Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc.,

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Fully Electric Electric Electrical Diesel 536

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternative fueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles.

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Fleet Grant Renewable Diesel 320

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Under this program, purchasers of new all-electric transit buses are eligible to have 100% of the incremental vehicle cost covered on the condition that these buses are housed at bus depots or operate on routes located within a half-mile of a disadvantaged community. Under the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP) program, $16.4

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New York Purchase Electric Electrical 345

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. The lost available energy also results in poor off-design point fuel efficiency.

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Engine Emissions Fleet Market 329

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. University of Maryland. Enovix Corporation. 2,500,000.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2016

LanzaTech has been selected by the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to receive a $4-million award to design and plan a demonstration-scale facility using industrial off gases to produce 3 million gallons/year of low-carbon jet and diesel fuels. The LanzaTech award was one of six totaling $12.9 Earlier post.).

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Carbon Diesel Audi Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2013

x 60 inch tank is designed for light- and medium-duty pick-up trucks and corporate fleet vehicles. 3M’s tank capitalizes on improvements in geometries and proprietary 3M Matrix Resin featuring nanosilica technology to deliver a solution that is lighter, offers greater capacity, and is more cost effective than similar tanks.

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Indianapolis Utah Alternative Fuels 2007 239

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Based on data from bench-scale tests, SRI engineers estimate that the capital cost for a full-scale plant using SRI’s process would be less than half that of a conventional coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). FTS produces only a small fraction of the hydrocarbons needed for fuel and requires extensive recycling.

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Coal Water Transportation Fuel 257

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2014

EFT’s proprietary Advanced Fixed Bed (AFB) Fischer-Tropsch reactor and catalyst system can convert synthesis gas from virtually any carbonaceous feedstock into transportation fuels such as renewable diesel and sustainable jet fuel.

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Fuel 2014 Alternative Fuels Commercial 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

Conversion systems allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels; most conversions involve switching gasoline or diesel vehicles to operate instead on a gaseous fuel such as natural gas or propane; an alcohol fuel; or electricity. EPA expects the streamlined approach to result in a cost savings for many converters.

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Conversion EPA Fuel Clean Alternative 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The hybrid systems were partially funded by Drive Clean Chicago, a program that aims to accelerate the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure in Chicago. In doing so fuel is saved and harmful emissions are cut. The first of the hydraulic hybrid systems were commissioned last week.

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Fleet Hybrid Chicago Store 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2016

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resource Board (CARB) require On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) to be implemented in heavy-duty alternative fueled vehicles for the 2018 model year. diesel engines and wanting to convert their fleet to natural gas. CWI will be targeting existing end-users of CWI ISB6.7

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Grant Gas Engine Alternative Fuels 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017.

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Renewable Diesel Alternative Fuels Louisiana 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2015

The school district is purchasing 86 Blue Bird Propane Vision school buses, and hopes to convert more of their diesel fleet to propane buses in the future. Vehicles fueled by propane autogas emit 80% less smog-producing hydrocarbons and virtually eliminate particulate matter when compared to conventional diesel.

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Boston Fleet Diesel Extended Range 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

ATJ, like the Fischer-Tropsch pathway, has the potential to use lignocellulosic waste as feedstock, but promises to do so at less cost than Fischer-Tropsch. How ATJ fuels are incorporated into ASTM D7566 will depend upon the outcome of the extensive testing program with these blend components. —Wilson et al. Earlier post.).

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Renewable Commercial Fuel 2013 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) technology that directly converts ethanol under moderate conditions at one atmosphere without the use of hydrogen into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels. —William Shopoff, Vertimass chairman.

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Conversion Fuel Gasoline Sustainable Transportation 220

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The City of Easthampton, Massachusetts announced in April that it is transitioning its city-owned vehicle fleet from gas to electric, and will be the first city to offer an EV adoption benefit to employees who convert. And large corporations like Amazon aren’t the only ones currently converting their fleets from gas to electric.

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Corporation Fleet Gas-Electric Purchase 78

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2013

Earlier CN testing of LNG using a tank-car (non-Westport)-based tender with two converted test locomotives. BNSF railway will also begin testing a small number of locomotives using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel later this year. Click to enlarge. Westport Innovations Inc. Earlier post.)

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Production Gas 2012 Diesel 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

Toyota’s Mitsuhisa Kato briefs the media in Japan on the timing and pricing of the FCV, and outlines the company’s view of the role of fuel cell vehicles. Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year.

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Japan Toyota 2015 Price 304

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

The new generation of engines is designated for use in all Groupe PSA brands in China, Europe and North America, meeting the future emission standards of these markets. Groupe PSA has currently established 15 Centers of Competence in Rüsselsheim: Future technologies: Hydrogen & fuel cells. Alternative fuels.

