Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

km) stretch of highway after installing a catenary system for electric and hybrid trucks in the vicinity of the largest US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Long Beach and Los Angeles, the two US ports generating the most traffic, can benefit hugely from our technology. Click to enlarge.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

That same year, in my role as founding organizer of climate action group, 350 South Bay Los Angeles, I was able to bring my skills and experience to a wider community and make the case for our need to switch to 100% fossil free transportation to stave off the impending climate crisis. But I needed to see and feel the car for myself.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

The report, initially covering 26 major cities in North America, finds Los Angeles to be the most congested city there. On average, journey times in Los Angeles take 33% longer than when traffic in the city is flowing freely and 77% longer during evening rush hour. Vancouver, 30%. Marseille, 41%. Brussels, 34%.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The automaker has confirmed that the joint project vehicle with Toyota will also be unveiled at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 17th. EPA ratings are historically lower than the WLTP in comparison, so when the vehicle finally is shown off to crowds at the LA Auto Show, expect the range rating to be slightly lower.

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Toyota Los Angeles Lithium Ion Japan 107

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

By comparison, it took nine months for the company to reach the first million miles, reflecting the ramp up of fuel cell cars in California. Earlier post.). Toyota began retailing its Mirai fuel cell vehicle in California late last year and Honda will begin deliveries of its Clarity fuel-cell car in California by year end.

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Miles California Hydrogen San Diego 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2012

Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. Honda debuted the 2013 Fit EV at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and announced plans to begin leasing the battery-electric commuter vehicle to customers in select California and Oregon markets during the summer of 2012, followed by an East Coast rollout in 2013. EPA Combined MPGe.

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Fuel Economy EPA 2013 Honda 339

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The Harris Ranch Superchargers sit off the I-5, the interstate highway connecting Los Angeles (and San Diego) with the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento in the north. Given the recent drop in the price of premium, that comparison may be a bit off.) Tesla intends the pilot program to test the technology and to assess demand.

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San Francisco San Diego Batteries Battery 250

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Towed behind tug Scorpius, Falcon 9 B1063 sailed into Port of Long Beach (adjacent to Port of Los Angeles) on drone ship OCISLY a brisk two and a half days after touchdown. @NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/HaEJQxR5Ae — Pauline Acalin (@w00ki33) November 29, 2021. link] — Gav Cornwell (@SpaceOffshore) November 28, 2021.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota introduced its new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) RAV4 performance model with an estimated 302-horsepower, advanced all-wheel drive, sport-tuned suspension and exclusive design features. As a technology comparison, the 2006-2012 RAV4 offered an optional 269-hp, 3.5-liter

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Plug-in Miles Hybrid SUV 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

While Hyundai, Toyota and Honda seized much attention over their presentations of fuel cell rollout plans (in the case of Hyundai) and concepts (in the case of Honda and Toyota) at the Los Angeles and Tokyo auto shows, Daimler used EVS27 in Barcelona as a forum to report on its 3.3 Earlier post.). Source: Daimler AG. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes Fuel Los Angeles Hydrogen 300

Teslarati

JULY 19, 2023

In terms of pickups, nobody had seen anything like it, and while the Cybertruck draws comparisons to the Pontiac Aztec by some people , there is no doubt the truck has its own unique look that no traditional automaker would even dare bring to the table for a pickup truck. Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils futuristic Cybertruck in Los Angeles, Nov.

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Design Tesla Los Angeles 2019 61

Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2021

Normally used to transporting entire ships and oil and gas equipment weighing tens of thousands of tons, a SpaceX drone ship – while still huge – is a featherweight load in comparison.

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Panama Bahamas Long Beach Los Angeles 145

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. Los Angeles. Electric vehicle maker THINK released its first US EV-Ready Cities Index. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. City Purchase/Usage.

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San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Think City 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Navigant expects the top five MSAs for total PEV sales over the forecast period to be Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Sacramento, and Riverside (California). Overall, 2.4% of total vehicle sales in the United States are expected to be PEVs in 2022. of total US PEV sales). PEV attitudes.

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North America Plug-in America Plug 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of improved cookstoves (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the black carbon particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires.

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Pollution Carbon San Diego Los Angeles 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

As an alternative approach, the team, made up of LLNL scientist Mark Zelinka and colleagues from the University of California, Los Angeles, including lead author Anthony DeAngelis, evaluated model-simulated global precipitation change through consideration of the physical processes that govern it.

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Climate Change Climate Global Los Angeles 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Where leak rates are low, the comparison favors natural gas. about 17% of natural gas production in the Los Angeles Basin. It is good news that our atmospheric measurements are close to the EPA estimates. If leak rates are too high, natural gas does not compare favorably with one alternative, coal, in terms of climate impact.

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EPA Gas Arkansas Colorado 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Due to differences in routes, the 12-month average fuel economy will be a more accurate in-use comparison between the two vehicle groups. Barnitt, May 2010 ( NREL/TP-540-47693 ).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Portland, Ore.;

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Michigan 2012 Ford Lithium Ion 363

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

used data collected at three US sampling sites: (1) in Washington State on the taxi and shuttle loop at the Seattle−Tacoma International Airport; (2) a long-term light-duty site in California located on I-10 between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles; and (3) a long-term light-duty site in Illinois located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

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Emissions Fleet Light Taxi 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

The observed mean ambient particle E abs versus RBC during CalNex is shown for comparison (orange line). Onasch, principal scientist at Aerodyne and an associate research professor of chemistry at Boston College, the team analyzed air samples near the California cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento.

