Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. —Dave McCurdy, president and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary. Dumbed down to the simplest explanation, that amount of taxes owed equates to a combination of income, vehicle price and carbon-dioxide emissions. Previous rates didn’t even include battery powered automobiles.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 27, 2023

On August 27, Xpeng’s subsidized startup AeroHT reported its aviation automobile, Xpeng X2, finished the gliding around the Xiang river in Changsha, Hunan province. The aviation automobile took off from the left cupboard of the river and landed at Zhoutou Sq., The frame is built basically from carbon fabrics.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

Using the carbon and aluminum MMSF bodies and non-metal panels, body weight will be reduced by up to 45%. The first production car model based on the platform will be unveiled at Auto China 2016 in April. At BAIC Group, we are pleased to work with Academician Hufenbach's team in the lightweighting field.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2018

Emissions analysis commissioned by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has found an affected VW diesel vehicle to be using up to 14% more diesel after being recalled for the mandated emissions system fix. The tests showed a reduction in emissions of NO x carbon monoxide and particulate matter occurred after the recall fix.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

The greening of the automobile trade isn’t just about constructing zero-emission automobiles; it’s additionally about lowering the carbon affect of the dealerships that promote and repair them. The automobile corporate’s retail community in Canada is composed of fifty BMW and 31 Miniature dealerships.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Carbon intensity per vehicle in 2012 was 0.88 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. Carbon emissions of the average car sold in the EU fell 2.6% cars in 2015, and 1 car in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Honeywell and key suppliers will invest approximately $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, its low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems in automobiles. Earlier post.) HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use (GWP = 1,300).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A paper on their work is published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. A team at the Engine Research Center (ERC), University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated the viability of reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) in a two-stroke engine. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

The primary goal by 2020 is to develop compounds of interest such as efficient biofuels and high added-value substances with micro-algae feeding on industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and nutrients contained in waste. A budget of €160 million (US$210 million) for 10 years has been estimated, of which 20% come from public grants.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement and technology license with an Indian manufacturer to produce Honeywell Solstice yf, an automobile refrigerant with a global warming potential of less than 1. Small-scale production is expected to begin by the end of 2016. refrigerants manufacturing site. refrigerants manufacturing site.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

And again at this year’s 2016 SAE World Congress, Toyota presented three more papers: one detailing the development of Mirai’s Toyota Fuel Cell System (TCFS) and two dealing with the critical issues of the fuel cell catalysts. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Kato (2016) Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Hasegawa, T.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

Ballard and Synergy are collaborating with electric bus manufacturer Foshan Feichi Automobile Manufacturing Co. The municipal governments in the cities of Yunfu and Rugao plan to have fuel cell bus fleets operating in revenue service in 2016. in the city of Yunfu in Guangdong province. A similar deal was signed with Synergy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

California fulfilled its commitment to support and establish the first US-wide greenhouse gas standard for passenger vehicles by adopting a regulation to allow vehicle complying with federal greenhouse gas standards for MY 2012-2016 to fully comply with California’s own GHG standards for those model years. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

At each successive processing stage, the biomass is heated to a higher temperature profile and the material is compacted to a thinner layer with an increasing level of elemental carbon in the remaining biomass. This excess carbon is highly porous and has beneficial water and nutrient retaining capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. billion and cumulative net benefits for Canadians of $4.7 million days of acute respiratory problems related to air pollution by 2030; and.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2016

The goal of the ZEV standard is to incentivize automobile manufacturers to build more models and use increasingly efficient low-carbon technology. The greater the range, the greater the number of credits earned by the manufacturer, which in turn will reduce the number of ZEV sales the manufacturer will need to reach its target.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

Co-authors are from Argonne National Laboratory; the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies, Fuel Cell Technologies, and Bioenergy Technologies Offices; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; the Electric Power Research Institute; Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; General Motors; Chevron; and Ford. Elgowainy et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. Modern Truck Scenario.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

Following the US launch of the Clarity Fuel Cell in late 2016, the Clarity Electric will go on-sale in 2017. The Honda Clarity Series will provide customers with a well-equipped, premium, midsize vehicle with range of ultra low-carbon powertrain options to suit their lifestyle needs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. This is one more important step towards a competitive, low-carbon economy. grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

DERA was re-authorized at the end of 2010 for FY 2012-2016, but only $30 million was appropriated to EPA for DERA for FY 2012 and the President’s budget request for FY 2013 currently only includes $15 million for DERA. black carbon reductions from DPFs and air toxics reductions from catalyzed filters and DOCs).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The US Department of Energy has announced the 2016 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Topics, covering eight DOE research program organizations. Biogas is primarily comprised of methane and carbon dioxide. Electric drive vehicle batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2015

The collaborative project is intended ultimately to set the stage for innovative breakthroughs in future commercial automobiles. Mustang engine, used a combination of carbon fiber, Torlon, epoxy, ceramic and metal. The original Polimotor was developed by Matti Holtzberg in the 1980s. liter Duratec engine.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. Would these vehicles truly help to lower carbon emissions. In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. Should the city encourage their use? Better Cars ….

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

Methanol Electrosynthesis at Carbon-Supported Molecular Active Sites: to synthesize a selective electrocatalyst for methane to methanol conversion by ligating single site transition metal compounds known to activate methane with graphitic carbon surfaces that allow for facile charge transfer. Dr. David Go, University of Notre Dame.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 22, 2024

Eliminating emissions problems means finding renewable energy solutions with a minimal carbon footprint. Are electric vehicles (EVs) the answer to the automobile industry’s role? In 2016, nearly 200 countries ratified the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to reduce emissions and slow global warming.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Natural gas is added to the biomass feedstock to create a two-to-one hydrogen-to-carbon ratio necessary for “drop-in” transportation fuels that can be used in today’s engines. and other drop-in transportation biofuels for use in today’s automobiles, diesel engines and aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Final MY 2011 and MY 2012-2016 passenger car fuel economy targets, based on vehicle footprint. mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2015

Methanol Electrosynthesis at Carbon-Supported Molecular Active Sites: to synthesize a selective electrocatalyst for methane to methanol conversion by ligating single site transition metal compounds known to activate methane with graphitic carbon surfaces that allow for facile charge transfer. Dr. David Go, University of Notre Dame.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Honda expects the Clarity series will contribute to an anticipated five-fold increase in Honda’s US sales of electrified vehicles over the next four years as the company works toward its target that two-thirds of its global automobile sales will come from electrified vehicles by 2030. Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. Honda Clarity Fuel Cell.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

You can immediately tell this by looking at the new carbon housing of the powertrain. Audi is the first German automobile manufacturer to race in Formula E. Like in Formula 1, the driver sits in a carbon fiber monocoque complying with the latest FIA safety standards. —Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass.

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Plug in America

MARCH 22, 2024

In 2010, the EPA began regulating carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) as an air pollutant. A typical passenger vehicle emits over 4 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year–that’s over 8,000 pounds. alone, that adds up to a lot of carbon. economy since automobiles are one of the United States’ biggest exports. 2032 is eight years away.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

These standards would require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams/mile of CO 2 in model year 2016. mpg in model year 2016. mpg by MY 2016. The proposed standards for both agencies begin with the 2012 model year, with standards increasing in stringency through model year 2016.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2023

” – Carlos Ghosn “We will not stop until every car on the road is electric” – Elon Musk “As of 2016, the number of American car companies that haven’t gone bankrupt is a grand total of two. Their carbon emissions can be worse than gasoline powered cars.” Fort and Tesla.”

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