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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Other organizations also participating in this new project include FCC, IVECO, The University of Granada, the CARTIF Foundation, SYSADVANCE and Gasnam. In addition, SEAT is the Volkswagen Group’s center of excellence for the technological development of compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel.

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. To provide more diverse vehicle and fuel options, DOE will continue to develop advanced batteries and fuel cells, encourage vehicle electrification, and work with partners to address barriers to widespread adoption of all-electric-drive vehicles.

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MARCH 31, 2019

In addition, a cooperation agreement with the University of Freiberg is planned to test the procedure in the coming years at the Hamburg plant premises. Nilsson (2018) “Assessment of hydrogen direct reduction for fossil-free steelmaking,” Journal of Cleaner Production , Volume 203, Pages 736-745 doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.279.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 30, 2018

Ammonia (NH 3 ) has been drawing attention as a carbon-free alternative fuel. NH 3 could be widely used in thermal power generation and industrial furnaces as an alternative to gasoline and light oil. However, compared with fossil fuels, NH 3 has a high ignition temperature; a low combustion rate and N 2 O/NO x production.

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JULY 16, 2016

The winners are Professor Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York; Professor Joaquin Rodriguez Lopez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Professor Joshua Snyder, Drexel University. Professor Joaquin Rodriguez Lopez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Joshua Snyder, Drexel University.

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APRIL 29, 2018

A study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of São Paulo revealed that a beltway constructed to divert heavy-duty diesel vehicles traffic in the Brazilian city of São Paulo improved air quality and public health in the city.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have identified a way to reduce harmful NO emissions produced by ammonia fuel during combustion. The finding helps advance research into ammonia as an alternative to carbon-based fuels for cars, airplanes, and power generation facilities. —Somarathne et al.

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JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. The DOE’s Alternative Fuels Data Center provides a comprehensive database of federal and state programs that support EVs and infrastructure.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

It’s striking, Lux said, that the US EPA, with its $8-billion budget and workforce of 15,000 staff, couldn’t catch VW, but a small team of researchers from West Virginia University could. Other outcomes projected by the Lux team include: Regulators will try to improve, but will need better equipment.

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JULY 21, 2017

Grouped under four categories, the 2017 CAAP’s near-term and long-term strategies include: Clean Vehicles, Equipment Technology and Fuels. Develop a universal truck appointment system for the entire complex with the goal of minimizing truck turn times. Reduce GHGs from port‐related sources to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

It collects insights held at a workshop organized by the International Transport Forum in June 2018 in Paris and features the results of a survey among experts. Ambitious fuel economy and CO 2 emission standards will help widespread deployment of these measures. It is critical that these standards include heavy freight trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Turn at the University of Hawaii report on the storage and oxidation stabilities of SIP-76, CHCD-76, and their blends with F-76. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel. Alternative fuels are being sought as drop-in replacements, requiring no modification to existing equipment and fuel handling and transportation systems.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Reinforcing this perspective, a 2018 paper from a team of Queensland university researchers “ Where are we headed with electric vehicles? ” [5] evaluated the comparative efficiencies of various power trains including ICE (petrol and diesel), FCEV, PHEV and the pure EV. 2018) Where Are We Heading With Electric Vehicles?

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APRIL 22, 2021

A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions.

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JANUARY 2, 2018

Researchers at Tianjin University in China report that combing split injection to the Miller cycle with boost pressure can effectively decrease the knock tendency and increase the engine torque in a downsized spark-ignition engine. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel. 2017.11.006.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) examined several topics related to fuel economy and advanced vehicle technologies. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final.

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