Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $6.6 million in grants to eight universities in support of black carbon research. EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program awarded nine grants to support research to study the role and effects of black carbon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The George W.

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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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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2023

The EPA is expected to grant California a waiver to ban diesel trucks and a series of other regulations. According to a report from the Washington Post , the EPA will likely grant California a waiver to implement the regulations in the coming weeks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,713,235 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation to retrofit on-highway diesel vehicles in Georgia. Under this funding competition, EPA Region 4 alone received 98 grant applications requesting more than $140 million to help fund clean diesel emissions projects.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program. —Stephen Lambo, president of American Strategic Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2019

A team led by scientists at the University of Washington calculated participants’ long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants using specific monitoring data from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) monitoring database, and by analyzing traffic, weather patterns and land use data. Aaron, Eric A. Hoffman, Steven M.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

Fleets in the following states are welcome to submit proposals: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Washington DC. Vehicles should be of at least $5,800 in value and covered by current EPA Certifications for propane autogas operation.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

These grants are available when a vehicle is either purchased or leased for 36 months or longer. While in EV Mode, the Prius Plug-in is rated by the EPA to drive up to 11 miles. In hybrid mode, it has an EPA combined mileage rating of 50 mpg. It’s also capable of traveling up to 62 mph (100 km/h) using electric power alone.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Though exactly how this works is a little confusing, as those locales don’t enjoy the same regulatory waiver provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Seven months after kicking off production of its Class 3 electric trucks in Mississippi, EV startup Mullen Automotive has secured fruitful environmental compliance and approvals from CARB and the EPA. Having both our Class 1 and Class 3 commercial EVs now CARB and EPA certified will continue to drive sales in all states across America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored the six 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners at a ceremony in Washington, DC. For 2015, EPA announced a new award category for a green chemistry technology that has a “Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change.” Department of Energy). The awards.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2009

” “ Some have even suggested that coal state representatives in Washington should block any advancement of national health care reform legislation until the coal industry’s demands are met by the EPA, ”, wrote Byrd. That is a stubborn fact that vexes some in the environmental community, but it is reality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

In light of these trade-offs, the report recommends that NHTSA and EPA develop a separate standard for natural gas vehicles as is presently the case for diesel- and gasoline-fueled vehicles. EPA and NHTSA should assemble a best estimate of well-to-tank GHG emissions to be used as a context for developing future rulemakings.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant California’s request to carry out its own clean car standards not only clears the way for the Schwarzenegger-led state to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions, but it is likely to effect at least 13 additional states too.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. C in this century.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2009 : Testifying at a public hearing conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stanford University professor Mark Jacobsen urged the EPA to incorporate black carbon into calculations of greenhouse gases. Washington Post Foreign Service, 22 November 2009. [ “It has implications for us.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). Markey dished out a cornucopia of concessions and exemptions to coal companies, utilities, refiners, heavy industry and agribusinesses. Sources: Large electric generators.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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