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MAY 18, 2017

According to a recent analysis of European diesel sales by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), European cities are setting the tone in the diesel debate. Specifically, policy announcements from major cities have raised doubts about being unable to drive a diesel in important urban areas. Click to enlarge.

Diesel

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JUNE 1, 2017

and L9 engine platforms are compatible with 100% renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification (paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment). and L9 platforms and all vintages are approved to use paraffinic diesel fuels in North America. Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5,

Diesel

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AUGUST 25, 2018

The newly released 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions shows the Port set new record lows for emissions reductions while its container volume reached an all-time high of 9.34 Source: 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions. Diesel particulate matter (DPM) remains down 87%, and sulfur oxides (SO x ) remain down 98%.

Los Angeles

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MARCH 22, 2018

UK-based ULEMCo—a spin-out from Revolve Technologies focused on conversions of diesel vehicles to hydrogen dual fuel operation—has collaborated with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to deliver the first hydrogen dual fuel road sweeper. —Amanda Lyne, CEO of ULEMCo. The project represents the first such conversion of a DAF vehicle.

Hydrogen

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AUGUST 3, 2017

In 2017, the BMW Group expects sales of its electrified vehicles to exceed 100,000 for the first time in a single year, with the all-electric BMW i3, BMW i8, BMW iPerformance plug-in hybrids and the plug-in hybrid MINI Countryman all contributing to the figures. BMW has established solid electrification credentials. Earlier post.).

BMW

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

Despite the continuing and significant reductions in the legislated limits of light-duty diesel vehicle NO x emissions under the European Euro 1 through 5 regulations of recent years, many studies have demonstrated that real-world NO x emissions appear not to have been reduced as significantly. Resources. Johnson, T.,

Emissions

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AUGUST 10, 2017

This will enable customers to drive away in a new cleaner Euro-6 BMW from under £155 (US$202) per month (plus initial rental) and MINI under £130 (US$169) per month (plus initial rental). The allowance offered will be in addition to any other government or retailer incentives that are currently in place.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. In other words, with removal of the algae and associated nutrients such as phosphorus, the water was much cleaner when returned to the lake. PNNL will apply its expertise in catalytic upgrading to make diesel-range renewable fuel blendstocks from the HTL biocrude. Figure from Tian et al.

Water

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MAY 31, 2019

billion gallons of gasoline, diesel, biodiesel and ethanol, including underreporting 403 million gallons of LCFS deficit-generating fuels. In March 2017, Tesoro notified CARB that the company had misreported fuel data from 2011 to 2016. The LCFS encourages the use of cleaner, low-carbon fuels in California.

Carbon

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AUGUST 22, 2017

On 1 September 2017, new emissions regulations for passenger vehicles come into force in the EU and Switzerland. These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. At the end of 2016 around 3.1 Image: Empa.

Diesel

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The California Air Resources Board released GHG emissions data for 2018 showing that emissions remain below 1990 levels but are effectively flat compared to 2017, while the economy grew by 4.3%. million metric tons in 2017. million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013. tons per person to 10.7

2020

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JULY 8, 2019

as ongoing confusion over low emission zones and diesel, the removal of key ultra low emission vehicle incentives and an overall decline in buyer confidence affected the market. respectively, but this was not enough to offset the continuing decline of diesel, which fell for the 27 th month in a row (-20.5%). respectively.

Alternative Fuels

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Board also adopted a regulation governing alternative diesel fuels ( ADF ). The regulation puts in place a three-step process beginning in 2016 to create a path to bring cleaner diesel substitutes into the market. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes. Alternative Diesel Fuels. Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes.

Carbon

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JUNE 17, 2009

The Clean Sky initiative will run until 31 December 2017. budget €4.37M) Among the topics is this area is the development of a diesel piston engine for a light helicopter. This call is the first in what will be one of Europe’s biggest ever research projects, with €1.6 billion (US$2.2 billion) to be invested up to 2014. budget €4.9M).

Clean

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

The researchers used a two-dimensional direct numerical simulation (DNS) to provide a fully resolved description of ignition at diesel engine-relevant conditions. While cool flames were first observed in the early 1800s, their properties and usefulness for diesel engine design have only recently been investigated. 2016.08.043.

Diesel

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MAY 8, 2018

The project’s goal is to introduce this ultra clean technology, which is 90% to 99% cleaner than existing port trucks, to the port drayage industry. The first four near-zero trucks have been successfully operating since mid-2017 and an additional four have been operating since February 2018.

Los Angeles

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors recently voted to approve two major bus procurements: up to 350 Gillig 40-foot low-floor CNG buses and up to 165 New Flyer 60-foot low-floor articulated CNG buses through 2017. At the end of the contracts, more than 95% of MTS buses will run on cleaner compressed natural gas.

