Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). Without strong and sustained public policy, it will be after COVID-19.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Leading global manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines gathering at the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting endorsed a harmonized global approach as an effective pathway to further improve energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. Their analysis is published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. F of warming.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Established in 1981 and based in Philadelphia, Aquatech is a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus on desalination, water recycling and reuse, and zero liquid discharge (ZLD). EXP Global Inc. EXP Global Inc. Sulfuric Acid Plant.

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APRIL 27, 2022

TWAICE, a battery analytics company, has secured $30 million in additional Series B financing led by global investment firm Coatue. The funds will be used to further optimize TWAICE’s cloud analytics platform and expand its presence in Europe and North America, including growing its new Chicago-based office. TWAICE cell testing.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Global EV battery developer Gotion High-Tech has announced a major investment in the state of Illinois to the tune of $2 billion to erect a new gigafactory in Manteno – about 50 miles south of Chicago.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This first-of-a-kind fully integrated sustainable fuels production facility will be located in the Marquis Industrial Complex in Hennepin, Illinois, just two hours southwest of Chicago, on a 2,500-acre industrial site adjacent to the Illinois River.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix. Ansell presented his findings at AIAA Aviation 2023 in June.

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JUNE 17, 2024

Source: Archer Aviation Archer eVTOLs gain access to airports in NY, LA, and more Archer Aviation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Signature Aviation, a major network of private airport terminals, to identify day-one opportunities for launching eVTOL air taxi services in the US and globally.

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Electrek

APRIL 1, 2021

GE Renewable Energy has made an agreement with Chicago-based Invenergy, a global clean energy developer and operator, to provide wind turbines for the 1.48 gigawatt North Central Wind Energy Facilities in Oklahoma.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Ford projects utility vehicles will account for 29% of its global sales by the end of the decade. Ford utility vehicles—ranging from the compact EcoSport to the eight-seat Expedition—accounted for 23% of brand sales globally in 2013, up from 17% a year earlier.

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OCTOBER 19, 2019

—Hassan Ghassemi-Armaki, lead research engineer, Global Research and Development, East Chicago. —Qaiser Khan, senior engineer, Global Research and Development, East Chicago. This grade is suitable for use in many structural parts of the vehicle that are affected during impact, including front and rear rails.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

—Sarah Rhoads, Vice President of Amazon Global Air. Amazon Air continues to expand globally to meet the needs of its growing customer base. Having a mix of both leased and owned aircraft in our growing fleet allows us to better manage our operations, which in turn helps us to keep pace in meeting our customer promises.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

published the 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard that identified and ranked congestion and mobility trends in more than 200 cities, across 38 countries. In the US, the 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard analyzed congestion and the severity of it in the top 60 urban areas. 2,161), Seattle ($1,932), Chicago ($1,920) and New York City ($1,859).

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Chicago O’Hare would demand the equivalent of 719 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per day. Only a few hundred airports support flights that travel more than 4,800 kilometers globally.) Chicago O’Hare, for instance, would demand the equivalent of 719 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per day. The first challenge is hydrogen production.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

—Michael Lizak, ArcelorMittal global technology coordinator for Ford at Automotive Product Applications R&D. ArcelorMittal R&D in East Chicago was charged with the product design. Ford’s chief engineer gave us a goal to decrease the total vehicle weight reduction by 10%.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

A new Chicago-based research center using advanced computational methods to understand the rapid growth of cities will receive a $500,000 grant from the John D. We’re seeing accelerated urbanization globally, outpacing traditional tools and methods of urban design and operation. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

With global offices and a Chicago headquarters, Arity was founded by The Allstate Corporation and launched in 2016. Arity then enriches it with third-party data such as maps, traffic, and weather. Arity then correlates this massive volume of enriched mobility data with 85+ years of insurance data (exposure, premium, and loss).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

—Mike Whitlatch, vice president of global energy and procurement, UPS. The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’s LNG-powered trucks in Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. The Kinetrex Energy contract will supply UPS with up to 52.5 Louis and Toledo.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Leading manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines called for a harmonized global approach and cooperation in efforts to improve fuel efficiency, with increased cooperation among European, Japanese and American regulators as a necessary key element. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Richard Bartlett, global CEO of bp pulse, commented on the deal: “Strengthening the bp pulse network with Tesla’s industry-leading hardware is a major step forward in our ambitions for high speed, open access charging infrastructure in the US and advances our ambition to delivering an exceptional customer experience.

