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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

According to this, new type-approved diesel passenger cars may emit NO x for a transitional period from September 2017 (from September 2019 for newly registered passenger cars) of 168 mg/km instead of 80 mg/km. However, to ensure that the vehicles can also compete in the RDE procedure, the Commission adopted a compliance factor of 2.1.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Underpinned by the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) K Sedan platform, the 2019 Avalon is powered by two new TNGA powertrains: a punchy 3.5-liter 2019 Avalon Hybrid. liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine is more fuel efficient, runs cleaner, and is more powerful than previous iterations, and features enhanced thermal management.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

starting in 2019. Hyundai on Tuesday announced a 2022 model year refresh for the Kona Electric, which was its first fully battery electric SUV available in the U.S., Most notably, the 2022 Kona Electric dashes the dimpled look and loses the legacy hints of an engine under the hood.

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JULY 31, 2020

In 2019, REG produced 495 million gallons of cleaner fuel delivering more than 4.2 REG is North America’s largest producer of biodiesel and an industry-leading producer of renewable diesel. REG utilizes a global integrated procurement, distribution and logistics network to operate 13 biorefineries in the US and Europe.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Toyota estimates that the 2019 Avalon Hybrid will boost fuel economy by up to 10% over its MY 2018 predecessor, from 40 mpg (5.88 liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine is more fuel efficient, runs cleaner, and is more powerful than previous iterations, and excels at dissipating thermal inefficiencies. l/100 km) combined.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

California documents show that higher-trim versions of the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus won't achieve the estimated 226-mile range. A new study shows that electric cars are cleaner than gas, even when using electricity from coal. GM will double its investment in engineering new electric and self-driving cars.

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MARCH 26, 2018

At the New York International Auto Show this week, Toyota will stage the premiere of the new 2019 Corolla Hatchback. liter Dynamic-Force direct-injection inline four-cylinder engine (M20A-FKS) ( earlier post ) with gains in power, fuel efficiency, and cleaner emissions. The all-new TNGA-based powertrain features the 2.0-liter

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JULY 5, 2017

Volvo Cars announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 on will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. You can now pick and choose whichever electrified Volvo you wish. This is how we are going to do it.

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MARCH 8, 2022

The report details how this can be achieved by using a real-time emissions signal—built-in software intelligence that leverages current grid emissions data—to control EV charging and shift electricity use to moments of cleaner power on the grid. million ICE vehicles off the road.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This settlement aligns with EPA’s National Compliance Initiative (NCI), Creating Cleaner Air for Communities by Reducing Excess Emissions of Harmful Pollutants. EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty.

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JULY 8, 2020

on Adopt-a-Port, an initiative that provides truck operators serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with cleaner, carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) to reduce emissions. Chevron is partnering with California natural gas retailer Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

million will fund a Supplemental Environment Project (SEP)—Cleaner Air for Kids – Zero Emission School Bus Funding—that will help bring more electric school buses to schools in the South Coast Air Basin. FCA’s settlement includes a $2.8-million The remaining $2.8

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JANUARY 30, 2020

billion gallons of petroleum fuel in the past 12 months, providing Californians with cleaner alternatives. The LCFS regulation steadily drives down the carbon intensity of transportation fuels sold in California, resulting in cleaner fuels. Those fuels have replaced more than 2.5 —CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey.

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MAY 30, 2022

billion on road maintenance in 2019–2020, according to the National Transport Commission. The new study led by Associate Professor Filippo Giustozzi at RMIT University provides a sustainable solution to UV protection for roads, with results published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. 2022.131372.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As a direct result of the state’s Clean Cars 4 All program, more than 10,000 Californians have now scrapped old, dirty cars and replaced them with cleaner alternatives such as new and used zero-emission, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid cars.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

At NAIAS 2019, Cummins Inc. 2019 Ram Heavy Duty 6.7-liter Cummins says that NanoNet is 10-13x more effective at removing 4-micron particulate contaminants than the closest competitor, keeping injectors cleaner and optimizing fuel atomization for more efficient combustion. unveiled its next generation 6.7L

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Meanwhile, six-in-10 drivers (59%) say the car is essential for meeting up with friends and family who live elsewhere in the country, significantly up from 45% in 2019. For the first time since 2002 fewer than half of drivers (43%) say they would use their cars less, even if public transport was improved—down sharply from 57% in 2019.

