Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2018

Over the next 10 years this plan will put in place not only tools to clean up VW’s excess emissions, but also to help achieve further reductions of smog-forming pollution for decades to come. The mitigation plan approved by CARB will invest primarily in zero emission replacements for heavy-duty trucks, buses and equipment.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

People are choosing hybrids over similarly priced small- and medium-sized conventional cars, which are not far behind hybrids for fuel efficiency and emissions. The reductions in carbon emissions are therefore not great. So for the majority, rebates are not changing behavior—they are subsidizing planned purchases.

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Carbon Hybrid Emissions Canada 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

AT&T began deploying fleet AFVs in 2008 as part of an overall commitment to minimize its environmental impact while operating more efficiently. Through 2013, AT&T anticipates it will purchase approximately 8,000 CNG vehicles at an anticipated cost of $350 million.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

The awards are expected to support the purchase of more than 125 new natural gas vehicles; funding comes from the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. These awards help to pay the difference between the cost of conventional gas- or diesel-powered vehicles and new ones that use propane or natural gas.

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Gas California Energy Vehicles 262

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel are currently the largest source of Pb air emissions on a national scale, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Aviation Emissions Fuels' The latter is very hard to find, and is usually only produced on special order. Earlier post.).

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

Norway leads electric vehicle (EV) adoption, boasting the highest share of new EV purchases worldwide. In the last five months, zero-emission vehicles have made up over 50% of its overall car sales , up from 31.2% Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport. Its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) back in the 1990s were around 51.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2013

In 2011, China contributed 29% of world carbon dioxide emissions and therefore the country has a significant potential to influence the present and future global energy situation. million tons in 2008. China bioethanol pump price for five enzyme loading scenarios in ( a ) 2011 with a 16¢ per liter (60.6¢ Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

Both studies were authorized by the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, 2008, (Division B of Pub. Locomotive engine performance and emissions shall be determined through locomotive testing, using various biofuel blends and diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

An offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of GHG emissions from a source not covered by an emission reduction program. In this way, offsets would complement the more traditional emissions trading that can occur between two covered sources. what would have happened anyway).

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The American Power Act, released as a discussion draft, targets reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 4.75% compared to 2005 levels by 2013; by at least 17% compared to 2005 levels by 2020; by at least 42% compared to 2005 levels by 2030; and by at least 83% compared to 2005 levels by 2050. compared to 2005 levels.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Because of the lower carbon/hydrogen ratio of methane (CH 4 ) relative to gasoline, CO 2 emissions from the combustion of natural gas are approximately 75% of those of gasoline for a given amount of energy production. emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. We are already facing serious ramifications of fossil fuel emissions.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Better Cars ….

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2014

This results in total transportation sector CO 2 emissions roughly 9% lower than in the Reference case. million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2040,—resulting in total transportation sector CO 2 emissions more than 2% higher than in the Reference case. LDV CO 2 emissions in the three AEO2014 cases. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Tackling road transport energy use is vital to enhancing energy security and reducing carbon dioxide emissions globally. This achievement would contribute to significant reductions in GHG emissions and oil use, compared to a baseline projection. Policy package.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

An initiative of the Port of Los Angeles’s Clean Air Action Plan, the development and demonstration of the Balqon Nautilus E30 electric truck was co-funded by the Port and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) at a total cost of $527,000. tons of tailpipe emissions would be eliminated, including: 21.8 If those 1.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers. Nearly half of UCSD’s fleet of more than 800 vehicles has been converted to near-zero emission vehicles.

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Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

the 2008 model year fuel economy ratings. least-cost) technology mix for each scenario. Using these shared forecasts, each technology’s percent contribution to the fuel efficiency target and weighted cost of. increase from the 2008 actual fleet mpg. The estimated cost of achieving the target is $3,744.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. emissions compared to conventional technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2010

The bill mandated ambitious production targets of 9 billion gallons of biofuels a year in 2008, rising to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. Rather, it is uncertain whether existing biofuels production provides any beneficial improvement over traditional gasoline, after taking into account land use changes and emissions of nitrous oxide.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Average annual capital needs and gap estimates, all levels of government, 2008-35 (in 2008 dollars). An ever-expanding backlog of investment needs is the price of our failure to maintain funding levels—and the cost of these investments grows as we delay. Click to enlarge. of GDP today.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DOE is seeking to facilitate the market penetration of hydrogen and fuel cell products through higher volume purchases (e.g., billion (FY 2004 - FY 2008), including the competitive selection of nearly $830 million (subject to appropriations) in research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects (nearly $1.2

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

As oil prices decreased in the 1990s, the consumer acceptance of hydrous ethanol fueled cars greatly decreased and purchases of gasoline fueled automobiles returned to previous levels. The water contained in hydrous ethanol blends also reduces NO x emissions. Pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.27(a)(2): Anhydrous Ethanol vs. Hydrous Ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. —“Driving California’s Transportation Emissions to Zero”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Ed Feo is a partner with the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and was voted one of the “Five Most Influential People in Renewable Energy” in 2008 by Euromoney / Institutional Investor. We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008). Billion vs. $28.3

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. I have talked about the total cost of ownership for EVs compared with both hybrid and traditional ICE vehicles. He also designed a virtual world game from the ground up (since 2008, still a work in progress). What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

NHTS-Averaged Annual GHG Emissions per vehicle type by drive cycle. The fuel economy and emissions of vehicles depend on the way they are driven, including daily driving distance and driving conditions. Base Case). Source: Karabasoglu and Michalek. Click to enlarge. Their study is published in the journal Energy Policy.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. I have talked about the total cost of ownership for EVs compared with both hybrid and traditional ICE vehicles. He also designed a virtual world game from the ground up (since 2008, still a work in progress). What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Car scrapping initiatives are often mistakenly labelled as green because they subsidise the purchase of cars that are usually, more fuel-efficient than those they replace, but the schemes are by their nature wasteful and routinely fail to take into consideration the amount of energy required to build a vehicle in the first place.”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2016

The traffic prohibitions are part of the creation of Israel’s first low-emission zone, an area restricted to polluting diesel vehicles. All of these measures will lead to the goal we set for ourselves this year, to turn the city of Haifa into a low-emissions zone that will be restricted to polluting vehicles. emissions in the region.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

So, Im going to go out on a limb here and say bags of Frito snacks will soon be coming to stores near you with a lot less gasoline, noise and dirty emissions. (2 is already selling an all-electric, zero-emission Roadster. Our customers purchase their vehicles on spreadsheets, Waters explained. We The Irvine, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2015

Ballard anticipates receipt of purchase orders under the ESA that will lead to delivery of these fuel cell modules to Van Hool in 2015 and 2016. Under Framework FP7, the European Commission and industry have each committed €470 million (US$530 million) of funding for fuel cell & hydrogen research and demonstrations through the 2008-14 period.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles. My Web del.icio.us

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Element energy explored a set of related topics, including purchasing decisions, demographics of EV buyers, EV types and utilization; and infrastructure requirements. Among the findings of the report: Purchasing decisions. High capital on-cost remains the biggest barrier to EV adoption. of total 1990 CO 2 emissions.

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Drive EV

MARCH 19, 2021

The Office for Zero Emissions vehicles (formally OLEV) say this is to focus the discount on more accessible models. The plug-in car grant was introduced 10 years ago to stimulate the early market for zero-emission vehicles. The ZOE boasts the lowest running costs of any new EV available and, on a pound-per-range basis.

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