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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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JUNE 18, 2020

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. T&E’s lifecycle CO 2 emission calculator estimates that today EVs cut CO 2 emissions by two-thirds on average across Europe compared to diesel cars.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The draft Memorandum of Understanding builds on a program framework made public on 1 October 2019. Beginning with the initial regional base annual CO 2 emission budgets for 2022, the regional base annual CO 2 emission budgets are to decline by an amount per year to be set in the final MOU. Elements of a Model Rule.

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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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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. The airline currently offsets emissions on all flights within the UK and offers customers the option to voluntarily offset their emissions if travelling further afield.

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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

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APRIL 9, 2019

In this approach the engine would provide comparable (or possibly greater) efficiency than a diesel engine while also providing around 90% lower NO x emissions than present cleanest diesel engine vehicles. —Cohn and Bromberg (2019). Ethanol or methanol would be employed to increase knock resistance.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Growing its operations, QEV will develop zero-emissions vehicles, deploy rapid charging infrastructure, and accelerate its R&D of public transport EV technologies and high-performance vehicles. In the Philippines, QEV recently equipped 10 new GET electric minibuses and converted numerous Jeepneys to use its fully-electric technology.

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MAY 18, 2017

liter diesel passenger cars that included emissions control “defeat devices,” under partial Consent Decrees ( earlier post ) approved by a Federal court. In addition, VW will contribute to California’s ZEV market by introducing two new ZEV models, plus the electric e-Golf, or its replacement, by 2019. Background.

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MAY 31, 2021

A voluntary system, the ESI identifies seagoing ships exceeding the current emission standards of the International Maritime Organization. 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. —Mario Cordero.

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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. —Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks.

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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. Volvo Cars is focused on reducing the carbon emissions of both its products as well as its operations.

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One avenue to combat this crisis is a rapid reduction in carbon emissions from our daily transportation, one of the leading contributors of CO 2 emissions. Enter electric vehicles: a practical step toward reducing carbon emissions and reinforcing sustainable practices. EVs are game changers in the reduction of vehicle emissions.

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MAY 20, 2020

“On-route” wireless charging delivers partial charging from a ground pad to a receiver completely automatically to the zero-emission bus without the need for cables. We are delighted to have reached such a significant milestone as we work to keep our customers satisfied and make the air and streets of the Wenatchee area cleaner.

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JUNE 29, 2019

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will make the remaining $5 million of the $14 million initial allocation available for electric transit buses for next year’s transit grant cycle, which will open on 1 December 2019. Recipients of VW Trust and statewide transit capital funding include: Alexandria (DASH): $5.1

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JUNE 26, 2020

The use of heavy fuel oils (HFOs) contributes to global warming due to the fossil origin of these fuels and, moreover, generating non-negligible emissions of pollutants such as sulfur oxides. Although cleaner fuels are available, many companies opt for HFOs due to their low cost. NL); Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (CH);

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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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JULY 13, 2021

In 2019, Amazon announced plans to obtain 100,000 electric delivery vehicles. Now, a study from University of Michigan researchers shows that when, where and how those fleet vehicles are charged can greatly impact their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. —Maxwell Woody, lead author.

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MAY 22, 2020

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed an onboard separation system that could support increased fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions as part of an octane-on-demand fuel-delivery system. This problem is common to both gasoline and diesel engines.

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MAY 16, 2018

MUNI also runs a fleet of hybrid electric vehicles which use renewable diesel. The “Green Zone” signifies an area in which the vehicle will not produce any emissions. In recent years, the SFMTA has replaced more than 90% of its older diesel buses with cleaner, more efficient electric hybrid vehicles that run on renewable diesel.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline. UPS will test the vehicles primarily on urban routes across the country, including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles.

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has amended its diesel rules to offer businesses a variety of options to comply with the regulations to reduce soot from diesel engines. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). —ARB Chairman Mary D.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

MAN Energy Solutions developed the ME-LGIM dual-fuel engine for operation on methanol, heavy fuel oil (HFO), marine diesel oil (MDO) or marine gas oil (MGO). When operating on methanol, the ME-LGI uses HFO, MDO or MGO as a pilot fuel, significantly reduces emissions of CO 2 , NO x and SO x , and does not have any methane slip.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Propel will begin testing its Propel Power network by Q4 of 2019, with broader roll-out targeted for 2020. California’s EV market has grown to roughly 450,000 vehicles in 2018 with a looming state mandate of 5 million zero emission vehicles on the road by 2030. The move to low carbon transportation is well underway.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

The first 20 are scheduled to go into service this year and 2019. Eight of the buses are slated to go into service this year; 12 more in 2019. Maintenance costs of all-electric buses are expected to decline versus hybrid-diesels, primarily because they have fewer moving parts. based Proterra. million to $6.6

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JULY 7, 2016

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. Introducing the central London Ultra-Low Emission Zone one year earlier in 2019.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. This new proprietary combustion engine combines the advantages of gasoline and diesel engines to optimize environmental performance, power and acceleration performance.

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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.

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In fact, Volvo’s last diesel-powered car rolled off the production line last month as the automaker looks toward a cleaner future. Volvo and CATL signed a long-term agreement in 2019 to supply batteries for electric Volvo and Polestar models. Volvo aims to reduce CO2 emissions per average vehicle by 75% by 2030.

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The technology enables the vehicle to be charged with grid electricity, contributing to reduced local emissions and allowing the vehicle to enter low-emissions zones. The PHEV model will enter volume production in the second half of 2019.

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It allows for small quantities of diesel fuel and large quantities of natural gas to be delivered at high pressure to the combustion chamber. provides GHG reductions of 20-100% on a well-to-wheel basis while preserving the same performance as a diesel engine. The natural gas is injected at the end of the compression stroke.

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Over the last few years, several automakers present in the Indian market have been shifting their focus on bringing in new cleaner and greener powertrain technologies. Petrol and diesel prices in India have shot up by around 41 per cent since 2019.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. Both ships will feature a 12,600 kW engine developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo.

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According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019. For example, the US agreed to reduce emissions by 26% by 2025, and the EU by at least 40% by 2030.

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APRIL 26, 2017

The first is the full value creation from the growing demand for the most efficient combustion engine technologies that also deliver the lowest emissions. On the other hand, we expect excellent new growth opportunities for our innovative electronic, sensor and software systems due to increasingly stringent emission requirements.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

SLCPs include black carbon (soot), methane and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions in California and globally—which are used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants and insulation. Therefore a target for forest-derived black carbon emission reductions is not included in the SLCP Strategy.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. The Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (AEO2019) includes a Reference case and six side cases designed to examine the robustness of key assumptions.

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