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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

FIA Foundation and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) established The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative. The analysis revealed a doubling of NO emissions for certain diesel pickup trucks under cold weather conditions.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

The current limit values in Mexico are equivalent to Euro IV or EPA 2004 standards. The new standards would require new heavy-duty diesel vehicles sold after 1 January 2018 to meet emissions standards equivalent to those in the United States (EPA 2010) and European Union (Euro VI). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

The power supply unit can run on biodiesel as well as regular diesel. In trials, a 250-W solid-acid fuel cell stack ran on both pure hydrogen and on hydrogen produced from diesel by the unit’s reformer, with only an insignificant difference in performance. 2006) Cool flame evaporation for diesel reforming technology.

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AUGUST 1, 2015

including a 100-million gallon nameplate capacity biomass-based diesel refinery and deepwater port terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor, Washington. gallon payment for biomass-based diesel produced and sold. Seattle-based Imperium Renewables began developing proprietary technology and processes in the production of biodiesel in 2004.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2012 were equivalent to 6,526 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. Transportation End-Use Sector. Tg CO 2 Eq. to 5,072.3 Tg CO 2 Eq. Tg CO 2 Eq.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The project is slated to be the first plant in the US to produce Fischer-Tropsch GTL transportation fuels and other products from natural gas, according to Sasol. GTL transportation fuel is cleaner burning than conventional diesel with a roughly comparable, and potentially lower, greenhouse gas profile, Sasol says.

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APRIL 15, 2009

Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2007 were equivalent to 7,150 Tg of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. The transportation end-use sector accounted for 1,924.6 percent from 1990 to 2007. Tg CO 2 Eq.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

In 2004, EPA had combined a full series hydraulic hybrid system with a diesel engine in a 2003 Ford Expedition SUV. This vehicle was announced and displayed to the public in 2004 SAE World Congress. EPA and its partners announced the world’s first series hydraulic hybrid urban delivery vehicle in 2006. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Energix Research’s process uses electrically activated nanoparticle catalysts supported on a carbon microfibers with high porosity and surface area. Another source would be abandoned gas wells with very small reserves, which currently are not viable due to the inability to economically transport the fuel from the site.

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JUNE 24, 2009

ClearFuels and Rentech will integrate ClearFuels’ BTG technology platform with Rentech’s Fischer-Tropsch Process for the production of certified renewable synthetic jet and diesel fuels at commercial-scale facilities. The renewable synthetic diesel and jet fuels produced can also have carbon footprints of near zero.

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APRIL 7, 2011

The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion. as a result of electricity displacing gasoline and diesel to fuel a substantial portion of the vehicle fleet. trillion and $2 trillion. forklifts) represents three times the current share by 2030.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Fuel sprays set the initial conditions for combustion in essentially all future transportation engines, the workshop noted. Achieving these goals will require the transportation sector to compress its product development cycle for cleaner, more efficient engine technologies by 50% while simultaneously exploring innovative design space. (e.g.,

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Engine 2001 2012 Fuel 291

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JUNE 14, 2012

This will divert 100 tons per day of food waste from landfills and use that to produce enough renewable natural gas to replace 566,000 gallons of diesel fuel and generate 3.17 million to modify an existing biorefinery to test and optimize the use of non-food woody plant materials to produce low-carbon ethanol, called cellulosic ethanol.

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MAY 20, 2009

US carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels decreased by 2.8% in 2008 to 5,802 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO 2 ), down from 5,967 MMTCO 2 in 2007, according to preliminary estimates released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Since 1990 the next largest yearly decline in the transportation sector was 1.3%

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2008 Emissions Carbon Transportation 150

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 Making their world premiere in a diesel engine are active engine mounts in the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 Because the exhaust system transports only water, it can be made of lightweight polymer. litre V6 TDI engine.

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JUNE 28, 2009

Scania has sold 85 ethanol-powered articulated buses to Busslink, operator of bus services for Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL), the regional public transport company in the Swedish capital. Scania’s ethanol bus features a modified diesel engine running on a mixture of 95% ethanol with 5% ignition improver. Earlier post.)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The main study shows that under all nine scenarios for both rates of market penetration of PHEVs and the evolving power grids characteristics (capacity/carbon intensity), PHEVs will vastly reduce greenhouse gases for the next 40 years. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ).

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JULY 22, 2009

Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Attendees believe that renewable energy needs two elements to be successful: technical progress leading to lower costs and a price on carbon. A low carbon economy will be the primary means of wealth creation over the next 20 years. ”.

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JUNE 29, 2009

Eighty five ethanol powered buses could soon make their way to the streets of Stockholm after Scania sold the fleet to Busslink, operator of bus services for Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, the regional transport company in the capital. The engine delivers 270hp of power with torque of 1,200Nm.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" Expects production around 2014.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Carbon tax: Californians are more in favor (56% support, 35% oppose) of taxing companies for their emissions but are sharply divided along party lines on this issue as well, with 73% of Democrats in favor and 60% of Republicans opposed. Independents are divided (47% support, 44% oppose). Energy sources and automobile efficiency.

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