Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs. The findings will be explored in depth at the GreenBiz VERGE conference in Oakland, California on 16 October.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2017

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) recently recorded a second history making event—25,000 hours of continuous operation of a Fuel Cell Electric Bus (FCEB #7). The life expectancy of the fuel cell power plant is measured in terms of hours. The FCEBs benefit from regenerative braking.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

Among alternative fuels, n-butanol is superior to ethanol in terms of energy density, volatility, and hygroscopicity. Biodiesel has been utilized as an alternative fuel for transportation. The annual production yield of biodiesel increases substantially with the pressing need for renewable fuels. In this study, E.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

XL Hybrids said it would provide more detail during the Southeast Alternative Fuels Conference, 23 October. Our customers enjoy a quick adoption rate because the XL3 system doesn’t need any special plugs, charging or fueling infrastructure. —Clay Siegert, co-founder and vice president of supply chain for XL Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2020

per mile to fuel an electric vehicle; by comparison, the national average cost to fuel a gas vehicle is double at $0.06 Although fuel costs are the most ‘present’ cost on peoples’ minds, insurance and tax and also see running costs creep up. per year, a difference of more than $377 per year in favor of the electric vehicle.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

The opening day of the five-day gathering was dedicated to IPHE Academic Outreach, held at IIT Delhi, where conference attendees shared insights into the future of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Addressing the inaugural session, Prof.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

Volvo Trucks will showcase a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Volvo VNL daycab and a prototype dimethyl ether (DME)-powered VNL daycab ( earlier post ) at next week’s Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Hydrogen Europe and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) are jointly calling on European policy makers to ramp up investments in EU-wide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for fuel cell electric vehicles. the Connecting Europe Facility). logistic centers). logistic centers).

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Green Cars News

JULY 10, 2013

While we’re on the subject of air pollution, you might be interested to hear that tomorrow, the LowCVP will hold its 10th annual conference in London, under the title of ‘Beyond the Tailpipe’. Exploring the rise of alternative fuels and electric vehicles, the conference will focus on the increasin[.]. Green credentials'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

FTS produces only a small fraction of the hydrocarbons needed for fuel and requires extensive recycling. The cost per gallon for the SRI fuel is higher than F-T fuel, however: a calculated $2.81 The process can also dramatically reduce the environmental footprint associated with alternative transportation fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Volvo trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and dimethyl ether (DME) will be on display this week at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Apart from exhibitions, the show will have over 13 conferences on different aspects related to mobility. The expo will be a landmark event, heralding a new era of collaboration and innovation in the mobility sector, the commerce ministry said.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

LNG, as a promising lower-emission alternative fuel has not been used for container vessels. At a press conference held during the Kormarine Trade Fair in Busan, both parties announced the progress they have made towards developing LNG-fueled large container vessels. This will make conventional fuel unattractive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Member States should also consider how fuel and vehicle taxation can be used to support greenhouse gas reductions in the transport sector in line with the Commission’s proposal on the taxation of energy products. The EC said it would re-examine this issue after the Paris Conference. 40% target.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2011

American Airlines will be the launch customer for Boeing’s evolutionary ecoDemonstrator Program, in which a Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft will be used to flight test and accelerate the market readiness of emerging technologies to help reduce fuel consumption, carbon emissions and community noise.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Use of a variable compression ratio (VCR) could be one technology approach to reducing fuel consumption in highly boosted (e.g., downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2017

Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Supporting the development of alternative fuels (electricity, biogas, hydrogen). Supporting the development of charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2010

Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) will jointly carry out engineering, economic analysis and move into the development of renewable biojet fuel that will also look into ways for production and supply, with the support of Airbus. All of these are known as xTL fuels. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Ford will begin offering an alternative-fuels engine prep package for its 6.8-liter F-450 and F-550 Super Duty are Ford’s latest commercial vehicles to get the alternative-fuel conversion option. liter F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab. liter and 6.8-liter F-450 and F-550’s 6.8-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans next year. Production for the bi-fuel trucks and CNG vans is scheduled to begin early next year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement today during a keynote address to the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. The roundtable will focus on efforts to accelerate the production of bio-based fuels for military and commercial purposes.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Federal initiatives like NEVI are strategically placing DC fast chargers every 50 miles along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors. You can now generate additional revenue from EV drivers who stay at your hotel, dine at your restaurant, or rent your conference rooms. But more charging stations are needed for interstate travel.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

Flight AC991 from Toronto to Mexico City is expected to generate at least 40% fewer emissions by using jet fuel derived from recycled cooking oil and through other fuel-saving measures, making it the most environmentally-friendly flight ever flown by Air Canada.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2017

Air Canada is participating in the Civil Aviation Alternate Fuel Contrail and Emissions Research project ( CAAFCER ), a research project led by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to test the environmental benefits of biofuel use on contrails.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) fuels team will flight test a 50:50 blend of hydrotreated renewable JP-5 (HRJ5) and petroleum-based JP-5 in an F/A-18 Super Hornet at Patuxent River, Md., The static tests will probably take place in the December-January time frame, according to Rick Kamin, Navy fuels lead. Rick Kamin.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Declaring an urgent imperative to prepare for the use of electricity as a crucial transportation fuel in the future, the US’ electric utilities collectively pledged to move forward aggressively to create the infrastructure to support the full-scale commercialization and deployment of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Earley, Jr.,

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2022

. “Germany will … not be able to agree to the fleet limits with the de facto ban on internal combustion engines,” he said at a conference earlier this week, according to POLITICO. Lindner instead wants the government to develop alternative fuels, something he has been vocal about in the past.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Mack officials made the announcement and displayed the truck at the company’s World Sales Conference, being held at the new Mack Customer Center in Allentown, PA. A growing number of municipalities mandate alternative fuel vehicles as a condition of contracts with refuse haulers. Mack Trucks, Inc. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2013

Bolden shared the strategic vision in a keynote speech at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2013 conference in Los Angeles. It allows more aircraft to depart within a given timeframe, saving time and fuel. The tests will reveal the designs’ ability to dramatically reduce fuel use, noise and emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

ALMS believes the announcement is the first of its kind in sports addressing the concerns of the global warming, the environment and reducing dependence on foreign fuels and energy sources. It has resulted in the sports car series approving and racing five alternative fuels by all competitors in its field. Paul Drayson.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The complexity of new and future vehicles—driven by the need for increasing fuel efficiency and decreasing emissions with ever-changing drive-cycle demands and environmental conditions—is adding unprecedented flexibility in design and driving the need for better simulation and more powerful computers, observed Dr. Robert M.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

At last week’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership conference in the UK—prior to the Battersea Formula E Grand Prix run over the weekend—Edmund King, the UK AA’s (Automobile Association) president argued that millions of second cars in households could relatively easily be electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The cooled-EGR system passes exhaust gas through a cooler to reduce temperatures before mixing it with fuel and the incoming air charge to the cylinder. The SEGR technology was introduced with the ISL G in 2007, and was developed to meet 2010 EPA emission requirements. —Jim Arthurs, President of Cummins Westport.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2012

A new conference called Investing in Future Transport will take place at City Hall, London this Thursday (August 16, 2012) just days before Revolve Eco-Rally heads from Oxford to the capital.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The future International Standard is expected to be a key tool in helping governments meet their alternative fuel targets. German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the 9 th Conference of the Parties. We clearly need biomass as a source of renewable energy. But we have to make sure there is no conflict of aims.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2009

YCEI will provide seed grants, support postgraduate studies, sponsor conferences and workshops, and foster interdisciplinary research in both science and public policy. An overview of this week’s findings will be presented to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties this December, also in Copenhagen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

— was presented at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Conference at the Olympic Park in London. The LowCVP is a public-private, not-for-profit partnership that exists to accelerate a sustainable shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and create opportunities for UK businesses.

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