Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

GM announced that the new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel ( earlier post ) delivers an EPA-estimated 46 mpg US (5.1 It will be available in certain cities this spring and nationwide and in Canada in early fall. l/100 km) on the highway—better than any non-hybrid passenger car in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized eight Toyota manufacturing sites in North America for achieving a 10% reduction in energy intensity through its ENERGY STAR Challenge For Industry program. The eight Toyota facilities recognized by the EPA include: Bodine Aluminum (Jackson, Tenn.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Production is for customer deliveries in all European markets: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom; and for Canada and the US East and West Coasts, as well as other states. Additional plans will be announced soon.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Honda is finally joining the EV race after announcing a massive $11 billion (CAD$15 billion) investment to build four new EV plants in Canada. The historic investment will be used to build Canada’s first EV supply chain, enabling 240,000 Honda EVs to be made for the US and Canada annually.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2023

The June 21st announcement by the federal EPA of the Renewable Volume Obligation for years 2023, 2024 and 2025 significantly increased the mandate for the D3 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated by RNG. Each MMBtu of dairy RNG generates 11.7 D3 RINs and the Aemetis Five Year Plan expects 1 million MMBtu in year 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted Ensyn Corporation ( earlier post ) Part 79 registration for its renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. Ensyn owns and operates a commercial RFO production facility in Ontario, Canada that supplies RFO for sale to heating customers in the US and Canada.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 29, 2024

The all-new 2024 Toyota Tacoma is starting to land on dealers’ lots, but the EPA hasn’t released fuel economy figures for the truck. Natural Resources Canada has posted its estimates , however, and they’re in line with the numbers seen on window stickers in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The current limit values in Mexico are equivalent to Euro IV or EPA 2004 standards. The new standards would require new heavy-duty diesel vehicles sold after 1 January 2018 to meet emissions standards equivalent to those in the United States (EPA 2010) and European Union (Euro VI).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Jervois acquired the partially complete ICO in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, west of Salmon, Idaho in 2019 with its buyout of Canada-based eCobalt Solutions. ICO is located near the inactive Blackbird Mine Site—an EPA Superfund Site. Jervois continues to expect to achieve full nameplate capacity by the end of Q1 2023.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

Source: EPA Click to enlarge. The US and Canada have submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the designation of an Emission Control area (ECA) around their coastlines in which stringent international emission controls would apply to ocean-going ships. Source: EPA. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Canada-based Enerkem Inc., In November 2017, Enerkem received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to sell cellulosic ethanol produced at its Edmonton facility under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). In addition to new investors BlackRock and Sinobioway, existing investors also participated in this financing.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2013

dealers this fall, but until now we''ve only known the EPA gas mileage of the CVT automatic variant. At 37 mpg city, 44 highway and 40 mpg combined it''s one of the most efficient subcompacts on the market, and thanks to Mitsubishi Canada announcing official mpg figures, we can now estimate EPA.'

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

This may result in the need for new emissions control strategies—such as a gasoline particulate filter (GPF)—to enable compliance with California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 particulate emissions standards. For their study, the Environment Canada/MECA team used two midsize sedans and two compact vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Maersk Line conducted the first “fuel switch” demonstration on a container ship in the Gulf of Mexico as the result of a partnership between the EPA, the Port of Houston Authority and Maersk Line. Maersk vessels have demonstrated the effectiveness of a fuel switch in more than 1,200 port calls on the US West Coast since March 2006.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Source: EPA. Key policy-relevant scientific uncertainties related to BC.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the EcoCAR consortium as a platinum sponsor of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge. EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) will serve as a major sponsor of the EcoCAR competition, providing technical advice and mentoring in the areas of greenhouse gas and tailpipe emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its new rule for Category 3 marine engines—engines with per-cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. In addition to the NO x emission limits, EPA is adopting standards for emissions of HC and CO from new Category 3 engines. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While its EPA ratings never approached those of the larger Toyota Prius hybrid, the little two-seater found buyers who liked its cheeky character and the ease of parking a car less than 9 feet long. When the tiny Smart ForTwo launched in the U.S. a decade ago, it got a huge boost in sales from both novelty and soaring gas prices.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

