Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major US airline to take this measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. billion pounds of CO 2 emissions in partnership with Carbonfund.org.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2020

At a time when pollution regulations are increasingly focused on the emissions ships generate, the SCiB will contribute to the protection of the marine and global environments. Ships are responsible for about 800 million metric tons of CO 2 every year, roughly equivalent to the annual emission of Germany.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Results from a new modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) suggest that officially reported emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in that region have been greatly underestimated. Accounting for evaporative emissions (e.g., Average emissions densities from Shen et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

The UNECE Working Party on Pollution and Energy has approved a proposal to align the requirements on emissions from heavy-duty vehicle engines to the Euro VI legislation (EC Regulations 595/2009 and 582/2011), which enter into force in the European Union (EU) in January 2013. Source: UNECE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Relying more on natural gas would reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, but it would do little to help solve the climate problem. It would be many decades before it would slow down global warming at all, and even then it would just be making a difference around the edges. —Tom Wigley. —Tom Wigley. degree Celsius). degrees C).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

gas hydrate accumulations in ocean sediments and permafrost—escapes. Their findings, published online 29 August in the AGU Journal of Geophysical Research , also suggest that methane trapped under the ocean may already be escaping through vents in the sea floor at a much faster rate than previously believed. Ruben Juanes.

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Teslarati

JUNE 12, 2021

Tesla is ironically facing pushback from environmental groups in Germany who claim that the automaker’s Giga Berlin production facility, which has not started manufacturing cars yet, will produce poisonous gases that will escape from the plant. There are emissions involved in the production of Tesla’s vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2013

That’s equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 18,542 passenger vehicles. —Rob Threlkeld, GM global manager of renewable energy. The excess gas flare that normally escapes into the air is now redirected into the facility to create electricity energy for manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Furthermore, airborne chemicals that originate inside a house don’t stay there: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from products such as shampoo, perfume and cleaning solutions eventually escape outside and contribute to ozone and fine particle formation, making up an even greater source of global atmospheric air pollution than cars and trucks do.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

Eaton’s eVaptive system is currently undergoing testing with a global automaker. Eaton currently offers a full line of fuel vapor valves to manage refueling and venting conditions in fuel tanks for safety and emissions controls, as well as fuel tank isolation valves (FTIVs) for pressurized fuel systems. Click to enlarge.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Ever since the Copenhagen climate treaty talks ended in impotence two months ago there hasn’t been a single ounce of positive news on the international scene about our chances of cutting the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and getting CO2 levels back down to the safe 350 ppm zone.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline as well as Mercury Mariner, Lincoln MKS and Navigator also use the sustainable material. liter V-6 2010 Ford Escape. Post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabrics on vehicles such as the Ford Escape and Escape Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has introduced a material solution for high-pressure composite tanks for hydrogen storage. Reducing weight is key, since every 10 kg removed from a vehicle roughly translates into a reduction in CO 2 emissions from the vehicle on the road of one gram per km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

Both of Cruze’s new engines are part of Chevrolet’s global range of small-displacement engines designed with fuel efficiency in mind, including technology such as full variable valve timing that optimizes performance and fuel economy. It operates with very low frictional losses, helping enhance efficiency and lower emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The use of SoyFoam also has helped Ford reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by more than 15 million pounds. SoyFoam also can provide a 67% reduction in volatile organic compound emissions. The biomaterial has helped Ford reduce its annual petroleum oil usage by more than 3 million pounds.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

With the additional investment, Michigan Assembly will be the production site of next-generation hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles, all of which will be built off the company’s new global C-car platform. “We Our industry is at the intersection of three critical global issues—the economy, energy and the environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2019

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 Cryo-EM not only let the team make super-sharp images with minimal damage to the particles, but it also kept the CO 2 gas from escaping while its picture was being taken. It’s already being used to capture and store toxic gases.

