Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Production of the Fisker Ocean has started on schedule at contractor Magna Steyr's Austrian factory, Fisker announced at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. The electric SUV was announced at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, before Fisker had settled on a platform for the vehicle. That paves the way for its planned U.S.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Effective 1 April 2022, the Port of Los Angeles will begin collecting its Clean Truck Fund (CTF) Rate to help speed the transition to zero-emissions trucks serving the San Pedro Bay port complex. The action was unanimously approved by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The rate will sunset 31 December 2034.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Researchers now report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters that satellite data from before and during the spring 2020 lockdown in Los Angeles shows that vehicles, rather than agriculture, are the main source of urban airborne ammonia (NH 3 ), which forms small particles that contribute to air pollution and harm human health.

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APRIL 15, 2021

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has published findings and data from its inaugural study counting the number of people biking and walking on Los Angeles streets. Data from the report will also be available on city websites such as NavigateLA and at Los Angeles Open Data.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The path was set in early 2020 with Wright’s announcement and development of a megawatt propulsion system for an all-electric commercial aircraft. The Wright Spirit aircraft design builds on the BAe 146 platform—a 100 passenger, 4-engine aircraft known for its operation out of noise-sensitive airports.

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MARCH 29, 2021

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is rapidly electrifying its fleet to meet sustainability goals set under the Green New Deal for Los Angeles. Using data is key to effectively serving the people of Los Angeles. In 2020, LADOT executed the purchase of 159 electric buses.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Connecting the San Pedro Bay Port complex to inland distribution centers and warehouses, the I-710 sees more than twice the average Los Angeles freeway truck traffic and accounts for 20% of all PM emissions in Southern California. Schneider will deploy the 50 eCascadias within its intermodal operations in Southern California.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Dr. Bai joined ECS in 2020 and has chaired/cochaired four sessions at ECS meetings. Yuzhang Li, University of California, Los Angeles. Yuzhang Li is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2020

Volvo spinoff Polestar will open its first United States retail locations later this year in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, the automaker said in a press release Monday. Set to open in the second half of 2020, these showrooms will be operated in partnership with local dealers.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

market during 2020, VW said. The announcement came at a media event Tuesday night before the first of two media days at the Los Angeles auto show, where the electric SUV makes its North American debut. A production vehicle based on the Volkswagen ID Crozz all-electric compact crossover will be launched in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Qantas announced that its Los-Angeles-based aircraft will be powered by biofuel from 2020. The fuel will be used by Qantas’ aircraft operating from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Australia and follows the Qantas Group’s successful domestic biofuel trial flights in 2012.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

This collaboration is part of a $41-million Zero and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) grant preliminarily awarded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), with the Port of Los Angeles as the prime applicant. To remove pollution and improve the air quality in and around the Port of Los Angeles.

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JULY 9, 2020

Los Angeles Studios: Located at 9022 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, CA, and at Westfield Century City in Century City, CA. Los Angeles Service Center: Located at 9022 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, CA. The production version of the Lucid Air will debut in an online reveal on 9 September 2020.

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JUNE 25, 2018

Three projects demonstrate zero-emission cargo-handling equipment: Fuel-cell powered top loader with wireless inductive charging at the Port of Los Angeles (Project cost: $8.8 Nuvera Fuel Cells LLC and partners for Center for Transportation and the Environment’s demonstration project at Port of Los Angeles.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is supplying its modular hybrid transmission to the 2020 Ford Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility, as well as the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. In Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department testing, the all-new Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid bested the outgoing 3.7-liter-equipped

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MAY 5, 2021

Additionally, the company will direct $25 million of the $200 million investment for an initiative in the City of Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles (Long Beach-Wilmington), for a “Green City” program. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. Highlights of California’s Third ZEV Investment Plan.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The two companies launched an electric truck drayage pilot in the Los Angeles area, where local loads are hauled to and from Embark’s highway-adjacent transfer points using BYD 8TT electric trucks operated by human drivers, while the longer middle segment of the haul is completed autonomously by trucks equipped with the Embark Driver software.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

TranSEC’s near real-time display of traffic state estimation in the entire Los Angeles Metro Area at 6 pm on a weekday. Using public data from the entire 1,500-square-mile Los Angeles metropolitan area, the team reduced the time needed to create a traffic congestion model by an order of magnitude, from hours to minutes.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 4, 2020

Unveiled at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Soul EV was due to arrive in spring 2019 as a 2020 model. The second-generation Kia Soul EV will not be sold in the United States after all, CNET reported last week. It even got a 243-mile EPA range rating.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The rule requires container, passenger and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at California’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego. Power reduction requirements have been phased in over time and increased from 70% to 80% in 2020.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Looking back at last week's Los Angeles auto show media days, one new vehicle sucked up a disproportionate amount of attention and airtime. That would be the new 2018 Jeep Wrangler, a once-in-a-decade redesign of the iconic off-roader that's the linchpin of the Jeep brand image worldwide. While the new Wrangler itself had long been.

