Alternative Fuels, Climate and Davis

UC Davis buys 6 NFI electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses using California state contract

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JULY 16, 2021

Unitrans, the University of California, Davis transit system, has purchased six Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses from NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. UC Davis utilized the California Department of General Services (DGS) contract for the procurement.

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Davis California Buy Charging

Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

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JULY 13, 2021

Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies analyzed four scenarios to understand how COVID-19 and other political, economic, social and technological drivers may impact transportation activity and global oil demand.

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Oil Climate Global Stimulus Package

ITS-Davis director Dan Sperling to chair US Transportation Research Board

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JANUARY 15, 2015

Dan Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, and member of the California Air Resources Board, has been appointed the 2015 chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Executive Committee, which provides independent scientific advice to the nation on transportation issues.

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Davis Transportation Climate Change Sustainable Transportation

Study: natural gas heavy-duty trucking fleet could benefit economy, but has mixed environmental effects

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University.

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Gas Fleet Economy Davis

Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully

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MARCH 2, 2016

In the study, published in the journal Nature Energy , Noel Melton, Jonn Axsen and Daniel Sperling conduct a media analysis to show how society’s attention has skipped among alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) technology between 1980 and 2013, including methanol, natural gas, plug-in electric, hybrid electric, hydrogen and biofuels.

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Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Reducing the carbon intensity of the energy sources used in aviation and marine transportation, by transitioning to alternative fuels and power sources, also could reduce GHG emissions over the medium to long term, although the level of potential reductions is uncertain.

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Mariner Transportation Emissions Alternative Fuels

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Dr. Ken Kurani from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) presented results from the latest in a series of electric drive consumer studies seeking to learn from consumers whether or not PHEVs are a good idea. Our history with alternative fuels has been truly awful.” Tax the fuel.” Steven Plotkin.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change

Two Studies on Regional Options for Reducing GHG Highlight Need for Reduction in Travel Intensity

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

A paper by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University of California–Davis, to be published in the journal Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment , examines how California may reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 (&ldqou;80in50”). Reference scenario.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Eleven northeast and mid-Atlantic states are currently participating in the evaluation of a regional Clean Fuels Standard (CFS), which would lower the average carbon intensity of transportation fuels in the region and support the development and use of alternative fuels such as advanced biofuels, electricity, and natural gas.

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Carbon Standards Fuel Oregon

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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JULY 22, 2009

Neil Auerbach is a Managing Partner at Hudson Clean Energy Partners which is a global private equity firm investing in renewable power, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and storage. By the time REFF West occurred in October 2008 the climate had changed dramatically. Eight months ago.

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy

California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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MARCH 21, 2013

Buy-down incentives totaling $560,000 were approved for 35 alternative-fuel propane vehicles. These incentives help to pay the difference between alternative-fuel vehicles and conventional vehicles. Currently, these powertrains are primarily installed in shuttle buses and delivery trucks.

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San Diego California Energy Transportation

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. He holds more than 35 patents (12 of which belong to UC Davis), has published more than 100 papers, and is an internationally recognized subject matter expert.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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APRIL 21, 2009

Larry Burns, GM vice president for research and development and strategic planning: "Whether your concern is energy security, global climate change, natural disasters, the high price of gas, the volatile pricing of a barrel of oil and the effect that unpredictability has on Wall Street - all of these issues point to a need for energy diversity. (

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

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UC Davis buys 6 NFI electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses using California state contract

Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

ITS-Davis director Dan Sperling to chair US Transportation Research Board

Study: natural gas heavy-duty trucking fleet could benefit economy, but has mixed environmental effects

Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully

Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

Two Studies on Regional Options for Reducing GHG Highlight Need for Reduction in Travel Intensity

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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