Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2023

We aim to deliver the first SMR in North America and, in doing so, lead the start of a new era of nuclear power that will provide zero-emission energy generation, energy security and energy reliability around the globe. TVA has entered into a collaboration with OPG to coordinate efforts to move SMR technology forward.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2020

New Flyer of America announced that Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) has awarded New Flyer a contract for twelve zero-emission, battery-electric thirty five-foot heavy-duty transit buses, with options to purchase up to 13 additional zero-emission buses in thirty-five or forty-foot lengths throughout the remaining term of the five-year agreement.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The California plant joins the company’s growing national network of plants in New York, Tennessee, and Georgia that will supply 500 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen by 2025, replacing 4.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and 1,000 tons per day globally by 2028.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Our FLXdrive locomotive, the world’s first 100-percent battery powered locomotive, has proven its potential to slash carbon emissions by up to 30 percent when operating at 6 MWh. Wabtec and GM signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to advance the two companies’ shared vision of a zero-emissions future in transportation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2019

We can deliver a zero-emission fuel that reduces transportation emissions, while also using food waste to make the hydrogen —Abhijeet Borole. He is now a research professor at the University of Tennessee, while also working with the startup.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

The new 30 GWh battery plant builds on AESC’s existing battery manufacturing network that includes a plant in operation in Tennessee and another plant under construction in Kentucky. The company increasingly relies on recycled materials, leading to an overall reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from cell production at the new plant.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Nissan reported last week that its Rogue crossover is the first global model from the automaker to use a new “closed-loop” recycling system for aluminum that helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions due to manufacturing.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions compared to similar gasoline-powered vehicles traveling such a distance. GM deliveries to Hertz are projected to increase as GM scales its EV production between 2023 and 2025, driven by the opening of Ultium Cells battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

“SK and its partners are already building new manufacturing sites around the world to bring these solutions to market and start making positive progress toward reducing carbon emissions.” SK Group has several factories under construction in the United States, specifically in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $18.6 4,551,944 . 4,551,944 . 4,551,944

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Funds awarded under this program cannot be used to fund emission reductions mandated under federal law.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2021

At launch, Einride will implement electric transportation solutions at three of GEA’s locations in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. Range per charge is 130- 180 km.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2023

The utilization of X-energy’s fourth generation nuclear technology will enable Dow to take a major step in reducing our carbon emissions while delivering lower carbon footprint products to our customers and society. X-energy was selected by DOE in 2020 to receive up to $1.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

BlueOval SK, a joint venture between SKO and US automaker Ford Motor Company, is building three battery manufacturing plants—one in Tennessee and two others in Kentucky. The IRA intends to aid investment in US domestic energy production and manufacturing, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by roughly 40% before 2030.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2024

The funds would help pay for three lithium-ion battery manufacturing plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. “Let me be clear: GM remains committed to eliminating tailpipe emissions from our light-duty vehicles by 2035. In 2022, The US Energy Department finalized a $2.5 billion loan for a joint venture between General Motors Co.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2018

These newest trucks also offer significant clean air benefits: NO x emissions that are 99% lower than previous generations, along with 98% fewer emissions of particulate matter. This is in addition to particulate emissions levels of no more than 0.01 grams per brake horsepower hour (g/BHP-hr.). established in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford was one of the first full-line US automakers to pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its vehicles, operations and supply chain in alignment with goals of the accord. This pledge is backed by science-based interim targets the automaker intends to achieve by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

The gigafactory will be powered by 100% renewable energy, supplied by onsite generation and purchased locally from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), ensuring the plant helps drive progress toward decarbonizing the state’s industrial sector.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Ultium will allow BrightDrop to accelerate rapidly toward electrifying last-mile delivery and reduce vehicle emissions while also helping other companies meet their sustainability targets. Photo courtesy of FedEx. The Chevrolet Silverado EV officially debuts next month at CES.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

In launching the first-generation LEAF, Nissan pledged to become a global leader in producing and promoting vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions. The Nissan LEAF is built at three factories: Oppama, Japan; Sunderland, England; and Smyrna, Tennessee. Sales of the LEAF e+ began in late January in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2021

The system helps reduce CO 2 emissions compared with using parts made with primary alloys from raw materials. The model is built in Kyushu, Japan, and Smyrna, Tennessee. The 2021 Nissan Rogue is the company’s first global model built using a “closed-loop” recycling system for aluminum parts. and UACJ Corp. and Novelis Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Tenneco announced that it is supplying key emissions control technologies on the 2014 Ram Heavy Duty diesel truck series, which includes the 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty diesel pickups and the 3500, 4500 and 5500 chassis cab trucks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The Volkswagen Group has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its Chattanooga facility, where it plans on producing a newly developed midsize SUV for the US market, despite a Group crackdown on spending as the company prepares to deal with the impacts of resolving the diesel emissions scandal.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Utilizing this lignin offers incentives such as improving the efficiencies of a biorefinery, reducing costs and lowering emissions. in Washington State and the University of Tennessee. Yuan said current lignocellulose bioconversion refineries burn off 60% of the lignin produced.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

The affected parts replaced original emission components on cars and trucks such as the intake and exhaust systems, or employed different engine calibration software to increase vehicle power. The parts had not been evaluated by CARB to demonstrate that they did not negatively impact the vehicle’s emissions. Hypertech, Inc.,

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But the European Union has launched a subsidy probe on all models originating from China (including those carrying domestic badges) — potentially causing trouble for the Lyriq, which is manufactured in both Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Shanghai, China. To play it safe, GM plans on exporting from the United States.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

billion in Tennessee and Kentucky for its electric vehicle production line. With the investments, Ford Motor Company plans to build environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee (TN) and Kentucky (KY). Ford announced its plans to invest $11.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. We are honored that the EPA has recognized us with a Green Power Leadership award for the renewable energy generated by the Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park at our LEED Platinum certified factory in Tennessee.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Participating teams will apply advanced propulsion systems, electrification, SAE Level 2 automation, and vehicle connectivity to improve the energy efficiency of a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer—all while balancing factors such as emissions, safety, utility, and consumer acceptability. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Georgia Tech.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Proterra has 63 buses on the road today in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Washington. million pounds of CO 2 emissions. In aggregate, Proterra has saved transit agencies across North America more than 420,000 gallons in fuel and prevented more than 7.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

BASF has expanded its partnership with Nissan, and is now also supplying the automaker with coatings and paints for the Pathfinder and Infiniti models at its Smyrna plant in Tennessee, USA. This shortened process leads to shorter production time, less energy consumption, streamlined paint lines and lower emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Proterra will nearly double its production capacity in 2016 as an increasing number of transit agencies see zero-emission buses as a credible and proven alternative to diesel, CNG, and hybrid buses.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2023

Ford’s BlueOval City EV and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee ( earlier post ) begins production in 2025, will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code-named Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Ford and partner SK On are investing $5.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The Van Hool plant in Morristown (Tennessee, USA) is expected to start building buses from 2022. They can now drive silently and emission-free up to 50 km/h, whereas previously this was only up to 20 km/h. Depending on the weather conditions and topography, up to one kilometer of emission-free driving is possible.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

that will produce the lithium-ion batteries that power the Nissan LEAF zero-emission vehicle. Nissan broke ground on the manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn., The all-electric Nissan LEAF will be produced at Nissan’s vehicle assembly facility in Smyrna beginning in 2012.

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