Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to create a renewable fuel infrastructure grant program and streamline regulatory requirements to help fuel retailers sell higher blends of ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California requested from EPA the waiver required for implementation of the Pavley regulations in December 2005.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Breyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement reached on 28 June with private plaintiffs represented by the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) to resolve civil claims regarding eligible Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

Omnitek’s conversion technology for the Mack E7 engine has already been validated on California roads, following the completion of 21 Mack E7 engine conversions under a California Air Resources Board (ARB) test permit in cooperation with one of the largest refuge collection companies in the United States.

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Blink Charging

JUNE 27, 2023

Fleets of internal combustion engine vehicles all over the United States are being replaced with electric vehicles (EVs), among many of which are school buses. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened the second round of funding for its Clean School Bus Program Grants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Yaguang Wei, Yan Wang, Qian Di, Christine Choirat, Yun Wang, Petros Koutrakis, Antonella Zanobetti, Francesca Dominici, Joel D.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Southern Company, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are together contributing more than $20 million in research funding to support the SouthEast Atmosphere Study (SAS).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy ( earlier post ), has been granted Parts 79 and 80 registration from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the production and sale of advanced bioethanol from non-food waste materials.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Roughly half a million school buses transport about 20 million students each school day in the United States, and nearly all those buses currently run on diesel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

The demo trucks that Hyundai will bring into the United States are developed based on XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced, heavy-duty truck powered by hydrogen. 12-month pilot program with fleet partner to operate two XCIENT Fuel Cell.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has raised the registered blend level of Amyris’s renewable diesel with ultra low sulfur diesel from 20% to 35%. This blend level is the highest awarded to date by the EPA for commercial sale of a motor vehicle renewable gasoline or diesel fuel, according to Amyris.

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Blink Charging

JUNE 27, 2023

Fleets of internal combustion engine vehicles all over the United States are being replaced with electric vehicles (EVs), among many of which are school buses. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened the second round of funding for its Clean School Bus Program Grants.

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Fleet Grant EPA Clean 53

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

NO x exhaust emissions are 90% lower than the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2 g/bhp-hr, and the engines also meet or exceed the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. CWI natural gas engines have met the 2010 EPA standard for particulate matter (0.01 g/bhp-hr) since 2001. g/bhp-hr optional standard.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2022

VinFast’s first 999 electric vehicles arrived in the United States from Vietnam yesterday as the automaker met its goal to enter the market by year’s end. VinFast’s imminent deliveries of the VF 8 are enabled by the company’s recently-acquired certifications from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s how it works: Student transportation is the largest mass transit system in the United States, moving 27 million students twice daily. The 100% electric school bus fleet is not only emissions-free but also plays a critical dual role as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP), giving 2.1 million tons of greenhouse gases annually.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

TDI V6 diesel engine vehicles in the United States. TDI settlement program as soon as the Court grants final approval to the settlement agreements. TDI V6 diesel engine vehicles that Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche marketed or sold in the United States for Model Years 2009 through 2016. billion dollars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

The project has a goal of meeting 2007 EPA emission standards for particulate emissions by 2017 for all drayage trucks serving the Port’s marine container terminals, estimated at more than 2,000 vehicles. We think the ability to convert existing assets is crucial for CNG infrastructure development in the United States.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. The CSB has two methods of funding: Rebates and Grants. Currently, the EPA is accepting applications to the 2023 CSB Rebate Program until Jan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2009

According to a statement from EPA Press Secretary Adora Andy: As directed by the US Supreme Court, EPA has prepared and sent to the White House for review a proposed finding as to whether man-made greenhouse-gas emissions endanger human health and welfare. In April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded in Massachusetts v.

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Baua Electric

JULY 28, 2023

WASHINGTON — 3 months later the EPA proposed its strictest-ever limits on tailpipe air pollution, NHTSA has defined gas financial system requirements for current light-duty automobiles and vehicles that will require a mean fleet gas financial system of 58 mpg by means of the 2032 mannequin yr.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

By their terms, the agreements announced today resolve Volkswagen’s liability under US law and are not intended to address Volkswagen’s liability, if any, under the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction outside the United States. 2017, in Miami during a visit to the United States and appeared in federal court there on Monday.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

Propane meets those criteria as a clean-burning fuel that lowers operating costs and is readily accessible, especially on rural routes in the United States. States that attract this type of investment with tax incentives and grants will factor into the UPS deployment strategy.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 26, 2024

EPA Clean School Bus Program [3] has invested $5 billion to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models from 2022 through 2026. billion toward electrifying public transportation across the United States. For example, the U.S. With around 600,000 school and transit buses in the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2016

We found biological effects in women exposed to air pollution levels below the EPA standard. They assessed maternal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution using data from EPA air quality stations located near the mothers’ homes. —lead author Rebecca Massa Nachman, PhD. exposure on the developing fetus.

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Boston Pollution EPA Standards 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2009

The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. US State Department. Earlier post.).

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund : Administered by the EPA, this funding supports all projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. United States Postal Service Clean Fleets : $3 billion is available for USPS to electrify fleets and provide charging equipment. programs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The headliner in this segment is the issuance of a Presidential Memorandum directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work “ expeditiously ” to complete CO 2 emission standards for both new and existing power plants. The standards for new plants—already being developed by EPA—are to be done this fall.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2012

EPA AQI map of the San Diego County region,with a box added to. Just 100 of the sensors deployed in a fairly large area could generate a wealth of data—well beyond what a small number of EPA-mandated air-quality monitoring stations can provide, according to the researchers. million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. The EPA also set the 2010 RFS volume standard at 12.95 President Obama. per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that, after careful consideration of the 2020 decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Renewable Fuels Association et al. EPA , 948 F.3d 3d 1206 , EPA now supports that court’s interpretation of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) small-refinery provisions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2011

This competitive solicitation is the sole grant opportunity to be awarded for locomotive category projects this fiscal year and will be focused on the demonstration of locomotive engines and/or aftertreatment systems that reduce emissions from locomotives to the Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive emission level (3.0 g NO x /bhp-hr and 0.1

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

percent of the United States market in 2022 , according to J.D. Now the world’s most aerodynamic production vehicle, with a 0.197 coefficient of drag, the Air Touring delivers an EPA-rated 7.44 All this could grant the ultimate, elusive wish for EV makers: Price parity with internal-combustion automobiles.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Tesla will be able to begin delivering units of its Austin-made Model Y all-electric crossover from Gigafactory Texas following the EPA approval of the vehicle, the agency told Teslarati. Certificates of Conformity are effectively approval by the EPA that a vehicle can enter the stream of commerce. Credit: Jeff Roberts).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

As result, emissions of NO x increased by a factor of 10 to 40 times above EPA-compliant levels in the US, depending on the the of drive cycle. The starting point was a strategic decision to launch a large-scale promotion of diesel vehicles in the United States in 2005.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has made an initial 20 unit commercial commitment for a series hydraulic drive system from Parker Hannifin. Earlier post , earlier post.) Engine operating points (torque vs. rpm). Left ) Baseline engine. Right ) Series hydraulic hybrid. Source: FCC.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their long-expected notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA MPG 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Example: if the United States were to cap emissions from specific domestic industries (e.g., cement, paper), these industries would relocate to nations without emission caps and increase activity (and thus emissions) to compensate for the decreased productivity in the United States. Benefits to Developing Countries.

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