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Engine Gasoline Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

AFRL/RX expects to make approximately five Phase 1 awards at up to $6M each ($30M total government share), plus recipient cost share. Awardees selected for the anticipated project will be required to share at least 50% of the cost. Commercial-stage program. —Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. DOE early research.

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Commercial Available Conversion Transportation 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The new investments will go toward a wide range of research, development, and demonstration projects that aim to reduce the price and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles. Sixteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

We have examined many different biofuels technologies, and are choosing to work with those companies that we believe have the greatest potential to be commercialized economically and to make a major impact on achievement of the nation's alternative fuels goals. oligimerization to jet fuel and diesel. oxidation to butadiene.

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Corporation Companies Colorado Conversion 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

The second ( DTMA-91-R-2013-0009 ) will award up to $500,000 for a comprehensive study on the issues associated with the bunkering (supplying a ship with fuel) of LNG for marine vessels. Projects that will be funded under the RFP include engine conversion/retrofits; the use of alternative fuels; or the use of alternative technologies.

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Mariner Emissions Alternative Fuels Gas 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy Specifically: the current cost of high?energy The additional content which includes the motor, inverter, converter, and on?board in electric vehicles (PEVs).

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

A consortium is seeking US stimulus funding available through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program to convert 20 hybrid diesel-electric buses to hybrid dimethyl-ether (DME)-electric propulsion. a developer of fuel injection equipment for DME-fueled vehicles.

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Stimulus Hybrid Low Cost Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

announced that the US Army has successfully flown the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a 50:50 blend of Gevo’s ATJ-8 (Alcohol-to-Jet)—a renewable, drop-in alternative fuel for JP8 derived from isobutanol. The US Air Force flew its first test flight using ATJ fuel in 2012. Gevo ATJ fuel properties.

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Fuel Oil Hydrogen Alternative Fuels 319

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2014

These incidents are generally associated with use of gasoline-ethanol blends and the presence of bacteria, Acetobacter aceti , which convert ethanol to acetic acid, a component of vinegar. Such retrofits could cost an estimated $1,500 to $2,500 each; there are more than 500,000 underground gas storage tanks around the country.

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Gasoline Water Alternative Fuels Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

will receive $1,211,370 to design and install a new system to pre-process solid food waste for use in two existing anaerobic digesters at a solid waste facility in Chino. The digesters will use the waste to produce biomethane to be converted into renewable compressed natural gas fuel.

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Los Angeles California Clean Cleaning 218

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

The Niro has an EPA rated fuel economy of between 49 and 53 miles per gallon, depending if equipped with 16-inch or 18-inch wheels, which delivers a driving range of up-to 588 miles. This boomerang-shaped panel is designed to direct airflow underneath the C pillar, aiding in the a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.29.

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Kia Hybrid Fuel Economy MPG 90

EV Adoption

APRIL 9, 2023

As of April 6, 2023, using Alternative Fuel Data Center (AFDC) data, 285 Walmart/Sam’s Club stores had DC fast chargers. This could reduce reliance on the costs involved in building out their own fleet depot charging stations and further increase their confidence in going electric.

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DC Charging Store America 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

The bill establishes within the Department of Energy a Natural Gas Vehicle and Infrastructure Development Program for the purpose of facilitating the use of natural gas in the United States as an alternative transportation fuel, in order to achieve the maximum feasible reduction in domestic oil use. The program will establish a $3.8-billion

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Plug-in Plug Purchase Gas 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The Request supports activities and projects based on the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) May 2014 strategic plan, including design support for a reconfigured international Long Baseline Neutrino Facility hosted at Fermilab. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies. Bioenergy Technologies. per gallon gasoline equivalent (gge).

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Sustainable Transportation 2015 2016 Transportation 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

The spacious interior design was clean and simple with an emphasis on comfort and convenience. Lexus LC 500 Convertible. – If being looked at is your thing, don’t go any further than the LC 500 Convertible. The Lexus LC 500 Convertible starts at $101,100. Volvo V90 T6 AWD R-Design. Lexus LC 500 Convertible.

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Lexus Mercedes Volvo Clean 97

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

Improvements in fuel economy, CO 2 emissions and cost of ownership have been achieved through a combination of engineering developments, the introduction of a new range of small and light cars, and the expanded availability of alternative fuel vehicles such as diesel and LPG. L/100km for the Falcon XT, and 12.6

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Australia Ford Engine Fuel 270

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

The California Energy Commission recently approved seven awards totaling $29,675,072 and that are funded through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118), completing the first two years of the program funding cycle. High Mountain Fuels ($11,020,419 - Match share $11,020,419).

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Gas California Hydrogen Energy 210