Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

UPS announced an agreement with Big Ox Energy (a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital LLC) to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year. UPS used 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet in 2016, which included 4.6 million gallons of RNG.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Long Beach Transit (LBT) recently received a $600,000 grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Near Zero Incentive Program for the purchase of 40 Cummins “near-zero” compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. In 2012, LBT purchased its first CNG buses.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

US prices for the 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ( earlier post )—the first of many Audi e-tron models destined to come to the US—will begin at $37,900. Purchasing customers may qualify for applicable state and federal incentives and tax credits. The 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron features a 1.4

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

together with Volvo Car Sverige and Upplands Motor, announced that Sweden-based Fågelviksgruppen (FVG) has signed an agreement covering the purchase of 400 Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel taxis with Westport technology and fuel systems including options to purchase up to 240 more. liters of gasoline/100 km (35 mpg US). 2016 Volvo V70.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The onboard gasoline engine used to generate electrical energy is also more efficient, resulting in both increased power and better fuel economy. In 2016, the Note e-POWER became a hot seller as soon as it started sales in Japan. So far, customers have purchased about 430,000 vehicles equipped with the innovative powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

The total project investment is expected to be approximately $900 million and is expected to be completed in late 2016. Valero holds an option until January 2016 to become a partner in the Diamond Pipeline and purchase a 50% interest. Valero acquired it in 2005. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The LCFS program, which is administered by the California Air Resources Board, sets standards to decrease the carbon intensity of motor gasoline and diesel fuel incrementally by at least 10% by 2020 relative to a 2010 baseline. Source: US Energy Information Administration, based on California Air Resources Board.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Volkswagen is offering an incentive of up to €10,000 (US$11,815)—depending upon the model purchased—for the purchase of Euro 6 vehicles in Germany if an older diesel vehicle (Euro 1 to Euro 4 standards) is scrapped at the same time. Customers purchasing a new Golf receive an environmental incentive of €5,000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

The goals, available in the company’s 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report , support UPS’ commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations 12% by 2025, a goal developed using a methodology approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline. The all electric trucks will deliver by day and re-charge overnight.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Vehicles must meet strict emission standards to drive in the ULEZ area: Euro 4 for gasoline cars and vans (widely available since 2006). Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans (widely available since 2016). Map of the current Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and ULEZ boundaries. Source: Transport for London. daily charge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

California reached that overall goal in 2016. To help California reach that goal, CARB built on the success of the LCFS by doubling the required reduction level and setting a 2030 target for vehicle fuels of 20% less carbon than is now found in gasoline and diesel fuel. million metric tons of climate-changing gases.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

In early 2020 the pandemic put significant pressure on new vehicle sales as dealerships worked to implement modified sales processes and deliveries to adhere to social distancing guidelines and create a comfortable vehicle purchasing experience for consumers, even moving some transactions online. of VIO for the whole year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

GM signed a power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables North America, a fully owned subsidiary of EDP Renovaveis, for its first US wind power: 30 MW of energy from the planned 250 MW Hidalgo Wind Farm in Edinburg, Texas. Arlington Assembly expects to start using the clean power during the fourth quarter of 2016, avoiding about $2.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

liter EA211 gasoline engine—the most modern engine technology of the Volkswagen Group. This determines that, as of 2016, at least 30 percent of vehicles produced in Russia are to be equipped with engines manufactured locally. liter gasoline engines of the newly developed EA211 series per day. million (US$9.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

Per gallon federal gasoline and diesel taxes collected at the pump are deposited into the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF). mpg by 2016). As new cars and light trucks are purchased in the future and old ones retired, average fuel economy will improve, reducing the 2009 forecast of gasoline sales and HTF revenues.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

MTS purchased 31 minibuses and 46 paratransit buses fueled by propane. One of the key benefits of the ROUSH CleanTech liquid propane autogas fuel system is that vehicle operation and performance is virtually transparent as compared to that of the base gasoline vehicle. The current gasoline price MTS pays is $1.99 per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