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APRIL 30, 2019

In contrast, the global experiences from carbon markets and taxes make clear that much less expensive ways to reduce CO 2 are available right now. —co-author Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 15, 2024

Toronto Police did not wait for the global response to gently walk things back, however. Chicago saw vehicle theft increase by 26 percent in 2023. Despite the staggering amount of security features equipped to modern vehicles, Chicago car thefts are happening at the highest rate seen in decades.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

The consortium, initially formed in September 2018, is the first of its kind to include fuel suppliers, airlines, and airport agencies in a collaborative effort to accelerate the global transition to SAF. Airlines at SFO currently use more than 1 billion gallons of jet fuel annually.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

ViriCiti customers include prominent fleet operators and OEMs, such as Arriva, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, Chicago Transit Authority, GILLIG, Keolis, King County Metro, Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York), PicNic, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority and Toronto Transit Commission.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $1.44-million The global market for 2D materials is expected to reach $390 million within a decade. million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to discover new 2D materials that can be used to manufacture better and cheaper batteries.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2017

First launched in New York City in September 2013, the Via platform currently operates in New York City, Chicago, and Washington DC, providing more than 1.5 Via also licenses its on-demand transit technology to transportation operators, and partners with cities and transit authorities globally.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2019

The first poll, from the University of Chicago Energy. After a year of record fires in California and floods in Texas and on the East Coast, more Americans are taking climate change seriously—and significant portions are willing to take financial steps to combat it.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Technology harmonization will drive product and service innovation in the two world’s largest economies and could prove instrumental in establishing global standards for electric mobility. The second Centre will be opened in the EU, at the JRC sites in Petten, The Netherlands and Ispra, Italy, in 2014.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2023

billion vehicles in the global fleet,” said Rivian Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe. ” Rivian showroom to open in luxury Chicago neighborhood Once complete, the Starfire coal mine will be the BrightNight Starfire Renewable Energy Center.

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APRIL 11, 2019

The authors combined a global dataset of ambient NO 2 (modelled from ground-level monitors, satellite data, and land use variables such as road networks) with data on population distribution and asthma incidence to estimate the number of new traffic pollution-related asthma cases in children aged 1-18 years.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Separately, GM was also recognized today by the Solar Energy Industries Association, or SEIA, as a “Solar Champion” at its annual awards luncheon at Solar Power International 2013 in Chicago. The award recognizes companies that significantly impact establishment of a strong solar industry in America.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The new 2016 Ford Explorer SUV is making its global debut today at Los Angeles Auto Show with a new available 2.3-liter Ford Explorer is built in North America at Chicago Assembly Plant, as well as in Venezuela and now, Russia. liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine that delivers more horsepower and torque than the 2.0L

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The new Kia Soul EV, which will have its world premiere at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show starting later this week, has achieved UL Environment validation for bio-based organic carbon content for 10% of its interior materials.

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JULY 6, 2017

Initially, the service is available in Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart), and in the US (Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.).

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AUGUST 8, 2016

Karma Burr Ridge (greater Chicago). Global Luxury Imports. In addition, Karma is working on the development of its first Orange County Brand Experience Center that will be announced separately. Karma Atlanta. Classic Atlanta. Frank Kent Cadillac. Karma Miami. Prestige Imports. Karma Palm Beach. Holand Automotive. Rusnak Auto Group.

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