Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

million in funding for three projects to advance novel thermal and hydrogen energy storage technologies toward increased duration, reliability and affordability. Gaston Electric Generating Plant in Wilsonville, Alabama. Economically Viable Intermediate to Long Duration Hydrogen Energy Storage Solutions for Fossil Fueled Assets.

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MARCH 11, 2021

These potential funding opportunities seek innovative research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in the pursuit of technologies that will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the transportation sector, the highest source of emissions in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

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. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. of greenhouse gas emissions to 3% by 2020.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

is developing the first North American designed and built 60-foot battery-electric/fuel cell hybrid bus that will operate in daily service. The electric drive bus will allow the fuel cell to operate at a relative steady-state, while the batteries will be able to both capture breaking energy and provide power for acceleration.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2021

It’s Getting Easier To Go Electric. One of these remarkable initiatives is the introduction of electric cars. Electric cars are a current trend. In 2019, the sales of electric vehicles totaled 1.1 million worldwide during the first half of the year, according to Edison Electric Institute. Europe and China.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched H 2 USA—a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for US consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Earlier post.). By bringing together key stakeholders from across the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

ExxonMobil projects that meeting future energy demand will be supported by more efficient energy-saving practices and technologies; increased use of less-carbon-intensive fuels such as natural gas, nuclear and renewables; as well as the continued development of technology advances to develop new energy sources. Transportation.

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MARCH 14, 2023

billion program, funding the expansion of battery electric vehicle charging stations and alternative fuel infrastructure in the United States. Department of Transportation is the “Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program. routes, and state highways. It will provide $2.5

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Here are several reasons for school districts to switch to electric buses. The more vehicles that switch to running on electricity, the better.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

An all-in approach is imperative if we hope to reduce our reliance on foreign oil and create a more diverse electricity generation portfolio. The council recommended: Allowing more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands. America must do likewise.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2024

And yet, geothermal sources currently produce only three-tenths of one percent of the world’s electricity. Woskov spent decades working with powerful microwave beams, steering them into precise locations to heat hydrogen fuel above 100 million degrees to initiate fusion reactions. “It But we’ll be using it in very different ways.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Alaska Airlines will fly 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States powered by a biofuel blend, starting this Wednesday. The fuel was supplied by SkyNRG, an aviation biofuels broker, and made by Dynamic Fuels, a producer of next-generation renewable, synthetic fuels made from used cooking oil.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, has begun deliveries of Ford E-450-based all-electric walk-in vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Motiv is a Ford eQVM-approved provider of all-electric chassis for commercial trucks and buses.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 8, 2021

The good news is, electric vehicles (EVs) are trending among younger drivers, with more than 5.6 The affordable choices in used EVs and PHEVs continues to grow. The Prius Prime plugs in, but has a backup gas engine for longer trips. The Chevy Bolt EV is affordable, and has a 250-mile range even when used.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

Some water resources also flow up to energy resources (petroleum, biomass, natural gas, and coal). Policy intended to advance the security, affordability and sustainability of energy and water can occur at the federal, regional, state and local level. coal, natural gas, geothermal and nuclear) into electricity.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

The US Department of Energy’s latest round of funding includes millions for truck OEMs like Cummins and Paccar to earmark for battery research and help drive lower electric truck battery prices and advance the cause of EVs in the transportation sector. $60 That said, it’s not all good news. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

“ California is rolling out the carpet for Californians who choose these ultra-clean hydrogen powered electric cars and for the companies that make them ,” said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. California state agencies are collaborating on a range of initiatives to support the goal of 1.5 —Chairman Nichols. —Janea A.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

More than 100 custom-branded Domino’s Chevy Bolt EV s will begin delivering pizzas this month throughout the United States, the company said. Meanwhile, 700 more units are being prepared and will be added to the fleet in the coming months. ’s largest electric pizza delivery fleet. It will be the U.S.’s

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

More than half of the funding ($15 million) will go to FuelCell Energy for a pilot scale project using one of the company’s Direct Fuel Cells for carbon capture and compression. In a typical DFC application, natural gas is combined with ambient air for the fuel cell power generation process. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

DOE also announced up to $35 million to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, including enabling the early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles. Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Currently providing 80% of our energy, coal and other fossil fuels will continue to be a critical part of our energy portfolio as we move toward a low-carbon future. Projects that incorporate new or improved technologies to increase efficiencies and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuel supply and use.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

The research was conducted to gain understanding of how consumers view fuel-saving power train technologies based on attributes such as purchase price, fuel economy, annual fuel cost and performance. Most people will pay a little more for better fuel economy, as long as they don’t have to sacrifice performance.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America is also working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations. All of humankind needs energy that is reliable, cleaner and more affordable. About 40% of the awards have gone to non-Stanford researchers at 39 institutions in the United States, Australia, China, Japan and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2017

Separation membranes hold the key to making hydrogen fuel cheaper; the researchers have shown that membranes made with liquid metals appear to be more efficient at separating hydrogen than conventional palladium membranes while also being less expensive and more durable.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 12, 2022

The United States Postal Service said in its December 2021 Environmental Impact Statement report that committing to a fully-electric fleet of 75,000 mail delivery vehicles would require an additional $2.3 The NGDVs will consist of at least 10 of having battery-electric powertrains. billion investment. respectfully. .

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Projected range of impact of demand, fuel efficiency improvements, and alternative fuel-vehicle systems on light-duty fleet GHG emissions. Transportation in the United States could. Source: NPC. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The introduction of gas-powered engines and automobiles changed the world. In the United States, President Dwight Eisenhower proposed the Federal Aid Highway Act as local and state roads were no longer adequate for all the cars on the roadways. Electric vehicles have been around for a long while. Welcome to 2023.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

That includes a rapid growth in the United States, where turbocharged vehicles are expected to grow from nearly one million (5%) vehicles sold today to more than four million (more than 20%) in five years. In China, turbocharging will grow from approximately 10% today to 20% by 2015. Polk & Co.,

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Power looked into the latter issue, hoping to identify purchasing trends around the United States. The study suggested battery-electric sales comprised 8.6 Power’s vice president for electric vehicle practice, told Automotive News that cost incentives and local policies can likewise play a massive role.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. Lower fuel and maintenance costs compared to diesel or natural gas vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. By area of interest, the awards are: EV Everywhere Plug‐In Electric Vehicle Local Showcases (Area of Interest 1).

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JULY 23, 2009

In addition to advanced batteries, such technologies include systems for hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel cells, the review panel said. The report comes in the context of the proposed zeroing-out of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research funding in the DOE’s proposed FY 2010 budget. Earlier post.).

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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. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Solar’s competition is really fossil fuel, or in other words, the established way electricity is being generated. With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh

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Blink Charging

JUNE 23, 2023

As electric vehicles (EVs) become more mainstream, more workplaces are starting to provide charging options for their employees. Between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, Statista writes that the number of workplace EV chargers in the United States grew by 28%. were between 10 to 25 miles.

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Blink Charging

JUNE 23, 2023

As electric vehicles (EVs) become more mainstream, more workplaces are starting to provide charging options for their employees. Between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, Statista writes that the number of workplace EV chargers in the United States grew by 28%. were between 10 to 25 miles.

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