Washington DC Wants To Hike Registration Fees On Heavy Vehicles
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 6, 2022
Washington DC wants to raise its annual registration fee for vehicles weighing more then 6,000 pounds to $500.
Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2018
All the participating jurisdictions are members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.
Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2022
After passenger cars and light-duty trucks, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses are the next largest source of transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Washington, DC. Washington. Since 2018, the State has leveraged more than $16.5 Connecticut. Massachusetts New Jersey. North Carolina. Pennsylvania.
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ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report it commissioned from Sonoma Technology, Inc. The signatories are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
DOE: Transportation sector consumes more petroleum than all other sectors combined
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2019
The transportation sector in the US consumes more petroleum than any other sector, and that share has increased over time from about 50% in 1950 to about 70% in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Source: Energy Information Administration, May 2019 Monthly Energy Review, Washington, DC, May 2019, Tables 3.7a–3.7c.
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USDOT advocates retaining transportation safety spectrum, announces first responder program
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2020
The US Department of Transportation intends to invest up to $38 million for a multimodal First Responder Safety Technology Pilot Program. US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the new program on 15 January at the 2020 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. GHz Safety Band.
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CMU demo’ing Autonomous SRX in Washington this week
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2014
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) this week will demonstrate the CMU advanced Autonomous Cadillac SRX in Washington, DC. In the case of the Washington, DC, demonstration, an engineer will be on hand to take the wheel if required.). 2014) Click to enlarge.
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Helbiz partners with Lightning eMotors to deploy electric vans for fleet management
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2021
Following the completion of the current pilot program, Helbiz plans to deploy Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD vans throughout Miami and Washington DC to manage its intra-urban operations. The new vehicles are capable of achieving 61 MPGe, compared to 13 MPG for gasoline-powered vans.
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Washington DC Joins California and Michigan as Volt Launch Market
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2010
Greater Washington DC will be an initial launch market for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range. Chevrolet also announced a development and demonstration program with DC-area utilities Pepco and Dominion to introduce customers to electric vehicles and establish vehicle charging programs.
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186 Ground breaks on Washington West Coast Electric Highway
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 29, 2011
Officials from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT); Bellingham, Wash. Mayor Dan Pike; and local businesses including Starbucks and REI, celebrated the ground breaking of the state’s first DC fast charger and its segment of the West Coast Electric Highway. —state Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond.
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247 Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2010
At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.
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Washington State opens 10 new public charging stations on West Coast Electric Highway; Seattle to Canadian border
Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2012
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), along with electric charging station partner AeroVironment opened 10 new public charging stations—seven along Interstate 5 and three along US Route 2 in northern Washington—that provide EV drivers the ability to travel from Seattle to the Canadian border.
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Volvo Penta & Gradall collaborate on electric excavator concept
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2023
Unlike a traditional hydraulic excavator, Gradall’s highway speed solution features a telescopic boom mounted next to a separate cab sitting to the rear of a road-going chassis that allows the machine to be independently dispatched to many locations throughout the workday, rather than requiring a low loader for transport.
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ABB partners with Vigor selects ABB as propulsion and energy storage partner for hybrid-electric ferries
Green Car Congress
JUNE 7, 2020
American shipbuilding company Vigor Fab LLC has selected ABB as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet—the largest US ferry system. The first hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferry will join Washington State Ferries’ fleet in 2024. Image: Vigor.
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DOE announces $32.5 million in funding to advance transportation electrification – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
JANUARY 22, 2024
million to advance electrification of the transportation sector. Spanning nine states and Washington DC, the selected projects will focus on expanding EV deployment and supporting EV charging infrastructure by reducing installation costs, educating consumers and implementing regional deployment.
Electrify Expo Is This Weekend In Washington, DC — Exhibitors Include Tesla, Volvo, VW, Kia, BMW, & More
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 19, 2023
Electric vehicle expos present the perfect opportunity for more people to see and experience the beautiful world of electric mobility. I have been to several of these events in various parts of the world, including the Smarter Mobility Africa in South Africa, and Fully Charged Live in the United Kingdom. I really loved seeing people […]
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USDOT Finalizes New Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2027–2031
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 8, 2024
New standards will save Americans hundreds of dollars at the pump over the lifetime of their vehicles Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration yesterday issued new vehicle fuel economy standards that will save Americans more than $23 billion in fuel costs while reducing.
