Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The electrification of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and fleet vehicles, is gaining significant momentum globally. According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. Now, how do you want to do your whole fleet electrification, and how do you reduce the infrastructure deployment time? Charged : Are most of your customers or potential customers vehicle OEMs, or are they mostly end users like fleet operators?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Of that $37 billion, health costs added up to $24 billion in 2015; the $24 billion represents the monetized sum of harmful emissions responsible for an estimated 220,000 work-loss days, more than 109,000 asthma exacerbations, hundreds of thousands of other respiratory impacts, and 2,580 premature deaths. billion by 2050. New York: $7.9

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. Now, how do you want to do your whole fleet electrification, and how do you reduce the infrastructure deployment time? Charged : Are most of your customers or potential customers vehicle OEMs, or are they mostly end users like fleet operators?

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. Now, how do you want to do your whole fleet electrification, and how do you reduce the infrastructure deployment time? Charged : Are most of your customers or potential customers vehicle OEMs, or are they mostly end users like fleet operators?

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Commercial Cost Of Charging India 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

On Friday, President Obama announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership, with AT&T, FedEx, PepsiCo, UPS and Verizon as charter members. The five charter members represent five of the US’ 10 largest national fleets and collectively own and operate more than 275,000 vehicles. DOE technical tools and resources.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The enhanced D13 Turbo Compound (D13TC) engine from Volvo Trucks is now standard on all Volvo VNL models, providing enhanced fuel efficiency and reducing overall cost of ownership. Excess heat and pressure from the exhaust gas are recaptured by the turbo-compound unit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

On Friday, President Obama announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership, with AT&T, FedEx, PepsiCo, UPS and Verizon as charter members. The five charter members represent five of the US’ 10 largest national fleets and collectively own and operate more than 275,000 vehicles. DOE technical tools and resources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2009

US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) last week introduced new legislation, co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) that extends and increases tax credits for natural gas vehicle purchasing, refueling and manufacturing. Includes conversions and repowers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Further, Volkswagen has signed off a comprehensive decarbonization program aimed at achieving a fully CO 2 -neutral balance in all areas from fleet to production to administration by 2050. The 2025 target is to reduce the CO 2 footprint of the vehicle fleet by 30 percent across the lifecycle compared to 2015. billion) by 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2016

Whereas fuel cost used to be a major driver for fleet managers, the lowering of oil prices and the availability of low-cost natural gas has reduced this concern, Navigant notes. A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2015

Since its launch in 2010, the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) has provided more than $63 million to help California fleets statewide purchase more than 430 zero-emission trucks and buses and 1,800 hybrid trucks and buses. Additional funding is on the way.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Another of the five goals is for the Department of the Navy to reduce petroleum use in its 50,000 strong commercial fleet by half by 2015. The lifetime energy cost of a building or a system, and the fully burdened cost of fuel in powering those, will be a mandatory evaluation factor used when awarding contracts.

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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. Natural Gas.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

A new study by MIT researchers, published this month in Atmospheric Environment , finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more NO x emissions on the road than in regulatory tests—a level that exceeds European limits but does not violate any EU laws.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The cumulative on-road passenger vehicle fleet mix for one scenario developed by ARB staff that achieves the 2050 GHG emission reduction goal. ZEV sales must constitute nearly 100% of new vehicles in 2040 for ZEVs to constitute approximately 87% of the on-road fleet by 2050. Greenhouse gas emission standards. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

The Executive Order further mandates a California target for 2050 of a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector equaling 80% less than 1990 levels. AB 32, the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, calls for a 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2009

US President Barack Obama today announced a new harmonized national policy intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the US. These vehicle categories are responsible for almost 60% of all US transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Even as demand increases, the world will continue to become more efficient in its energy use, according to the 2015 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040. Across OECD nations, the Outlook assumes the implied cost of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will reach about $80 per tonne in 2040.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Common Rail injection reduces the generation of particles, while exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) reduces NO x. This improves the exhaust gas values across a wide speed range. The hybrid concept in the TGX is designed to optimize the TCO (total cost of ownership). Diesel Heavy-duty Hybrids Natural Gas Transmissions'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Long-term markets including mainstream transportation applications with a focus on light duty vehicles—in the 2015 to 2020 timeframe. Improve the performance and reduce the cost of hydrogen storage systems. Source: DOE.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. Total Cost of Ownership: An analysis of 17 popular 2017 models found ZEVs can already be price competitive now, without government incentives.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2015

This steady increase in seats available per flight result in increased fuel efficiency but at the cost of reduced passenger comfort and access to flights (fewer airports served and/or longer wait times between flights). The US domestic fleet for the 13 airlines was found to be slightly younger in 2014 (average 11.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2017

Diesel has played a major role in the European Union’s efforts to reduce CO 2 emissions from the automotive fleet; the market share of fuel-efficient new diesel cars in the European Union has remained above 50% since 2010. This projected shift in market share has raised some concerns over the cost of attainting CO 2 emission targets.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2012

One locomotive in this series of 25 will be based in Roseville to test the combined use of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), and diesel particulate filtering (DPF). In 2008, EPA estimated the social cost of the new program (rail and marine) will be approximately $740 million in 2030. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Too, the cost of the technology has been slashed due largely to a 90% reduction in the amount of platinum used in the stack. To date, the fleet of Daimler fuel cell vehicles, including research vehicles, numbers more than 300 and has collectively covered nearly 18 million kilometers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Natural Gas.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Light-duty vehicles (LDVs) in the US may be able to reduce petroleum use by 50% by 2030, and by 80% by 2050; and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by 2050, according to the newly published results of a two-year study by a committee convened by the National Research Council. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. —Douglas M.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Clean Fleet Report is cautious when reading auto manufacturer press releases, but in this case Genesis is on to something. Clean Fleet Report was treated to the G70 with the 3.3-liter Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The eyes of the world may be on developments in electric and hybrid car engineering, but according to Cleantech research firm Pike Research, it is a surge in the number of natural gas vehicles on the road that we should be looking out for. per cent to reach just over three million vehicles by 2015. per cent between 2008 and 2015.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The only choice For the all-wheel drive version, which Clean Fleet Report had for a week, the transmission is part of the Honda Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific, and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

In the US, President Obama declared an American goal of putting one million EVs on the road by 2015. In 2011, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced a goal of one million EVs by 2015 and 10 million by 2020, but these targets were later cut in half. sales but well below the run-rate needed to reach the 2015 target.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

In 2011, batteries which were previously used in the MINI E test fleet were successfully implemented in a stationary project. In 2015, NextEra, the leading American energy producer and distributor of clean energy, signed the largest contract in automotive history for the delivery of 20 MWh of Battery 2nd Life automotive batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

US President Barack Obama announced fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Under the new program, trucks and buses built in 2014 through 2018 will reduce oil consumption by a projected 530 million barrels and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by approximately 270 million metric tons.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Volvo brought them in-house in 2015 when Polestar badging appeared on Volvos designating performance was awaiting the driver. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all news stories and vehicle reviews. Before that, Polestar was founded in 1995 to performance-tune Volvos.

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