2017, Pennsylvania and Standards

ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule requires the sale of at least 30% zero-emission trucks by 2030; the HDV Omnibus rule requires a 90% reduction in NO x emissions from Model Year 2027 engines; and the California Phase 2 greenhouse gas rule sets standards to improve the efficiency of tractor-trailers. Advanced Clean Trucks Rule from MY2025.

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District of Columbia California DC Emissions

Mitsubishi Motors told to pay USD 1 bn over US car crash – ET Auto

Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2024

billion in damages over a 2017 car accident in the United States, adding that it will appeal. The plaintiff blamed a defective seatbelt design in her husband Francis Amagasu’s 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT that left him with severe injuries after the crash in Pennsylvania. ” In 2022, a US jury ordered Ford to pay damages of USD 1.7

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Motor Motors Motoring

Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

To honor his mentoring activities within IEEE YP, in 2017 the IEEE Theodore W. A jet-setting career After receiving his bachelor’s degree in power engineering in 1948 from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Hissey joined Leeds and Northrup (L&N) in Philadelphia as an applications engineer. He will never be forgotten.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Philadelphia 2014 Pennsylvania

UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

UPS is working to meet its goal of logging one billion miles with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017, using a Rolling Laboratory approach to determine the right alternative fuel solutions to meet the unique needs of route-specific driving environments. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure.

El Paso

El Paso Gas San Antonio Fort Worth

Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

He served in the Obama administration as the Founding Director of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (2009–2012), as the Acting Undersecretary for Energy (2011–2012), and as the Vice Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (2014–2017). John Deutch, an emeritus Institute Professor at MIT.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Economy Clean Cleaning

EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

EPA

EPA Grant California Rhode Island

Study Concludes That Improving Truck Fuel Economy Would Create More Than 120K New US Jobs by 2030

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The report comes shortly before an anticipated announcement from the Obama Administration on a plan to set national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for heavy- and medium-duty trucks. per gallon fuel price. Report findings include: Net job increases nationwide: 63,000 additional jobs in 2020 and 124,000 in 2030.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Gasoline-Electric

Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. Transportation emissions hit a record high in 2017—making up 41.1% percent, respectively, from 2016 to 2017. five years ago.

California

California Climate Transportation 2017

Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We, meanwhile, decided to kowtow to organisations like Friends of the Earth, which despite being told by the Advertising Standards Authority to withdraw misleading claims about the extraction of shale gas, embarked on a campaign of misinformation, demanding ever more regulatory hurdles from an all-too-willing civil service.

Power

Power Powered Wind Coal

Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas is just one EPA approval away from first deliveries

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The certifications are valid for a single model year, and new model year vehicles make their way to the EPA’s testing facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan every year to confirm they align with the EPA’s emissions standards. Texas withdrew its intentions to adopt CARB standards in 2007, State documents revealed.

Texas

Texas EPA Tesla Austin

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

And that list only includes crossovers that offer standard or optional all-wheel drive. Hyundai has been selling battery-electric models in the US since the Ioniq Electric was launched alongside hybrid and plug-in hybrid siblings in 2017. kilowatts at capable Level 2 charging stations, higher than the previous EV standards of 6.6

Hyundai

Hyundai F-150 Volt Kia

Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Will we have a universal standard for charging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And do I understand that it's likely that that would set a de facto standard for all the non-Tesla world? John Voelcker There is already really a de facto standard.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric

Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Will we have a universal standard for charging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And do I understand that it's likely that that would set a de facto standard for all the non-Tesla world? John Voelcker There is already really a de facto standard.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2017

A new study by a team from the University of Pennsylvania and MIT suggests it will be easier for cities to reduce CO 2 emissions coming from residential energy use rather than from local transportation. This reduction will happen mostly thanks to better building practices, not greater housing density.

Transportation

Transportation Cleveland CO2 Phoenix

EV Driven

ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations

Mitsubishi Motors told to pay USD 1 bn over US car crash – ET Auto

Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

Study Concludes That Improving Truck Fuel Economy Would Create More Than 120K New US Jobs by 2030

Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

Mad Power thoughts

Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas is just one EPA approval away from first deliveries

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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