Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. The proposed 2025 US standard would bring that down to 163 g/mile in MY 2025. The 163 g/mile limit would be equivalent to 54.5 Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Honda also announced that the platform underpinning the Clarity Fuel Cell will also serve as the foundation for a next-generation Honda plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will launch nationwide by 2018, with more than triple the 13-mile all-electric range of the Accord Plug-In Hybrid Sedan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

is black carbon (BC)—a pollutant with large positive radiative forcing on the climate due to its ability to absorb incoming sunlight and reduce surface albedo on snow. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e., A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5

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Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

From 2016 to 2017, CO 2 emissions from the transportation end-use sector increased by 1.21%. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty trucks) increased by 45.9% of 2017 greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The longer-term purpose of the ACC program, according to ARB, is to shape the development of light-duty transportation to contribute to meeting the state’s 2050 GHG reduction goal of 80% below 1990 levels. Beyond 2025, ARB notes, the driving force for lowering emissions in California will thus be climate change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

The Jaguar US lineup will expand in 2016 with the addition of the all new, aluminum-intensive Jaguar XE compact sports sedan in 20d (diesel) and 35t models each in Premium, Prestige and R-Sport trim levels and available in RWD or AWD. The low-inertia turbine wheel delivers outstanding transient response. liter V6 with the F-TYPE.

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Diesel 2016 Land Rover MPH 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

l/100 km) in 2016, the The ICCT team assessed increased consumer label fuel economy (as opposed to the regulatory test fuel economy) to 35 mpg (6.71 The resulting trajectory would reduce CO 2 emissions by half and increase fuel economy by more than 60% from 2016 through 2030. Starting from a baseline 26 mpg (9.04 Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years. Of that quarter, cars and light trucks account for nearly half, accounting for 12% of Canada’s total GHG emissions.

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Canada Light Emissions Gas 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

Volkswagen unveiled the T-Prime Concept GTE all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid in a world premiere at Auto China 2016 in Beijing. It permits up to 31 miles (50 km) of zero-emission driving in metropolitan areas. From here, users can adjust climate controls and seat adjustments using touch-sensitive surfaces. A tablet (10.1-inch)

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Plug-in Concept SUV 2016 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

The environment committee of the European Parliament approved a draft law setting out a new CO 2 target for cars of 95g CO 2 /km (153 g/mile) by 2020, down from 130 gCO 2 /km (209 g/mile) in 2015. The draft also sets indicative targets for post-2020 CO 2 emissions in the range of 68-78 g/km (109-126 g/mile) from 2025.

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Climate Change CO2 Cars 2020 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2010

A new MIT report outlines a system-oriented set of coordinated policies to help the light-duty vehicle sector reduce petroleum-based consumption and its accompanying global warming emissions. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy. Heywood et al., Taxes on motor vehicle fuels should be increased by $0.10 Heywood et al.

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MIT Emissions Light Climate Change 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. Now mindful of the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf, the bill allows coastal states to opt-out of drilling up to 75 miles from their shores.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 380 miles of mixed driving through Southern California, Clean Fleet Report achieved an average of 31.2 EV runs solely on electricity for about a half mile and/or only up-to 25 miles per hour. Clean Fleet Report is a big fan of knobs for the radio and climate controls, so Lexus earned our praise.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a long, gray Tennessee winter. The DarkSky Approved Lodging program is another step forward in the nonprofit’s history of advocacy for the reduction of light pollution.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

The UK Department for Transport has published the findings from the Light Goods Vehicle (LGV or van) CO 2 emissions study completed earlier. g/km; the proposed EU regulated target for new van CO 2 is 175 g/km in 2016 and 135 g/km by 2020. Light Goods Vehicle – CO 2 Emissions Study (Final Report (AEAT/ENV/R/2849).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years.

