Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

LS9, a synthetic biology company developing fermentation-derived drop-in renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has won a 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for its “Renewable Petroleum” technology that converts sustainable, plant-based materials into low-carbon fuels and chemicals.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. Results show that in more aggressive scenarios—i.e.,

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2023

Tesla’s compact electric vehicle is expected to have a competitive price tag between $25,000 to $30,000. Tesla Giga Mexico is expected to be larger than the company’s main gigafactory, Giga Texas, in the United States. The US-based company teased three next-generation vehicles in its Master Plan Part 3 report.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The company intends to sell the product to diesel producers in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and possibly the United States, which will include a percentage of biodiesel in their diesel. Tags: Brief. The project consists of converting vegetable or cooking oil or animal fat into biodiesel. The award is part of the $1.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Tags: Brief. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2021

The Tesla Model Y has officially joined the Ipswich, Massachusetts Police Department, and its price tag wasn’t all that bad considering the multiple incentives that were applied by local groups. More charging stations are planned as funding opportunities become available. •

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Creative Greenius

MAY 31, 2009

Creative Greenius talks AB 811 Financing to the Green Task Force / photo (c) Debra Bushweit Galliani. Last Thursday afternoon your Creative Greenius took yet another step on my journey to employ my professional skills, talents and resources for greater green good and not just to line my own pockets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2010

In a newly released white paper, “Biobased Chemicals and Products: A New Driver of US Economic Development and Green Jobs”, BIO notes that, once a primary source of US export earnings, the chemicals and plastics industry began to erode during the 1980s as oil-rich countries began to aggressively invest in their own petroleum-derivative industries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

The operation will be conducted under the name Green Alternative Systems or GAS. Creative Bus Sales has multiple locations throughout the United States. Tags: Brief. The process will take gasoline powered vehicles and convert them to run on propane and compressed natural gas (CNG).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

In a panel session entitled “Does Green Matter in a Try-to-Survive Market?” How big is the green market? Strategic Vision shared data that only a small portion of consumers in the US are “ truly green ”, which means the customer is willing to pay significantly more for a green vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Currently, there are more than 3 million corporate fleet vehicles in the United States emitting 45 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. More broadly, EDF proposes a five-step “ Green Fleet Framework ” including: Measure emissions and set goals. Tags: Brief. Improve vehicle selection. Improve vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2009

In the United States, a greening of corporate vehicle fleets presents an opportunity to generate both economic and environmental benefits. Fleet vehicles account for nearly one of every five new vehicle purchases in the United States each year. Tags: Fleets Fuel Efficiency Hybrids. million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

In this project, traffic light timing systems estimate the number of vehicles by registering Bluetooth signals emitted by the drivers’ cell phones and adjust the phases of red and green light accordingly. The associated software is supplied by Siemens’ global research unit, Corporate Technology. The anonymous addresses. This means the.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2010

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $500,000 grant to researchers at NC State University aimed at finding an energy efficient and environmentally friendly method for breaking down lignin into feedstock for the petrochemical industry. Tags: Brief. Approximately 1.3

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

has started production at its Oppama facility for the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and from early 2011, in select markets in Europe. Tags: Brief. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The partnership with CODA is a component in Hertz’s working to leverage the company’s rental and car sharing locations as bases for electric vehicles and charging stations in the United States and abroad. Tags: Brief. Equipped with a 33.8 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

As part of the program, the DOE recently announced that it will partially fund via grants the design, construction, and operation of 18 integrated ethanol biorefinery pilot and demonstration projects, helping promote the development and commercialization of cellulosic and algae derived biofuel and biochemical production in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

T&D losses account for about 300 billion kWh in the United States, and reducing such losses will allow utilities to generate less power and thereby lower the industry’s carbon footprint. Tags: Brief. The initiative’s goal is to improve efficiency and stem losses of electricity that would otherwise flow to the end user.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

In addition to Brazil, research is being conducted in India, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. Tags: Brief. Butamax is conducting biobutanol research across the globe as it prepares for commercial launch. Butamax is poised for commercial launch from 2012/2013.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2010

Forty-three percent (43%) believe the continuing disastrous oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is at least somewhat likely to cause the United States to change its dependency on fossil fuels in the near future. 29% of Americans think the United States will buy less oil from the Middle East in five years’ time than it does today.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

We want to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world, and supporting this early adoption of plug-in electric cars is one way that Vancouver is becoming a leader in green technology. Tags: Brief. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, builds on ties between the United States and the United Arab Emirates to establish a framework for cooperation in three key areas: carbon capture and sequestration; water and bio-fuels; and building technology. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2010

The first drivable Chevrolet Volts have arrived in China; China is one of the initial markets outside the United States to receive the Volt. Tags: Brief. The extended range electric vehicle will go on sale locally next year. The Volt will shuttle special guests to and from Shanghai’s Expo Park.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Nissan and Reliant Energy of Houston, Texas, one of the major competitive electricity providers in the nation, are collaborating to advance electric mobility in the United States. one of the largest electricity generators in the United States. Tags: Brief. Reliant is a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

GE and China’s Ministry of Railways signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly advance high-speed rail (HSR) opportunities in the United States. More than $13 billion will be spent over the next five years to support higher- and high-speed rail infrastructure development in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

for collaboration on a new vehicle for sale in the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the MOU, smart USA would obtain the rights to procure and distribute a five-door, gasoline-powered, B-segment vehicle from Nissan for sale through the smart USA retail dealership network in the United States. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

UNFI, the leading independent national distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and related products in the United States, plans to adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology to power the lift truck fleet at its Sarasota, Florida distribution center. Tags: Brief. and Abel Womack, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The United States and China will develop and disseminate materials to improve public understanding of electric vehicle technologies. Building on the success of the first-even US-China Electric Vehicles Forum in September 2009, the United States and China will sponsor the event annually, alternating between the two countries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The agreement adds Atlanta to a growing network of electric vehicle initiatives across the United States and around the world. The Nissan LEAF will roll out to the state of Georgia in 2011. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2010

Sales of Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti in China hit 5,113 units in the first half year, more than double from a year earlier, said Palmer, adding that sales for the entire year could exceed 10,000 units, second only to the United States market. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, laid out the company’s e-mobility roadmap for vehicle introductions into the United States in remarks at VW’s Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in Palo Alto, California. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

LG Chem has been in detailed talks with major carmakers in the United States, Europe and Japan to supply our lithium ion batteries,” the top company executive said, adding it would set bigger budgets for research and development (R&D) of the electric car battery business. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a provider of high-performance engines and fuel systems using gaseous fuels, intends to sell its common shares in the United States and Canada pursuant to a preliminary prospectus supplement to its base shelf prospectus dated 28 July 2009. Tags: Brief. Canada-based Westport Innovations Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

Secondly, the process acts as a pre-condenser, turning steam back into water before even entering the condensing unit, allowing the system to cool itself more efficiently. The current patent on the Cyclone Engine is its sixth in the United States. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Navy (DoN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage the development of advanced biofuels and other renewable energy systems. Pretty soon, we’ll move beyond these ground tests and conduct flights with our very own Green Hornet.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can produce significant quantities of oil for conversion to biodiesel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have high yields, can withstand frost, and grow in temperate climates such as the United States. Tags: Biodiesel India. Daimler and jatropha in India.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2010

ISE Corp will display for the first time in the United States its Zero-Emission Hybrid Bus technology at the “Connect with CONNECT” event being held in San Diego on 20 May. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Each system consists of 48 cells in a sealed enclosure.

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