Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

According to the California Independent System Operator, battery storage capacity in the state has increased by nearly 20 times since 2019—from 250 megawatts (MW) to 5,000 MW. The program was established in 2002 with an initial requirement that 20% of electricity retail sales be served by renewable resources by 2017.

California 396

California 2019 Grid 2002 396

Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2021

Owners of certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV models have been living with 90% of their battery capacity for months—and 90% of their full driving range—due to concerns over a fire risk relating to the battery.

2019 151

2019 2017 Batteries Battery 151

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2021

As a result, GM will be conducting a new recall for the previous population of Bolt EVs (2017-2019) to address the risk of battery fires in these vehicles. Earlier post.) The vehicles were first recalled in November 2020 for the potential of an unattended fire in the high-voltage battery pack underneath the backseat’s bottom cushion.

2019 321

2019 GM Batteries Battery 321

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2020

Pursuant to section 95489(c)(3)(B) of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Regulation, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer has posted the final 2017 Crude Average Carbon Intensity calculation: 12.52 California gets the largest portion of its crude from itself: 155,785,058 barrels in 2019, or 27% of the total.

2019 186

2019 California Saudi Arabia Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2019

mpg driven 11,484 miles in 2019. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2017, Table VM-1; and tax data by state from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website, August 2019. Based on a vehicle with an average fuel economy of 22.3

Tax 345

Tax 2019 Gasoline Fuel Economy 345

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The main findings of this analysis are that the energy intensity of flying in the United States doubled from 2019 to 2020, and in 2020 it substantially exceeded the energy intensity of driving. ?. in 2019 to 58.9% In conclusion, the energy intensity per passenger mile flown in 2020 doubled from that in 2019.

2019 313

2019 2020 Light Miles 313

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

General Motors announced Friday that an ongoing investigation over fire concern is prompting a broad recall affecting most 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV models. The recall includes 68,667 vehicles globally and 50,925 in the U.S.

2019 161

2019 2017 General Motors Chevrolet 161

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

in 2019 based on preliminary energy and economic data. All told, net US GHG emissions ended 2019 slightly higher than at the end of 2016. Based on a combination of monthly data from the Energy Information Administration and daily data from Genscape, Rhodium estimates that coal-fired power generation fell by 18% in 2019.

Coal 370

Coal 2019 2018 Gas-Electric 370

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. Fossil fuel combustion has driven an increase in outdoor air pollution that in 2019 killed 29.15 million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Fisher et al.

Africa 397

Africa Pollution 2019 Ethiopia 397

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With a 1% increase in sales and increasing battery pack size, all-electric vehicles (EVs) captured a record amount of total plug-in vehicle battery capacity sold in 2019, 17.4 PHEV sales decreased 32% from 2018 to 2019, about the same as the decrease in PHEV battery capacity.

2019 243

2019 Lithium Ion PHEV Batteries 243

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

The 2020 edition of US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that emissions increased from 2017 to 2018 by 3.1% (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector). Source: EPA. >. through the uptake of carbon and storage in forests, vegetation and soils.

2018 243

2018 2017 EPA 2005 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2019

The Motor Vehicles and Component Parts sector employed 3% more people in 2018 than 2017. About 110,000 employees worked with hybrid electric vehicles, up 10% from 2017. Electric vehicle employees grew 21% and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle employees grew 31% from 2017 to 2018. Energy and Employment Report, 2019.

2018 236

2018 2017 Parts Motor 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2018

million b/d in 2019. In particular, the Permian region in western Texas and eastern New Mexico is expected to account for more than half of the growth in crude oil production through 2019. million b/d in 2019. EIA forecasts Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM) production to grow by 158,000 b/d in 2019 to average 1.9

2019 236

2019 Oil Production 2018 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Nearly half—48%—of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2019 in the US met the new safety requirements, up from 33% in 2018, according to Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2020 Report released today by the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

2019 305

2019 Standards Oil Cars 305

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The 2019 Scrap Tire Management Report—USTMA’s 14 th —reveals that almost 76% of scrap tires were recycled in products such as rubber modified asphalt, the manufacturing of automotive products and mulch for landscaping and other products, and tire-derived fuel in 2019. —Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of USTMA.

2019 397

2019 2013 New Jersey New Mexico 397

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km in 2019, reaching 122.4

2019 207

2019 Iceland Emissions Bulgaria 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2019

In contrast, there was a 122% increase from January (5,543) to December (12,323) in 2017. 2018 saw year-over-year increases in sales for all twelve months in 2018 compared to 2017. Total electric car sales increased 84% from 2017 (96,847) to 2018 (177,781).

2018 286

2018 2017 California Sale 286

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2018

EIA also forecasts that 2019 crude oil production will rise further to an average of 10.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2017 and is estimated to have averaged 9.9 million b/d of crude oil production growth from December 2017 to December 2019. million b/d of crude oil by the end of 2019—roughly a 0.9

2018 207

2018 2019 Oil Production 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2019

Honda has confirmed the global premiere of a prototype version of its new electric vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019. The image highlights a clear link to Honda’s Urban EV Concept initially shown at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. A mass production version of the car will be on sale later in the year. Earlier post.).

