Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

When airborne particles (green) form before PAHs adhere, both the pollutants and particles dissipate quickly, as shown in the top row. But when the particles form in the presence of pollutants, which is what likely happens in nature, the longer-lasting particles enable the long-range transport of the pollutants (bottom).

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Pollution Transportation Range Escape 244

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 22, 2023

Washington has officially managed to surpass California as the state with the highest fuel prices and looks as though it’s on track to compete for that dubious honor indefinitely.& According to The Seattle Times , the first two quarterly auctions of Washington’s emission allowances hauled in more than $850 million.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $32 million to fund four new Clean Air Research Centers at universities conducting advanced air pollution research. The research will focus on the impacts of air pollution mixtures on people’s health. University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

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Clean Cleaning Atlanta EPA 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

EPA is holding the first of two public hearings on Monday, 18 May regarding the agency’s proposed findings that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare. Speaking slots for the subsequent public hearing, to be held in Seattle, Washington on 21 May, are also oversubscribed.

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EPA Arlington Seattle Virginia 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

There has been little recent research into the emission durability of these new fleets, and in this paper, we examine some recent and historical emission data from the Seattle and Chicago area to obtain a picture of how current livery vehicle emissions compare to the rest of the fleet and examine their importance to fleet emissions.

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Emissions Fleet Light Taxi 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

The San Jose area had the highest share at 10%, followed by other California areas (4% to 6%) and markets in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington (2% to 4%). Overall, the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric in these 50 areas is 1.2%, about 3 times the proportion in the rest of the United States.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. PT Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year By AUBREY COHEN SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Seattle will be one of the first cities where Nissan sells a new electric car, and the city will help make the vehicles viable here, officials from the city and auto maker said Tuesday.

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Seattle Nissan Electric Cars Cars 67

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the plan for the first tranche of Volkswagen’s National Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment spending, directed at 11 cities nationwide—New York, Washington, D.C.,

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Charging America DC Raleigh 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Additionally, one of the urea SCR vehicles was operated over a total distance of ~4,000 km (~2,485 miles) between Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA to investigate emissions reduction characteristics over extended highway driving conditions. The researchers acquired two cars from a rental agency and one from a private owner.

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Diesel Emissions Light Los Angeles 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Ironically, however, the applicability for these vessels would be when they are visiting ports outside of California (such as Portland (OR), and Tacoma and Seattle (WA)) since the major California ports are currently installing grid-supplied shore power capability at all container terminals. Honolulu, Hawaii; and Seattle, Wash.

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Fuel Hawaii Hydrogen Honolulu 191

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

This causes downstream thermal pollution affecting, for example, life cycles of aquatic organisms. Both the US and Europe have strict environmental standards with regard to the volume of water withdrawn and the temperature of the water discharged from power plants.

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Climate Change Water Climate Europe 244

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

—co-lead author Sarah Doherty of the University of Washington in Seattle. The research team quantified the complexities of black carbon and the impacts of co-emitted pollutants for different sources, taking into account uncertainties in measurements and calculations.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon CO2 286

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. The proposed sensor will aid in the development of advanced sensor technologies for commercial use that will contribute to higher energy efficiency, increased reliability, and decreased pollution. DOE Share: $300,000). DOE Share: $299,162). University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Coal Universal Iowa Utah 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Earlier this year, Electrify America submitted the plan for the first tranche of spending, directed at 11 cities nationwide—New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 7, 2006

H ere is a guest editorial from a plug in partner city that appeared in the Seattle Post Intelligencer. clip) There is more, however, that we in Washington state can do to help reduce oil use by a transportation system 97 percent dependent on oil. Plug-ins could make a big dent in global warming pollution.

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Oil Plug-in Washington Gasoline-Electric 100

Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition. Keene, N.H.,

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Kansas City Minnesota Oklahoma Austin 100

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will result in the development of approximately 184 liquid propane Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Seattle, Orlando, San Diego, St. Total DOE award: $8,605,100. Southern CA Assoc.

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Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Along with other industry executives, IBMs Schurr spoke Wednesday morning about smart-grid technologies in Washington, D.C., The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent.

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Wind Grid Green Electric Cars 34

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. Its not lack of desire.

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