles. Each vehicle would use the VIA plug-in powertrain which turned the existing gas engine into a range extender. VIA was focused on fleet sales and a low cost of ownership.

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

Norway leads electric vehicle (EV) adoption, boasting the highest share of new EV purchases worldwide. Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport. Norway has long been a major producer of oil and gas, and remains the biggest oil producer in Western Europe, as well as, the third-largest exporter of natural gas in the world.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 1, 2023

The act includes several clean energy programs and tax credit updates including a revision to the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit and the EV charging station tax credit for businesses. This program provides a tax credit for eligible alternative fueling infrastructure, such as compressed natural gas (CNG), hydrogen, and EV charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

At launch, it will also meet greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements through 2016, and 2015 California Air Resources Board (ARB) standards, including on-board diagnostics. creates new opportunities for our OEM customers as a compact and lightweight engine that delivers best-in-class fuel efficiency and total cost of ownership.

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Diesel Light Commercial Vehicles 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2016

SDG&E will install at least 10% of the chargers in disadvantaged communities. With rates encouraging off-peak charging, vehicles will be efficiently integrated onto the grid, helping to avoid on-peak charging that drives the need to build more power plants and other electric infrastructure. This is what the CPUC approved.

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San Diego Grid Price Charging 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are expected to play an important role in reducing California''s greenhouse gas emissions, and in advancing the Governor''s Zero Emission Vehicles Action Plan goals of establishing enough infrastructure to support 1 million ZEV vehicles by 2020, with a goal of having 1.5 Linde, LLC, will receive $4.5

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Alternative Fuels Los Angeles Hydrogen Fuel 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

At SAE 2015 World Congress last week, Toyota presented a set of four technical papers describing some of the technology innovations used in its production fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle Mirai ( earlier post ). However, Mirai uses the same inverter and motor as already adopted in mass-production hybrid electric vehicles.

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Congress Toyota Fuel Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

General Motors and Hawaii’s The Gas Company (TGC), the state’s major gas energy provider, are collaborating on a hydrogen infrastructure project. Electricity costs are the highest in the US. TGC will file a tariff with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to establish the cost of hydrogen for the retail dispenser.

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Hawaii Hydrogen GM Gas 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris. Cornell University. Stanford University.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

NREL research confirms that after being used to power a car, a Li-ion battery retains approximately 70% of its initial capacity—making its reuse a valuable energy storage option for electric utilities, before battery materials are recycled. Systems Integrators and Installers. —Mike Ferry, Center for Sustainable Energy.

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Grid Batteries Battery Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). Electric vehicle charging may affect these trends.

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Charging Coal Grid District of Columbia 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2015

In 2012, the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers launched a three-year project on the production of synthetic liquid hydrocarbons from electricity (i.e. In their analysis, the team found the cost of the synthetic fuel depends on a number of factors, especially the capital cost of the electrolyzer and the cost of electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car. BMW i 360° Electric.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

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Grid BMW Las Vegas Charging 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

The automakers will bear the entire cost of the retrofitting, estimated by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) to be at least €500 million. This applies in particular to the use of urea for exhaust gas purification in achieving the highest efficiency achieved in this process. A main focus will be on electric buses.

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Diesel Emissions Pollution Exhaust 150

Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The electric vehicle (EV) market is here and concerns about finding a charging location for your EV are quickly diminishing. A study by Cox Automotive revealed that over 80% of consumers hesitated to embrace electric vehicles due to worries about range anxiety, possibly stemming from uncertainty about the technology.

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Range Charging Gasoline-Electric United States 71

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

And we are moving to expand the testing of biofuel blends in our Marine Gas Turbines that we use in the surface Navy, and to our tactical vehicles, like the one sitting here today. Tactically, on the battlefield, the costs of transporting fuel is exponentially increased; in extreme cases a gallon of gasoline could cost up to $400.

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Renewable Energy Mariner United States 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

Topics included the upcoming introduction of the blue e-motion Golf electric vehicle, sometimes called the e-Golf, near the end of 2013 (early 2014 for the US market), as well as Volkswagen’s goal of achieving 3% of its global sales through plug-in vehicles by 2018. Volkswagen sold 9.07 million vehicles in 2012 to Toyota’s 9.7

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Standards Charging Eaton DC 319

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate ( earlier post ) remains an indispensable driver of electric vehicle policies worldwide, unique in its ability to foster technology-neutral research and development, according to a new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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California Electric Vehicles Manufacturer Fleet 240

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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