2019 236

2019 Honda Production 2017 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

In 2018, the share of incoming orders for vehicles equipped with the latest diesel technology as a proportion of the overall vehicle portfolio was 43% compared to 39% in 2017. Demand for diesel cars was particularly strong among private customers, where the share almost doubled from 15% in 2017 to 27% last year.

Germany 255

Germany 2017 2018 Diesel 255

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The biggest drop was in April 2020 (a reduction of 40% compared with April 2019) followed by a gradual rebound later in the year. In December 2020, the reduction was 11% compared with December 2019. Overall , vehicle miles traveled in 2020 were down 13% compared with 2019. Total consumption. Consumption per capita.

2020 415

2020 Gasoline 2019 2000 415

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

The newly introduced 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid makes significant advancements over both the standard Cayenne and the preceding Cayenne S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) it replaces, including more power, quicker acceleration, a faster top speed, and increased electric-only range.

Cayenne 150

Cayenne Porsche Hybrid 2019 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease from 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). New US contracts for biodiesel from Argentina slowed upon announcement of DOC anti-dumping and countervailing investigations in March 2017. million barrels in 2017, a 44% decrease from 2016 levels.

2017 170

2017 Diesel Argentina Indonesia 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that establishes the required renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2019, and biomass-based diesel for 2020. Advanced biofuel volumes for 2019 will increase by 630 million gallons over the 2018 standard.

EPA 223

EPA 2019 2020 Diesel 223

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The number of battery-electric buses ordered in Europe more than doubled in 2017 compared to 2016, reaching 1,031 vehicles, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. The lag between orders and deliveries is usually 9-12 months; T&E expects all these electric buses to be on the road by mid-2019.

Europe 391

Europe 2017 Poland 2018 391

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Toyota has introduced the fifth-generation 2019 Toyota RAV4. Gasoline models arrive next month, and RAV4 Hybrid models follow in late March 2019. 2019 RAV4 Hybrid. RAV4 is the currently the best-selling vehicle in its class, doubling volume over the last five years to sales of nearly 408,000 in the US in 2017.

2019 247

2019 Toyota Hybrid Fuel 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2017, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,456.7

2017 199

2017 EPA Transportation 2005 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2019

in 2017, according to latest official data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). According to the EEA’s Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2017 and inventory report 2019 , total greenhouse gas emissions (including international aviation) rose by 0.7% in 2017 compared with 2016.

2017 191

2017 Emissions Transportation Gas 191

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 8, 2024

Overall auto volume was 180,024 units, marginally down YoY, though well below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~230,000). March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 27.9% share in France, growing from a 25.4% share year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by some 11% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume grew 4%.

France 129

France Plugin 2017 2019 129

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5 The average new van registered in 2017 emitted 156.1

2017 170

2017 Emissions CO2 2016 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2020

Volvo Car Group, including its strategic affiliates Lynk & Co and Polestar, produce vehicles based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform, introduced in 2017. The platform made its debut in 2017 with the popular Volvo XC40. Since the CMA-based XC40 was introduced in 2017, 302,856 units have sold. billion) in 2019.

Volvo 410

Volvo Vehicles Recharge Cars 410

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Seven-Eleven and Toyota entered into a basic agreement in August 2017 regarding considerations toward energy conservation and carbon dioxide emission reduction in store distribution and operation. On 7 December 2017, Seven-Eleven opened the environmentally, user friendly Seven-Eleven Chiyoda Nibancho Store as a flagship of these initiatives.

Store 218

Store 2019 Toyota Japan 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

For cars, the data show a 12% decrease in average cO 2 emissions, compared with 2019. g (12%) lower than in 2019 and represented the first decrease observed since 2016. in 2019 to about 11% of new registrations in 2020. g (1.5%) lower than in 2019. in 2019 to about 2.3% grams of CO 2 per kilometre (g CO 2 /km).

2020 435

2020 CO2 Europe Emissions 435

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 22, 2017. Friday, we covered the 2019. Which unlikely green car completed the grueling, no-support-allowed Mongol Rally?

2019 84

2019 2017 Green Cars Porsche 84

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The Volvo VNR Electric demonstration units will be based on the proven propulsion and energy storage technology currently being used in the Volvo FE Electric, which Volvo Trucks presented in May and will begin selling in Europe in 2019 ( earlier post ), and builds on the Volvo Group’s accumulated expertise in electrified transport solutions.

Volvo 249

Volvo 2019 California 2020 249

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

The BX5 is scheduled to be launched in Europe in 2019, when the vehicle will also be available with an electric drive system. Sales for July-December topped 30,000 units, while sales for the first two months of 2017 topped 5,300 units. Earlier post.). Borgward began sales in China in mid-2016 with the BX7.

2019 150

2019 Europe China 2016 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2019

These data are for 2017, the most recent year for which vehicle miles of travel are available. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2017, August 2018, Table VM-2. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2017, August 2018, Table VM-2.

District of Columbia 338

District of Columbia Miles Wyoming Vehicles 338