Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the advertising and sales of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California, especially tuner products made for diesel pick-up truck engines. is the parent company of performance part manufacturer Bully Dog Technologies, LLC. and Hypertech, Inc.

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California Parts Companies Pollution 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As part of the European Green Deal, the EU has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 55% by 2030, and a binding target of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Shell is proud to be a part of this fuel cell project, which aims to demonstrate the viability of hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel for the maritime sector.

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Europe Fuel Hydrogen Mariner 221

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

EV Mythbusting: EV Batteries Aren’t Actually Green Digging into the Heart of the Electric Car We’ve all heard the calls reporting the imminent danger we face from a changing climate. Electric vehicles are often made with fewer parts, which can also make them simpler machines that are less prone to breakdowns.

Green 78

Green Battery Batteries Emissions 78

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that H&S Performance LLC has agreed to a stipulated settlement totaling $1 million to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the sale of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California.

California 210

California Parts Diesel Cleaner 210

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But officials in one Chinese city found a way to at least make that air appear cleaner, for awhile. Like many Chinese cities, Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in the northern part of the country, has air-monitoring equipment. China is known for having some of the most polluted air in the world.

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Cleaner China Coal Pollution 115

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As part of the settlement, the companies will spend $575,000 on air filtration systems at schools in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The company, headquartered in Green Bay, WI, will pay a $125,000 penalty and spend $350,000 on air filtration projects at schools located near freeways in the Los Angeles area. Schneider National, Inc.

Los Angeles 247

Los Angeles Pollution EPA Emissions 247

Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

But while China has promised to take action to tackle emissions from the sector, it is lagging on targets to replace coal-fired blast furnaces with cleaner electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, which uses recycled scrap rather than iron ore as a raw material. Progress has also been held back by the construction of new blast furnace capacity.

China 52

China Auto Green CO2 52

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Note: Interior pictures herein are of two 1954 Eldorados (green/green, orange/cream) and a 1954 Series 62 (red/white). Without the heating apparatus hanging below, the dash had a cleaner and better-integrated look.

Cadillac 85

Cadillac Parts Climate Design 85

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

An anti-pollution helmet developed by a Delhi-based startup can help 2-wheeler riders breathe cleaner air. The product, at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) level 9 has been granted utility patent and is now being sold in all parts of the country priced at Rs. 4500/- (US$56).

Motorcycles 459

Motorcycles Li-ion Pollution India 459

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

As part of the investment, the capabilities of Chemours’ regional manufacturing site will be expanded to support and advance technological progress and new products for the worldwide hydrogen economy. Our society has a tremendous opportunity to build a more sustainable future, and that must include transitioning to cleaner energy.

France 218

France Production Hydrogen Economy 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. Support for commercial harbor craft: Dedicates $60 million for cleaner commercial harbor craft. The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion

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Clean Cleaning Cleaner Cars 326

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 Earlier post.). OSU’s Yue Cao and Alan Fern will use advanced electrical propulsion and artificial intelligence research to create the power electronics, motor drive technology and energy management tools for the hydrogen fuel cell truck tractor.

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Oregon North America Fuel Portland 320

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The innovative lean-burn combustion system improves the pre-mixing of fuel and air prior to ignition, enabling cleaner combustion of the fuel, which results in lower NO x and particulate emissions. This flight testing is a key part of our drive to not only improve engine efficiency but all aspects of environmental performance.

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Emissions Tucson Arizona Cleaner 284

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 4, 2024

Think about all the resources that go into making a new car—from mining metals to manufacturing parts and shipping them around the world. A well-maintained engine runs happier and cleaner, emitting fewer pollutants into the air. The post How to “Green” Your Car first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Cars Maintenance Fuel 57

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

As the next step to achieve its 2025 sustainability goal of reducing carbon emissions across its value chain by 25% by 2025, the brewer will be expanding this fleet and investing in technology to transition to cleaner-burning renewable natural gas. The two fleets are expected to travel more than 8.5 million miles each year.

St. Louis 468

St. Louis Fleet Renewable Gas 468

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

CORE is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts millions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, improving public health and the environment, and providing meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities.

California 276

California Range Cleaner Fleet 276

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

As part of a new £500-million (US$617-million) investment in green technologies, the UK government will set up a £400-million (US$494-million) fund to help develop rapid charging infrastructure points for electric vehicles. This is part of the Government’s ambition to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040.

Charging 207

Charging Cleaner Gasoline-Electric Pollution 207

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2021

billion) in funding over five years, starting in 2021, to enhance public transit systems and switch them to cleaner electrical power, including supporting the purchase of zero-emission public transit and school buses. This funding is part of an eight year, C$14.9-billion The Government of Canada plans to provide C$2.75 billion (US$2.17

Canada 334

Canada Purchase Cleaner Emissions 334

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This significant increase in emissions comes in part from “deadheading”—the miles a driver travels waiting for a ride request or picking up a passenger. Despite these troubling findings about their climate impacts, ride-hailing services still have the potential to be part of a cleaner, low-carbon transportation future.

