article thumbnail

Allison Transmission introduces new 9AT for release in 2020; extends xFE fuel-saving to Series 1000, 2000

Green Car Congress

The innovative, fully automatic transmission, for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, will be available globally and is targeted for release in 2020. With this new transmission, Allison continues to demonstrate its commitment to help achieve standards regarding fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Max package.

2000 150
article thumbnail

Latest GHG Inventory shows California remains below 2020 emissions target; much steeper rate of GHG reductions required

Green Car Congress

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. California statewide GHG emissions dropped below the 2020 GHG Limit in 2016 and have remained below the 2020 GHG Limit since then.

2020 221
article thumbnail

UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Package Delivery Fleet Fuel Economy a Total of 20% from 2000 to 2020

Green Car Congress

UPS is targeting a 20% improvement in fuel economy for its US package delivery fleet from 2000 to 2020. UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire US package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. Click to enlarge. In 2009, UPS drivers logged 77.3

2000 199
article thumbnail

EMT Madrid orders another 276 Citaro NGT urban buses with natural gas drive: 672 in total from 2020

Green Car Congress

EMT, the transport company of the Spanish capital Madrid, is set to receive another 276 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT urban buses with natural gas drive in the next two years. The current order means that there will be a total of 672 Citaro NGT buses operating in Madrid from 2020. The fleet comprises 2000 buses.

Gas 220
article thumbnail

Frito-Lay buying 100 more Smith Electric Vehicle trucks in 2012; natural gas coming for tractor fleet

Green Car Congress

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. The all-electric trucks are delivery trucks used on urban routes with fewer daily miles.

article thumbnail

Orion Engineered Carbons joins HiQ-CARB consortium; scaling up conductive acetylene black for Li-ion cathodes

Green Car Congress

Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt-Oxide) are electrically connected with each other and the current collector. Acetylene black is carbon black derived from acetylene gas. In the process, acetylene gas is exothermally decomposed in a closed system, generating carbon black and hydrogen.

Li-ion 170
article thumbnail

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Green Car Congress

A recent PSI study led by environmental scientist Christian Bauer found that a battery electric car is already the most environmentally friendly option in Switzerland and many other countries, even when the manufacture of the battery is figured in. When, Where and How can battery-electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? (in

Mariner 435