As of writing, the upgraded Model 3 is now available for order in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The base Tesla Model 3 Highland features 272 miles of EPA estimated range, a top speed of 125 mph, and a 0-60 mph time of 5.8 With this change, the previous generation Model 3 has been phased out.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Additionally, Metro has been retrofitting and replacing its buses with the Cummins-Westport Low NO x CNG engines that reduce smog-forming NO x to 90% lower than the EPA NO x limit.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 started monitor checking out, we drove the 2023 Jeep Magnificent Wagoneer L, and costs and EPA rankings emerged for the Kia EV9. Loaded with 4 adults and their equipment, we drove the 2023 Jeep Magnificent Wagoneer L on a fishing commute to Canada. It’s the Pace in Opposite.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Reviva is the largest privately held diesel engine remanufacturer in North America and its engines are available at most aftermarket truck component suppliers and large truck dealers in the USA and Canada. The company is currently working with the EPA to achieve all environmental approvals; trucks are currently running under EPA exemption.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

The proposed rulemaking follows on a proposal last March by the United States and Canada to designate thousands of miles of the two countries’ coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). The rule adds two new tiers of NO x standards and strengthens EPA’s existing diesel fuel program for these ships. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The 2018 L9N continues the evolution of lower emitting natural gas engines from Cummins Westport, with the lowest certified Ultra Low NO x emission engines in North America; 90% lower than current North American EPA standards, with a reduction from 0.2 to 0.02g/bhp-hr. Earlier post.) On an average weekday, there are approximately 1.3

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Quad-Motor R1T costs an additional $8,000 in the United States and $11,000 in Canada. The Quad-Motor R1S also costs an additional $8,000 in the United States and $11,000 in Canada. and $21,750 in Canada. and $21,750 in Canada. Rivian’s price changes might differ between the United States and Canada.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Hyundai’s EV platform includes a large-capacity battery, providing the IONIQ 5 with up to 303 EPA-est miles range. Hyundai IONIQ 5 sales since launching (Source: Hyundai) The IONIQ 5 is now on sale in 24 different countries, including Germany (33,731), the UK (14,426), Canada (11,526), and Norway (10,426), among several others.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

including refineries in Canada, are being similarly converted. EPA just set Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes at the highest levels ever, which by its nature is designed to reduce demand for refined petroleum products and incentivizes gasoline and diesel exports. Other important suppliers to the US.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

RFS2 directed the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do a full GHG life-cycle analysis (LCA) for corn ethanol, including both direct and significant indirect sources of emissions. Searchinger et al. argued that including LUC emissions results in corn ethanol having a higher GHG profile than gasoline.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Today, Tesla confirms plans to deliver the first Model 3 electric cars in July, the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf gets a 125-mile range, and automakers continue to lobby for changes to EPA emissions rules. as well as Canada, the automaker confirmed. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

The new list of most American-made vehicles hasn’t been released yet, but we get new information from the Cybertruck’s Monroney sticker: The sticker needs to come with vehicles sold in the US and it contains important information, like EPA rating, and the source of some parts in the vehicle.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The R1T Quad-Motor with Large Pack has an EPA range of 328 miles. The Quad-Motor drive system costs an extra $8,000 in the United States and $11,000 in Canada. and $8,250 in Canada. The R1T Quad-Motor with Large battery pack recently broke records, becoming the electric truck with the highest range on the market.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 29, 2023

While most trim changes on a given vehicle don’t statistically affect mileage, the EPA (and Natural Resources Canada for our friends up North) break the Tremor package out separately due to the rather significant changes. How significant? Compare that to the Tremor at 20 mpg city, 24 mpg highway, and 21 mpg combined.&

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Ford is boosting the on-road fuel economy performance of its 2013 model year hybrid vehicles in the US and Canada. Ford had attracted criticism (and lawsuits, see below) around the end of 2012 for the large discrepancy between real-world fuel economy results for the C-MAX hybrid and its EPA fuel economy ratings—47 mpg (5.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

A recent study of police car use in Ottawa, Canada, showed the average police vehicle idles for up to 6.7 liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). liter V6 rated at 304 hp, with an EPA rating of 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway (14.7

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

UPS, in collaboration with the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), a non-profit propane technology incubator, worked with equipment manufacturers to secure certifications with the EPA and California Air Resources Board. UPS currently operates nearly 900 propane vehicles in Canada.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

A recent study of police car use in Ottawa, Canada, showed the average police vehicle idles for up to 6.7 liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). liter V6 rated at 304 hp, with an EPA rating of 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway (14.7

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