article thumbnail

ICCT benchmarking report finds wide 51% gap between most- and least- fuel-efficient transatlantic airlines

Green Car Congress

fuel economy of the aircraft operated) are the two most important factors influencing airline fuel efficiency; together they explain about 80% of the variation in fuel efficiency among the airlines studied. Seating configuration and aircraft fuel burn (i.e.,

Fuel 150
article thumbnail

German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

Green Car Congress

Nitrogen oxide emissions (NO x ) in particular require comprehensive efforts to improve the health protection of citizens. In this sense, modern and clean diesel technology can also contribute to climate protection. Motor vehicle owners are also entitled to the protection of their trust.

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

President Barack Obamas New Energy For America program calls for deployment of 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2015, and on March 19, 2009, he announced programs directing $2.4 billion to electric vehicle development.

Plug-in 30
article thumbnail

Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

Green Car Congress

After its spring 2014 launch in Europe, the e-Golf will roll out Asia and North America in late 2014 and early 2015, respectively. This ensures that further investment is continually being made in the generation of renewable energy and thus in climate protection and the switchover to new sources of power.

article thumbnail

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Western Climate Initiative (WCI). In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions.

Gas 244