Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2019

Wind power is expected become America's top renewable energy source in 2019. The recent government shutdown may have held up the sale of some new fuel-efficient cars—and another one may hold up even more. Our latest Twitter poll asks how important it is to our readers for electric cars to be made in America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Volkswagen Chattanooga has received a 2013 Green Power Leadership Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—the only automaker to be so recognized. The award recognizes EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves using on-site renewable energy applications, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) or landfill gas.

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EPA Green Power Powered 385

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

Beyond contributing to an even more serene EV driving experience with reductions to wind noise, the optimized aerodynamics reduce drag by more than six percent over the previous model e-tron, resulting in an improved coefficient of drag value of 0.29 Instead of 12, there are now 14 windings. in the Q8 e-tron SUV and 0.27

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Audi Wind Motor Motors 425

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. The EPA provides further information on how renewable energy certificates are used to account for renewable electrcity generation and use. 2021 Audi e-tron.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2012

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in a 2-1 opinion that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had overstepped its authority with the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and, as a result, vacated the regulation (USCA Case #11-1302). EPA has used the good neighbor provision to.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) (also called the Transport Rule). The court allowed CAIR to remain in place temporarily while EPA worked to finalize the replacement rule.). Source: EPA. Transport Rule states. Click to enlarge.

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Pollution EPA Transportation Ozone 199

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For instance, electricity generated from coal or natural gas is associated with higher carbon emissions, while renewable sources like wind or solar energy contribute negligible carbon pollution. The EPA's Power Profiler is an interactive tool that provides information about the electricity production mix in different regions.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Climate EPA 98

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

And can hydrogen from a landfill really be greener than that from solar and wind? Volkswagen revealed EPA range. Volkswagen reveals range ratings for its affordable all-wheel-drive EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Tax Credit Tax Hydrogen Green 133

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the already widely-discussed (albeit without much detail) “Clean Power Plan” proposal, which mandates a national average 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants from 2005 levels by 2030. EPA is only proposing goals for states with fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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2005 EPA Power Powered 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The non-hybrid 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco delivers an EPA-estimated 42 mpg on the highway (manual transmission models), with city fuel economy of 28 mpg. Aerodynamic improvements over non-Eco manual-transmission models contributed approximately six mpg to the Cruze’s EPA-estimated 42 mpg highway fuel economy. Aerodynamics. The Ecotec 1.4L

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MPG EPA Chevrolet Altima Hybrid 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Source: EPA Draft Report. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation, indicating that ground water in the aquifer contains compounds likely associated with gas production practices, including hydraulic fracturing. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Wyoming Water EPA 2010 239

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing regulations employing the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act to reduce interstate transport of upwind state emissions from power generation that contribute to air quality problems in downwind states. States covered by the proposed Transport Rule. Click to enlarge.

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EV Specifications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

kWh battery.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

That’s following a settlement between Sierra Club, The Conservation Law Foundation, EPA, and Granite Shore Power. It will be integral in supporting reliability daily during peak hours and acting as storage for the wind power now being built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and in the Gulf of Maine.

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Coal New Hampshire West Virginia Sierra 52

Baua Electric

JUNE 17, 2023

The American Lung Affiliation’s 2022 Environment of the Wind record discovered the Detroit department to be the sixteenth maximum polluted town within the nation when it comes to year-round particle air pollution. Additionally, the EPA estimates that some great benefits of Section 3 exceed prices via up to $320 billion.

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Emissions EPA Pollution Automobile 52

Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Now the EPA is about to smack both of you upside the head – and these are only the opening smacks you both have coming. According the the WSJ, “Many business groups are opposed to EPA efforts to curb a gas as ubiquitous as carbon dioxide.&#. Did you think I was kidding? Good thing you wear those hardhats.

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Chevron EPA Coal CO2 230

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

of ground clearance, and up to 304 miles EPA range. The base Light RWD EV9 starts at $54,900 (not including destination) with up to 230 miles EPA range. That’s with up to 310 miles EPA range (Model Y Long Range). With 42.8″ The third row also includes more shoulder and hip room than the Tesla’s Model X.

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Kia Sale Tax Credit Land Rover 52

Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

The town of Kremmling, Colorado is one of the coldest towns in the country, where high altitudes and northen winds combine to drive morning temperatures in the winter more than 30 degrees below zero. In Colorado’s West Grand School District, electric school buses didn’t perform as well as their diesel counterparts. They performed better.

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Diesel Electric Vehicles Colorado Vehicles 52

Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2017

While the current model year is winding to a close, 2017 e-Golfs are just now reaching dealers in the handful of states where the compact electric car is offered for sale. But with an EPA-rated range of 125. The 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf, the only battery-electric car sold by VW in the U.S.,

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2017 Electric Cars Miles Dealers 112

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2014

Ford said it had identified an error with fuel economy ratings on the vehicles and notified the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ford worked with EPA as the agency retested the vehicles to determine the correct fuel economy ratings. That is why we notified EPA and lowered the fuel economy ratings for these vehicles.

