Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

900 million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure. 15 million zero- and near-zero-carbon fuel production and supply. $15 15 million for low-carbon fuels. $10 Last month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a complementary plan for $2.6 The newly approved plan includes: $1.7 118 million for ZEV manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has extended the closing date for the Request for Information (RFI) on Total Costs of Ownership of Future Light-Duty Vehicles ( DE-FOA-0000592 , earlier post ). One of the quantification measures is the total cost of ownership per mile driven, including vehicle and fuel costs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. In their study, Bishop et al. —Bishop et al. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman, Daniel A. 6b00717.

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Emissions Fleet Light Taxi 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

Projected range of impact of demand, fuel efficiency improvements, and alternative fuel-vehicle systems on light-duty fleet GHG emissions. On a stand-alone basis, all light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles have the potential to reduce per-mile GHG emissions by at least 40% in 2050, relative to 2005 average fleet levels.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2011

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that consumption of alternative transportation fuels held steady in 2009, with a total of 431,107 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons, compared to 430,329 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2008. Consumption of alternative fuels by fuel type, 2009.

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APRIL 9, 2013

Consumption of alternative fuels by vehicle type, 2011. Replacement fuels—i.e., In alternative-fueled vehicles, consumption of ethanol (E85) increased 52% from the prior year’s consumption, an increase from 90,323 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2010 to 137,165 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2011.

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2011 Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas 218

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APRIL 3, 2010

A new MIT report outlines a system-oriented set of coordinated policies to help the light-duty vehicle sector reduce petroleum-based consumption and its accompanying global warming emissions. This should include standardizing the presentation of key information on car-buying websites. Heywood et al.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The most recent GREET versions are the GREET1 2017 version for fuel-cycle analysis and GREET2 2017 version for vehicle-cycle analysis. Updated the fuel economy and vehicle weights of light duty vehicles. The first version of GREET was released in 1996. Since then, Argonne has continued to update and expand the model.

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Transportation Pollution Alternative Fuels Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

At full US deployment, ORION will process tens of thousands of route optimizations per-minute based on real-time information. We have realized a reduction of 6 to 8 miles driven per route resulting in significantly lower fuel use and related lower vehicle emissions. Connected vehicles Fleets Fuel Efficiency Telematics'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has issued a request for information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0001420 ) on advanced thermal insulation for sub-ambient temperature alternative fuel onboard storage systems. as well, and not solely for light‐duty vehicles. Background.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, developer of a range-extended plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for light commercial fleet vehicle applications, and Club Assist, a supplier of mobile, car electric and road services to motoring clubs worldwide, are partnering on a joint development project to study ALTe’s powertrain technology in Club Assist’s fleet.

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Plug-in Fleet Plug F-150 225

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

Edmunds.com, a leading online resource for automotive consumer information, forecasts that in 2010, approximately 11.5 million cars and light trucks will be sold in the United States. million cars and light trucks this year. The industry is currently tracking to sell approximately 10.3 of 2010 sales will be hybrids, about 2.2%

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Types of fleet incentives Incentives come in different forms, but they are all meant to encourage businesses to invest in activities like electrifying their commercial fleet of light, medium, or heavy-duty vehicles. The CFIP provides grants to fleets for the retrofit or purchase of new Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In contrast, automakers expect that fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will be adopted more broadly for personal transportation. Roles of fuel providers and utilities will shift. The increasing diversity and potential higher margins of alternative fuels will add new players to the fuel supply market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2012 (AEO2012) includes a High Technology Battery case that examines the potential impacts of significant breakthroughs in battery electric vehicle technology on the cost and price of all types of battery powered electric vehicles.

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MARCH 7, 2014

The number of retail fueling stations offering E85 blend (up to 85% ethanol) has grown rapidly since 2007, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Retail stations selling E85 have historically been concentrated in the Midwest, where they benefit from a readily available ethanol fuel supplied to blenders.

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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. Outside useful life. Exceeds useful life. MY2000 and older or > full useful life in mileage.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The DOE-QTR defines six key strategies: increase vehicle efficiency; electrification of the light duty fleet; deploy alternative fuels; increase building and industrial efficiency; modernize the electrical grid; and deploy clean electricity. Impartial DOE research can help inform these standards. —QTR.

