Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2013

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is soliciting proposals from qualified bidders to test engine upgrade and conversion technologies on older heavy-duty diesel trucks. Approximately 2,000 trucks currently service the Port of Seattle; many of them do not meet this standard. Proposals are due by 15 May 2013.

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APRIL 9, 2014

million in grant funding for clean diesel projects at six US ports. The grant recipients are the Port of Seattle, the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Tacoma, the Maryland Port Administration, the Virginia Port Authority, and the Port of Los Angeles. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award $4.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

In just nine months with the hybrid-electric ambulances, the Seattle Fire Department has achieved a 23% increase in miles driven per gallon and a 19% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing fleet emissions is a key goal for the city as outlined in Mayor Ed Murray’s Drive Clean Seattle Initiative.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program. —Stephen Lambo, president of American Strategic Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $8 million for nine cooperative projects that will complement existing H2@Scale efforts and support DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal to drive down the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% within the decade. Award amount: $525,000). Award amount: $770,000).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2018

The partners will work to meet the specific sustainable aviation fuel timetable and goals approved by the Port of Seattle Commission in December 2017: for a minimum of 10% of sustainable jet fuel to be produced locally from sustainable sources within 10 years, increasing to 50% by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Clean Cars 2030 (HB 1204) sets the first state-legislated 2030 phaseout target for automotive combustion engines in the country. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) with assistance from Coltura, a Seattle-based nonprofit. a transition strategy for those negatively impacted by the requirement. The bill was drafted by lead sponsor Rep.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

Ford Motor Company and the City of Seattle are working together to help prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles. Continued tax incentives as well as an easy charging station permitting process are both considered keys to electric vehicle acceptance in Seattle and across the country.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But this Seattle startup, Joule Case , is building a unique business by supplying modular battery systems to food trucks eager to ditch the gas generators for a clean, quiet electric alternative. more… The post Food trucks are switching out dirty gas generators with this zero-emissions option appeared first on Electrek.

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EV Match

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This summer, we celebrated 10 years of this critical clean transportation convening event with the theme “Reflecting + Refocusing on a Resilient Future.” This year’s expo was heavily focused on clean fleets. What originally started as a heavy-duty alternative fuels industry event has evolved into a broader clean fleet conference.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $32 million to fund four new Clean Air Research Centers at universities conducting advanced air pollution research. University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. The research will focus on the impacts of air pollution mixtures on people’s health. Harvard University, Boston, Mass.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

Clean Cars 2030 passed as an amendment to E2SHB 1287 , a bill mandating electric utility preparation for an all-EV future, with a vote of 25-23 in the Senate and 54-43 in the House. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) as HB 1204, the bill is now the first LDV combustion-engine phaseout target to be passed through the legislative process.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 1, 2024

My wife Becky and I received our AWD (2 engine) Cybertruck on March 29th, 2024, at the Seattle Tesla Service Center. The delivery experience was smooth and pleasant. I was excited to see how the Cybertruck compared to my 2016 Model S, which has 116,000 miles on it.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

L Detroit Diesel Series 60 and the Caterpillar C15 engine models for the beginning of the second phase of a Puget Sound Clean Air Agency pilot project , which includes the development of diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion kits for these engine models and obtaining Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 9, 2015

Today, Shell''s "Project M" seeks to design a fuel-efficient city car, why "clean diesels" may not be quite as clean as the name suggests, and Scion shrugs off hybrids and electric cars. Read about the Seattle Honda dealer that adopted Apple-style sales practices, and why the transition wasn''t easy. Find out.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

PetroCard , a fuels distributor, and Waste Management, a provider of comprehensive waste management services, announced the grand opening of a “Clean N’ Green Fuel” compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in South Seattle— the first public-access CNG facility in the city.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. 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. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Operating 12 routes between hubs such as Seattle and Vancouver and across the Pacific Northwest, Harbour Air welcomes more than 500,000 passengers on 30,000 commercial flights each year. Through this partnership, both companies are furthering the vision to someday connect communities with clean, efficient and affordable electric air travel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. An additional $3.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

