The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2025

Today we channel Steve McQueen with a low-mile 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt. This one looks clean and if it fits your bill, you can find it in Ohio for $20,000. This one has just 31K on the clock and more mods than we can list -- though I will give you some examples, such as the Vortech blower, Koni shocks, and Brembo brakes.

2001

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. for selected brands in 2001 and 2015.

Europe

Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The EPA has finalized a long-awaited update to their truck emissions rules , the first update to US truck clean air standards since 2001, though environmental groups say the EPA could do better. The post EPA finalizes first clean trucks rule in 21 years, but it could be better appeared first on Electrek.

EPA

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

The new vans offer clean and affordable transportation to seasonal agricultural workers, who often travel up to 85 miles each way to their job sites. Since 2001, CalVans has been working to reduce its total number of vehicle miles traveled annually, while also reducing greenhouse emissions.

GMC

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The CTI will include a future rulemaking that will update the existing NO x standard which was last set in 2001 while also streamlining compliance and certification requirements. EPA last revised NO x standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines in January 2001. —Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

EPA

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2012

Mahindra Group articulates the future of mobility using 5 Cs: Clean, Convenient, Connected, Clever and Cost Effective. Reva focused on creating affordable electric cars through advanced technology and launched its first model in India in 2001 and in London in 2004. In May 2010, the US $15.4

REVA

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2012

Approved companies have now met all Clean Air Act requirements related to E15 and may legally—for CAA requirements—introduce E15 into the marketplace. application to the Clean Air Act for the introduction into commerce of gasoline-ethanol blends containing more than 10 vol% and up to 15 vol% ethanol content (E15 Waiver Request).

EPA

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2020

Agility Fuel Solution, a leading global provider of clean fuel solutions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, introduced its new third-generation roof-mount compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system for Automated Side Loader, Rear End Loader and Front End Loader refuse collection vehicles.

Fuel

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

EPA last revised NO x standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines in January 2001. The EPA Administrator announced in November 2018 that EPA would pursue the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) to update NO x emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. EPA intends to publish a proposed rule in early 2020.

EPA

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I recently sat down with the kids and watched 2001: A Space Odyssey. Most people these days have trouble with the long, long scenes and intentionally viewer-interpretable ending of the film, so I had to find one of the shortened versions of the film on YouTube and try to explain key parts. The goal was […]

2001

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 12, 2022

Much like the all-white interior of the spaceship in Stanley Kubrick’s epic film 2001, Tesla’s stark white interior accentuates an otherworldly aesthetic experience. The unusual white upholstery is probably such a popular option among Tesla owners because it seems to match the automaker’s futuristic vibe.

Clean

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

The carcinogenic potential in one cubic meter of exhaust gas from gasoline direct injectors is up to 1,700 times higher than the EU limit for clean air. For the study, the team selected seven direct-injection gasoline cars, including a Mitsubishi Carisma (2001 model, exhaust emission standard Euro 3). Click to enlarge.

Engine

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has approved a $5-million forgivable loan for Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems contingent on its hitting job creation and private investment milestones.

Grid

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

EPA’s 21 Jan decision raised the amount of ethanol permitted in gasoline used by cars and light trucks for model years 2001-2006 from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15). The lawsuit follows an ongoing legal challenge by the same organizations of EPA’s 13 Oct 2010 decision to allow the use of E15 in vehicles model year 2007 and newer.

District of Columbia

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Intermediate age.

Conversion

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Since the early 2000s, the Korean government and industry have sought actively to shift the country’s energy use patterns by focusing more on advanced technology R&D and clean energy initiatives. From 2001 to 2010, the rate dropped to 0.03%. —Alexander Ochs, director of Worldwatch’s Climate & Energy program.

