Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero-exhaust-emission vehicles. This will result in annually savings of nearly 600 tons of CO 2 and nearly 225,000 liters of diesel fuel for Deutsche Post DHL Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

We have leveraged Cummins diesel technology for many years to produce over 500 integrated chassis, and now we are excited to work together to deliver the next evolution of the platform.With technology evolving rapidly and a long vehicle lifecycle, we know customers need a vehicle architecture that provides commonality but allows them to adapt.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

Rio Tinto will purchase four 7MWh FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives ( earlier post ) from Wabtec Corporation for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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My Electric Car

MAY 19, 2019

Where to now for EVs in Australia. The legacy of the internal combustion engine includes polluted cities, premature deaths, externalised health costs, oil wars and carbon emissions. The move from an oil based transport fleet to an electrically Australian powered one looks from a policy position to be stuck in neutral.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2021

The companies aim to deliver a zero-emissions, high-performance side-lift garbage truck, capable of undertaking the 1500-2000 compactor lifts required during an 8-10 hour suburban working cycle. The first 5 vehicles are expected to be delivered and operational in Q2 2022.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That should translate to a slicker driving experience, better driving manners and performance, and a longer range between charges, as the new LDV tries to tempt traditional ute buyers from their traditional diesel powerplants. That’s the beauty of Australia – we’re open to new brands. He says it’s a matter of getting the product right.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Writer Daniel Bleakley laments that his country is so far behind the curve (a report by The Australia Institute found that a paltry 0.2% of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). EU member states are by no means on the same track when it comes to electrifying their bus fleets.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

As a leader in fleet sustainability, we’re proud to partner with New Way and Hyzon to bring the first hydrogen fuel cell electric collection vehicle to test in our communities in California,” said Recology CEO Sal Coniglio. Is it cleaner than diesel? Electrek’s Take Hyzon compact hydrogen fuel cell; image by Hyzon. Is hydrogen ideal?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

Ford Australia is investing A$230 million (US$188 million) to improve the fuel efficiency and environmental impact of its Australian-made models, including the first global rear-wheel drive application of Ford’s turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection 2.0L Clean diesel variants will reduce CO 2 by up to 25% from six-cylinder gasoline engines.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It employs the Toyota Mirai’s core elements and promises a zero-emissions range of 590 kilometres. In Australia, it’s available only as a fleet vehicle on a three-year lease arrangement, for over $65,000. And this being hydrogen, the only tailpipe emission is pure water. What a vehicle that would be.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

For the first time in the company’s 40-year history, Liebherr have converted one of their R 9400 excavators from a conventional diesel to an electric powertrain. This means that the diesel equipment customers buy today is also future-proofed for many years to come. Far too many to list here, in fact. But heavy equipment?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

SEA Electric Asia-Pacific chief Bill Gillespie flew back into Australia last weekend fresh from discussions with Toyota in Thailand that included a proposal to build a battery electric version of Australia’s top-selling vehicle. Like them, SEA wants to pursue the business and government fleet market ahead of private buyers.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. The Japanese brand has been an EV pathfinder in Australia, introducing the Leaf battery electric vehicle in 2012. On-sale in Japan since late 2021, an arrival in Australia in 2023 isn’t even confirmed.

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Drive Electric

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Press release 13 December 2023 New research shows the new Government’s policy to remove the Clean Car Discount (CCD) and weaken the Clean Car Standard could mean between 100,000 and 350,000 fewer electric cars on New Zealand roads by 2030, and increasing emissions by between 900 and 3,000 kilotonnes. And they won’t be needed forever.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

The mainline testing of HydroFLEX marks an important step in the development of a zero-carbon emission propulsion system that could help to decarbonize Britain’s railway.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The EV conversions will initially only be offered to fleet buyers, who could get into an electric ute for a little over $70,000 – or less if they opt for an EV conversion of an existing vehicle in their fleet. It means fleet buyers can give soon-to-be-retired vehicles a new lease on life with a zero emissions electric drivetrain.