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JULY 17, 2020

e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Integrated Fuel Cell Electric Powertrain Demonstration. AOI 13: Alternative Fuel Proof-of-Concept in New Communities and Fleets. Helping America’s Rural Counties Transition to Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles. Dream Team Co LLC.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

In accordance with Directive on alternative fuel infrastructure, Member States are required to implement common standards, including a common plug for electric vehicles, and roll out infrastructure for alternative fuels. This would make charging of electric vehicles easier. Zero-emission vehicles.

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Emissions Alternative Fuels Transportation Standards 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Error bands indicate technology uncertainties (red solid lines) and fuel price uncertainties (green dashed lines).Click The information collected by this Request for Information will be used for internal DOE analysis, including assisting DOE in estimating the benefits of its Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Hawai`i Electric Light. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light. The DOE’s Alternative Fuels Data Center provides a comprehensive database of federal and state programs that support EVs and infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

Companies will be encouraged to provide updated or new information on their locations, focus, and activities. Full map of high efficiency heavy duty vehicle technology companies from preliminary listing. Source: CALSTART.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2014

While light-duty CO 2 emissions are already being addressed by recent EU legislation, the new “Strategy for reducing Heavy-Duty Vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions” marks the European attempt to address emissions from HDVs. Without action, HDV emissions in 2030-2050 are projected to remain close to current levels.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2011

In our scenarios, transportation subsectors were shifted to electrified (plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs)) vehicles as much as deemed realistic. And the remaining non-electrified transport was made as efficient as possible to reduce the amount of liquid fuels needed. —Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the final rule for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for MYs 2017-2025 for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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MPG 2017 EPA Miles 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

The basis for their analysis is their Interactive petroleum Demand EStimation (IDES) model—an interactive spreadsheet tool that can be accessed as Supporting Information (SI) for the paper. In other words, they adopted different specifications for different end-use sectors, informed by both theory and historical data.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2012

The open access Supporting Information (SI) file accompanying the paper includes a useful tutorial on crude oil, refining, and refinery energy use.]. MMBbl/day from Western Canada (about 33% conventional crudes, 51% bitumen crudes, and 16% light synthetic crude oils (SCO) produced by upgrading bitumen crudes. The additional 2.4

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 16, 2023

The rack and pinion electric power steering was too light for our liking, even though it was progressive, tightening (or becomes heavier) on the open road, While lighter in town. The front end has rounded edges with LED lighting on all trim levels (the SEL gets dynamic cornering headlights). Very European.

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Fuel Economy MPG SUV Clean 79

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

billion in rebates to buyers of natural gas-powered vehicles, from light- to heavy-duty; and $400 million to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in targeted communities. The bill directs the federal government to count electricity used to refuel a plug-in electric drive motor vehicle as an alternative fuel.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The R&D domain in the document is structured into four major areas: Mobility and Transport (deploying information and communication technologies (ICT) and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for traffic and transport management, involving vehicles as well as route planning).

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The interior is beautiful during the light of day, but reserve your approvals for the dark of night when the 64-color active ambient lighting (a $790 option) gives the S500 many different feels. An OLED display works without a backlight as it emits its own visible light. Interior: Where Opulence and Technology Meet.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 24, 2024

Narrow LED multi-beam headlights and LED running lights sweep back on the fenders, with LED fog lights in the lower fascia. LED tail lights have a ‘C’ shape connecting the fenders to the lift gate. Plus, the square top made it easier see the driver information display sitting high atop the dash.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Collaborate and share information to prepare the LA Region for adoption of PEVs as a major market for the automotive industry; apply for or administer grant funding for the Region, and implement best practices to support the deployment and use of PEVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2024

The classy exterior with narrow LED head and tail lights and four smooth corners is matched by an interior with premium materials and comfort. The rear has slim LED tail lights that sit high above the twin rectangular chrome exhaust tips. Not the lowest priced luxury SUV in its class, but one that makes a statement.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

SwRI can develop test procedures and equipment for regulated and unregulated emissions in light- and heavy-duty vehicles and components as well as marine, railway, aircraft, small engine, and other non-highway propulsion systems. Key areas of support include emissions characterization and technology assessment.

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