Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Outlook projects that global transportation-related energy demand will increase by close to 30% by 2040. At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. Wojnar, vice president for Corporate Strategic Planning.

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JULY 27, 2013

UPS also set a new alternative fuel goal of one billion cumulative miles (from a baseline of the year 2000) driven by alternative fuel/advanced technology vehicles by 2017, said David Abney, UPS Chief Operating Officer—more than double the previous goal of 400 million miles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Europe’s leading land transport provider is thus strengthening its sustainability strategy and further expanding the use of electric vehicles in its mixed fleets. —Hartmut Schick, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Head of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2017

TransCanada Corporation is halting the application process for its proposed Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects in Canada. Energy East was to have been a 4,500-kilometer pipeline that would have transported approximately 1.1 —TransCanada President and CEO Russ Girling.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2014

In the three years since the new CAFE standard for fuel economy has been in effect, automakers have surpassed it each year, improving new-vehicle fuel economy by about a mile per gallon annually, according to an analysis by Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2017

Toshiba Corporation announced the results of year-long field tests of electric buses charged with its wireless rapid rechargeable battery system. Feb 2016 to Jan 2017. Osamu Hori, Director of Toshiba Corporation Corporate Research & Development Center. Earlier post.) Overview of the field test. Small electric bus.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2017

The acquisition was first announced in May 2017. The facility, previously owned by Jurong Aromatics Corporation, is located near ExxonMobil’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex, which has an ethylene production capacity of 1.9 million tonnes per year and a crude oil processing capacity of 592,000 barrels per day.

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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.). California has incorporated these national standards into its motor vehicle emissions program. Statement from Chairman Nichols to.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

We’re pleased to be supporting Achates Power as they develop this pioneering technology, which has the potential to revolutionize the internal combustion engine market and make a substantial impact on transport emissions. —Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of OGCI Climate Investments. Zermeno, R.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

has signed a 10-year supply agreement with ITL Efficiency Corporation in China, a subsidiary of Eastlake New Energy, to provide electric propulsion systems for three market segments: 6-8 meter shuttle buses; light- to medium-duty delivery trucks; and 10-12 meter transit buses. UQM Technologies Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

In March, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.) mpg in MY 2021.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

The United States transitions from being a net importer of natural gas to a net exporter by 2017 in all cases. US natural gas net export growth continues after 2017, with annual net exports in 2040 ranging from 3.0 Decreases in transportation and residential sector energy consumption partially offset growth in other sectors.

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JULY 14, 2016

The plant, which will use Ensyn’s RTP (rapid thermal processing) ( earlier post ), will be the first commercial RTP facility designed and optimized for the production of biocrude used for heating, cooling and refinery applications, according to Dr. Robert Graham, Chairman, Ensyn Corporation. million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. The first phase, from MYs 2017-2021, includes final standards that are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, a range from 40.3—41.0

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 17, 2023

It is sensible for native officers to keep watch over an trade like taxicabs as a result of regulations will also be adapted for the instances of a selected town, stated Bruce Schaller, a expert on transportation coverage problems tapped to aid San Francisco analyze the circumstance of its taxi trade in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In a new research brief , Pike Research forecasts that wireless charging equipment for light duty plug-in vehicle sales will grow by a CAGR of 91% from 2013 to 2020, as wireless systems move from a retrofit technology to an integrated part of new EVs, reaching annual sales of 283,000 units in 2020.

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MAY 22, 2016

The plug-in hybrid TX5 London Cab will be launched in the UK at the end of 2017 and in international markets in 2018. In addition to a new light-weight aluminium body structure and composite paneling, the TX5 benefits from a range-extended battery-electric vehicle system. In addition there will 6,000 square meters of office space.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This is nearly double the number of units manufactured in 2011, with increases in both the stationary and transportation sectors. Costs continued to decline, especially for light duty vehicle applications; the cost per kilowatt (kW) for high volume production of transportation fuel cells moved closer to DOE’s target of $30 per kW.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder projects the emission impacts of the widespread introduction of inexpensive and efficient electric vehicles into the US light duty vehicle (LDV) sector. power plants and refineries) and in turn to the transportation, residential, industrial, and commercial end-use sectors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have announced a proposed rulemaking for the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. Day Cab Class 8.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Further, the fossil fuel share of primary energy consumption falls from 82% in 2011 to 78% in 2040 as consumption of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls, largely because of the incorporation of new fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles. Click to enlarge. mpg in 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Daimler Truck subsidiary MFTBC (Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, FUSO) unveiled the next-generation model of the all-electric light-duty truck FUSO eCanter. FUSO will also launch the new vehicle in further overseas markets in the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 Earlier post.).

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APRIL 1, 2010

mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. Each light vehicle model produced for sale in the United States will have a fuel economy target. Today, the federal government has laid out a course of action through 2016, and now we need to work on 2017 and beyond. Source: NHTSA.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The light commercial vehicle manufacturer, a subsidiary of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer SAIC Motor, is also announcing LeasePlan as its exclusive partner in Europe, as it prepares for its full brand launch in 2019. The standard EV80 model can be configured as a passenger bus, transporting eight people plus the driver.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The crash data used were police-reported crashes during 2017-21 in 18 U.S. But they’ve become increasingly commonplace among regulators, with corporate lobbying groups often in perfect sync with government policies. As MSRPs have risen in recent years, due to rampant inflation and corporate greed.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

Currently, the state’s transportation sector accounts for nearly 40% of the state''s greenhouse gas emissions; more than 95% of all transportation energy consumed in California is petroleum-based. An estimated 68 stations are needed to support the anticipated rollout of these vehicles in 2015-2017.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In the United States, transportation accounts for 27% of greenhouse gases —the largest source of emissions of any sector. Trevor Milton (in 2017, image from Wikipedia). Nikola was outed by activist short-seller Hindenburg Research after it received a whistleblower tip about Milton’s corporate wrongdoings.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In the near future, autonomous systems will bring a new level of digital transformation to the industry worth trillions of dollars, including automating transportation, traffic management, municipal services, law enforcement, shipping, port management, construction, agriculture, and more.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Techrules is also developing partnerships with several major China-based global corporations with interest in the micro-turbine recharging technology. These will enable Techrules to develop its TREV powertrain for use in a variety of mobility solutions, including low-emission and fuel efficient public transport and light commercial vehicles.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

In a joint Federal Register notice , the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) opened the public comment period on the reconsideration of the January 2017 Final Determination for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Which means we would be extremely vunerable to Bolivia for our transportation needs, to a degree which we have never been to a foreign country.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In August 2018, EPA and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

To get an idea of how the process of reinvigorating US emissions and fuel economy standards is likely to proceed, Charged spoke with Margo Oge, who served as the Director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality from 1994 to 2012. What about the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards?

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