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Plug-in 218

Teslarati

JUNE 7, 2023

This is, at least, if the transition to electric vehicles also involved greater reliance on clean electricity from sources such as wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and nuclear. So that would be renewables, wind and solar or possibly nuclear,” West said. So that’s an important part, too.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

—Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

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Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 103

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2019

The paper, published in Nature Sustainability , presents how researchers have estimated for the first time the health damages caused by corn production using detailed information on pollution emissions, pollution transport by wind, and human exposure to increased air pollution levels. a, Absolute mortality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2015

According to the latest Top 30 list for organizations generating and consuming the most green power on-site within the EPA Green Power Partnership, BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, SC and General Motors’ Fort Wayne Assembly Plant rank fourth and fifth, respectively, with both using biogas.

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BMW GM Green South Carolina 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The new 2011 Ford Explorer V6 fuel economy ratings are now EPA-approved at 17 mpg city and 25 mpg highway, a 25% improvement over the previous V6 model. The all-new Explorer body shape was optimized in a wind tunnel to reduce wind noise and increase fuel economy.

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Fuel Economy 2011 Economy Ford 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, and locally produced renewable energy also will be required to achieve the goal. Landfills are required to monitor methane levels and report these levels to the EPA. Capturing and burning the methane has been determined by the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Gas-Electric Toyota Gas Kentucky 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Once the Midwest temperatures dropped down into the upper 20s to lower 30s with strong 30-35 mph wind gusts the efficiency took a hit with a final average of 2.7 2024 Genesis GV60 Con: Genesis GV60 falls short on cold-weather range The Genesis GV60 can be had with up to 294 miles of EPA-rated range. mi/kwh over the course of 217 miles.

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Design EPA Miles MPH 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, reaching area residents, according to a study by NOAA and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Dennis Finn. Dennis Finn, Kirk L.

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Pollution EPA Idaho Neighborhood 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

liter EcoBlue diesel engine—the only diesel in the segment—is targeted to have an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg (7.83 l/100 km) on the highway (actual mileage will vary; final EPA 1.5-liter Standard Side Wind Stabilization. Transit Connect’s new 1.5-liter Standard Rearview Camera.

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Transit Connect Connect Connected 2019 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

The 2015 Ford F-150 is the most aerodynamically efficient F-150 ever, due in part to new aero curtains that reduce wind drag by guiding airflow across the front wheels. With the new F-150, an extensive amount of time was spent running aerodynamic simulations and doing wind tunnel tests. liter EcoBoost V6 engine.

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F-150 MPG Ford Fuel 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Kia EV9 Trim MSRP (including $1,495 destination fee) EPA Est. Range (miles) Light RWD $56,395 230 Light Long Range RWD $60,695 304 Wind e-AWD $65,395 280 Land e-AWD $71,395 280 GT-Line e-AWD $73,900 270 2024 Kia EV9 trim prices and range In the meantime, Kia is offering big incentives to help offset the EV tax credit.

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Tax Credit Kia Tax Production 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Each finalist is then driven on a real-world road loop that provides a range of surfaces and traffic conditions to evaluate ride and handling, engine and transmission smoothness and responsiveness, wind and road noise, and ergonomics. The Golf TDI and its 2.0-liter The best part is that neither car is a penalty box to drive.

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2015 Motor Motors Motoring 278

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

However, the growth in renewable energy sources – like solar, hydro and wind power – across the United States is also helping to eliminate emissions associated with the charging of EVs. Beyond simply paying for school buses, the EPA will also provide funding for administrative costs and even workforce training. Ready to get started?

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Fleet Pollution Diesel Ozone 123

Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Kia EV9 Trim MSRP (including $1,495 destination fee) EPA Est. Range (miles) Light RWD $56,395 230 Light Long Range RWD $60,695 304 Wind e-AWD $65,395 280 Land e-AWD $71,395 280 GT-Line e-AWD $73,900 270 2024 Kia EV9 trim prices and range The EV9 starts at $54,900, but the high-performance GT-line will cost you upwards of $74,000.

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Kia Mercedes BMW Design 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2018

The all-new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, unveiled in January at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit ( earlier post ) will offer improved EPA-estimated fuel economy for the model: 30 mpg city (7.8 L/100km) and 40 mpg (5.88 L/100km) highway, for a combined 34 mpg (6.91

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Fuel Economy 2019 Economy Fuel 199

Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

At $279 per month, the 2024 Kia EV6 undercuts many gas-powered vehicles like the 2024 Toyota RAV4 LE. It’s also cheaper than the Tesla Model 3.

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Kia Dealers SUV Price 52

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2016

The proposed $15 billion settlement between Volkswagen and regulators over its emission-cheating diesel cars is winding toward final approval, but VW's miseries are far from over. attorneys have been investigating the company and its introduction of "defeat device" software to pass EPA emission tests since that story broke last September.

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Diesel Wind EPA Emissions 60