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APRIL 9, 2019

—Cohn and Bromberg (2019). We’ve been working for a number of years on ways to make engines for cars and trucks cleaner and more efficient, and we’ve been particularly interested in what you can do with spark ignition [as opposed to the compression ignition used in diesels], because it’s intrinsically much cleaner.

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APRIL 23, 2021

According to the most recent GHG inventory from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US GHG emissions in 2019 (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector) were 13% below 2005 levels. In 2019, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MMT CO 2 Eq.),

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JULY 27, 2019

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 26, 2019 In perhaps the biggest news, on Wednesday, Tesla reported a loss of $403 million for the second quarter, despite record sales. What state reached a new deal with automakers on fuel economy targets?

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

BloomEnergy, working with PowerOutage.us, a company that monitors utilities throughout the country, tracked when and where every blackout occurred in California during a sample period from 15 October 2017 to 31 December 2019, and how many customers it impacted, to generate this interactive map. Source: Bloom Energy.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Series production of the Volvo FL Electric ( earlier post ) and its powerful sibling, the Volvo FE Electric ( earlier post ), will commence with a limited number of trucks for the European markets in the second half of 2019.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Though GHG emissions are declining due to cleaner vehicles and fuels, rising VMT can offset the effective benefits of adopted regulations. The Scoping Plan does call for a per capita VMT reduction of at least 25% below 2019 levels by 2030 and 30% by 2045.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The proportion of the UK's energy generated by the burning of fossil fuels has fallen to a record low during 2019, with renewables now the biggest net contributor.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane and DCM, is a volatile chemical used in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer applications such as adhesives, sealants, degreasers, cleaners, and automobile products. Still, use of methylene chloride has remained widespread, even after EPA banned one consumer use in 2019.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Although cleaner fuels are available, many companies opt for HFOs due to their low cost. Due to environmental concerns and national as well as international regulations associated with fossil based HFOs, there is a considerable need for cleaner, renewable and economic alternatives for the maritime industry.

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MAY 20, 2020

During the 2019-2020 cold winter weather, a Wenatchee bus featuring the wireless system ran a 14-hour scheduled route and maintained its battery charge above 90% throughout the journey. This enables a bus to be charged throughout the day while on its scheduled route without interruption.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Fiscal Year 2019-20 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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AUGUST 24, 2019

Heavily polluted areas have a higher rate of angioplasty procedures to treat blocked arteries than areas with clean air, according to research to be presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. Procedures are even more common in winter, the most polluted time of year. —Dr Rafal Januszek.

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MAY 31, 2021

Mediterranean Shipping Company’s MSC Jewel , at the time the cleanest container ship to visit the United States, is pictured here at the Port of Long Beach in August 2019. The MSC Jewel is powered by Tier III diesel engines, which are 75% cleaner than the Tier II standard set by the International Maritime Organization.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

CARB, in partnership with CALSTART, launched HVIP and Low NO x Engine Incentives in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses in California. Clean trucks and buses delivered in August 2019 alone were supported by more than $8 million in vouchers.

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JUNE 4, 2020

After completing a major body of research focused on boosted (also known as turbocharged) spark ignition (SI) engines in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, Co-Optima’s FY 2019 LD research and development (R&D) shifted to multimode solutions that employ multiple engine operating modes to maximize engine efficiency and fuel economy.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner. The paper by Matthew N.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

They will then rapidly go into zero-emissions vehicles to assist the journey towards a cleaner world. In 2019, the company achieved a world first by demonstrating the live full charge of a two-wheeled EV in just five minutes. —Dr Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO.

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JANUARY 18, 2020

Why did our power grid get cleaner than expected in 2019? How is it that Teslas will talk? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 17, 2020. Fresh off the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

In 2019, the ERDC conducted a baseline pilot study of the three stages of HABITATS. In other words, with removal of the algae and associated nutrients such as phosphorus, the water was much cleaner when returned to the lake. HTL uses heat and pressure—250–380 °C and 5–28 MPa—to convert a variety of feedstocks to biocrude.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

British Airways will invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia and acquire cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel from the plant. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022.

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