Dongfeng Honda to build a dedicated EV production plant; 120,000 units/year
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2022
a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda Motor (China) Investment Co.,
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2022
a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda Motor (China) Investment Co.,
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Up to 13 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, threatening marine life and polluting shorelines, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, a global nongovernmental organization. For more than two decades, Ford has used recycled plastics not collected from oceans to produce various parts for automobiles.
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Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2022
In states already in the program, the automobile industry has successfully met the required percentage. Advancing these strategies will reduce carbon pollution, improve air quality and help support fuel savings for the average consumer. Each year, manufacturers must meet a ZEV credit amount that is based on average annual sales.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2012
Although Zipcar is attempting to build a brand community, consumers currently do not want this type of engagement. General Motors, through OnStar, and RelayRides have joined forces to create an entirely new mobility solution for US drivers interested in more affordable, sustainable and collaborative automobile options.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). GHG emissions (grams CO 2 -eq)/VMT by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
Burns has been a major advocate within the industry for the reinvention of the automobile and the diversification of transportation energy. Larry Burns, the head of R&D at GM for the last 11 years—the longest tenure since Charles Kettering—is retiring after 40 years of service on 1 October. Burns holds a Ph.D.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
H2E aims at building sustainable and competitive hydrogen energy solutions. This partnership will allow us to contribute throughout Europe to the deployment of non-polluting hydrogen fleets. The forklift market prefigures the future development of the hydrogen-powered automobile market.
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2020
19 has caused a significant build?up While we accept that pollutant emissions are a sensitive political matter, we would like to emphasize that the proposed postponement will have no impact whatsoever on the emission level of the vehicles concerned or on air quality. up of stocks at manufacturers, importers and dealers.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Most of the pollutants from a modern automobile are emitted during the first 30 seconds of starting a car, when the catalyst is still being warmed. At low temperatures, carbon monoxide builds up on the catalyst, decreasing its efficiency. C as a target for achieving removal of pollutants from exhaust.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
Rochester), with Blue Lake Associates (Rochester) are working on a device that could reduce pollution from a diesel engine by generating an ionic field to oxidize particulate matter in the exhaust, breaking down complex pollutants and making engines more environmentally friendly. Environmental Energy Technologies Inc.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
million project to find new catalytic materials that work at lower exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe. Engineers from Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles Inc. and Johnson Matthey Inc.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2009
Title II, Energy Efficiency , has seven subsections: Building Energy Efficiency. The draft promotes energy efficiency in new buildings by providing federal training and funding assistance to states that adopt advanced building efficiency codes. Global Warming Pollution Reduction Program. Manufactured Homes.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2009
Energy sources and automobile efficiency. On the question of building more nuclear power plants, Californians are divided (46% favor, 48% oppose), as they were last year (44% favor, 50% oppose). Among racial/ethnic groups, the percentage of Latinos who say air pollution is a big problem is down 15 points (30% today, 45% 2008).
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2009
In addition, the bill allocates 3% of the emissions allowances (under the cap-and-trade scheme defined in the bill) through 2017 and 1% from 2018 through 2025 be allocated for investments in electric vehicles and other advanced automobile technology and deployment. ” Harmonized motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
And we will put Americans to work making our homes and buildings more efficient so that we can save billions of dollars on our energy bills. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. It begins with energy.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2017
With respect to the emissions updates, the OEMs must also provide proof that the changes do not negatively impact any other parameters relevant for type approval—such as pollutant and CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, noise and engine power. Excessively high pollution affects air quality in many German cities.
Plugs and Cars
MARCH 30, 2011
However, we have created a nation that is dependent, for the foreseeable future, upon the automobile. And many of the rest of the world’s inhabitants aspire to automobile ownership. Yet simultaneously, China has overtaken the United States in the number of automobiles sold annually.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2015
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that natural sunlight triggers the release of smog-forming NO x compounds from the grime that typically coats buildings, statues and other outdoor surfaces in urban areas. Among these compounds are nitrogen oxides.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2010
The trials seek a range of participants to build a comprehensive electric vehicle system environment, replicating real-world conditions as closely as possible. Private households will be sought through a ballot to be conducted by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2012
Clients include government agencies, petroleum companies, automobile companies, chemical and biofuel companies, professional service firms and law firms. Changes in refinery energy and CO 2 intensity do not, in themselves, imply corresponding increases in emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2018
Based in Palo Alto, CA, and Pittsburgh, PA, Aurora designs and builds self-driving technology, partnering with automakers to integrate, pilot and deploy advanced self-driving platforms into vehicles. Cities need such smart mobility solutions to help solve their traffic, pollution and traffic safety challenges.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 2, 2021
And she had a point: Carmakers and countries are announcing efforts to phase out fossil-fuel burning automobiles in the next two decades. This environmental info might even take into account the pollution that came from building the solar arrays or wind farms that supplied renewable energy. She's 90 years old.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
The California ARB is in the process of redesigning its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program to affect the 2015+ model years, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gases as well as criteria pollutants, and with an emphasis on plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.).