—Don Anair, deputy director of the UCS Clean Transportation Program and lead author of the report. Selecting an electric ride is a good choice as well, though only in a few markets, including Seattle, do riders have this option.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Summit Power Group, LLC and Blue Strategies, LLC have signed a 15-year CO 2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum Corporation for some of the CO 2 that will be captured by Summit’s Texas Clean Energy Project ( TCEP ), a coal gasification with carbon capture polygen project being developed in Penwell, Texas, outside Odessa. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Nearly half of the world’s electric vehicles are in 25 cities, according to a new briefing by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). As of the end of 2017, these 25 cities were home to nearly 1.4 million of the world’s 3.1 million passenger electric vehicles. Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

Speaking slots for the subsequent public hearing, to be held in Seattle, Washington on 21 May, are also oversubscribed. Comments are limited to 4 minutes, and EPA says that with all the slots from 9am to 8pm full, they are already oversubscribed. There will be “After Hours” times available later in the evening.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

City of Seattle Department of Transportation will receive $1.9 Two additional alternative fuel community partner projects across the Southeast and Midwest regions will bring together more than 20 diverse partners including communities, businesses, fleets and Clean Cities coalitions. Pecan Street Inc.

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. The charging locations will be separated by about 100 miles, a perfect distance for even the lowest-range EVs on the market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The EPA grant was provided under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. This project supports the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, adopted in early 2008 by the Port and its regional partners, the ports of Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2013

In addition to the activities at the NTSB lab, members of the investigative team continue working in Seattle and Japan and have completed work in Arizona. Two additional NTSB investigators were sent to Seattle to take part in FAA’s comprehensive review. Both units operated normally with no significant findings.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Coltura is a Seattle-based nonprofit whose mission is to improve climate, health, and equity by accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. By The Co-Executive Directors of Coltura, Matthew Metz and Janelle London of Coltura. Coltura’s vision is of a gasoline-free America by 2040 or sooner.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

David Ginger, a UW professor of chemistry and chief scientist at the UW Clean Energy Institute, will co-lead the institution in its initial phase with Jim De Yoreo, chief scientist for materials synthesis and simulation across scales at PNNL and a joint appointee at the UW.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2018

The T680 has been running trials in the Seattle area and performing very well. The market is being driven by states such as California where clean air is the mandate. Kenworth’s hydrogen fuel-cell T680 is a reality. The next step is real-world testing with Total Transportation Services Inc. —Stephan Olsen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The system opens a new door for San Francisco to get to zero emissions by 2035, as each bus will now be able to drive on clean electric power through each of the areas – known as “green zones.” Boston, Louisville, Montreal, Nashville, and Seattle are using Series-ER technology to cut down emissions. Series-ER components.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Alternative fuel technologies have been embraced in Seattle, after the city was awarded a $1.4million grant from the US Department of Energy to enhance its fleet of green vehicles. Seattle also signed an agreement to be one of the first markets to introduce the Nissan LEAF back in April. So how will the money be spent?

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 17, 2021

Gali Russell with HyperChange recently tested Tesla’s FSD Beta version 9 under Seattle’s monorail columns during rush hour. Julian @JFilche was along for the ride. Gali noted that previously, Tesla’s FSD Beta struggled with the monorails. Let’s see how it does after the update.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 23, 2021

It’s an unedited video of his drive through Capitol Hill in Seattle to get a sandwich at 8:00 pm. Gali Russel with HyperChange has been sharing several of his FSD V9 beta testing videos, but this one is pretty special. The car drove 100% on FSD there and back with no disengagements. “This was the […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

Seattle, 15 March. GE’s EV Experience Tour and electric vehicle program are part of its ecomagination business strategy to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technology though innovation and R&D investment. Scheduled Tour dates are: San Francisco, 10 March. Los Angeles, 17 March. San Diego, 22 March.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

I live in Seattle and I’ve traveled to Florida and the water has always been crystal clear,” said Sutandar, who arrived in the U.S Living in a clean environment in Indonesia is a privilege, not a right.” Seattle came up on top.” with a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “In

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 2, 2023

Want to run a robotaxi in Seattle? You'll need $5 million in insurance!

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