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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In 2008, EPA promulgated regulations addressing air pollutant emissions from locomotives. This funding accelerates the transition to a zero emissions future by providing funding opportunities in so many subsectors of transportation. The Tier 2 standards began phasing in for new locomotives and engines built in 2005.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

BAR Technologies—a spin-off from Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR), the British team formed by Olympic and World Champion sailor Sir Ben Ainslie—was formed in 2016 making the design knowledge, technical skills and intellectual property developed for America’s Cup yacht racing available for the commercial world.

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MARCH 4, 2011

This development model features a plug-in hybrid diesel-electric powertrain that Land Rover expects to make available in future production models, following the scheduled launch of its diesel-electric hybrid in 2013. Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week.

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JANUARY 23, 2015

The conclusions are based on a detailed modeling study of low-carbon fuel technologies and production pathways, estimating the future availability of low carbon fuels given policy incentives to supply them in the Pacific Coast region. Within any of the four individual jurisdictions, lesser or greater emission reductions (e.g.,

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 15, 2024

Ford halted retail sales of the Taurus on the first day of 2006, shifting it to fleet-only availability until the final example built was sold to Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy on October 27, 2006. Then, what the hell, Dearborn decided to revive the Taurus and Sable names for 2008. The Taurus wagon's replacement was the Freestyle.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The British premium automobile manufacturer MINI is realigning its model range, with a focus on drivetrain technologies, vehicle segments and services of the future. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group. Following the launch of the MINI Electric (combined fuel consumption: 0.0

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Unfortunately, Solyndra’s timing was terrible, global poly-silicon supplies caught up with rising demand, going from a high of $500 per kilogram in 2008 to a mere $35 on spot markets today. From a purely economic standpoint, there will be no reason for China to remain with silicon when better alternatives become available.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The BMW Group is developing future generations of battery cells at the new Competence Center, focusing on customer-relevant aspects, such as improving energy density, available peak output, service life, safety, charging characteristics and performance at varying temperatures, and reducing battery costs.

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JUNE 20, 2013

As a result, Sivak concludes, it is likely that the declines in these rates prior to 2008 reflect other societal changes that influence the need for vehicles (such as, increases in telecommuting and in the use of public transportation). million in 2008. In 2011 (the latest year available), the number was 233.8

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JUNE 10, 2011

—“The Future of Natural Gas” The MIT report finds that the potential for natural gas to reduce oil dependence could be increased by conversion into room temperature liquid fuels that can be stored at atmospheric pressure. million in 2008 to around 17 million in 2035. The Future of Natural Gas (MIT).

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the “Curve Ahead: The Future of Fleet Electrification” report, industry leaders identify the main motivations and barriers to electrification, as well as strategies to move the commercial electric vehicle market from niche to mainstream. UPS now has more than 1,000 electric and hybrid electric vehicles deployed worldwide.

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This week, Jaguar Land Rover will expand its Ingenium powertrain family ( earlier post ), unveiling new technologies for both current and future vehicles. liter four-cylinder diesels in 2015, these advanced gasoline engines become the latest Ingenium engines to enter production and will be available from 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The first-generation trucks have 15-kilowatt capacity, roughly the equivalent of a generator for a small or medium house; that amount could increase in future models. PG&E joined with VIA Motors in 2008 to develop the extended-range electric vehicle, or eREV.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

While cellular antagonists claim DSRC is more mature, reliable, secure, and ready to deploy, it remains to be seen whether it will survive the onslaught of the cellular ecosystem or continue to coexist with future cellular alternatives. —Dominique Bonte, Managing Director and Vice President at ABI Research. —Dominique Bonte.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

General Motors recently renewed its five-year agreement with research partner Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh to continue developing technologies that could allow future production vehicles to drive autonomously. The lab’s multiple projects are aligned with GM’s next-generation advanced crash-avoidance technologies.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Electrify America and the City of Sacramento announced new projects that will increase access to zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in the Sacramento region, expand ZEV technology use, and prepare the City for future electric vehicle adoption. This service will be available in Q1 2019.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. Additionally, they found, achieved CAFE performance has consistently increased annually from model year 2008 through model year 2013. Schoettle and Sivak 2013.

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By February 2014, the companies plan jointly to respond to last week’s call for proposals under the EU Hydrogen Fuel Cell Joint Undertaking, and also plan jointly to respond to other future calls for proposals under the Horizon 2020 program. Earlier post.). Fuel Cells Heavy-duty Hydrogen'

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The acronym CASE is the name given to the specific area of strategy at Mercedes‑Benz Cars that focuses on the future-oriented issues of “connectivity”, “ autonomous driving”, “sharing” and “electric drive systems”. The relevant app will be available to download from December from the Apple iTunes store at first. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

MAY 13, 2021

Tesla’s options for a sustainable cryptocurrency to utilize for investments and transactions for its products are not available in plentiful numbers, but they are ideal to fit the automaker’s needs, environmental requirements, and company image. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021. . Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021. .

