Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) to further decrease NO x emissions from on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines. The US has made major reductions in NO x emissions, but it’s been nearly 20 years since EPA updated these standards.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In October 2001, the group announced an agreement with Swedish startup H2 Green Steel. The steel will be used in standard production of cars at the BMW Group’s European plants from 2026 onwards, eventually reducing CO 2 emissions by up to 400,000 tons per year. Closed loop conserves resources and reduces CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public workshop on 17 September 2013, in Diamond Bar, California, to discuss updates to the Zero Emission Bus (ZBus) regulation and to explore the status of, and future developments to, ZBus technology and related systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

One of the company’s goals is to significantly reduce pollutant emissions. The current large order signals the return of EvoBus Italia to the capital; the company has already supplied buses to Atac: 450 Citaro between 2001 and 2005. A compact hybrid module assists the low-emissions diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

Within the scope of an agreement signed in November 2017 ( earlier post ), Eni and FCA have developed “A20”, a new fuel with a low level of emissions due to its 15% methanol and 5% bio-ethanol alcohol content. An initial test run of five Fiat 500s from the Eni Enjoy fleet in Milan ended successfully a few weeks ago.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2018

km-resolution MISR aerosol properties over Southern California for years 2001–2003, 2007–2009 and 2013–2015. Maps of 3-year averaged PM 2.5 sulfate, nitrate, OC and EC concentrations estimated using 4.4 LA=Los Angeles basin, CV=Central Valley, OC=Organic Carbon, EC=Elemental Carbon. Click to enlarge.

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Los Angeles California Clean Cleaning 250

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% Breakdown of the 841 large cities by country income-levels: 353 cities (42.0%) from high-income countries (e.g. The findings also revealed rapid urbanization of large cities in China in the last two decades.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

2010 NO x emissions (all sectors) and ceilings for 12 EU countries exceeding their limits. The accompanying report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms an initial assessment published earlier this year, showing 12 EU Member States exceeded limits under the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission solution for diesel engines. Both parties share a common vision of renewable fuels playing a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in off-highway applications, such as construction and power generation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2023

It will showcase the port’s commitment to the energy transition and demonstrate hydrogen as an emission-free fuel. The then DaimlerChrysler used Millenium Cell sodium borohydride it its Natrium fuel cell concept car, introduced in 2001. Welding a coin for prosperity and happiness for the ship and its crew.

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Sodium Hydrogen Fuel 2001 284

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The study claims mechanical damage and suggests degraded engine performance, emissions and durability on conventional vehicles from the use of E15 or E20 fuel. CRC research programs are managed by five technical committees (Advanced/Vehicle/Fuel/Lubricants, Atmospheric Impacts, Emissions, Performance, and Aviation.). Background.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It’s been around since 2001. The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is a US-headquartered think tank with offices globally. continued] The post ICCT’s Hydrogen For Aviation Perspective Is Deeply Wrong As Well appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

TDI vehicles affected by the emissions compliance issue. Feinberg is perhaps best known for serving as the Special Master of the Federal September 11 th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, in which he reached out to all who qualified to file a claim, evaluated applications, determined appropriate compensation, and disseminated awards.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

While the natural gas-based MIDREX Process paired with an EAF has the lowest CO 2 emission of any steelmaking route using iron ore, there is room to further decrease emissions by using hydrogen as a fuel and chemical reactant in the process. The use of hydrogen in steel production is a key factor in reducing carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

The significant driveability improvement, which has been added to drivelines at all emission levels, is achieved by the new way in which the I-Shift gearbox interacts with the engine. When I-Shift was introduced in 2001, it was the first automated transmission designed for heavy duty trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

The investment will be used to expand the Corning Shanghai Company Limited (CSCL) facility and to increase its capacity to manufacture emissions control substrates for light-duty (automotive) passenger vehicles. In 1978, Corning developed the cellular ceramic particulate filter to remove soot from diesel emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Then we modify the timing and pressure of the injection, among other things, and look at exhaust emission values and fuel consumption. This leads to a significantly more compact and cost efficient exhaust gas aftertreatment system, even for future extremely strict pollutant emission limits. —Patrik Soltic.