Emissions 543

Emissions Cars Cleaner Climate 543

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

It’s a significant step forward for the rail industry and will change the course for even cleaner, more energy-efficient transport. The battery-electric locomotive pilot program is part of a $22.6-million The battery-electric locomotive pilot program is part of a $22.6-million

California 459

California Battery Batteries Electrical 459

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The month the city’s Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) showed off a variety of vehicles and technologies it plans to employ to green the city not just with trees and bushes but also with green vehicles charged with renewable energy. The route to electrification is now going through the City of Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Green Lithium Ion Solar 76

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2020

Dr Carslaw’s team has been analyzing data from more than 100 sites across a wide range of towns and cities in the UK as part of ongoing research into concentrations of roadside air pollutants. —Dr Carslaw.

Cleaner 170

Cleaner Pollution Emissions Universal 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This new order, part of a Fleetwide Conversion commitment, includes further refuse collection vehicles and road sweepers, but also a wide variety of other utility trucks including tippers and tractors. This gives a direct tailpipe CO 2 emission savings based on the comparative use of zero carbon hydrogen instead of diesel.

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Conversion Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

A team of international researchers are investigating a new metal-organic framework (MOF) material that might help in nuclear fuel recycling and waste reduction by capturing volatile radionuclides such as xenon and krypton that evolve into reprocessing facility off-gas in parts per million concentrations.

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Cleaner Fuel Waste Gas 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Co-Mo-S is the active part in Haldor Topsøe’s series of TK catalysts; the cobalt serves as a promoter of the functional properties of the transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) MoS 2. With this method, the sites of single cobalt atoms, which are responsible for promoting sulfur removal from oil distillates, are resolved.

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Cleaner Fuel Oil Environment 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Use of electric vehicles would achieve greater reductions in GHG emissions, corresponding to the rate that the electric grid becomes cleaner, through greater reliance on renewables and low- and non-emitting generation. This research points to the importance of two fundamental and parallel trends in energy and the environment.

EPRI 150

EPRI Cleaner Grid Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The V2G testing center is part of Austin SHINES , an Austin Energy project that is testing how energy storage at grid, commercial-, and residential applications-scale to help increase the penetration of solar energy to reduce peak demand, increase grid resiliency and achieve the City of Austin’s renewable energy and storage goals by 2027.

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Grid Texas Connect Connected 352

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2014

By gaining a better understanding of how these parameter uncertainties affect outcomes, the VERIFI researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Connecticut, are seeking to create cleaner and more efficient engines.

Engine 210

Engine Cleaner Connecticut Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

The cleaner engine is able to deliver ultra-low NO x by managing exhaust gas temperatures to ensure rapid catalyst light-off and by maintaining aftertreatment temperatures at optimum operating conditions in all driving conditions.

Diesel 468

Diesel Fleet Peterbilt Eaton 468

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

The CVRP program is part of California Climate Investments, which funds the program with auction proceeds from the state’s Cap-and-Trade program. The program currently offers up to $9,500 toward a new clean vehicle or as much as $7,500 toward transit or other shared mobility options.

Clean 271

Clean Cleaning California Vehicles 271

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. It also reviews government policies in a number of OECD countries as well as a selection of non-OECD economies.

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Green Cars Green Market Green Vehicles 360

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. And most green hydrogen production still relies on electrolyzers, which themselves consume lots of electricity.

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Hydrogen Green Molten Salt China 101

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2015

A team from Northwestern University, with colleagues from UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company; Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”; Argonne National Laboratory; and Ames Laboratory has developed a new hydrogenation catalyst that is highly selective for benzene, an aromatic—and known carcinogen—that is part of conventional gasoline.

Gasoline 150

Gasoline Cleaner Hydrogen EPA 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2015

Using additive manufacturing (3D printing) to produce aircraft’s metal parts could save a significant amount of fuel, materials and other resources, according to a new study by researchers from Northwestern University, Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, and the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office. billion GJ.

Parts 150

Parts Fuel CO2 Cleaner 150

My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

With World Earth Day only a week away (22/04/2021), we have decided what better way to embrace this event than for everyone to get involved in some new ‘ green habits’ for 1 month in the spirit of myenergi’s very own Green Reset. For ourselves and many others every day is Earth Day.

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Green Mariner Buy Waste 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

on Adopt-a-Port, an initiative that provides truck operators serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with cleaner, carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) to reduce emissions. For its part, Chevron will provide funding for Adopt-a-Port and supply RNG to Clean Energy stations near the ports.

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Chevron Clean Cleaning Renewable 223

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. Cleaner transportation options for consumers. Cap-and-trade. Sustainable transportation planning.

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Washington Cleaner Emissions Energy 220