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

This is necessary because power generation from renewable energies depends on availability of sun and wind and can therefore only be controlled to a limited extent. While German wind and solar capacity has tripled since 2008, balancing reserves have been reduced by 20%, and costs by 50%.). The German Balancing Paradox. Source: neon.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of $2.75 Eligibility for future ZERO funding opportunities in fiscal years 2017-2020 will be limited to those nonprofit consortia selected under this fiscal year 2017 notice. million of funding for its Zero Emission Research Opportunity (ZERO) ( FTA-2017-001-TRI ).

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APRIL 22, 2016

This workshop will influence future funding opportunities at the Commission through its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, which provides up to $100 million a year for alternative fuels and vehicle technology development. Agenda, presentations and details on how to participate are available. Background.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have increased market share ten-fold from less than 3% in MY 2008 to more than 30% in MY 2013. Turbochargers, which are often used in conjunction with GDI, have increased market share by a factor of five since MY 2008. l/100 km) or more in MY 2013 than in MY 2008.

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Emersya Founded 2008 Headquarters Montpellier, France Employees 30 Emersya can create a configurable 3D model of an item that can be displayed on the manufacturer’s website so that customers can view the product while deciding whether to purchase it. Designers start by uploading a 3D model of the product they want to produce.

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JUNE 9, 2011

However, with the rise in energy prices that began in 2008 and concerns over energy security, there is renewed interest in the conversion technology, the report notes. However, the viability of CTL would be highly limited in regions that adopt climate policies, especially if low-carbon biofuels are available.

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MAY 26, 2018

As designed, the plan approved today invests about 50% of the available funds in those communities. The plan provides: $130 million for to replace eligible Class 4-8 shuttle buses, school and transit buses with new, commercially available, zero-emission technologies. Beginning in model year 2008 VW sold about 600,000 2.0-

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JULY 31, 2009

Source: America’s Energy Future, Fig. Among the wide variety of technologies under development that might become available in the future, this report focuses on those with the best prospects of fully maturing during the three time periods considered: 2008–2020, 2020–2035, and 2035–2050. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

overall from 2008 to 2035. CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector are projected to remain at 33% of the total in 2035, but increase from 1,925 million metric tons in 2008 to 2,115 in 2035. The reference case projections do not include the effects of potential future policies that have not yet become law—e.g., Source: EIA.

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MAY 14, 2018

The rapid growth in South-South trade reflects a fragmenting of global supply chains whereby early-production stages of many industries have relocated from countries like China and India to lower-wage economies, a trend that has accelerated since the global financial crisis in 2008. —Prof Guan.

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APRIL 20, 2011

Based on this agreement, since December 2010, Honda has been implementing an Electric Vehicle Testing Program in Saitama that features advanced electromotive technology and communications and telematics to help realize a low-carbon mobility society in the future. In January 2010 at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,

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AUGUST 9, 2009

annual increase; meeting the EU targets for 2008-2015 requires a 2.5% To meet the demand for higher fuel efficiency, Ford will leverage and expand EcoBoost engine technology that will be available on 90% of the company’s nameplates by 2013. By comparison, meeting Japan’s standards for 2004-2015 requires a 1.9% annual increase.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2018

Traditional forecasts of aggregate VMT began losing accuracy following the Great Recession of 2008, well before the sharing and autonomy disruptions had much of an effect. The realm of potential transportation futures is still highly uncertain. Unfortunately, few of the conditions that make this aggregate approach useful hold today.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The new paint shop will greatly expand the variety of paint colors that can be realized, which means that in future smart customers will also be able to choose the color of the tridion safety cell of their smart from all available paint finishes. In 2011 more than 103,000 vehicles rolled off the production line. To date more than 1.3

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JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. Several targets announced in 2008 have already been achieved. liters will account for 95% of Shanghai GM’s total sales in the future. liter SX versions currently available. liters and 2.5

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The potential biases in such an algorithm will depend on how its software developers train it, says Weber: “You have to be very careful and it’s one of the biggest problems: Probably you won’t have tons of video of people with dangerous behavior available to train the algorithm.” “In Human rights in other countries may suffer.

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MAY 8, 2010

The advantage of the ground cherry type is that it has a high performance at a high output and it can be made by using commercially-available carbon black. We would like to utilize it for battery materials in the future.”. Naoi (2008) Nano-Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 /Carbon Composites for Hybrid Electrochemical Ultracapacitors (ECS 214).

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