Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2019

Lightning Systems announced that its all-electric powertrains for Ford and Chevrolet medium-duty trucks and buses are now offered on a California state contract. Since 2009, the program has helped more than 1,100 California fleets buy cleaner vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2023

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which requires fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of fuel sold in the state, is largely responsible for the shift by encouraging the use and production of cleaner alternatives. Since compliance began, the program has helped to replace more than 8.6 billion gallons of diesel.

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Electrek

MAY 16, 2023

Right now you can pick up the on sale for $120 today, which delivers 25% in savings and also marks the second-best price all-time. At just $5 above the all-time low, this is the best we’ve seen since April of last year, making now a great time to pick up that works without gas, oil, or even an extension cord.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

The city of Hallandale Beach, Florida is in the news this week after becoming the only municipality in the state with a fully electric transit bus fleet. Hallandale Beach cleans up public transit City officials cut the ribbon on electric bus fleet; Hallandale Beach CRA, via Mass Transit. brand of politics.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 1, 2024

Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. energy mix points toward all emissions-free sources together adding to 40% of total electricity generation. Offshore wind farm And as noticed by Ars Technica , the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates MUNI (the city’s public transit), announced San Francisco’s commitment to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. SFMTA will only purchase all-electric buses starting in 2025 to meet the goal for 2035.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

One of the best-looking GTs you can buy just got a whole lot prettier (and cleaner!).

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The streets of Pompano Beach, Florida will be cleaner and quieter than ever starting this week, thanks to a new, all-electric Mack LR waste truck that was delivered last week!

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2022

IndyCar will make the switch to hybrid gasoline-electric engines with the 2024 race season, joining F1 and IMSA , two race series that already use hybrid systems. Shell Pennzoil synthetic oils, which are carbon neutral, currently power all engines running in the IndyCar series. Hybrid Power. Carbon Neutral Oil. Story by John Faulkner.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Chinese automaker Borgward wants to sell electric cars in the United States. Electric cars have gotten even cleaner in 2018. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC makes its public debut. And the results are in from one of our latest Twitter polls.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Intelligent Backup Power, making its debut on F-150 Lightning, gives customers the ability to use bidirectional power technology from their all-electric truck to provide up to 10 days of power to their homes during an outage, depending on home energy usage. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 31, 2014

With the year all but wound down, it''s an appropriate time to look back and take stock of what''s been achieved over the past 12 months. DON''T MISS: In Just One Year, Electric Cars Have Gotten Cleaner: How''d They Do That? So how did 2014 measure up in terms of boosting vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions?

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Cleaner and cheaper road freight is just around the corner with the rapid development of all-electric trucks, with one Chinese company completing a 1,500km road test. The post China company completes 1500 km road test of Tesla Semi inspired electric truck appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. The Ford F-150 Lightning is between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds heavier than the non-electric version. Why does this matter?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

Arrival successfully completed all the required functional and safety testing to achieve EUWVTA, which is a critical step towards starting trials with customers in the coming months. The company is expected to start production of the Van in Bicester, UK in Q3 2022. —Denis Sverdlov, Founder and CEO at Arrival.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

OSU’s Yue Cao and Alan Fern will use advanced electrical propulsion and artificial intelligence research to create the power electronics, motor drive technology and energy management tools for the hydrogen fuel cell truck tractor. Earlier post.). The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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EV Obssesion

JUNE 18, 2021

The post All-Electric Renault Vans chosen by Kent County Council for ‘Try Before You Buy’ Electric van initiative appeared first on EV Obsession. The post All-Electric Renault Vans chosen by Kent County Council for ‘Try Before You Buy’ Electric van initiative appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Devised by Professor Yulong Ding and Dr Harriet Kildahl from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering, the system is detailed in an open-access paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 Kildahl et al. 2023.135963.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2014

We''ve got a lot of electric-car news today--including stories on how electric cars have gotten cleaner in the past year and an on-demand regenerative braking feature for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt--plus a review of the 2015 Audi A3 TDI. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Here''s how they did.'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options. CARB uses those funds to accelerate development and early commercial deployment of the cleanest vehicle technologies and to improve access to clean transportation for all Californians. Over half of the $1.5

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Green Car Congress

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. million had been spent on incentives within Clean Cars 4 All. As of 30 September 2020, $82.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Electric cars are clean, but solar-powered electric cars are much cleaner. For years, many electric car drivers have been charging up with solar power at home, but solar-powered charging away from home is a bit more challenging.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2018

Today, we've got our monthly roundup of green-car deals, a first look at a Toyota Corolla Hybrid (that we may not get), an interview with Daimler's CEO, and good news about electric cars—which got even cleaner in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

This funding comes from DOT’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Low or No Emission Vehicle (Low-No) Program, helping transit agencies purchase and lease new, cleaner vehicles and renovate and construct the infrastructure needed for zero-emission transit vehicles. Cleaner Transportation in the Coachella Valley. City of Santa Maria.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., of global and 17% of European reserves.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

MAFI Transport-Systeme GmbH has released the T 230e, an electric version of its popular diesel T 230 terminal tractor. By swapping out the diesel engine for a battery with up to 177 kwh capacity, the new T 230e will provide a cleaner, more environmentally-friendly option, without loss of performance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The 2018 DERA grants awarded to California will fund the following projects: California Air Resources Board (CARB) received $435,149 to replace 5 heavy-duty school buses with all-electric alternatives throughout California. The project will also replace one diesel sweeper at the Port of Los Angeles with two cleaner Tier 4 engines.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The steps we take today to lower emissions will improve air quality and mitigate climate impacts for generations to come, all while increasing access to cleaner car choices,” said Governor Phil Murphy. The ban is New Jersey’s effort to improve the air quality in the state. The rule will only apply to new car sales.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In collaboration with Ricardo, ETL, D2H and Thatcham Research, Toyota will adopt second-generation Toyota fuel cell components (as used in the latest Toyota Mirai) for the transformation of a Hilux into a fuel cell electric vehicle. The development of a successful hydrogen transport sector is an essential building block towards this goal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2020

Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, has delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family-owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2021

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV SUT is tailpipe emissions free and represents a cleaner, all-electric future of GM. But it has one little inconvenient truth: It’s very, very heavy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The solar system generates electricity from sunlight, and will be used to charge the battery, power lift gates and other ancillary equipment. This is another strategic step in our drive forward to decarbonization, and over time reducing all logistics related emissions to net zero by 2050. —DHL Express US CEO Greg Hewitt.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Plug-in hybrid, full battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles count toward an automaker’s requirement.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. In addition, the President has directed his Administration to purchase cleaner alternatives to HFCs whenever feasible and transition over time to equipment that uses safer and more sustainable alternatives.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Renault and the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that encompasses work on electric vehicles, new energies, and cleaner combustion engines. connected vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2022

FCA cooperated with CARB to resolve all allegations of violating Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices regulations. 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.

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