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AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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MAY 6, 2018

The reference plant’s design will produce 250 short tons of ammonia (or the equivalent of 46 tons of hydrogen) per day and emit less than 2 pounds per day of criteria pollutants (0.0027 lbs/ton of ammonia produced), well below prevailing BACT standards.

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JULY 20, 2018

The pros of going gasless include reduced maintenance costs, lower fuel expense and—most importantly—less pollution. The term autonomous vehicle (AV) can refer to a car, a truck or even a drone. Fewer Traffic Jams, Less Pollution. However, electric vehicles are currently more expensive than traditional vehicles.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

National benefits of the CH 4 plus BC measures versus the reference scenario. While carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming over the long term, limiting black carbon and methane are complementary actions that would have a more immediate impact because these two pollutants circulate out of the atmosphere more quickly.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

collectively referred to as Volkswagen). The complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impair their emission control systems and cause emissions to exceed EPA’s standards, resulting in harmful air pollution. Passat (2012-2015). Earlier post.). Affected 2.0 Affected 3.0

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MAY 24, 2012

The ultimate goal, he says, is to exploit fully existing propulsion technologies in terms of fuel economy and pollutant emissions. They are operated with reference to engine operating points and the values of various engine controllable variables. 2012) Autonomous Intelligent Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) (DOE AMR VSS092).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Compared to several well-recognized drive brands, the ACKS solution uses up to 50% less energy during transients and 10% less energy in the steady state, while tracking references more precisely and being superior in rejecting disturbances, the company says. The testing was completed and published by MIT in May 2012.

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MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering is now seeking proposals (NSF 12-559) for awards totalling up to $12 million for FY 2012, 2013, and 2014, pending availability of funds. Liquid fuels have dominated transportation systems for over a century and will continue to do so for decades to come.

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JULY 6, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to adopt new air pollution standards for engines with rated thrusts greater than 26.7 After that date, these engines must comply with the proposed Tier 6 standards (this date is generally referred to as the Tier 6 production cutoff).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

collectively referred to here as Volkswagen). During EPA emission testing, the vehicles’ ECM ran software which produced compliant emissions results under an ECM calibration that VW referred to as the “dyno calibration”. … The NOV alleges that Volkswagen and Audi cars from model years 2009-2015 equipped with 2.0-liter,

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Power plants accounted for 32% (2,064 million metric tons of CO 2 equivalent) of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2012, according to the EPA. Cutting particle pollution, nitrogen NO x , and SO x by more than 25% as a co-benefit. EPA is only proposing goals for states with fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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JANUARY 29, 2012

that this proposed vehicle may help meet ARB’s long-term GHG and criteria pollutant emissions reduction goals. For the 2012 through 2017 model years, BEVxs will be referred to as Type I.5x Advanced Clean Cars 2012 Proposed Amendments To The. 5x and Type IIx vehicles, to fit in with the pre-2018 nomenclature for ZEVs.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Up to a reference mass of 2380 kg, the complete vehicle has its emission characteristics tested on a chassis dynamometer, with the result being shown in pollutants per km. Above a reference mass of 2840 kg, the engine is tested on an engine dynamometer, with the result being indicated in pollutant emissions per kW of output.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

To estimate the net effect of AFV incentives on fleet tailpipe and power plant emissions associated with vehicle operation, the researchers used projections of AFV sales through 2025 from the reference case scenarios of the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) reports in 2012 through 2015. —Jenn et al. —Jenn et al.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In a paper in the March 2012 edition of the journal Applied Energy , Catania and Ferrari report on setting up a prototype of the CF injection system and subjected it to testing on an advanced hydraulic rig. Volume 91, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 483-495 doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.08.047. Catania, A. Applied Energy. 2011.08.047.

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APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers PHEVLERs use the Existing Energy Infrastructure PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution. Thus, PHEVLERs and other electric vehicles may be allowed to continue driving when governments ban fossil fuel vehicles from driving in city centers due to air pollution crises or other reasons. [

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In some catalytic zeolites, the metal ions can break down the pollutant nitric oxide in vehicle emissions. Chemists refer to this orientation as “side-on”. 2012) Cu-SSZ-13 Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO x with NH 3 : Catalyst Characterization and Reaction Mechanisms (12 AIChE meeting). Feng Gao et al.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Inertia refers to resistance to change or tendency of economic, human and physical systems to change very slowly. unpriced environmental costs related to GHG emissions and air pollution) are not internalized by firms and households, there will be little demand for AFVs. 2012-03, OECD Publishing, Paris. Beltramello, A.

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MARCH 17, 2012

In building their four scenarios to represent a reasonably aggressive range of heavier and higher sulfur crudes in the US crude slate, Hirshfeld and Kolb incorporated (i) increased domestic crude oil production and (ii) decreased total US crude oil consumption, as forecast for 2025 in the AEO 2011 Reference Case, in the scenarios.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The South Bay is defined by the LAX Airport to the north and the Port of Los Angeles to the south - two of the biggest polluters in Southern California. This action plan process is about cutting back the amount of greenhouse gas we continue to emit below 1990 levels - and doing that by 2012. They’re kind of funny that way.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The European Commission put in place emissions standards starting in 2012. In New Zealand air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of 27 deaths per 100,000 people. 8) These target levels refer to the NEDC emission test procedure. They estimate that this could result in $1.6 billion of annual economic benefits and 6.1

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

With increasing pressure from air pollution, oil consumption and congestion, China is compelled to reinvent propulsion technologies. … In 2012, China’s State Council announced a target of 500,000 plug-in vehicles by 2015, jumping up to 5 million by 2020. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) l/100 km in 2015 and to 5.0 l/100 km in 2020.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. As the new hire, I got to ask them a question—this was 2012.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted the proposed Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package of regulations in advance of the Board’s meeting on 26 January 2012 to consider adopting the new rules. Low-Emission Vehicles (LEV) & GHG 2012. Zero Emission Vehicles 2012. Clean Fuels Outlet 2012.

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JUNE 19, 2015

In 2012 the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which regulates fuel economy, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulates greenhouse gas emissions, proposed new unified standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions over the years 2017 to 2025. Background. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7

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JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) References. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2. Also see Appendix E and Reference 1.). Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump said that his administration “ is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions ”—a reference to the waiver of preemption under the federal Clean Air Act granted California by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Obama Administration in 2012.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Some experts predict that such a battery - or a similar battery - could be production-ready by 2010 to 2012.Larry GM Press Release ).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Wheeler said that compared to keeping the 2012 standards in place, the preferred option in the SAFE proposal would reduce the price of new vehicles by thousands of dollars. California will be able to keep in place and enforce programs to address smog and other forms of air pollution caused by motor vehicles. criteria pollutants. -Ed.]

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ti-VCT (Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing), Ford’s advanced multi-valve engine technology ( earlier post ), will be on 80% of its products by 2012, including EcoBoost and non-EcoBoost applications. These systems will also need to deliver very low criteria pollutant levels (e.g.,

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. The cap-and-trade program will begin regulating emissions in January 2012.

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