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Qnovo

JANUARY 1, 2022

Government policies aimed to eliminate emissions are global and increasingly biting. Classic global vehicle manufacturers are no longer paying lip service. Global Tier-1 suppliers are rushing to catch up after sleeping at the wheel and ignoring electrification. We live in a unique epoch. So it feels like a slam dunk.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Only the most ignorant and incompetent among us denies the reality of climate change and what it is bringing our way unless we drastically cut our use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions. Two uninhabited islands have already disappeared due to sea level rise caused by global warming. © WWF-Canon / Cat HOLLOWAY.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

A lack of crushing guilt about global emissions (Sarcasm aside for the next couple paragraphs.) Global problems aren’t getting better. And every one of us is contributing at some level to those global changes, each in our ways. It’s impossible to escape the impacts. Here’s the thing. Really look.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets. It can also reduce tailpipe emissions to zero while the vehicle is stationary or waiting at a stoplight. The global rollout of Auto Start-Stop is under way in Europe. Ford is the leading domestic producer of start-stop systems.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

That said, I got the chance to have Volvo Penta’s Darren Tasker as a guest on The Heavy Equipment Podcast to talk about Volvo Penta’s efforts to bring more sustainable, lower emission energy to remote job sites. Instead, it was Cat’s cutting-edge energy management systems to keep electric equipment charged up and ready to work. “We

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

metric gigatons of energy-related CO 2 , while the global emissions of energy-related CO 2 totaled 31.6 In addition, the rock layers included in the assessment were limited to those determined to have sufficient natural seals to prevent CO 2 from escaping. Earlier post.). metric gigatons.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

Global rating agency Fitch Ratings expects the financial profiles of US automakers and parts suppliers to remain resilient in a downside scenario characterized by sluggish global economic growth and weaker-than-expected North American light-duty vehicle demand. Continued global. to be seen throughout the US auto sector.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

Despite pressure to lighten vehicles in order to meet CO 2 emissions targets, metal remains the material of choice for automotive manufacturers, not only because it is traditional and easy to work with, but also because it may well be the best material to address increasingly stringent end of life of vehicle (ELV) legislation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

Although the oceanic CH 4 flux should be revised, the current estimate is not alarmingly altering the contemporary global CH 4 budget. Earlier studies in Siberia focused on methane escaping from thawing terrestrial permafrost. Methane levels throughout the Arctic are usually 8 to 10 percent higher than the global baseline.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2010

Having established its global electric vehicle plans, Ford has now revealed its intentions for the European market. This will include two zero-emission battery electric vehicles including the Ford Transit Connect Electric in 2011 and the [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Data shared includes exact fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, tire pressure and diagnostic codes such as water in fuel. Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc., It also is being tested on Escape and Fusion. Vehicle diagnostics. Oil life reporting is exclusive to Ford’s Crew Chief powered Telogis.

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EV Life

MAY 19, 2023

However, 90% of the vehicles that were eligible for the tax credit before April 18 are still eligible, according to Albert Gore , executive director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association. So, if you were worried that your options have shrunk considerably, rest assured, they haven’t.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

The Transit Connect BEV will use the same proven cell technology that is currently deployed in the Ford Escape plug-in hybrid fleet that is on the road today. The Transit Connect BEV will be built on Ford’s global commercial vehicle platform as part of the company’s One Ford global product vision.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 12, 2009

Coal emissions must be phased out rapidly. But if coal emissions are phased out promptly, a range of actions including improved agricultural and forestry practices could bring the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide back down, out of the dangerous range. Miss a carbon tax payment on emissions? We have numbers on what they owe.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

The commitment — expected to be announced Tuesday by Nissan’s chief executive, Carlos Ghosn — will be the first by a major automaker to bring a zero-emission vehicle to the American market. Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012. But you always have the possibility of having a range extender."

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. In 2005, it launched the Ford Escape Hybrid – the first hybrid electric SUV.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

With a national electrical system that at times and places is severely strained and in need of expansion, the last thing anyone wants is for electric vehicles to be powered by building more emission-producing power plants. It might seem that simply plugging in your Chevy Volt or Ford Escape before bedtime would do.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Furthermore, their single-scroll design allows for more efficient collection of exhaust as it escapes from within the cylinders. Intake and exhaust variable cam timing (VTC) is deployed to provide an excellent balance of high power, torque, fuel economy, and emissions. —Ted Klaus, Acura NSX Global Development Leader.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

utilizing these ideas and instructions in an attempting to enhance national security, reduce gas consumption, vehicle "emissions", your carbon footprint, or smog, you do so at your own risk & peril. Our projects tackle national security, jobs and global warming -- at the same time. Yet they are still far from adoption.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Ford Escape PHEV – plug-in hybrid of all-new Escape. Jeep Renegade 4xe – tiny Renegade PHEV more about hitting European emissions than changing Aussie roads. On sale globally in 2022, the Solterra is set to arrive in Australia in 2023. Expect the VF5, VF6 and VF7 first, starting in 2022. Only 25 are planned.

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