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There Were An Awesome 13,000 Test Rides Over The Weekend At Electrify Expo Washington, DC
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 10, 2023
Electric vehicle showcase events are one of the best platforms to raise awareness about the wonderful world of electric mobility. Demo drives, the opportunity to interact with product managers, and seeing all the latest EVs and associated tech all in one central location are some of the major draws for festival goers. I have had […]
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300 New Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers in California, Oregon, & Washington from Tritium & EVCS
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 28, 2022
TORRANCE, California — Tritium DCFC Limited (“Tritium” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DCFC), a global leader in direct current (“DC”) fast chargers for electric vehicles (“EVs”), is partnering with EVCS, one of the largest EV fast-charging network operators […].
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Hyundai Motor expands partnership with US Government to support further exploration of hydrogen fuel cell technologies
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
As part of the partnership, Hyundai will provide the DOE with five NEXO fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) for use in various regions of the country including Washington, DC, to help advance research and development of fuel cell technologies. Hyundai provided its first NEXO SUV to the DOE in 2019.
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More than half of transit buses in the US were powered by alternative fuels and advanced technologies in 2018
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Source: American Public Transportation Association, 2019 Public Transportation Fact Book, Washington, DC, April 2019, Figure 14. Transit bus share by fuel type (CNG, LNG & Blends; Diesel; Diesel Hybrid; Gasoline; Biodiesel; and Other) from 1996 to 2018.
Argo AI and Ford to launch self-driving vehicles on Lyft network by end of 2021; targeting 1,000 over next 5 years
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2021
The partnership brings together all of the pieces necessary to create a viable autonomous ride hailing service, including the self-driving technology, vehicle fleet and transportation network needed to support a scalable business and deliver an exceptional experience for riders. In addition, Lyft will receive 2.5%
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Elon Musk’s DC Visit Stirs EV Charging Standardization Pot, Again
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 29, 2023
With EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.
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117 Washington to create first EV charging corridor on a scenic byway
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2011
The Department of Commerce and the Washington State Department of Transportation plan to make the Stevens Pass Greenway the first electric vehicle-friendly National. With Federal Recovery Act funding through the State Energy Program, the state will install two to three electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging stations along US Highway 2.
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Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2023
Optimus was founded in 2010 with the mission of combating global climate change by deploying solutions to decarbonize the largest and most challenging transportation and industrial sectors, and it released the Vector System commercially in 2018.
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DC Lawmakers Propose $400 E-Bike Rebate
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 17, 2023
Shop local and get a rebate of up to $400 in DC!
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ABB to provide power and propulsion solution for 10 all-electric ferries
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2021
ABB has secured a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán to supply the all-electric power solution for fast 40-meter urban passenger ferries transporting up to 540 passengers each across Lisbon’s Tagus river. The 10 new ferries will be operated by the public ferry company Transtejo, S.A.
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ITS-Davis director Dan Sperling to chair US Transportation Research Board
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2015
Dan Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, and member of the California Air Resources Board, has been appointed the 2015 chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Executive Committee, which provides independent scientific advice to the nation on transportation issues.
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DiDi expands GAIA initiative worldwide to facilitate data-driven research in transportation
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2018
Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, will make aggregated, anonymized data from its vehicle network available to facilitate transportation AI research worldwide. Transportation capacity management.
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US & Kenya Sign $60 Million Connectivity Grant, Including Assistance For The Purchase Of Electric Buses For Nairobi BRT
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The Washington DC-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Kenya signed a $60 million Kenya threshold program agreement earlier this week. They say the program is designed to improve urban connectivity and promote economic growth in Kenya.
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Will Federal EV Programs Continue In Government Shutdown?
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
With a nasty political atmosphere in Washington, DC, the federal government is flying headlong into a shutdown. But, government shutdowns are a complex issue, and they don’t affect all government departments and programs the same.
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What is Electrification of Transportation?