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 15, 2021
Most people are turning towards initiatives that build the environment rather than destroy it. Hence, your vehicle does not produce greenhouse gases or pollutants that destroy the atmosphere when you’re driving. The result is you get to play your role in protecting the environment by avoiding pollution when you travel.
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2015
More than ever, cars are using the same energy sources that we use at home, and it’s imperative that leaders in the automobile, renewable energy and home appliance sectors work together to create a more sustainable tomorrow. —John Lawler, chairman and CEO, Ford China. The MyEnergi Lifestyle model also predicts: 32% reduction of PM 2.5.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
In an effort to reliably predict efficiency and pollutant emissions for new engines and fuels, computer simulations are used to study fundamental turbulence-chemistry interactions. Achievable advances in engine technology can improve the fuel economy of automobiles by over 50% and trucks by over 30%. —PreSICE workshop report.
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 19, 2024
Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.
Plug In Partners
OCTOBER 10, 2006
Turn on the Electric Road By DAVID MORRIS Published: October 8, 2006 Minneapolis LAST summer, New York State took a page from California’s playbook, using state policy to jump-start a 21st century automobile industry.
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2010
Advanced Materials for Lightweight Vehicles Lightweight materials in automobile structures can provide significant fuel savings, but they also must be able to withstand or absorb the energy of impact in order to protect occupants in collisions. Buildings Technologies.
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2015
This investment will build on our existing methanol technology, facilitating even more valuable solutions and helping to propel this part of our business in China. China Association of Alcohol & Ether Fuel and Automobiles (2014) Methanol Fuel and Vehicles in China: An Overview of Industrial Applications (2014). 2014.07.002.
Plug In Partners
NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Automobile pollutants are one of the largest contributors to climate changing emissions. it stands for “Build Your Dreams”—claims to supply 65 percent of the world’s nickel-cadmium batteries, and 30 percent of its lithium ion mobile phone batteries. First, were economics. The supply of inexpensive oil is running out.
Plug In Partners
JULY 20, 2006
And because electric power is much more efficient per mile , the amount of pollution and carbon dioxide sent skyward would still be far less than an automobile engine, his analysis shows. If Toyota were to begin selling these tomorrow they could sell as many as they could build."
The Truth About Cars
MAY 17, 2023
While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles. That makes it incredibly energy inefficient and results in a lot of extra pollution. But such a breakthrough seems a long way off.
Electric Vehicles India
JUNE 10, 2022
As we all can see how Electric vehicles were growing day by day and there is a lot of opportunity in the automobile industry at moment there are fewer charging stations in India but in the future, it will become a game-changer in Indian business in other. Need for charging stations. Currently, our country is riding the EV wave.
Plug In Partners
AUGUST 4, 2006
This year, New York State has taken significant steps to reduce our dependence on imported energy, and we will continue to promote cutting-edge research and technology that will build a brighter energy future here in the Empire State,” Governor Pataki said.
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 2, 2007
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) held a rally in Sacramento Thursday outside the lobbying offices of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers to protest their continuing lawsuit against California's greenhouse gas legislation. And due to all our efforts, the grid is getting even cleaner and more renewable. Choice is what we want.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
& From Automotive News : A top concern was the EPA's proposed limits on vehicle tailpipe pollution for 2027-32 model-year cars and light trucks — a regulatory move that, if finalized, could result in battery-electric vehicles making up two-thirds of new-vehicle sales by 2032, according to the agency's projections.
Creative Greenius
JANUARY 17, 2009
If everyone could hear Ed talk about the smart grid and how plug-in cars make it possible to inventory electricity then we’d already be building that grid today. Right now the dock workers and the people who live near the ports are choking on the worst air pollution anywhere in the area. See, you really should have been there.
Get Electric Vehicle
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Yes, They Are Greener But… On the surface, EVs are more ecological than gasoline cars because 70-80% of the pollution caused by automobiles comes from their tailpipe and EVs don’t have tailpipe emissions. EV Supply chain and Pollution. The pollution goes beyond tailpipe emissions. The Weight Dynamics.
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. million electric vehicle users by 2025 to stimulate market demand and reduce air pollution. What is the mystery behind it?. A large market of 10 million vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2011
In particular, support should be put in place for a comprehensive and integrated research program to build a system-wide understanding of all subsurface aspects of the US shale resource. When replacing other fossil fuels, natural gas can lead to lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants.
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
de Meo tries to avoid blame for fines industry knew were coming Today, Luca de Meo, who is CEO of Renault and also head of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), said to Inter radio in France that fines could total €15 billion if fleet emissions remain at today’s level, or that automakers would need to give up the production of 2.5
Baua Electric
OCTOBER 14, 2024
As part of its efforts to reduce air pollution and build a more sustainable future, the EU ratified stricter CO 2 emission standards in 2023. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), has called for a delay on the 2025 targets, citing the downward trend in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations.
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Photo by Takeaway on Wikimedia Commons The Hague, Netherlands’ third-largest city, has passed a local ordnance banning fossil fuel advertisements and ads for other highly-polluting services in the city, becoming the first city in the world to do so. The fossil ad ban was first proposed by the Party for the Animals.
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