As a fuel for natural gas vehicle fleets, including heavy-duty trucks, it is estimated to result in 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions than from equivalent gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles. Clean Energy will buy renewable natural gas fuel from BP and collect royalties on gas purchased from BP and sold as Redeem at it stations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. The initiative will help UPS reach its 2020 goal of one in four new vehicles purchased being an alternative fuel or advanced technology vehicle.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

One would expect to receive some kind of purchasing allowance calculated that’s then tied to income. Real Driving Emissions Step 2” (RDE2) has likewise introduced new emission rules that require gasoline and diesel driven automobiles to have on-road emissions output effectively match laboratory testing. million units in 2016 to just 1.6

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017). —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. Source: GFEI. To achieve these targets now, annual improvements to the global fleet would have to be around an average of 3.7%—more

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

However, the duo are dropping collaboration on B-segment platform and associated small gasoline engine following detailed evaluation. The Alliance remains structured around the main pillars of joint programs—purchasing and logistics, focused on Europe—and extends into cross-manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The MaaS industry is expected to purchase more than 10 million cars in the study’s key markets in 2040—compared to just 300,000 in 2017. However, cars powered solely by gasoline or diesel will have fallen below 50% of new cars sales by 2031. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.” Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2017

Nearly all of this energy consumption is gasoline, with gasoline consumption by light-duty vehicles projected to fall from 8.7 trillion miles in 2016. Nearly all of this energy consumption is gasoline, with gasoline consumption by light-duty vehicles projected to fall from 8.7 quadrillion Btu in 2017 to 14.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

At the end of 2016 around 3.1 million passenger vehicles with gasoline engines and 1.3 As diesel vehicles that have been type-approved in accordance with this stage usually display much higher NO x emissions on the road than in the lab, Empa recommends no longer purchasing such vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

The manufacturers currently with deficits in the 2012 and/or 2013 model year are allowed to carry those deficits forward for three model years, giving them time to generate or purchase credits to demonstrate compliance with the 2012 and/or 2013 model year standards. only emissions are “counted” from the gasoline engine operation).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. The authors also explored the trade-offs between the fuel penalty of using a gasoline particulate filter and BC reduction efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

For example, the report finds that of the more than 1,300 conventional vehicle model configurations available in 2016, 23 truck configurations, 23 sport utility vehicle (SUV) configurations, and 26 passenger car configurations meet 2020 or later GHG standards with a conventional gasoline powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

—Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain“. Honda began delivery of its all-new Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle—its third-generation fuel cell vehicle—to US customers in December 2016 following a spring 2016 launch in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The cost of producing, delivering, and dispensing hydrogen in early markets for light duty vehicles during recent commercial station deployments was estimated to be $13-$16/gallon gasoline equivalent (gge). The global fuel cell market increased its growth 40% in 2016, with revenues of more than $1.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

2017 EPA estimates not a available yet; the base 2016 model is EPA-rated at 83 MPGe, with up to 16 miles of all-electric range. In California, the vehicle’s largest market, purchasing customers who are residents of the state may also qualify for additional state and federal incentives and tax credits.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

These initiatives will help UPS attain its goal of one in four new vehicles purchased by 2020 being an alternative fuel or advanced technology vehicle. in 2016.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 7, 2021

The flexible credit trading system allows the use of banked credits from previous years, and credits can also be purchased from other automakers. Sufficient credits have always been available for purchase Figure 5.17 The 2019 deficit for all automakers of 23,821,639 megagrams was roughly one tenth of the credits available for purchase.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The current CAFE standard calls for fleet fuel economy of approximately 34 mpg in 2016—a target that the CFA termed “ very modest ” The CFA brief says that:“ The analysis showed that it would have been economically and environmentally beneficial to set a much higher standard.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2014

That quantity of gasoline is worth approximately $2.5 The investment will be used to purchase new equipment and tooling, adding more assembly capacity within KTP’s existing floor space. With the Council’s approval, work in the plant will begin immediately and be completed in the third quarter 2016.

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