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Climate Climate Change Carbon Boston 261

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Comparison between EV charging in SAE J1772 with a Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and SAE J2601 with Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. Earlier post.) SAE J2600 and its ISO equivalent for the hydrogen nozzle and FCEV vehicle receptacle are essentially identical and are harmonized worldwide for both 35 MPa and 70 MPa. Source: Jesse Schneider.

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Standards Hydrogen Fuel Market 368

EV Match

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Car and Driver ‘s comparison did factor in the $7,500 federal tax credit, but it didn’t consider state, utility, and local credits and incentives. Since these vary by state, the best place to see credits and incentives available to you is PlugStar.

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Electric Vehicles F-150 Tax Credit Vehicles 86

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The all-new fourth-generation 2013 RAV4 crossover SUV made its world debut at the 2012 Los Angeles International Auto Show. As a comparison, the 2012 FWD RAV4 with 2.5L 2013 RAV4 Click to enlarge. In redoing the RAV4, Toyota discontinued the optional V6 engine of the previous-generation; the new RAV4 only features Toyota’s 2.5-liter

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Toyota Fuel MPG Highlander 239

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

They calculated emissions for ten cities (or metropolitan regions), which vary in population from 432,000 to 9,519,000; comparisons are in per capita terms. The next two highest cities are also both North American: Los Angeles (13.0 t e CO 2 /cap.) and Toronto (11.6 t e CO 2 /cap.). Other than Geneva at 7.8 t e CO 2 /cap.,

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Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Hyundai introduced its all-new 2011 Sonata at the Los Angeles Auto Show, marking the North American debut of the latest version of the midsize sedan. Comparison of 4-cylinder Mid-size Sedans. Click to enlarge. liter four-cylinder engine with a Gasoline Direct-Injection (GDI) fuel delivery system. Earlier post.) 2011 Sonata.

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2011 Hyundai Engine Auto 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2018

The Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors approved a plan last week to begin charging solo motorists in designated clean air vehicles (CAVs) a discounted toll to use the ExpressLanes on the 10 and 110 freeways, beginning in late 2018. Tolls on the Metro ExpressLanes are calculated using Congestion Pricing.

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Clean Cleaning Los Angeles Vehicles 262

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Val Miftakhov: As you can imagine, we did a lot of this [comparison] early on as well. If you’re going to go to, let’s say, San Francisco-Los Angeles round trip, you’re going to make three or four round trips per day, and every trip is going to be substantially depleting your battery to the maximum capacity.

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Hydrogen Fuel San Francisco All-Electric 90

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Now, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a solid-state thermal transistor—the first device of its kind that can use an electric field to control the flow of heat through electronics. The UCLA device, by comparison, achieves a 13-fold difference. “It

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Parts Los Angeles Slovenia Houston 134

Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2023

Forensic speaker comparison is primarily investigative. Perhaps the best-known case began in 1965, when a TV reporter for CBS went to Watts, a Los Angeles neighborhood that had been besieged by rioting, and interviewed a man whose face was not depicted. It’s not the kind of thing that would send someone to jail for life.

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Personal Los Angeles Illinois Legal 93

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Top) 2016 XC90. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. For example: A quick flashback to the year 2000.

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Prius Toyota Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 296

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2009

In May 2009, Balqon received a $400,000 grant from the Port of Los Angeles to install lithium-ion powered battery packs in its yard tractor and drayage truck products. By comparison, the E30 with lead-acid chemistry supports a 160 kWh pack. Earlier post.). The E30 consumes 1.2 kWh per hour of idle operation; 2.4

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Lithium Ion Lead Acid Los Angeles Batteries 150

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Built by a company called Foss, this tug is capable of 60 tons of bollard pull, (OK, I had to wiki that: Bollard pull is a value that allows the comparison of the pulling power of watercraft, particularly tugboats. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together constitute the largest port facility in the U.S.

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Long Beach Los Angeles Lead Acid Electric 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

The only reason we used gasoline was for comparison; it wasn’t necessary. We refueled with CNG twice; once locally (with a partial fill, more on this below), and once off the I-5 on the way up to Los Angeles. As a point of comparison, the Duramax diesel option adds $7,195 to the base price of the vehicle.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2023

I spent a day with a rented Tesla Model 3 on a recent trip to Los Angeles, and I’m here to tell you that the Model 3, like the company that made it, is equal parts innovation and exasperation. But something’s been missing from all this Tesla talk on TTAC - an actual test of a Tesla*. That changes today. It’s complicated.

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Parts Future Tesla BMW 96

Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

A detailed 2022 study by the California Energy Commission (CEC) investigated the potential costs to install EV chargers at nearly two dozen existing multiunit dwellings in southwestern Los Angeles County. extra per month in rent for access to an EV charger; by comparison, most renters surveyed were willing to pay an extra $54.73

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Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 73