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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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California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

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APRIL 23, 2014

Another is an annual clean transportation investment plan that is designed to spark innovation in projects that will help transform California’s fleet to meet greenhouse gas and clean air goals. The program annually invests in a variety of alternative fuels and vehicle technologies.

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MEEF funds 100 Tesla Model 3s for vehicle-as-a-service provider Breathe

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MARCH 29, 2022

The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The Breathe fleet will replace existing gasoline, diesel and hybrid vehicles with Uber which is aiming to be an all-electric platform in London from 2025 onwards.

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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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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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APRIL 23, 2013

Once completed, the LNG private fleet will be one of the most extensive in the US. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. —Scott Davis, UPS Chairman and CEO.

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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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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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JULY 8, 2009

UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis. UPS also operates the largest private alternative fuel/technology ground vehicle fleet in the package sector, now totaling 1,819 vehicles in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the UK and the United States.

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2020 Carbon Emissions Parts

Study finds clear trend of increasing NOx with higher biodiesel blends with CARB diesel; NOx neutrality achieved by blending in renewable or GTL diesel

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Blending GTL or renewable diesel fuels with various levels of biodiesel or by using di- tert -butyl peroxide (DTBP) can achieve NO x emissions neutrality with the CARB diesel, according to their results. In California, biodiesel use accounted for 86% of the alternative fuels consumed by the state fleet in 2010.

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Diesel Renewable 2006 Emissions

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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California Energy Commission awards more than $23M to encourage use of alternative transportation fuels

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JUNE 14, 2012

The anaerobic digester system that will be used was developed as a pilot project at the University of California, Davis. The University of California, Davis, will receive $2,770,072 to research the comparative value, benefits and drawbacks of all types of alternative fuels in California. tmdgroup, Inc.

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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

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JULY 19, 2012

Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, member of the California Air Resources Board, and one of the co-creators of the California LCFS. Gasoline and diesel fuel producers can choose among five methods to meet LCFS targets: Reduce the CI of gasoline and diesel.

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Carbon Oil-Sands Standards Design

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

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. The problems of changing to a plug-in fleet are not all technical. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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APRIL 28, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. The transplant car companies….aren’t

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

California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

MEEF funds 100 Tesla Model 3s for vehicle-as-a-service provider Breathe

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

UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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

UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

Study finds clear trend of increasing NOx with higher biodiesel blends with CARB diesel; NOx neutrality achieved by blending in renewable or GTL diesel

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

California Energy Commission awards more than $23M to encourage use of alternative transportation fuels

National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

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

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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