2010

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

Carbon intensity has dropped 23% from the peak in 2001, and declined an average of 1.9% tons per person in 2001 to 12.0 The primary programs are the Renewable Portfolio Standard, the Advanced Clean Cars program, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and the Cap-and-Trade program. per year over the past four years as GDP grew 6.6%

California

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Since 2001, the USPS has operated 30 electric two-ton vehicles on the streets of New York City, and these were later joined by a pair of two-ton hybrid electric vehicles in Long Island. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

Fresno

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The Clean Air Act (CAA) allows areas such as these (designated and classified as “extreme” nonattainment under the CAA) to rely on the development and implementation of new and improved technologies given the relatively long time between SIP development and attaining clean air. ppm standard.

Ozone

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2012

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. ICCT Working Paper 2012-02.

Fuel

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2012

Integrated energy-economy-environment (3E) modeling for clean vehicle development in China. This project will develop a model to simulate and evaluate the impacts of renewable energy policy on the economy and the environment, and to apply the model to provide policy suggestions for clean vehicle development and deployment in China.

Universal

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Chevy Silverado EV will go on sale in 2023 but you can reserve yours today.

Silverado

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Since 2001, the share of the world’s R&D performed in the US and Europe has decreased, respectively, from 37% to 30% and from 26% to 22%. In addition, emerging economies now invest more in clean energy than advanced economies. In addition, emerging economies now invest more in clean energy than advanced economies.

Economy

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2009

Chinese firms have acquired 19 technology licenses from Shell since 2001 in their bid for a share of the growing market for the clean utilization of coal, which powers around three quarters of the world’s third-largest economy.

Coal

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. BP Products North America Inc. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty. The plea is still under review by the US.

Texas

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In 2001, the park began replacing its diesel bus fleet with diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. Yosemite is now taking the next steps toward a state-of-the-art clean transportation system with the adoption of Proterra battery-electric buses. million boardings.

Purchase

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. Earlier post.).

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

Through this project, Enerkem and its partners will use waste, such wood and straw, to produce clean biofuels, and will also incorporate carbon dioxide directly in the process, demonstrating the potential for greenhouse gas reductions in biofuels production. ECB Enviro North America Inc. , ECB Enviro North America Inc.

Climate Change

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 The carbon intensity of California’s economy has dropped 38% since the 2001 peak and is now one-half the national average. metric tons per person in 2016 (roughly equal to driving 26,000 miles).

2004

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 27, 2024

Today we have a drop-top Swede for you -- a 2001 Saab 9-3. There are only 76K miles on the clock on this one, and the seller says the interior is clean. He or she also seems to imply that the exterior has been cleaned up since the photos were taken, but obviously I cannot confirm that.

2001

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program. Bloom Energy’s investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, representing the firm’s first clean tech investment, as well as Morgan Stanley, NEA, and Northgate Capital. Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA).

Energy

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Thirteen environmental groups working on clean transportation solutions sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging it to select plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) for the next generation of delivery vehicles (NGDV). The USPS fleet travels more than 1.3 The payload capacity is approximately 1,400 pounds.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The partial waiver was in response to a March 2009 application submitted by Growth Energy under the Clean Air Act. A decision on the use of E15 in model year 2001 to 2006 vehicles will be made after EPA receives the results of additional DOE testing, which is expected to be completed in November. Earlier post.).

2007

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2016

Under the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD) (2001/81/EC), EU Member States have individual air pollutant emission limits, or ceilings, restricting emissions for four important air pollutants: nitrogen oxides (NO x ), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and ammonia (NH 3 ).

Pollution

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2017

Cummins Westport (CWI) announced its model year 2018 dedicated natural gas engines for regional haul truck / tractor, vocational and transit, school bus, and refuse applications at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

2018

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

billion gallons; the original target as specified in the Clean Air Act is 18.15 EPA is setting the troublesome cellulosic biofuel target at 17 million gallons—significantly lower than the Clean Air Act (CAA) target of 1.75 Specifically, EPA is proposing a total renewable fuel target of 15.21 billion gallons. Earlier post.)

2014

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The gap between official and real-world fuel-economy figures in Europe has risen to about 38%, according to a new report published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The data show that for private cars, the difference between on-road and official CO 2 values rose from around 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2013.

Fuel Economy