Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Unfortunately, hydrogen refueling infrastructure is severely lacking in Europe today, putting at risk the development of this innovative zero-emission solution, the organizations said. In addition, incentive schemes for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen mobility are much needed to make it affordable.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In California, public and private stakeholders in the transportation sector launched a new organization— Veloz —to accelerate the adoption of EVs. Veloz members include: Automakers, including GM, BMW Group, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Subaru, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Tennessee Universal Manufacturer Honda 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

Leveraging IBM’s cloud-based PEV Enablement platform, Honda demonstrated a PEV’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on grid conditions and the vehicle’s battery state. Participating auto manufacturers are American Honda Motor Co.; Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

The machines that do this are called electrolyzers, and like battery EVs, they are only truly green if the original electricity source comes from renewables. An alternative to electrolysis is to use organic waste by extracting hydrogen from rotting food or sewage. Honda Motor Co. Tesla Inc.’s Hyundai Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

MOVES2014 will be used to estimate air pollution emissions from cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses in official State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions to EPA, the organizations note. The two organizations also say that EPA should also refrain from using the EPAct study with regard to an anti-backsliding study required by Congress.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

A new project launched by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and led by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work in support of H 2 USA, the public private partnership introduced in 2013 by the Energy Department and industry stakeholders to address the challenge of hydrogen infrastructure.

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Hydrogen Renewable Fuel California 313

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2013

Since the launch of H 2 USA in May, 11 additional organizations in addition to Air Liquide have signed up: American Honda Motor Company; ARC: Hydrogen; Argonne National Laboratory; Chrysler Group LLC; General Motors Holding; Hydrogenics; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Nuvera Fuel Cells; Plug Power; SCRA; and Sandia National Laboratories.

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USA North America Hydrogen Massachusetts 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Electric mobility with fuel cell-powered vehicles will help to cut CO 2 emissions significantly, especially when using hydrogen from renewable energy sources, as FCEVs drive locally emission free. NOW GmbH, the National Organization for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology, is monitoring the achievement of this goal closely.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The organization concluded that concerning EV fires, “Research suggests that the risks are not heightened or more dangerous.” In Sweden, where battery EVs and hybrids already represent 40 percent of new cars sold, the numbers reveal an even more pronounced trend. According to a June report from the U.S.

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Batteries Battery Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 138

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Results of a study led by a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the impact of butanol-gasoline blends on light-duty vehicle emissions suggest that widespread deployment of n-butanol or i-butanol in the gasoline pool could result in changes to the estimated emissions of alcohols and carbonyls in the emissions inventory.

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Gasoline Alcohol Blend Light Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

It provides up to a 50% weight savings and reduces volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by up to 70%. This is a traditional polyurethane trim laminate and foam insert replacement using recyclable, renewable resource-derived fast-growth southern-softwood fibers. It is currently on the Cadillac CTS and Honda Accord. Lear ECO Padding.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2018

Fortune 100 companies, including automakers and utilities, have joined labor groups, consumer advocates, environmental organizations and others to sign the Transportation Electrification Accord — a written set of principles meant to inspire and continue the conversation around electrified transportation.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Disadvantages of fossil fuels Fossil fuels are a non-renewable source of energy which depletes and are not produced as fast as the rate of depletion. Biodiesel is a renewable source of energy produced from veritable oil, animal fat, etc. Honda Clarity , Toyota Mirai are a few examples of hydrogen-powered vehicles.

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Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda has announced several initiatives under its new “Green Path” approach to reducing the total life-cycle environmental impact of its products and operations in North America. MAP produces the Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe along with the Acura TLX and ILX for customers in more than 100 countries. Source: Honda North America.

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Honda Green North America Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Lead organization. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: E. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Description.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. The result was a demonstration project, a task organized by Alec Brooks , manager of ACP’s tzero production. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 139

Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

From there, the couple leased a Mercedes B-Class Electric, followed by a Honda Clarity EV. Community choice aggregation (CCA) programs are now widespread in California, and they give families access to affordable 100% renewable energy, regardless of whether they rent or own their home or apartment.

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San Francisco Minivan Purchase Gas-Electric 94

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2009

The authors cite a finding from an American non-profit research organization that shows that retrofitting one million tractor-trailers with diesel particulate filters would produce effects equal to removing 5.7 Wallack and Ramanathan further point out that technologies to reduce black carbon and ozone already exist.

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Climate Change Ozone Climate Carbon 262

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

In response, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Renewable Fuels Association charged that the study was fundamentally flawed. The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Several automakers announced partnerships to advance fuel cell electric vehicles, including Daimler, Ford, and Nissan ( earlier post ); Honda and General Motors ( earlier post ); Toyota and BMW ( earlier post ); and Volkswagen and Ballard Power Systems ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Many automakers anticipate commercialization by 2017.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As regular Creative Greenius readers have learned, GRID Alternatives is a nonprofit organization that installs solar panels on low-income housing in California. Free, Clean, Renewable Electricity From The Wind: Visiting PacWind with Dency & J.R. I’m looking forward to sharing it with Marilyn and Jacki next week.

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Al Gore Solar Climate Change Gore 150

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

Automakers and major environmental organizations stood behind the President as he unveiled a new national regime of higher CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. million, resulting in a net emissions and petroleum increase as grid electricity is replaced with non-renewable hydrogen hauled in diesel trucks. Such as the $1.1

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate the Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software system, developed by EPRI and Sumitomo Electric Industries. Auto manufacturers are American Honda Motor Co.; Earlier post.).

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EPRI Grid San Diego Sacramento 265

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

With global leading car OEMs such as Toyota, Honda, Hyundai all recently announcing their intentions to make their FCEVs available to the consumer, there is no doubt that the OEMs have done their homework. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe but, on earth, it must normally be extracted from water or organic compounds.

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Fuel Electric Vehicles Market Hydrogen 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

These awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda.

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Alternative Fuels Los Angeles Hydrogen Fuel 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Stephanie Batchelor, Biotechnology Industry Organization. Robert Bienenfield, American Honda Motor Co. Eric Bowen, Renewable Energy Group. Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association. John Shears, the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies. Dan Adler, California Clean Energy Fund.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

In addition, climate change demands that we harness new, renewable sources of energy. 0:00 / 4:23 Big battery bet If we dont care about our automotive industry, we can let Toyota ( TM ) or Honda ( HMC ) build our electric cars, with LG or Panasonic ( PC ) making the batteries. Here, too, electricity is key. To keep U.S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. Non-governmental organizations : European Climate Foundation. Governmental organizations: European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, NOW GmbH.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy.

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We also think that with more people realizing that global warming is our greatest challenge, and that evolving the transportation sector to zero-carbon via cellulosic ethanol plug-in hybrids plus electricity from renewable sources may be our best strategy, the discussions about payback are a narrow answer to big questions.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up? 12:47 PM joe said.

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