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Engine Fuel Exhaust Gas-Electric 410

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

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. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

The eventual CTI rulemaking will establish new, more stringent emission standards for NO x and other pollutants for highway heavy-duty engines. From 2007 to 2017, US NO x emissions dropped by more than 40%. EPA last revised NO x standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines in January 2001.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

Although April’s year-to-date total was up by 23% from 2020, the total volume for January – April 2021 was 25% lower than seen in 2019, and the second lowest since 2001. According to JATO data for 26 markets across the region, April 2021 recorded the lowest total volume in 20 years—exluding April 2020 when the pandemic was at its peak.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2019

Meanwhile, the delivery of 10 zero-emission Solaris vehicles for TEP Parma will be carried out in several batches, between April and July next year. Solaris Bus & Coach added trolleybuses to its offer back in 2001.

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Italy Batteries Battery 2001 262

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. An earlier global BC emission inventory by Bond et al. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The California Air Resources Board has approved the 2014 Honda Plug-in Hybrid Accord as the first car for sale in California that meets ARB’s LEV3/SULEV20 standard—the most stringent smog-emission standard to date. The 2014 Honda Plug-In Hybrid Accord produces only 20 milligrams of NMOG+NO x emissions per mile. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

In a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , the team found that emission factors for HNCO ranged from 0.69 mg kg fuel –1 and were significantly higher than previous biomass burning emission estimates. In the reported study, Wentzell et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2017

The plan at this current level of detail does not specify whether or not that is tailpipe emissions or full lifecycle emissions, factoring in upstream for electric vehicles.) Exploring a replacement bonus for vehicles that are not eligible for the Crit’air sticker (pre-1997 gasoline and pre-2001 diesel).

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France Climate Sale 2001 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Yosemite is the first US National Park to add zero-emission buses to its shuttle fleet permanently. In 2001, the park began replacing its diesel bus fleet with diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. Yosemite National Park will add two Proterra Catalyst electric buses to its fleet. million boardings.

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Purchase 2001 Fleet Maintenance 150

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. Peter Mock.

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Europe United Kingdom Fuel 2001 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

GE and Umicore have completed a technology transfer and technology license agreement to commercialize a proprietary Hydrocarbon Selective Lean NO x Catalyst (HC-LNC) designed to reduce and control diesel engine NO x emissions for various transportation and stationary applications. Tags: Catalysts Diesel Emissions. Earlier post. ).

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Diesel Commercial Emissions 2001 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The ISX12N and the Cummins L9N are the lowest certified NO x emission engines available in North America. NO x exhaust emissions are 90% lower than the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2 g/bhp-hr, and the engines also meet or exceed the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2009

Emissions under the dual-fuel concept, at 11 bar IMEP. Low temperature combustion (LTC) strategies (MK, PCCI, HCCI) are one way researchers are looking to reduce engine-out emissions while maintaining high engine efficiency. SAE 2001-01-0655), and optimizing fuel reactivity (Bessonette et al., Rolf Reitz. SAE 2007-01-0191).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Between 2000 and 2012, these included mandating the closure of many polluting sources, auditing companies that produced large amounts of toxic and hazardous materials, setting pollutant emissions standards, and promoting energy efficiency and pollution reduction. The cost of premature death due to air pollution decreased by 3.83

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. million (US$36.6 million (US$1.76

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

In the spring 2014, the GasOMeP project (Gasoline Vehicle Emission Control for Organic, Metallic and Particulate Non-Legislative Pollutants) got underway. For the study, the team selected seven direct-injection gasoline cars, including a Mitsubishi Carisma (2001 model, exhaust emission standard Euro 3).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Johnson Controls has been manufacturing AGM batteries since 2001 and has produced 28 million batteries since 2007. This expanded line offers more options for consumers looking for reliable and durable batteries that support features that reduce emissions and increase safety and comfort.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

Separately, Honda said that it is the first—based on its internal research—global mobility company to disclose estimated global CO 2 emissions during customer use of its motorcycles, automobiles and power products. FY ended 31 Mar 2001). 31 Mar 2001). Global average of the amount of CO 2 emitted by Honda products.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

This includes an incentive topping €13,750 to allow Italian citizens with an annual income lower than €30,000 to replace old Euro 2 models (meeting emissions standards set back in 1997) for new electric cars. By 2035, all new cars and vans registered in Europe will be zero-emission – if automakers keep making new cars, that is.

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