Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million to seven projects to develop medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans across 23 states. The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2022

BNSF will operate the locomotives between Barstow and Los Angeles, California. Wabtec continues to be a good innovation partner for us – last year, we piloted the first battery-electric freight locomotive in North America. —John Lovenburg, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) last year as robust sales of the carbon-neutral transportation fuel continued in 2019, closing out the year with significant deals throughout North America. In 2019 Clean Energy provided an estimated 16 million gallons of Redeem to UPS.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2020

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

New Flyer of America Inc. This makes the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona, and establishes New Flyer as the only manufacturer to offer both a forty-foot and sixty-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding. The only tailpipe output is clean water vapor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2018

The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and the Société de transport de Laval (STL) have awarded New Flyer a contract for 40 forty-foot, zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses, marking the largest-yet battery-electric bus contract in Canada.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

My brand new silver all-electric Tesla Roadster sportscar (#23) arrived by truck in Los Angeles yesterday. Shrouded in plastic and tucked into the back of a semi with three other Tesla’s, it waited to be rolled onto the streets of Los Angeles. It’s alive! It’s alive! It’s alive!

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Its first project, “Electric For All,” is the largest multi-stakeholder, multi-million dollar public awareness campaign in North America. Veloz also announced major commitments from utilities and Electrify America. Charging network providers, including EVgo, Greenlots and Electrify America.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A new 38 port electric truck charging depot and maintenance hub is coming online to service Southern California’s ports and logistics centers, along with 50 new electric trucks from Volvo and Daimler. It’s the first of its kind – that we know of anyway – that functions solely as an electric truck charging hub and maintenance facility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. The program allows qualified fleet owners the opportunity to try out the latest in heavy-duty natural gas truck technology by test-driving a 12L near-zero truck. Additionally, fleet owners will see the advantages natural gas trucks have over diesel, including lower fuel costs. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. This catenary system supplies the trucks with electric power; the system also allows for truck operation outside of the electrified sections of infrastructure. —Andreas Thon, Siemens head of Turnkey Projects & Electrification, North America. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Details are sparse on this side of the Pacific, but more is promised when the Crown SUV debuts on November 16 at the 116th Los Angeles Auto Show. We know we’ll get a hybrid Of course, as is often the case, the 2024 Toyota Crown Sport has already been introduced in Japan and that appears to be the SUV that is coming to America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

Eaton Corporation announced a collaborative agreement to supply federal departments and agencies with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and related installation and services equipment, through a US General Services Administration (GSA) contract awarded to Autoflex, Inc.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. I covered the local thriving EV scene here in the South Bay of Los Angeles connecting with the superstar pioneers like Kitty Adams, Dency Nelson, Jim Montgomery, Paul Scott, Linda Nichols, Zan Dubin Scott and so many others. Installing the 5.2

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of more than $15 million to projects that will advance biofuels and electric vehicle research in California. will receive $2,325,954 to demonstrate battery-electric medium-duty trucks. Earlier post.) Electricore Inc. Electricore Inc., Villa Ford Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Beginning in September, six Navistar eStar all-electric, zero-emission trucks ( earlier post ) will be part of Coca-Cola’s growing fleet of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in North America; the AFV fleet will surpass 750 units by the end of this year. with two trucks in Los Angeles. Atlanta and Miami. Atlanta and Miami.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2016

Flyer of America Inc., the largest heavy-duty transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is adding the 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Near Zero engine ( earlier post ) to its Xcelsior bus family. LA Metro operates the largest natural gas engine transit vehicle fleet in North America.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986. per gallon. It loves to run!

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

liter gas engine—and is projected to save taxpayers between $3,500 and $5,700 per vehicle in fuel costs annually. In Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department testing, the all-new Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid bested the outgoing 3.7-liter-equipped —Marc McGrath, CEO Schaeffler Americas.