San Diego

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sales of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids exceeded 287,000 units in the quarter, 63% higher than the same quarter a year ago and up 23% from Q2 2017, BNEF said. In 2017, many established carmakers from Jaguar Land Rover to Volvo Cars announced plans to bring electric versions of their vehicles to market in the next few years.

Plug-in

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Effective January 2010, Brazilian diesel fuel vehicles will be required to run on a 5% biodiesel blend, up from 4% at present. Our urban areas and highways will have cleaner fuel, which also creates jobs and generates income to the poor through family farming. billion liters (634 million gallons) in 2010. Emissions testing.

Brazil

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JUNE 28, 2017

The first rebate will be issued in 2017 and is expected to be an annual rebate through 2020. Each mile driven using compressed natural gas reduces vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by 30% compared to gasoline cars and 25% compared to diesel trucks.

Transportation

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MARCH 15, 2017

diesel vehicles with defeat devices. diesel cars. liter Partial Consent Decree to be spent by California on replacing older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. The first 30-month cycle runs from Q1 2017 through Q2 2019. Green City.

California

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AUGUST 25, 2017

In the UK, Hyundai Motor has launched a gasoline and diesel scrappage and trade-in scheme that offers up to £5,000 (US$6,416) off the price of a new model and seeks to improve air quality across the UK by making it easier and more affordable to drive a new, lower emission car. The scheme will run until the end of 2017.

Scrappage

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

UK-based ULEMCo , a developer of a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel conversion system ( earlier post ), has been awarded Government funding to trial a range of vehicles with hydrogen dual-fuel technology. The funding is worth more than £1.3 million (US$1.6 million), and will see large vans and trucks running on hydrogen dual-fuel.

Hydrogen

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JULY 7, 2016

A more detailed consultation will take place later this year and some measures could be implemented as early as 2017. Key proposals include: Implementing a £10 Emissions Surcharge (dubbed the ‘T-charge’) on the most polluting vehicles entering central London from 2017.

London

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MARCH 27, 2017

LNG is considerably cleaner than other fossil fuels, and engines that run on LNG also generate less noise. Compared to diesel fuel and fuel oil, LNG is a far cleaner option, with a significantly smaller footprint: up to 15% lower CO₂ emissions, 85% less NO x , zero sulfur and particulates and far quieter engines.

Transportation

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans (widely available since 2016). Compliance within the current ULEZ area is now at 94%, much higher than the 39% when ULEZ was first announced in 2017, and also higher than 85% the month before previous expansion, and compliance in outer London is already around 85%. Source: Transport for London.

Scrappage

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MAY 9, 2013

The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

Green Vehicles

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

These reductions have come from strong efforts to reduce on-road vehicle emissions, especially diesel particulate matter. The assessment will be completed in early 2017, and pending results of the assessment, specific HFC reduction measures may be revised accordingly.

Pollution

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The researchers found that electricity-powered light rail trains offer the least polluted travel environment followed by personal vehicles, while commute trips by older technology diesel-powered trains experienced the highest average air pollution levels in Sacramento. These new technologies reduce particle emissions by about 90%.

Pollution

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MAY 8, 2017

While less than half of the ships in the Arctic use HFO, it represents 75% of the fuel onboard ships in the Arctic because larger ships, with larger fuel tanks, tend to use HFO instead of cleaner distillate fuels. HFO and distillate), which would require a complete shift to cleaner fuels (e.g., —Comer et al.

Oil

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. Compared to gasoline or diesel methanol however offers much cleaner combustion, free of soot and emits no traces of sulphur or carcinogenic compounds which are formed in the combustion of liquid fossil fuels.

Iceland

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JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide. billion (US$3.5 billion (US$3.5

Gasoline

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APRIL 11, 2023

The suspected cause of these preventable absences is exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust fumes, which can leak into school bus cabins or enter buses through open windows. The EPA set out to hasten the transition of school bus fleets to cleaner vehicles in 2012 with its School Bus Rebate Program. The program is ongoing.

Pollution

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MAY 26, 2022

A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. The sharp drop in system efficiency is due to parasitic losses to the air compressor and other system accessories.

Hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

DME offers performance that is similar to diesel, making it suited for fleets that have to haul heavy loads. DME produces zero soot, zero sulfur oxides (SO x ), less NO x and also significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to diesel (especially if made from biogas). DME is a gas under ambient conditions.

Fuel

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APRIL 26, 2017

Our 48-volt system is making the combustion engine quieter and the air cleaner. The current decline in the diesel market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles has a very limited impact on our business because diesel-related sales only account for less than 2 percent of sales for the whole corporation. —José A.

Electrical

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FEBRUARY 5, 2017

The GTL Fischer-Tropsch process produces GTL diesel (the cleaner combustion and emissions qualities of which have been well studied), GTL naphtha, GTL kerosene, GTL normal Paraffin and GTL base oils. A paper on their study is published in the journal Fuel. 2017.01.042. Rockstroh, T., Floweday, G., and Wilken, C.

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