Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

Neste Oil has increased its capacity to produce NExBTL renewable diesel following the start-up of a second dedicated NExBTL plant at the company’s main refinery at Porvoo, Finland. The new plant will be capable of producing 170,000 t/a of NExBTL renewable diesel. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2010

A key part of ARB’s AB 32 Scoping Plan ( earlier post ), the cap-and-trade program provides an overall limit on the emissions from sources responsible for 85% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions. The program is expected to reduce GHG emissions between 18 and 27 MMTCO 2 e in 2020. Over time, the cap will steadily decline.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Neste Oil has applied for patents to cover technology developed to produce microbial oil from waste and residues with the help of various yeasts and molds for use as a feedstock for its NExBTL renewable diesel. Microbial oil produced in this way has already been successfully refined into NExBTL renewable diesel. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Bosch is developing a higher pressure version of its modular common-rail fuel injection system—MCRS—for large diesel engines that have high engine speeds, up to 2.2 The MCRS extends all the advantages of common-rail injection technology to diesel engines, which in the marine market are used in cargo ships, ferries, and yachts.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

Chart of the proposed North American Emission Control Area. The US and Canada have submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the designation of an Emission Control area (ECA) around their coastlines in which stringent international emission controls would apply to ocean-going ships. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

The announcement was made at the GM Symposium Diesel Fuels the Future. A priority project of the Accordo is the creation of the Diesel Electrification Competence Center within the GM Engineering Center to lead research and development on the electrification of diesel vehicles. Tags: Diesel Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

Sulfur (1,000 ppm) content within 200 nautical miles of coastal areas could reduce annual premature deaths resulting from emissions-related affects by around 43,500 by 2012—approximately 50% of the 87,000 deaths estimated to occur in a no control scenario (assuming 2.7% Click to enlarge. Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.1%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The new Canter meets the Japan New Long-Term Emission Regulations (JP09) introduced in 2010. With the lowest fuel consumption values in the light truck segment, the entire series also meets Japan’s fuel efficiency standard for trucks, which will go into effect in 2015. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

Neste Oil laid the foundation stone for its NExBTL renewable diesel plant in the Port of Rotterdam. Upon completion, the plant will be the largest renewable diesel plant in Europe with an annual production capacity of 800,000 metric tonnes (about 245 million gallons, or 5.8 Tags: Brief. million barrels).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

All ocean-going vessels within 24 nautical miles of California’s coastline must now use cleaner burning diesel fuel in order to comply with a new state regulation aimed at reducing the emissions of oxides of sulfur and nitrogen and diesel particulate matter, starting 1 July. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Mariner California Fuel Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

These projects will receive more than $115 million in funding to develop and demonstrate systems-level fuel efficiency technologies by 2015, including improved aerodynamics, reducing engine idling technologies, waste heat recovery to increase engine efficiency, advanced combustion techniques, and powertrain hybridization. Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The company expects demand for the company’s technologies related to fuel efficiency, such as gasoline and diesel turbochargers, dual-clutch transmission technology, engine timing systems and emissions products, to continue to drive strong growth. million units today to over 10 million by 2015.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The average CO 2 emissions figure on new Fiat cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2009 dropped 5.2 That makes Fiat the only mainstream car brand to achieve the European average goal of 130 g/km by 2015, five years early. g/km in CO 2 emissions, were sold in Europe, a figure more than 13 g/km less than the brand’s average.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

HDi diesel engine for its own models. CO 2 emissions with this engine will be particularly low for this type of vehicle, targeting, for the two-wheel drive version, 123 gCO 2 / km or less than 4.7 Tags: Brief. The projected volume for Peugeot and Citroën will reach 50,000 units per year for both brands.

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Mitsubishi SUV i-MiEV Citroen 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Peugeot launched a comprehensive new Marque plan, with the objectives of moving up three places in the world car market by 2015 (it is currently in 10 th place); establishing Peugeot as a benchmark for style; and becoming the leader in mobility services. This technology reduces both fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by up to 15%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have announced a proposed rulemaking for the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

By 2030, the domestic and international strategy is expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) from large marine diesel engines by about 1.2 million tons and particulate matter (PM) emissions by about 143,000 tons. EPA is not adopting a standard for PM emissions for Category 3 engines. Earlier post.)