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JUNE 12, 2020

The first of three new GreenPower EV Star shuttles will be put into service beginning Monday, 15 Jun 2020 as part of Electrify America’s more than $40 million Green Cities investments in Sacramento. Separately, GreenPower announced the delivery of the next tranche of 18 EV Stars to Green Commuter.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Upcoming highlights from this eco-friendly commitment include a refreshed 2020 Ioniq Electric, Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid to be revealed later this month at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Hyundai said it will introduce 13 alternatively fueled vehicles by 2022, including six sedans and seven SUVs.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

In December 2020, the company opened its second battery production site co-located in its EV bus manufacturing facility in Los Angeles County. Proterra’s new South Carolina factory will be the company’s third battery production facility nationwide.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Volkswagen Group of America announced it will introduce a new battery-electric compact SUV in the US in 2020. CROZZ concept vehicle ( earlier post ), which is making its North American debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. concept vehicle, appeared together for the first time in North America at the Los Angeles show.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 2, 2019

The BMW 745e brings a new 6-cylinder engine, with lower fuel-economy ratings, and slightly more electric range for 2020. Los Angeles launches its own Green New Deal. Tesla raises cash and introduces a new very short-range version of the Model 3 for Canada. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MAY 7, 2023

Panel (a) presents statewide data and panel (b) presents a regional example, centered on the city of Los Angeles in Southern California. Black circles represent the 231 EGUs in the state of California catalogued by the 2020 AVERT (Avoided Emissions and Generation Tool) model. percentile score, with higher CES 4.0

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen announced it will introduce a battery-electric SUV based on the I.D. CROZZ concept vehicle in the US in 2020. Volkswagen is targeting the production of more than 100,000 vehicles built on the MEB platform in 2020, said Christian Senger, Vice President Product Line e-Mobility.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

And Toyota will build 10 more hydrogen fuel-cell powered semi-trucks for Los Angeles. Mini plans to revive its electric hatchback as a sporty electric model for the 60th anniversary of the original. New charging agreements aim to make charging easier and greener. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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APRIL 30, 2018

A team at the University of Denver has measured the emissions from two in-use California heavy-duty truck fleets—at the Port of Los Angeles and the Cottonwood weigh station in Northern California—using the On-Road Heavy-Duty Measurement System in 2013, 2015 and 2017. g/bhp-hr PM standard and 0.2 g/bhp-hr NO x standard.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Justine Hsu of Los Angeles sued Tesla in 2020 after an accident that occurred the year prior left her with a fractured jaw, missing teeth, and nerve damage to her face after her Model S allegedly swerved into a curb while operating on Autopilot. Tesla Autopilot was only to be used on highways.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Audi revealed last month that its e-tron GT, which is described as a “highly dynamic coupe,” will make its debut at the Los Angeles auto show in November.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Fisker and CATL teams have been working since 2020 to develop class-leading Fisker battery solutions optimized for vehicle structure, crashworthiness and very high levels of energy density. Currently, the teams are engaged in extensive testing and validation at the pack and vehicle level.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The feasibility study, announced in October 2019 and currently underway, is expected to determine the potential for a facility in Washington state that could supply sustainable aviation fuel for Delta operations in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles by mid-2020.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

The requirements for the resolutions were established in a CPUC Decision adopted in 2020. Waymo is also authorized to offer non-fared passenger service in parts of Los Angeles and in and around Mountain View with or without a safety driver present.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 12, 2018

Analysts forecast oil prices may double by 2020. Los Angeles introduces the first electric double-decker bus. The Volkswagen eGolf is in extremely short supply. And Ontario, Canada, ends a rebate program for electric cars and chargers. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The researchers estimated the potential total emissions and formation of SOA in Los Angeles, a key city for urban air quality case studies. Gentner (2020) “Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors” Science Advances doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abb9785. Presto, Drew R.

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