Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The researchers found that there is considerable opportunity for reducing emissions from personal mobility by improving powertrain efficiency and deploying alternative fuel vehicles in the coming decades. Several factors influence an individual’s decision to adopt an alternative fuel vehicle, such as a battery electric vehicle.

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Future MIT Climate Change Alternative Fuels 269

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association oversees the Clean Air Choice program throughout the United States promoting alternative renewable fuels such as biodiesel and E85, partnering with fleets to replace legacy diesel engines, and by supporting the clean-air advantages of electric and hybrid vehicles. —Harold P.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that California emitted 429 million metric tons of climate pollutants in 2016—a drop of 12 million metric tons, or three percent, from 2015. They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For example, if your truck stop or c-store is located within a designated Alternative Fuel Corridor (AFC) and you want to take advantage of the Department of Transportation’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program (NEVI), then you would need to install a bank of at least four 150kW DC fast chargers DCFCs to receive that funding.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In California, Big Blue Bus (BBB) will receive $870,000 from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee’s (MSRC) Near Zero Engine Incentive Program. Nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to a cleaner environment, the entire fleet operates on alternative fuels, including renewable natural gas (RNG).

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Purchase Engine Los Angeles North America 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Initially, the placement of alternate fuel tanks presented a challenge for car haulers utilizing a 9-car trailer with an over-the-cab head rack. Most of its car hauler trucks average more than 100,000 miles per year. The CNG truck is expected to drive an average of 7,000 to 8,000 miles per month.

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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. Additionally, another $2.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2017

The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. The SunFuels alternative fueling station offers compressed natural gas and hydrogen for SunLine and the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. million riders.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

A new survey of consumer preferences among four different types of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) by Hilary Nixon and Jean-Daniel. Saphores of The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) finds that while consumers in general still prefer gasoline-fueled vehicles over AFVs, there is strong interest in AFVs. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Fuel Alternative Fuels Vehicles 186

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The truck itself is powered by one of Hyzon’s 200kW fuel cell systems, which the company says is 30% smaller, 25% more cost-effective to produce, and 20% more efficient at getting usable energy out of a kilogram of hydrogen than its competitors’ fuel cells. Does it make sense as an alternative fuel? Is hydrogen ideal?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al.

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Oil Panama Emissions Fuel 283

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Italy’s natural gas value chain in the transport sector is globally recognized for its technological and environmental excellence, and Italy is also able to leverage Europe’s largest, most accessible gas pipeline network, stretching over more than 32,000 km (20,000 miles). This will result in a direct benefit of €1.5 billion (US$1.7

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Gas Fuel Italy Vehicles 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2012

In May of this year, Frito-Lay reached a milestone of one million all-electric miles driven. It’s these private and public partnerships that create the momentum that alternative fuel vehicles need to become even more competitive. —Leslie Starr Keating, senior vice president, supply chain for Frito-Lay North America. ?.

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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. MY2000 and older or > full useful life in mileage. Seeking comment on three options.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

on zero-emission miles (the simplified ZEV credit scheme under the ACC is a linear one based on those zero-emission miles). are expected to have a zero-emission range of 80 miles or greater. Manufacturers believe that the APU will be a relatively high-cost option on top of an existing, full function (100+ mile), BEV.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

They use 208-240 volt power and typically provide 10 to 20 miles of range for each hour of charging for a passenger vehicle. Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc., DC fast-charging systems typically provide 60 to 80 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

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San Diego California Transportation Clean 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

For the study, the researchers used a proprietary spatial modeling program to investigate the possible advantages and disadvantages of natural gas as a transportation fuel and its potential role in enabling other alternative fuels. Environmental considerations. Source: Myers Jaffe et al. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As of 2017 , commuting to and from work accounted for 30 percent of all miles of passenger travel driven at the local level in the U.S. As an indirect source of corporate pollution, gas-powered commuter vehicles are an easy target for organizations trying to attain their emissions goals. percent) and men (64.7

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Corporation Fleet Gas-Electric Purchase 77

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2011

Each of the four recipients will match a percentage of the grant amount with their own funds to purchase compressed natural gas-powered vehicles; retrofit diesel engines with cleaner technology; replace older, more polluting diesel buses with cleaner diesel buses; or purchase hybrid electric-powered buses.

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Pennsylvania Grant Clean Cleaning 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

Just as there are miles-per-gallon and emissions requirements for passenger vehicles, there are national efficiency and carbon standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vocational vehicles. Full map of high efficiency heavy duty vehicle technology companies from preliminary listing. Source: CALSTART. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Despite the projected increase in LDV miles traveled, energy consumption for LDVs further decreases after 2025, to 13.0 quadrillion Btu in 2035, as a result of fuel economy improvements achieved through stock turnover as older, less efficient vehicles are replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient vehicles. mpg in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package, the ZEV regulation along with new LEV III smog-forming pollutant and GHG standards can be the catalyst to that transformative process. The latter includes more credits for Type V (300 mile FCV) ZEVa to incentivize appropriately this longer term technology. As the technology. —ARB staff.

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Light Clean Cleaning Emissions 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient. The summary report examines three main categories of user charges: charges based on fuel consumption, on distance traveled, and on congestion levels. —Huang et al.

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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2009

Organized by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Fuel Cell Partnership, National Hydrogen Association and US Fuel Cell Council, the tour will travel more than 1,700 miles and have 28 stops. Fuel cell technology is on the verge of becoming a practical alternative to burning gasoline.

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California Hydrogen Canada San Diego 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $17,223,593 for eight projects including alternative fuel production, plug-in truck demonstrations, EV charging station deployment, and infrastructure planning. They use 208-240 volt power and typically provide 10 to 20 miles of range for each hour of charging for a passenger vehicle.

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Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at West Virginia University to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles (two 2.0L diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.

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Diesel Emissions Light Los Angeles 230

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

These technologies include, but are not limited to, advanced aftertreatment and waste heat recovery; lean-burn plus lean-NO x emissions traps; integration of zero-emission miles technologies; further refinements in reducing friction and parasitic energy losses; and widespread utilization of renewable and natural gas and hydrogen blends.

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Climate Gas Emissions California 257

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

One segment of the on-road fleet that is believed to drive more miles and consume more fuel than the average fleet vehicle is livery (for-hire) vehicles, such as taxis and limousines.

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Emissions Fleet Light Taxi 150

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California. mpg over a 130-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph. The 2022 RDX comes with these warranties: New Vehicle – Four years/50,000 miles.

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Acura MPG Fuel Economy SUV 77

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. The higher the percentage of EVs on the road, the lower the air pollution. It leaves zero emissions on the roadways.

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Green Cars Maintenance Gas-Electric 77

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Now mindful of the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf, the bill allows coastal states to opt-out of drilling up to 75 miles from their shores. Farmers are exempt from the carbon pollution compliance obligations in the bill. Emissions from the transportation sector will remain under the carbon pollution cap.

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Gas-Electric Climate Gas Energy 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. The 163 g/mile limit would be equivalent to 54.5 mpg US (5.87 in MY 2021.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

Bruno today announced a new $10 million State program to convert vehicles in the State fleet to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art alternative fuel research laboratory at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP). The 600 hybrid vehicles in the State fleet will be retrofitted to be PHEVs.

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New York Alternative Fuels PHEV Renewable 100

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Cold starts mean more pollution. The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. To take one example, batteries. I am thrilled that Toyota is working on a plug-in.

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