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Mariner EPA Engine Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

billion gallons US) in 2015 to 75 billion liters (19.8 billion gallons US) in 2015 to 90 billion liters (23.8 This trend is unlikely to change before 2020 due to competitive European diesel prices, they note. Tags: Biomass Biorefinery Cellulosic ethanol Europe. billion gallons US) in 2020. billion gallons US) in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

To achieve this goal, Mazda has implemented an internal Building Block Strategy to be completed by 2015. Tags: Emissions Engines Materials Transmissions Vehicle Manufacturers Vehicle Systems. A 4-2-1 exhaust system, cavity pistons, multihole injectors and other innovations enable the high compression ratio. SKYACTIV-D.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

Our engineers are working to reduce the fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines by up to one third. This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer.The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Emissions for select fuel pathways for the two time horizon/discount rate approaches. The proposed rulemaking for RFS2 establishes new specific volume standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel that must be used in transportation fuel each year. Biomass-based diesel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

Authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to develop a low carbon fuel standard that would sunset in 2015. Expands reporting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions to imported electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel and will allow state to better track amount of greenhouse gases emitted in Oregon.

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Climate Change Oregon Carbon Climate 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liters/100km (36 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 154g/km—a 20% reduction from the 192 g/km of a series production Passat (MY 2006) fitted with a 2.0L In effect, AVL has developed a gasoline engine with diesel-like fuel efficiency. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems. common rail TDI engine. —Guy Morris.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Neste Oil has already launched Neste Green diesel fuel in Finland, which contains a minimum of 10% NExBTL renewable diesel.When our current round of capital projects are completed in 2011, Neste Oil will have close to 2 million t/a of renewable diesel capacity on stream. Tags: Ethanol Europe Fuels.

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Baua Electric

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It also had a very successful rally career in India, however, with newer emissions norms, the company finally bid farewell to the Gypsy in 2019. However, the XL-7’s dated styling (even for the early 2000s), a thirsty petrol engine and an exorbitant price tag of Rs 16.08 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai) got the better of it.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. VIPER will show how a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 4.5% Lightweight Ultra Low Emissions Delivery Van. Intelligent Energy (lead company), Revolve, Caparo.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Earlier this week we told you that South Korea had implemented new fuel efficiency and carbon dioxide emission standards in our article South Korea outlines efficiency targets. From 2015, all cars sold in Korea must meet these requirements. However, will these new standards benefit the Korean car manufacturers?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

The emission-free fuel cell drive system of this compact family car has a diesel-equivalent consumption rating of 2.9 Daimler says that fuel cell technology is key to emission-free driving in the future, as it is the only emission-free technology equally suited for both short and long distance mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Renault’s ongoing downsizing strategy is aimed at reducing the cubic capacity of its engines in order to bring down fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, without detracting from performance. dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey).

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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. compared to 2005 levels.).

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

It has forecast a growth in natural gas vehicles on the road worldwide to 17million units by 2015 – that’s an increase from the 9.7million reported in 2008. per cent to reach just over three million vehicles by 2015. per cent between 2008 and 2015. per cent between 2008 and 2015. It predicts the increase to reach 17.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

GM says it is committed to establishing a harmonized national program to improve fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Direct Injection can improve fuel economy by 3% and reduce cold start emissions by 25%. No increase in the role of diesels. Focus on fuel economy. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

The laws are as follows: House Bill 2186: This authorises the Environmental Quality Commission to develop a low carbon fuel standard that would start in 2015. The commission can require the inflation of tyres as part of servicing vehicles and also require a reduction in emissions from ships at port.

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Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2009

It has a diesel equivalent consumption rating of 97mpg. Daimler believes that fuel cell technology is the key to emission free driving as it is the only emission free technology that is equally well suited for both short and long distance mobility.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

President Obama has stated a commitment to 1 million plug-in cars by 2015. Automakers and major environmental organizations stood behind the President as he unveiled a new national regime of higher CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. Policies and incentives are in place that could get us there. It’s far from a slam dunk.

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Plug-in Plug Cars Obama 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

Comparison of 2015-2020 new vehicle potential fuel-saving technologies for seven vehicle types: tractor trailer (TT), Class 3-6 box (box), Class 3-6 bucket (bucket), Class 8 refuse (refuse), transit bus (bus), motor coach (coach), and Class 2b pickups and vans (2b). Tags: Fleets Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty Policy. Source: TIAX.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Fuel economy will improve 15% on the SKY-G (gasoline-based) and 20% on the SKY-D (diesel-based) engines, with a simultaneous increase in torque. I am proud to announce that we will launch the SKY-D diesel engine in the US in 2012. Our new diesels will meet Tier 2 Bin 5 regulations, one of the toughest emissions standards in the world.

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