Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The sixth annual analysis conducted by T&E, the European Federation for Transport and Environment, of new car CO 2 emissions in Europe ( 2011 Cars & CO 2 Report: How clean are Europe’s cars ) found that Volvo Car Corporation led the pack with a CO 2 reduction of 9%. Volvo is ranked tenth by this criteria, with an 8% gap.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

This includes revising the EU’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive to include mandatory targets for hydrogen, developing new financial instruments for infrastructure investments, as well as tapping into existing EU funding mechanisms (e.g. the Connecting Europe Facility).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

In a joint project with the EU, the Swedish Energy Agency, fuel companies and the transport industry, Volvo Trucks is investigating the potential for large-scale investment in dimethyl ether (DME) fuel produced from biomass (Bio-DME). Volvo’s DME truck. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

Technologies such as alternative fuels, electric vehicles, and advanced composites are partial responses to these megatrends, but understanding their impact on the industry requires looking at all of them in complete automotive ecosystems, according to the report “Under the Hood: Mapping Automotive Innovations to Megatrends”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Volvo FH with a 13-liter engine that runs on DME. Swedish oil company and distributor Preem recently inaugurated a BioDME filling station in Stockholm, and the first five Volvo DME (dimethyl ether) trucks ( earlier post ) in commercial operation have taken to the road in a two-year field test in Sweden. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2024

You can read NREL’s full report here , dubbed the “Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Trends from the Alternative Fueling Station Location: Third Quarter 2023.” The report also notes that 2,696 fast-charging ports were added in the U.S. in Q3 last year, representing an 8.3

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The new targets and incentives will help tackle emissions, as well as bring fuel savings to transport operators and cleaner air for all Europeans. For the EU industry, this is an opportunity to embrace innovation towards zero-emission mobility and further strengthen its global leadership in clean vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

SoCalGas) and Oberon Fuels , a San Diego-based low-emission alternative fuels company, announced a joint research and development agreement to design and construct the first commercial facility in the United States to produce Dimethyl Ether (DME) from natural gas for use as a transportation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Yet the growth in oil demand from trucks has outpaced all other sectors—including passenger cars, aviation, industry and petrochemical feedstocks—since 2000 and contributed 40% to global oil demand growth, a similar contribution as cars. The result is that direct CO 2 emissions from road freight transport decline by 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

Greater efficiency is the primary way of achieving this; alternative fuels are another. Mærsk Group is currently involved in two projects focused on realizing the marine fuel potential of one of the world’s most abundant and sustainable biomass resources: lignin. Progression Industry. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

An initiative in advanced materials and manufacturing applications in the automotive sector for the development of efficiency and safety technologies and for supporting the competitiveness of the industry and the affordability of products for consumers. EUCAR is closely connected to ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. The automobile industry has been developed for more than 200 years, and the use of petroleum as fuel has dominated most of the time.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Volvo Technology of America, LLC. Integrated Fuel Cell Electric Powertrain Demonstration. AOI 13: Alternative Fuel Proof-of-Concept in New Communities and Fleets. Roush Industries. Helping America’s Rural Counties Transition to Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles. UT - Battelle, LLC dba Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

Western Automotive Journalists (WAJ), a Northern California association for automotive writers, annually brings together journalists to drive an assortment of cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs as well as taking time to discuss current and future product with automotive industry representatives. Volvo V90 T6 AWD R-Design. Ram 1500 TRX.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

The paper is EUCAR’s initial contribution to what will be a multi-stakeholder discussion between the Commission, Member States, European Parliament, industry and academia to define Europe’s R&D focus up to 2020. EUCAR published the recommendations in the paper “ FP8—Priorities for Transport ”. Ecological and efficient manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

Among the consortium members is Alternative Fuel Technology , Inc., a developer of fuel injection equipment for DME-fueled vehicles. Volvo Truck Corp. has been using AFT fuel systems in field demonstrations and in laboratory research since 1995, according to the company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Volvo Technology of America LLC will develop and demonstrate a tractor trailer combination with lightweight cab that achieves the freight efficiency goal using alternative engine designs and a variety of system technologies. PPG Industries, Inc. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid. Distinguished Design.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 21, 2008

Ø The US House passed a bill that would extend a series of tax credits for renewable energy and energy efficiency and pay for them by eliminating or scaling back oil and natural gas industry tax breaks. Check out the press release at v2green. The bill (H.R.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 19, 2021

This is one area where GM is the industry leader, and after the initial service plan expires, it is well worth renewing. Road Test: 2018 Volvo XC60. In addition, we aim to offer reviews and news on advanced technology and the alternative fuel vehicle market. Story and photos by John Faulkner. [ Road Test: 2020 Acura RDX.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As stated in research conducted by Volvo Car USA and The Harris Poll in 2019 , while 58% of drivers cited running out of power as a barrier to buying an EV, “65% [of EV drivers] say they had range anxiety when they first purchased an EV, but it went away after a few months.” Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center , the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Gasgoo.com | ?? | Prius hybrid.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

EVs are a technology that are now proven, are increasingly price competitive, and will be the future of the automotive industry. The domestic OEM industry can think differently, and look to Europe (particularly the UK) for new and used supply. It’s also worth noting that the global car industry is changing rapidly. In the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. By partnering with these two industries.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Unnamed industry executives told the Times that they should be able to revamp their supply chains enough for their products to qualify for tax credits within five years. The IRA is a vast and sprawling edifice, and there are several other sections that could directly or indirectly benefit the EV industry. Wait, there’s more!

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