Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

Building sustainable and clean energy systems will be harder, riskier and more expensive without nuclear, according to the new report, Nuclear power and secure energy transitions: From today’s challenges to tomorrow’s clean energy systems. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% per year between 2015 and 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

Honda announced an introductory lease price of $269 a month for 36 months (plus tax) for the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan ( earlier post ), which is coming to select dealerships in California and Oregon August 2017. In addition, California customers qualify for the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate of $2,500. kWh battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. The near-term elements of GM’s fuel economy efforts he adduced are: Reduction in vehicle weight by up to 15%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

FCA US has received a certificate of conformity from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a conditional executive order from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), permitting the production and sale of FCA US 2017 model-year light-duty Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter liter diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Thee second valley is the scale-up from small pilot projects to commercial-size facilities, where economies of scale can be used to dramatically reduce costs. Steven Chu, Yi Cui & Nian Liu (2017) “The path towards sustainable energy” Nature Materials 16, 16–22 doi: 10.1038/nmat4834. —Chu et al. Renewable energy future.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

As the heavy-duty transportation industry seeks greener alternatives to combustion engines, HT-PEM fuel cells promise a clean, efficient alternative. Breakthroughs coming out of this effort will help to enable DOE’s H2@Scale vision for clean and affordable hydrogen utilization across multiple sectors in the economy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

The defect leads to lower fuel economy, non EPA-compliant emissions levels, and costly and frequent vehicle repairs, the complaint charges. This reduces the truck's fuel economy, according to the complaint. The affected vehicles are the 2013-2017 RAM 2500 with Cummins diesel (2WD, 4WD) and.

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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

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. The multiplier is set at 5 in 2016–2017, falling to 3 in 2018–2019, and then to 2 in 2020. 100km (84 mpg US) will be counted as 3 vehicles in 2016–2017, 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. A compact, quiet-running 650cc 2-cylinder engine replaces the previous 2.4L

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

We continue to see strong growth opportunities in China’s mass transit market where fuel cells are increasingly being discussed as the next generation of clean propulsion. This demand is being driven by China’s growing need for clean urban mass transit and air quality policies. —Randy MacEwen, Ballard President and CEO.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. This decision takes the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

From 2012 to 2017, Hyundai took part in the US DOE’s fuel cell vehicle confirmation program, which was launched to help validate the performance of emerging hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. to strengthen cooperation between the two countries to vitalize the global hydrogen economy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Cities are expanding, economies are growing, and life expectancy has almost doubled. million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. billion by 2100.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

This next-generation concept truck features a custom, aerodynamic design and aims to demonstrate improvements in fuel economy for Class 8 trucks. Starship will undertake a cross-country run, carrying a full cargo of clean reef material, 18-25 May starting in San Diego, Calif. and ending in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2019

In a new white paper , the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has quantified the gap in charging infrastructure across the 100 most populous US metropolitan areas in the US to power more than 3 million expected electric vehicles by 2025.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The second generation 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid continues what Kia started in 2017 when the Niro Hybrid debuted. The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid is the class leader in fuel economy. Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to be among the first to drive the 2023 Niro Hybrid. All-New Updated Styling+Higher MPG and Longer Range.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the number of scrap tires generated each year grew by almost 7%, the total number of scrap tires recycled or reclaimed has not significantly changed since 2017. USTMA urges state regulators and federal law makers as well as recyclers, industry and environmental groups, and academic partners to do more to advance a circular economy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Nichols also said that California will work with Federal agencies on the next phase of light-duty vehicle GHG and fuel economy standards for model years 2017-2025. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). However, California is beginning work on the second phase of Pavley regulations (Pavley II), linked with the LEV III and ZEV initiatives.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

In 2017, engineers from Achates presented a paper (2017-01-0638) at the SAE World Congress (WCX 17) describing the development of a 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) commercial heavy-duty opposed-piston engine without the use of a waste heat recovery system or turbocompounding. We also deliver a significant fuel economy improvement.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

for fibers and adhesives), thickening agents and dimethyl ether (clean propellant gases). Enerkem’s platform is a 4-step thermochemical process that consists of: feedstock preparation; gasification; cleaning and conditioning of syngas; and catalytic synthesis. The methanol will then be converted into chemicals such as acetic acid (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2018

Brown is also proposing a new eight-year initiative to continue the state’s clean vehicle rebates and spur more infrastructure investments. According to the Auto Alliance ZEV sales dashboard , as of the end of October 2017, California had 176,681 battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles—i.e., Earlier post.) million ZEVs by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2017

The new Movin’On by Michelin, a global summit for action on the future of mobility, will be held in Montreal, Canada on 13-15 June 2017. Movin’On 2017 will examine various themes in the future of urban mobility: New experiences in transportation. Circular economy. Safe, clean and effective mobility for all.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

The analysis “California’s Clean Fuel Future: Assessing Achievable Fuel Carbon Intensity Reductions Through 2030,” was commissioned by Ceres, NextGen America, and the Union of Concerned Scientists. The vehicle stock and energy demand model is based on VISION 2014, with some elements updated for the report using data from VISION 2017.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2017

German manufacturers were pushing diesel power in a huge way, with Volkswagen's "Clean Diesel" leading the charge. When the first Chevrolet Cruze Diesel was launched back in 2014, it made a lot of sense. Diesel was in vogue. Oh, how things have changed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Isenstadt and German (2017).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Were a more stringent fuel economy standard to be implemented, 63% said it was likely the cost of vehicles will increase too much. The two agencies are set to officially start the process for new clean car standards later this month. The standards will cover model years 2017 to 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

Especially on secondary lines, where overhead lines are uneconomic or not yet available, these trains are a clean and environmentally friendly option. Specifically designed for operation on non-electrified lines, it enables clean, sustainable train operation while ensuring high levels of performance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Overall, Budget 2017 proposes to invest C$21.9 billion) over 11 years to support green infrastructure that will advance Canada’s efforts to build a clean economy. billion (US$16.4 This funding builds on Budget 2016’s investment of C$62.5 million (US$436.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2021

EPA is planning to initiate a separate rulemaking to establish multi-pollutant emission standards under the Clean Air Act for MY 2027 and later. The final program represents will reach a projected industry-wide target of 161 grams CO 2 /mile, or 40 miles per gallon value on fuel economy window stickers in 2026. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

The only tailpipe output is clean water vapor. It introduced its next-generation battery-electric bus, the Xcelsior CHARGE in 2017. The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 also features regenerative braking while decelerating, which recharges the batteries and reduces energy consumption for extending range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The President also called for an extension of the National Program for increased fuel economy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles to Model Year 2017 and beyond. Currently trucks consume more than two million barrels of oil every day, and average 6.1 miles per gallon. Earlier post.) per gallon fuel price.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

At NAIAS 2017, Achates Power announced it was developing a 2.7-liter, 2017) “Ignition studies of two low-octane gasolines.” Gautam Kalghatgi, Bengt Johansson (2017) “Gasoline compression ignition approach to efficient, clean and affordable future engines”. liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., Earlier post.) Lovisotto, L., Issayev, G.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

In five years—2011 to 2016—the LCFS helped encourage a 57% uptick in the use of clean fuels in California. In January 2017, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) released its proposed updated scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Earlier post.) Since 2011, $1.6

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