Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

For 14 years they colluded on the pricing and on passing on the costs for meeting environmental standards to customers. The timing for the introduction of emission technologies for medium and heavy trucks to comply with the increasingly strict European emissions standards (from Euro III through to the currently applicable Euro VI).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

systems that alter a conventionally-fueled vehicle or engine to enable it to run on an alternative fuel. The updated final rule covers alternative fuel conversion of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted.

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Alternative Fuels Conversion EPA Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

In December 1998, ARB adopted amendments to the California On-Road Motorcycle Regulations that added control of NO x for Class 3 motorcycles to the original 1975 regulations for all motorcycles with engine displacements of at least 50 cubic centimeters (cc). The original HC standards ranged from 5.0 g/km HC standard.

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Motorcycles California 2006 2004 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2010

A team of atmospheric scientists and environmental engineers from Harvard University and Tsinghua University in Beijing have continuously measured atmospheric CO 2 and carbon monoxide (CO) levels in rural Miyun, about 100 km northeast of Beijing, since November 2004.

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CO2 Climate Change China Universal 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. FedEx Corp. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The proposed rule would cover conversions of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines, and would apply to all clean alternative fuels. While properly engineered conversion systems can reduce or at least not increase emissions, poorly designed systems can lead to much more pollution. Vehicle/Engine Age.

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Conversion EPA Fuel Clean Alternative 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Background. Transportation.

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Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Other sources of diesel particulate matter such as big rig trucks, transit buses, trash trucks, cargo-handling equipment and ship auxiliary engines have already been addressed through regulations, along with diesel fuel. Both pollutants are particularly harmful to children, the elderly and those who have preexisting health problems.

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Diesel California Emissions 2007 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

California has made tremendous gains cutting pollution without detrimental economic impacts. But we’re also seeing a significant jump in consumer preference for less-efficient internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles—even in just the past year in climate-conscious California. percent and 0.1 from 2016 to 2017. compared to 2016.

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California Climate Transportation 2017 274

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Paradox 1 - Soot: There's an apparent emissions paradox with plug-in hybrids (PHEV): Driving longer distances on battery power means more cold starts as the internal combustion engine (ICE) stops and starts up again after the batteries deplete. Cold starts mean more pollution.

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Plug-in Plug Prius Highlander 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Examples of advanced powertrains are turbo charged gas engines, diesel and hybrid. Earlier post.)].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2014

Brake specific fuel consumption map for the LD Achates opposed-piston engine. The map is extremely flat, with the engine’s high efficiency extending to low loads. Founded in 2004, Achates Power is designing and developing engines based on a two-stroke, opposed-piston, compression-ignition technology. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Fuel Economy Standards Engine 207

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Sign the petition Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge www.sierraclub.org/arctic/ American Lung Association call for better EPA air pollution standards. Romm, 2004 "Out of Gas, The End of the Age of Oil", by David Goodstein, 2004 "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage", by Kenneth S.

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Plug-in America Plug EV1 30

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Indeed, the story of the board’s attempt to regulate plug-in hybrids has turned out to be a battle between an agency whose primary mission is to protect Californians from breathing unhealthy air and a group of environmentalists and engineers who are fighting to slow global warming.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2013

This partnership was led by EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) Program, in the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, and the National Risk Management Research Laboratory, in EPA’s Office of Research and Development. The Abt authors noted that over time, the manufacturing process for SWCNTs will become much more energy-efficient.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there.

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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. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Developing nations, China adds, should not be restrained in using economic development to raise their standards of living, even if greater emissions result. Notably, pieces of knowledge being all different from each other, there is little standardization, making it difficult to have references such as common price or standard contracts.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

Twenty-three percent describe regional air pollution as a big problem, an 11-point drop since last year (34%) and the smallest percentage since PPIC began asking the question in June 2000. Today, residents in the Central Valley (36%), Los Angeles (30%) and Inland Empire (27%) are more likely to characterize air pollution as a big problem.

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Economy Los Angeles Climate Change 2008 170