Remove 2015 Remove Environment Remove Financing Remove Pollution
article thumbnail

Transport for London package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London; Dust suppressants and Eco-marshals

Green Car Congress

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London. The start of a greening program to trap pollution—a row of 50 green towers (six foot tall planters) have been installed along Lower Thames Street, one of central London’s most polluted roads.

London 210
article thumbnail

True Zero H2 network fuels more than 3.7M miles in California in 2016

Green Car Congress

Already serving an estimated 1,200 fuel-cell vehicles and growing, the company will give its customers and others clear information about the resources they are consuming and how they are helping the environment by posting a new Analysis Label, like the ingredients label on the back of food packaging.

2016 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

With respect to the emissions updates, the OEMs must also provide proof that the changes do not negatively impact any other parameters relevant for type approval—such as pollutant and CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, noise and engine power. Excessively high pollution affects air quality in many German cities.

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

Green Car Congress

For the first three years, the carbon price will be fixed, before moving to an emissions trading scheme in 2015. From 1 July 2015, the carbon price will be set by the market. Economists and experts agree that the best way is to make polluters pay by putting a price on carbon. a year in real terms. the trading scheme.

article thumbnail

Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

Get Electric Vehicle

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed for the Indian Electric Vehicles Mission in the country’s Union Budget 2019-20. The finance minister announced a tax break for people who purchase electric vehicles in an attempt to increase their popularity. It has a production facility in Pune that can produce 20,000 units per year.

India 52
article thumbnail

SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

Green Car Congress

The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE symposium on finance, food and energy crisis. Turner et al.,

article thumbnail

Groupe PSA and Centrale Nantes launch €4M R&D program on digital simulation techniques for powertrain design

Green Car Congress

The two parties will co-finance the project for a total amount of €4 million (US$4.7 Plans for limiting the quantity of prototypes produced for design purposes were put in place back in 2015 for the development of the 1.5l The goal is to reduce the number of prototypes required by more than 70% versus the conventional design approach.

Design 170