Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Eleven states currently assess fees on electric vehicle owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes, according to the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Highway maintenance has traditionally been funded from a combination of Federal and state taxes collected at the fuel pump.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2020

This will also help the state reach its goal of transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2040. Training and tools needed for maintenance cost close to $200,000, bringing the total cost of the pilot project to $3.9 million from a 2016 settlement with Volkswagen will be directed towards the project. Approximately $1.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2015

is introducing its new 2016 ISB6.7 G is fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) or renewable natural gas (RNG), utilizing Cummins Westport’s proprietary spark-ignited, stoichiometric combustion with cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (SEGR) technology. G will be in full production by mid-2016.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

The California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board released the annual Joint Agency Staff Report on Assembly Bill 8: 2016 Assessment of Time and Cost Needed to Attain 100 Hydrogen Refueling Stations in California. Source: CEC, CARB 2016 Joint Staff Report. Click to enlarge. million for these costs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2017

A team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the second report summarizing the results of the battery-electric bus (BEB) demonstration underway at Foothill Transit in California. This latest report provides data and analysis on 12 Proterra BEBs and eight CNG baseline buses from August 2015 through December 2016.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

—Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS. Since most of the maintenance costs of a vehicle are associated with the engine and related components, UPS expects the operating cost of the new plug-in electric vehicle to be less than a similarly equipped diesel or gasoline vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. Carlton Rose, president, global fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS. UPS is a catalyst for wide scale adoption of natural gas vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2018

Among other enhancements, buses will be equipped with Cummins-Westport Near-Zero engines and fueled by Renewable Natural Gas, to further reduce NO x vehicle emissions by more than 90% by December 2018. Slip Resistant Flooring: Buses will also feature durable and slip resistant flooring that allows for increased safety and easy maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

and L9 engine platforms are compatible with 100% renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification (paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment). EN 15940 was approved by CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, in April 2016. Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

This line of effort focuses on the identification, development, and maintenance of capacity and capabilities necessary to promote safety, security, and stability in the region. Our highest priority is to protect the American people, our sovereign territory and rights, and the natural resources and other interests of the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. Eos’s grid-scale product is designed to reliably integrate renewable energy, improve grid efficiency and resiliency, and reduce costs for utilities and consumers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A. 23 ] , [ 24 ].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Both alternative fuels and vehicle types require additional training for emergency responders and mechanics, but also generally require lower overall maintenance than a traditional gasoline-powered vehicle. Brandon Schoettle and Michael Sivak (2016) “ The Relative Merits of Battery-Electric Vehicles and Fuel-Cell Vehicles ” UMTRI-2016-5.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New projects are classified under BD+C (Building Design and Construction) and existing projects are classified under O+M (Operations and Maintenance) for the purposes of LEED certification. Let’s look at how installing EVSE can support your building’s accreditation in LEED v4.1. Initiate at least one full test of the DR plan.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

As previously announced, the engine has been available for school bus applications since May 2016 from Thomas Built Buses. diesel engine platform, the industry leader in the Cummins midrange engine family, and operates exclusively on natural gas, including compressed, liquid, or renewable natural gas (RNG). Cummins Westport’s ISB6.7

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Proterra battery-electric buses in service in a 12- vehicle demonstration by Foothill Transit in California offered significant fuel savings compared to similar conventional vehicles, according to a recently published analysis of the results of the demonstration by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

This “diesel bonus” cost national budgets almost €32 billion in lost tax revenue in 2016 alone. The benefit will continue to increase in the coming years, as more low-carbon and renewable electricity enters European electricity mixes. T&E attributed Europe’s diesel share to three main causes: Distorted national fuel and vehicle taxes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

This will be quickly followed with the 2016 introduction of SYNC 3. When launched, these new conveniently-located outlets will provide basic vehicle servicing such as oil changes and other routine maintenance, making vehicle ownership even easier for customers. SYNC 3 is faster, and more intuitive to use. Earlier post.) million hits.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

