article thumbnail

California settles with cargo terminals over diesel engine exhaust

Green Car Congress

Harris announced a settlement with cargo terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles over diesel emissions from exhaust that requires the terminals to complete projects to reduce their diesel emissions and better notify the public of emissions. Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.; Trapac, Inc.; Trapac, Inc.;

Exhaust 186
article thumbnail

CARB adopts electric truck rule: Advanced Clean Trucks

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board has adopted a first-in-the-world rule—the Advanced Clean Trucks ( earlier post )—requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans (Class 2b to Class 8) to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024. By 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.

Clean 321
article thumbnail

NREL study identifies nationwide charging needs; 28M charging ports by 2030 for 33M EV fleet

Green Car Congress

Between ambitious federal clean energy policies, pledges by automotive companies to transition to zero-emission vehicles, and accelerating consumer demand for EVs, analysts have projected that by 2030, EVs could account for 30­­–42 million light-duty vehicles on the road.

Charging 370
article thumbnail

CARB approves updated “At-Berth” regulation, expanding efforts to cut pollution from ships in California ports

Green Car Congress

That rule has achieved an 80% reduction in harmful emissions from more than 13,000 vessel visits since 2014. The rule requires that every vessel coming into a regulated California port either use shore power or a CARB-approved control technology to reduce harmful emissions.

Pollution 305
article thumbnail

Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

Green Car Congress

New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, [link] to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Drexel University. exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively.

Taxi 249
article thumbnail

New efficient hybrid optimization control method for diesel engine emissions and performance

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Iowa State have developed a new hybrid optimization control method to improve diesel engine emissions and performance. Validation of models, emissions testing, and rapid prototyping are just a few reasons that real engine testing must still occur despite so much progress in the realm of computational modeling.

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

Tesla Semi real-world sightings show that a cleaner, quieter future is possible for the trucking sector

Teslarati

In 2021, researchers from the University of Michigan highlighted the issue of noise and air pollution caused by heavy-duty diesel trucks running through neighborhoods in Southwest Detroit. ZERO EMISSIONS FRITOLAY'S TESLA SEMI TRUCK IN THE WILD. PEPSI'S TESLA SEMI TRUCK IS SUPER QUIET WHILE MAKING U-TURN.

Cleaner 98