Driivz
MARCH 1, 2022
For the transportation sector, electrification means replacing fossil fuels with electricity as the means of powering light-duty vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and buses. Globally, the transportation sector contributes about 25% of all CO2 emissions. Other advantages of electrification of transportation.
APTA reports record public transportation usage in US in 2013; growth outpacing population and VMT growth
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2014
billion trips on public transportation—the highest annual public transit ridership number in 57 years— according to a report released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This was the eighth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.
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Boulder Electric Vehicle and Coritech Services demonstrate Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging with electric truck
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
Boulder Electric Vehicle and Coritech Services have demonstrated bi-directional DC fast charging, making Boulder Electric Vehicle the first electric truck company to implement Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging. Current demonstrations are seeing charger rates of 150 amps during charge or discharge on the 360V nominal battery pack.
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World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
It discusses a wide range of SLCP-reducing activities, including: bus and rail-based transport systems, which can reduce black carbon emissions and have strong, local public health co-benefits; solid waste collection and disposal methods that can reduce methane emissions; improved cookstoves and kilns that can reduce black carbon; and.
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APTA: public transportation ridership up 5% in first quarter 2012
Green Car Congress
JUNE 5, 2012
Public transportation ridership rose 5% to nearly 2.7 billion trips in the first quarter of 2012 over the first quarter of last year, according to a report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Lauderdale, FL (8.7%); Newark, NJ (8.0%); San Antonio, TX (8.0%); Washington, DC (7.9%).
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IIHS study finds simple centerline hardening can make left turns safer for pedestrians
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2020
In Washington, D.C., the infrastructure changes reduced the number of times drivers had to swerve or brake suddenly or pedestrians had to dodge out of the way by 70%, said IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer Wen Hu, the author of the paper. —Wen Hu. Hu, Wen / Cicchino, Jessica B.
Clean Air Power shows dual-fuel retrofitted heavy-duty truck prototype for US market
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2013
Clean Air Power exhibited its first prototype vehicle retrofitted with a Genesis-EDGE Dual-Fuel product suitable for the US market at the Alternative Clean Transportation EXPO in Washington DC. 1,000 miles were covered in Dual-Fuel operation with the balance in diesel.
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220 NRC report finds transporting diluted oil sands bitumen through pipelines does not increase likelihood of release
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
The committee that wrote the report found that diluted bitumen from oil sands has physical and chemical properties within the range of other crude oils and that no aspect of its transportation by pipeline would make it more likely than other crude oils to cause an accidental release. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013.
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186 Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy issue RFI to advance drop-in biofuels for military and commercial transportation
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2011
Representatives from USDA, DOE or Department of Navy will be present at the following events and available to answer industry questions: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo, Honolulu, HI 13-15 September; SRI in the Rockies Conference, New Orleans, LA 2-5 October; Naval Energy Forum, Washington, DC 13-14 October; AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, (..)
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What are the investment opportunities in the Alternative Fuel Corridor Program?
Setec Powerr
AUGUST 25, 2022
Alternative Fuel Corridor designations are now found in all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. For example, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is running an alternative fuel corridor pilot project in Washington State. DC fast EV Charging Chargers.
The Boring Company’s updated projects page no longer lists D.C.-Baltimore tunnel
Teslarati
APRIL 20, 2021
Elon Musk, for his part, noted on Twitter that The Boring Company has received verbal government approval for an “underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop” that would allow travel from N.Y. The Boring Company receives verbal ‘approval’ to build NY to DC Hyperloop tunnel. in 29 minutes. . Baltimore tunnel. .
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NAS: concerns remain about rail transport for energy liquids, gases; pipeline, maritime have more comprehensive safety system in place
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2017
The country’s increased production of crude oil, natural gas, and corn-based ethanol created unforeseen demands and safety challenges on their long-distance transportation via pipelines, tank barges, and railroad tank cars.
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US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2020
The authors used the VMT data to calculate that emissions of US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were reduced by 4% in total and by 13% from transportation in the almost 8 weeks since many stay-at-home orders went into effect. Nearby Washington DC saw the greatest drop of 90% fewer daily vehicle miles traveled.
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