2004, Cleaner and Cost

Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. The two-stroke engine has been favored for small recreational vehicles because of its high power density, low cost and simple, lightweight design, Oh said. —Faiz and Gautam (2004). Oh and Plante.

Engine

Engine Emissions Fleet Market

UCR study finds ultra-low emission natural gas bus exceeds federal and state NOx standards; as low as 0.0007g/bhp-hr

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

A study by the University of California, Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) found that a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Agency (Metro) bus equipped with an ultra-low emission natural gas engine performs significantly cleaner than its certification standards across all duty cycles.

Standards

Standards Gas Emissions Los Angeles

EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 72 million metric tons of carbon pollution, while saving more than 170 million barrels of oil and $24.9 billion in fuel costs—equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over six million homes.

EPA

EPA Las Vegas Supplies Mercury

EPRI Analysis estimates costs of fully developing US smart grid could reach $476B; benefits up to $2T

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

Total Smart Grid costs. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has released a broad assessment of the costs and benefits to modernize the US electricity system and deploy the smart grid. The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion.

EPRI

EPRI Grid Cost Of Gasoline-Electric

OXIS Energy and Lithium Balance partner on Li-sulfur battery system for China e-scooter market; targeting spring 2018

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2016

Crucially, production costs will be reduced to meet the demand of the Chinese market. This will contribute to cleaner air quality in the major urban areas of China. The current 2.1V, 10Ah long-life cell features a gravimetric specific energy of 152 Wh/kg, and volumetric energy of 141 Wh/L, with a cycle life of 1,400 cycles.

Lithium Sulfur

Lithium Sulfur 2018 Lead Acid China

California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

While current state and federal measures are on target to reduce toxic diesel locomotive emissions 65% or more by 2020, additional measures recommended by ARB staff would ultimately provide up to 85% or greater emissions reductions within the rail yards over the same period, resulting in cleaner air for nearby residential neighborhoods as well.

Diesel

Diesel California Emissions 2007

American Airlines to be launch customer for Boeing ecoDemonstrator program; flight testing a range of new technologies to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2011

Drop-in alternative fuels will require no significant modifications to aircraft and engines and with a goal of performing more efficiently, and cleaner than current fossil-based fuels. Boeing is participating in the CLEEN program through a $25 million matching cost contract for environmental technology development.

Emissions

Emissions Fuel Alternative Fuels 2010

High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Because of their relatively low cost, high performance, and ability to utilize renewable fuels, internal combustion engines—including those in hybrid vehicles—will continue to be critical to our transportation infrastructure for decades.

Engine

Engine 2001 2012 Fuel Economy

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels. California’s vehicle GHG standards—authorized by AB 1493 (Pavley) in 2002, first approved in 2004, and extended in 2012—are delivering fuel consumption and CO 2 reductions. Transportation, Land Use, and Housing.

Transportation

Transportation Emissions California Ozone

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? You dont have to plug it in.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Under a cost sharing arrangement the companies will match or exceed the FAA’s contribution, bringing the overall value of the program to more than $250 million. The five contracts are expected to total $125 million over the five-year span of the program. The five-year contract covers a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.

Engine

Engine Fuel Renewable Companies

Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

The automakers, including Toyota, that are not interested in rushing to market with plug-in cars never tired of suggesting that conventional gasoline-only hybrids are cleaner than plug-ins. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.)

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Prius Highlander

How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

By 1987, IBM had over a thousand programmers assigned to the project and to developing telecommunications, costing an estimated $125 million a year. The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. A large software industry grew up.

Personal

Personal Market Corporation Dallas

12 Days of Giveaways

My Energi

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Established in 2004, Forw4rd is located in Cleethorpes. Chief floral designer, floor sweeper and bucket cleaner, Abigail manages every aspect, stocking her designs in local businesses, as well as attending local markets and providing floral subscription services also. Facebook: Sugar so Sweet. Instagram: @_sugarsosweet.

Water

Water Design Store Companies

My Energi - Untitled Article

My Energi

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Established in 2004, Forw4rd is located in Cleethorpes. Chief floral designer, floor sweeper and bucket cleaner, Abigail manages every aspect, stocking her designs in local businesses, as well as attending local markets and providing floral subscription services also. Facebook: Sugar so Sweet. Instagram: @_sugarsosweet.

Water

Water Design Store Companies

EPA, DOT and California align timeframe for proposing MY 2017-2025 light-duty vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

Proposing the new standards on the same timeframe—by 1 September 2011—signals continued collaboration that could lead to an extension of the current National Clean Car Program, providing automakers certainty as they work to build the next generation of cleaner, more fuel efficient cars. Earlier post.) mpg US (6.9 mpg US (6.6

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy

Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

3Prong says the two new sets of regulations, scheduled to be voted on at CARB’s January 22-23rd meeting, insert hundreds of thousands of dollars of unfair and unneccesary costs into the process. It takes 3Prong Power a little more than a day to convert a Prius to a plug-in, and costs customers about $6,700.

Prius

Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

It is quite clear that costs for both adaptation and mitigation will increase over time, and that public money, provided by developed countries, will have to kick-start action and lead the way. Well, to begin with, it proposes a solution that costs more than the problem it’s meant to solve. in benefits. “Why

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

EV Driven

Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

UCR study finds ultra-low emission natural gas bus exceeds federal and state NOx standards; as low as 0.0007g/bhp-hr

EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

EPRI Analysis estimates costs of fully developing US smart grid could reach $476B; benefits up to $2T

OXIS Energy and Lithium Balance partner on Li-sulfur battery system for China e-scooter market; targeting spring 2018

California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

American Airlines to be launch customer for Boeing ecoDemonstrator program; flight testing a range of new technologies to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise

High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

12 Days of Giveaways

My Energi - Untitled Article

EPA, DOT and California align timeframe for proposing MY 2017-2025 light-duty vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards

Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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