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Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ever since the 1970’s, when he and his brother would take turns sitting in gas lines on Saturday mornings during a severe gas shortage, Earl Cox had been interested in the development of a vehicle that could run on something other than oil-based fuel. Impacting the EV scene for 3 decades. We formed a group, dontcrush.com.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

MC Fill allows dynamic control of refueling based on gas temperature. The MC Fill protocol utilizes this value, as well as the dispenser outlet gas temperature and pressure, in its fill control logic. MC Method control diagram, from a 2013 DOE-hosted webinar on hydrogen refueling. Click to enlarge. Honda’s fueling station.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Rather than plugging in the vehicle as you would for a battery-electric car, hydrogen fuel cells rely on compressed hydrogen. Problem is, there is almost no hydrogen infrastructure and very few hydrogen recharging stations, and only a smattering in North America. In the East Coast, there are maybe a handful of stations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Development of RF cured nanocomposite adhesives for thermal-budget reduction in adhesive bonding processes, $150,000 Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc., Los Alamos National Laboratory. Selected Labs and Partners.

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 3, 2022

EVA member Daphne Dixon, the Executive Director and Co-founder of Live Green Connecticut , as well as Executive Director of Connecticut Southwestern Area Cities coalition, plans to drive an EV cross-country to make the point that continued anxiety among women about electric vehicle (EV) range is unnecessary and that it has to end soon. “We

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

Fuel cell electric vehicles will be in our future sooner than many people believe, and in much greater numbers than anyone expected. ”. For years, the use of hydrogen gas to power an electric vehicle has been seen by many smart people as a foolish quest. We are the world leader in hybrid electrics. We love batteries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM announced that the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle will first be available late next year in California, with other lead markets to be named later. GM is working with key utilities across North America to prepare each regional market in advance of the retail market deployment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In a recent article posted on the US Department of Energy (DOE) website, Jesse Schneider (BMW), the lead of the SAE hydrogen fueling standards SAE J2601, noted the importance of releasing the standards now, due to the impending deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) by the automotive companies. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Coca-Cola Enterprises has ordered 150 Kenworth T370 diesel-electric tractors and 35 Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks, all of which will be on the road this year. GCW) are the largest hybrid delivery truck on the road in North America. Coca-Cola Enterprises operates the largest hybrid truck fleet in North America.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2013

—Anthony Pratt, director of forecasting for the Americas at Polk. In addition, if gas prices continue to decline, Polk analysts expect the small luxury crossover segment will continue to swell. —Tom Libby, lead analyst for North America at Polk. Wide regional variation in hybrid and electric powertrains.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

The Fastest Acura SUV Ever Built The all-new 2024 ZDX is the first electric Acura and, as Quincy Tam, Acura product planner, says, it is “for their customers that are ready to take that next step into electrification.” Power and Range There are three ZDX configurations, each with their own all-electric driving range (AER.)

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

We also learned that there’s still more information to come – Hyundai kept mum on key details, telling us to check back during the Los Angeles Auto Show so often that it became a running gag. This means gains in interior legroom – gas models now have 42.3 liter turbocharged four-cylinder with an electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

Others are sugarcane molasses ethanol from Guatemala; mixed feedstock to biodiesel from Texas; and a new ARB-staff-developed pathway for North American landfill gas. The CI of a fuel is determined by the sum of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, processing and consumption of a fuel (its pathway).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The critical need for government leadership in the emergence of electric vehicles dominated a recent Green Fleet Management discussion in Toronto, hosted by Fleet Challenge Ontario. In an interview published in Maclean’s, a Canadian news magazine, the chairman and CEO of General Electric said, “ Government should be a catalyst for change.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group’s next step towards a mass-produced electric vehicle. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford introduced a set of new prototype automated driving technologies in the Ford Edge Concept. In South America the utility segment is projected to grow 39%, and in Europe it is projected to grow 27% over the same period. Ford Edge Concept. Click to enlarge. Available on 12 Ford models today.

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