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

Mannering sees the Q6 e-tron as a crucial model for the brand, one that could tempt some currently buying a diesel- or petrol-powered Q5 to step into an electric car. per cent of the 19,039 cars Audi sold in Australia were powered by electricity. It) sits in a segment that I reckon there’s a bit of a gap for us,” said Mannering.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

And now, after its initial 90 day “break-in” period operating at partial capacity while the site team familiarized themselves with the new tech, it’s operating at full speed at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine in Western Australia. This is such an exciting milestone for Fortescue and our decarbonisation journey.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2014

Fulcrums two-stage MSW-to-jet or -diesel process starts with syngas generated by gasification of MSW, and uses a Fischer-Tropsch process to produce jet fuel and/or diesel fuel. This process also reduces the amount of municipal solid waste going into landfill sites and the methane gas emissions that result from this.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Eaton Corporation announced that customers of its hybrid systems have collectively accumulated more than 100 million miles of service, reducing fuel consumption by 4 million gallons of diesel fuel and harmful emissions by 40,000 metric tons.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Will it come to Australia? In some form possibly , especially since Tesla reduced the external dimensions of the Cybertruck, making it more likely for export markets such as Australia. Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them. There will also be an EV version in 2026.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Clean cooling technologies, which can support environmentally sustainable cold chains, include Dearman’s zero-emission transport refrigeration system ( earlier post ); solar-driven cooling for pack-houses; and even small transportable ammonia-water absorption refrigeration which can be used to transport medicine. It also accounts for 3.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

These first two MicroLNG plants will produce up to 250,000 gallons per day—about 54 million DGEs (diesel gallon equivalents) per year—with the built-in capability for further expansion up to 1 million gallons per day. The new system will help reduce a fleet operator’s fuel costs by more than 25% compared to diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

The Westport GX 2010 15L engine has been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 2010 emissions compliance—0.2 g/bhp-hr particulate matter (PM)—without the use of emissions credits. g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) and 0.01

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

in collaboration with Grütter Consulting , has launched a program to monetize the carbon emission reductions associated with Cummins Westport (CWI) and Westport HD natural gas engines. Current carbon credits for this type of emission reduction program can receive up to $25 per tonne. Westport Innovations Inc.,

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. We encourage New Zealand to be ambitious when setting future emissions standards from 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

Toyota Australia has partnered with BHP to trial a battery electric (BEV) LandCruiser 70 Series at a WA mine site. The small-scale trial involves a LandCruiser 70 Series single-cab ute that has been converted to a battery-electric vehicle by Toyota Australia’s Product Planning and Development division in Port Melbourne.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Toyota has changed tune on electric utes declaring the HiLux Revo BEV concept recently imported as a dealer conference display a real chance to be sold in Australia if a production version is released. It has now extended the vehicle’s local stay to allow Toyota Australia engineers more evaluation time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2011

—“China’s Energy and Carbon Emissions Outlook” The key results include: By 2050, primary energy consumption will rise continuously in both scenarios but approach a plateau around 2040 for CIS and AIS. CO 2 emissions under both scenarios approach a plateau or peak in 2025 (AIS) and 2030 (CIS). billion tonnes in 2027.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. The NVES will work by providing car companies with targets for average emissions per kilometre from new vehicles sold.

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EV Central

JUNE 2, 2024

If Ford has its way your next courier package or flower delivery could arrive in zero emissions near-silence in the E-Transit Custom. Landing in dealerships late in 2024 – and months after the soon-to-arrive diesel-powered Transit Customs – the E-Transit Custom adds to the growing options in the commercial van market.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Australian EV startup Roev says more than 30 large fleets have lodged expressions of interest in the electric Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger utes it intends to start manufacturing in the first half of 2023. So the more fleets that sign up now the better says CEO and co-founder Noah Wasmer. The utes will be sold to fleet buyers only.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The LDV eT60 will become the first electric ute on sale in Australia when it arrives in dealerships in November as part of three-pronged EV attack from the Chinese brand. It’s brand transformational in terms of elevating our status,” says Dinesh Chinnappa, General Manager of LDV Australia. LDV eT60 electric ute.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2009

The report gathers insights from demonstration participants at transit agencies in the United States, Europe, China, Japan and Australia, analyzes lessons learned, identifies key remaining challenges, and suggests potential roles for government in supporting commercialization. The most significant challenge was range. Hydrogen Filling Times.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

There’s another new EV brand set to launch in Australia in 2023: Roev. It plans to revive car manufacturing in Australia. We have the passion, vision and know-how to restore manufacturing in Australia” says Roev CEO and co-founder, Noah Wasmer. 2023 Roev electric Toyota Hilux is being targetted at fleets. What is Roev?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Although many countries have adopted emission control regulations patterned on the European regulations, the significant majority of these have not implemented the latest and most stringent Euro 6/VI stage. The Baseline Policy scenario assumes no new policies on vehicle emissions and fuel quality beyond those currently implemented or adopted.

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2022

The Electric Vehicle Council is calling for EV incentives to be linked to fuel efficiency standards as it ramps up its pressure on the Federal Government to introduce CO2 emissions standards. He also says long waiting lists on many new EVs – some stretching more than 12 months – is holding back business investment in zero-emissions vehicles.

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