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Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved the 2015-2016 Investment Plan Update for its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The program develops and deploys innovative technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state’s climate change goals. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Ballard’s FCveloCity module is the company’s 7 th generation fuel cell module designed for transit bus and light rail applications. The FCveloCity modules feature: Standard 5 year, 250,000 mile warranty (for transit applications). Designed for scalability, the FCveloCity module is available in various configurations between 30-200kW.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In 294 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 33.2 The LED head and driving lights are sleekly integrated next to the small upper grille, which sits above a slightly larger grille and LED fog lights in the outer fascia corners. Personal note: I own a 1997 Honda Civic EX, with 190,100 miles, which I bought new.

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Honda Civic Hybrid MPG Clean 71

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2016

A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. Light-duty vehicle fleet by type - projections. Light-duty vehicle demand trends - projections.

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2014 Carbon Energy Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

Since its launch in 2013, the Outlander PHEV has recorded cumulative sales of 80,768 units (as at the end of 2016) and has been ranked as the best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in Europe for four years in a row. Mitsubishi has extensively revised the Outlander PHEV for 2017. A new EV Priority Mode is available across all variants.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. The resulting set of new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These are the kinds of safety considerations that tend to arise in rugged places like the Yukon, a roughly 186,000-square-mile wedge of northwestern Canada that extends from British Columbia across the Arctic Circle to the Beaufort Sea. But with climate change making the snowpack unreliable, dog-sled races have run into some difficulties.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

Prior to forming his consultancy, Shulock was Assistant Executive Officer and Director of Climate Programs at the California Air Resources Board, where he led the Board’s initial implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32). Chuck Shulock. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 514 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 34.7 But over a 240-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged an impressive 37.5 The running lights also double as turn signals, with what Kia calls a “Heartbeat” design. Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles.

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Kia MPG Fuel Economy Clean 75

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2021

In 180 miles driving through Southern California we averaged a combined 37.7 As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 The 2022 Kia Rio comes with these warranties: Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles. Safety and Convenience.

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Kia Fuel Economy MPG Economy 72

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

in Paris in 2016 ( earlier post ) and I.D. CROZZ has 225 kW (302 hp) of output, a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h) and can cover up to 311 miles (500 km) (NEDC) on one battery charge. A new feature here is the ‘CleanAir’ menu, which shows information on the air quality and activates preconfigured climate settings. Pilot’) mode.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Running on 91 octane, over 249 miles we averaged 26.2 mpg on a 140-mile freeway run using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph. The front twin grilles are restrained in size, framed by LED headlamps and daytime running lights. Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles. Basic – Five years/60,000 miles.

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Kia MPG Fuel Economy Clean 73

My Energi

AUGUST 12, 2021

All of Greenland’s cities are built along the 27,394-mile coastline as it’s the only area in the country that’s ice-free. Along the north-central coast, the climate is arctic and summer temperature average around freezing – 0 degrees Celsius. In the south the climate is milder. The island covers about 836,000 sq.

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Solar Tundra Grid Climate 59

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

(As a point of comparison, the US EPA’s proposed national CO 2 emissions standards for light-duty vehicles under section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act would require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams/mile of CO 2 —155.26 g/km—in model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

But let’s get real here, who will be buying the BRZ to squeeze miles from every tank of fuel? Sight lines are not bad for the low sitting position, and Subaru designers did a nice thing by not having a high-mounted third brake light in the rear window. That small but important rear brake light is on the lower fascia. Just drive.

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MPG Clean Cleaning Miles 84

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

California will meet its 2030 climate targets more than three decades late, in 2061, and could be more than 100 years late in meeting its 2050 target if the average rate of emissions reductions from the past year hold steady, according to a new study tracking more than a decade of environmental and economic indicators in the state.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

At the same time.for the last decade, the open, unclassified science part [of the DOE] has been funding and making available the same high-performance computing to many other uses: climate modeling, protein folding, materials science.it’s The 2016 target is 250 g/mi. The 2017-2025 phase of CAFE.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

In 205 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 36.6 mpg combined, with a 90-mile all-freeway run, using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, the average bumped up to 40.8 The trunk lid height, diminutive integrated lip spoiler, LED tail lights and rear bumper/fascia all were optimized with airflow in mind.

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