Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Electrolyzers will use wind power to produce green hydrogen.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 26, 2023

With the automotive industry now keen on propulsion systems that don’t emit a lot of carbon, we’ve seen decades of manufacturers toying with alternative fuels. While Bloomberg reported it as the “world’s first car engine that runs on ammonia,” other companies have been developing engines that run on the inorganic compound for years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Characteristics of alternative vehicle powertrains and fuels that could affect their future market share. Infrastructure considerations for charging and fueling, particularly as they affect future demand for electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $384 million plan for critical clean transportation investments to boost the adoption of zero-emission cars and trucks and help the state reach its climate, clean energy and public health goals. 70 million for hydrogen refueling infrastructure. $25 The plan approved includes: $132.9

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Share of EDVs in 2050.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The -2020 Investment Plan Update for the CEC’s Clean Transportation Program (formerly known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) allocates $85.2 20 million for hydrogen refueling infrastructure. million for ZEVs, as well as zero-emission infrastructure and related workforce development.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2015

The California Energy Commission Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) is making up to $1,194,659 in grant funds available to develop a new center or expand an existing center for alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies in Central California. ( PON-14-606 ).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Linde has contracted with Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in California to supply the ionic compression hydrogen fueling technology ( earlier post ) and the hydrogen for two new refueling stations, which will be located at AC Transit's Emeryville and Oakland operating divisions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001097 ) entitled “Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Deployment Initiatives”. The estimated $4.5 The estimated $4.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2018

A transit agency may use zero-emission cars or vans or bicycles to meet a portion of its ZEB requirements. A transit agency can receive bonus credits for early placement of ZEBs, including extra credits for early Fuel cell electric buses; however, bonus credits do not apply to the waiver for early compliance. Use of renewable fuels.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 3, 2024

The companies, Brooklyn-based Amogy and Osaka-based Yanmar , say they plan to combine their respective areas of expertise to develop power plants for ships that use Amogy’s advanced technology for cracking ammonia to produce hydrogen fuel for Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

In the transition toward a low-carbon transportation system, refueling infrastructure is crucial for the viability of any alternative fuel vehicle. Cost reduction and emissions savings strategies for hydrogen mobility systems. Analysis of forms of hydrogen for use in transportation. —Jinhua Zhao.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells had been promoted in some sectors as the best alternative to the internal combustion engine.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 25, 2024

With emissions regulations encouraging automakers to pivot toward tiny engines and all-electric vehicles, some have likewise expressed a renewed interest in synthetic fuels. The reason for the history lesson is to point out how the history of alternative fuels has had ups and downs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2017

Among the many actions outlined in the plan is the targeting of ending the sale of cars emitting greenhouse gases (“ gaz à effet de serre ”) by 2040. This measure will be part of a bonus-malus system to reduce the emissions of the French car fleet and to promote the acquisition of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2019

This are of interest seeks innovative engine designs that use advanced materials and manufacturing approaches to significantly improve the fuel economy of Class 1-6 vehicles (mid-size passenger cars, crossover vehicles, pickup trucks, and medium-duty trucks in Classes 3-6). Topic 6: Technology Integration (up to $17.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 This shall enable initial introduction of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles in the market. a suitable hydrogen quality. million (US$110 million). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

While battery-electric vehicles, super-light carbon fiber composites, and hydrogen fuel cells will all be available, a new report from Lux Research has concluded that micro-hybrids will provide the most economical route—$1,700 additional average vehicle cost—to meet aggressive fuel efficiency targets in 2025: 54.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Achieving those goals will will be difficult—but not impossible to meet—and will necessitate a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels such as biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

This would include some plug-in hybrids, full electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In parallel to this strategy, the Commission is launching public consultations on the approach towards reducing emissions from road transport: cars and vans as well as trucks, buses and coaches. Zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate €5 billion (US$6.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. It is estimated that DME from renewable energy sources could offer well-to-wheel emissions of about 3 g/km CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. The paper is available from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2013

The project is intended to support the planned upcoming mid-term review of California’s Advanced Clean Cars program ( earlier post ), coordinated with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Feasibility of renewable natural gas as a large scale, low-carbon substitute.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. —“CARS 2020”. implement the 2020 CO 2 targets for cars and vans.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 27, 2008

Conventional cars work by exploding fuel and air in a chamber to exert force on the pistons, but what if rather than using an explosion to provide that pressure on the piston, you just stored your ‘fuel’ at a constant high pressure. That’s the concept behind the air car , and it looks like a pretty promising technology.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Expand the Advanced Clean Cars program, which further increases the stringency of GHG emissions for all light-duty vehicles, and requires 4.2 Accelerate deployment of alternative fueling infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2016

A new study by consultancy Roland Berger defines an integrated roadmap for European road transport decarbonization to 2030 and beyond; the current regulatory framework for vehicle emissions, carbon intensity of fuels and use of renewable fuels covers only up to 2020/2021. FCVs fueled with low carbon, renewable hydrogen (for PC).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2015

The solicitation broadly covers eight technology categories: Renewable power, non-bio. Conventional generation, non-renewable. Including but not limited to bioreactors, balance of plant, bioproducts, microbial fuel cells, sensors. The Transportation category comprises 11 sub-categories: Alternative fuels (non-bio).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

The Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program’s Investment Plan allocates $176 million over the next two years to stimulate green transportation projects and encourage innovation to help meet the state’s aggressive climate change policies. Tags: Climate Change Hydrogen Plug-ins Policy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Electric vehicle technology.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 1, 2008

Sandia Labs Researcher Ben Cipiti has penned a short piece entitled An Unbiased Approach to Evaluating Transportation Fuels in which he extols the virtues of plug-in cars to meet our environmental and national security goals. Tags: sandia national labs ethanol ben cipiti electric car alternative fuels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

ARB said that the new regulation is aimed at diversifying the variety of fuels used for transportation and that it will boost the market for alternative-fuel vehicles and achieve 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2020. ARB projected displacement of petroleum by alternative fuels.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 14, 2023

For example, trucking companies may opt to use fuel-efficient or electric vehicles, start recycling programs or invest in renewable energy to offset emissions. Alternative fuels are another way to lower the industry’s carbon footprint; options like propane and hydrogen burn more cleanly and efficiently compared to diesel.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Hedging its bets, the industry is exploring ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen, among other options for powering ships. At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore.

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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. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Description. Federal funding. Description.

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