The President’s Climate Action Plan contains a goal of doubling renewable energy generation from wind, solar, and geothermal sources between 2012 and 2020. DOE will seek pathways that expand the use of dispatchable renewable energy including hydropower, energy storage, and demand response capabilities.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Suncor and Total have agreed to a joint commitment to develop Fort Hills and Voyageur in parallel so that both come on stream early 2016. billion in spending is targeted to sustaining existing operations, including significant planned maintenance to support reliability and further deployment of new tailings reclamation technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Mandatory regional criteria pollutant reduction targets will be established in the 2016 State Implementation Plans (SIPs) with expected reductions on the order of 90% below 2010 levels in the South Coast and similar reductions in the San Joaquin Valley by the year 2032.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The exact date depends on when the Large Hadron Collider is set to renew proton-proton collisions after three years of upgrades and maintenance. The station, China’s first long-term space habitat, was preceded by the Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 stations, which orbited from 2011 to 2018 and 2016 to 2019, respectively. FASER will.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

FCEB durability has reached 23,000 hours, surpassing FCTO’s 2016 target of 18,000 hours, and range has reached up to 340 miles (547 km), more than 13% above the 2016 target of 300 miles (483 km). In the 2015 report, NREL documented a single fuel cell power plant surpassing the 2016 target. Maintenance staff.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. billion) through 2016—is beginning the renewal of its powertrain portfolio now with the introduction of all-new 1.6-liter Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

Testing covers performance assessments as well as long-term reliability, availability and maintenance data collection. The operation, performance and maintenance cost portion of the study focused on the response boat-small platforms, which make up 40% of the Coast Guard’s outboard engine fleet.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

This is one area where GM is the industry leader, and after the initial service plan expires, it is well worth renewing. Scheduled Service/Maintenance – One year/First visit. Road Test: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Plug-in Hybrid. Distinguished Design. The design team aced it. Powertrain – Six years/70,000 miles.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 19, 2021

First introduced as a 2016 model, this Chinese-built compact crossover had a facelift in 2019 (when we last tested it ), and two short years later, is all-new for 2021. This is one area where GM is the industry leader, and after the initial service plan expires, it is well worth renewing. All-New Sleek Design with Premium Touches.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. As of September 2016, there were more than 1,000 railyards in the US located in densely populated, urban areas classified as particulate matter and ozone EPA defined nonattainment areas.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

If taken from such sources, hydrogen is a fossil fuel, and is not a renewable resource. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. Hence, they are likely to always have relatively poorer performance, be more expensive in initial purchase, in ongoing maintenance and per kilometre travelled costs.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 16, 2021

While the Concorde successfully overcame the technical hurdles standing in the way of supersonic passenger service, it succumbed to economics: The cost of fuel and maintenance was especially high for these planes. (Fourteen production aircraft were manufactured, but one was scrapped in 1994 and another crashed in 2000.). Boom Supersonic.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Vouchers may be requested through December 31, 2016. Fleets operating Orange EV trucks under moderate conditions can realize fuel and maintenance savings of $10,000-$30,000 per truck per year; heavier use can generate savings of $30,000-$60,000 per truck per year. —Mike Saxton, Orange EV chief commercial officer.

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EV Connect

JUNE 27, 2022

Founded in 1889 on the banks of the Spokane River, Avista has served its customers with an electric generation resource mix that is more than half renewable, keeping its carbon emissions among the lowest in the nation. The Challenge As an energy provider, Avista carefully considers how its business intersects with the environment.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will issue , on behalf of the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), a FY 2016 Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement, with an estimated $56 million of total program funding, in the January 2016 timeframe.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ford is showcasing the latest Transit and Transit Custom line-up powered by the Ford EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) at 2016 IAA Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show. Two years on from completing the renewal of its Transit line-up at Hannover 2014, Ford is Europe’s fastest-growing commercial vehicle brand.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It redirects $7 million from deferred maintenance at California Community Colleges to provide emergency financial aid to Dream Act students. These investments must comply with siting requirements applied to digester projects awarded in the 2016-17 fiscal year. $60 6 million for renewable energy projects related to agriculture. $40

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