Batteries, Clean and Cleaner

Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. —Per Lovring, CEO of Bucher Municipal Denmark.

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Cleaner Volvo North America Denmark

Why EV Batteries Keep Getting Cheaper & Cleaner

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

There are still many people in the automotive industry and many policymakers who hold doubts about the future of fully battery electric vehicles (BEV). They do not know why EV batteries keep getting cheaper and cleaner, and they do not see why they will become truly abundant.

Cleaner

Cleaner Batteries Battery Electric Vehicles

CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. billion Fiscal Year 2022-23 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives will benefit priority populations. billion for clean trucks and buses, and off-road equipment.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Cleaner Cars

California to transition clean vehicle rebate program to helping low-income residents

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

The California Air Resources Board will transition its existing Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) program to a new program targeting low- and middle-income Californians. The program was originally designed to encourage the early adoption of emerging technology, and its goal was to accomplish a 16% market share for clean vehicles.

Clean

Clean Cleaning California Vehicles

Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Clean Energy Ventures , a $110-million venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech startups, is leading the investments in two battery startups: one in the upstream ( N th Cycle ) and one in the downstream ( Volexion ). million in funding from investors led by climate tech venture capital firm Clean Energy Ventures.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Batteries

CARB scrap-and-replace incentive program Clean Cars 4 All reaches 10,000th participant milestone

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As a direct result of the state’s Clean Cars 4 All program, more than 10,000 Californians have now scrapped old, dirty cars and replaced them with cleaner alternatives such as new and used zero-emission, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid cars. million had been spent on incentives within Clean Cars 4 All. As of 30 September 2020, $82.5

Clean

Clean Cleaning Sacramento Pollution

CARB approves $1.5B investment in clean cars, trucks, mobility options for FY 2021-22

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

billion investment plan that will increase access to clean vehicles and clean mobility options through a wide variety of projects that support the transformation of California’s vehicle and equipment fleet to zero-emission. Funded projects include: $525 million for clean car rebates through the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Pollution Cars

DOE announces $96M in funding for advancing clean vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

The funding will focus on expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging accessibility, create cleaner non-road vehicles through electrification and the use of alternative fuels, and develop electric drive components and materials to maximize EV efficiency and affordability. Creating Cleaner Non-Road Engines.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Vehicles Cleaner

Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

The alliance, including India, aims to secure 5 GW of battery energy storage by 2024, aligning with the long-term goal of developing 90 GW of storage capacity worldwide. However, beyond celebrating this achievement lies a broader recognition of the crucial role batteries play in driving clean energy transitions worldwide.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Auto

EPA awarding $965M to 389 school districts for clean school buses

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency, through its Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, is awarding nearly $1 billion to 389 school districts spanning 50 states, Washington, DC, and several Tribes and US territories. In May, EPA announced the availability of $500 million for its Clean School Bus Program.

EPA

EPA Clean Cleaning Washington

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels.

Grid

Grid Clean Cleaning Power

As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2020

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below.

Coal

Coal Cleaner Electric Vehicles Alaska

Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Canada is developing a Clean Fuel Standard that will cut emissions by 30 million tonnes in 2030.

Cleaner

Cleaner Canada California Transportation

Hyundai and Shell sign new agreement to expand collaborations on clean energy solutions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, but this time with a clean mobility twist. Shell will also expand its role in providing Hyundai with cleaner mobility solutions.

Hyundai

Hyundai Clean Cleaning Energy

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below.

Coal

Coal West Virginia North Dakota Cleaner

CARB approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. Investments made in previous years’ Funding Plans have been tremendously successful.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Transportation Pollution

EU Passes Law to Make Electric Car Batteries Cleaner

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Battery producers will face tougher environmental and due diligence standards if they want to sell in the European market. The impact of electric vehicle batteries on the environment and communities is set to significantly improve under a new law agreed by EU lawmakers on Friday.

Cleaner

Cleaner Batteries Battery Electric Cars

Delhi startup develops air-purifying motorcycle helmet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

An anti-pollution helmet developed by a Delhi-based startup can help 2-wheeler riders breathe cleaner air. The helmet developed by Shellios Technolabs has a Bluetooth-enabled app that lets the rider know when the helmet requires cleaning. Following all mandatory standards stipulated by the government, the 1.5

Motorcycles

Motorcycles Li-ion Pollution India

Important Decisions Ahead in EU’s Push For Cleaner EV Batteries

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

A new law has set high environmental standards for batteries from electric cars. But its effectiveness will be determined by rules that are still up for discussion.

Cleaner

Cleaner Batteries Battery Standards

Volkswagen Group and Canada aim to advance sustainable battery supply chain in North America

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) and the Government of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. —François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

North America

North America Canada Supplies America

BMW of North America & California Bioenergy expand partnership to provide clean energy for EV charging

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The collaboration aims to power EVs in California with clean energy, and generate cleaner air in the state by leveraging the latest biodigester technology to create renewable energy by capturing methane from manure to feed back into the power grid. —Adam Langton, energy services manager, connected eMobility, BMW of North America.

North America

North America Clean Cleaning BMW

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

London

London Cleaner PHEV Plug-in

California, 6 automakers finalize bilateral Clean Car Framework agreements

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Under the framework agreements, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the former Obama-era program.

California

California Clean Cleaning Cleaner

Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people. —Harold P.

Chicago

Chicago Clean Cleaning 2017

Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Are solid-state electric vehicle (EV) batteries a solution to some of the issues with the lithium-ion batteries powering our EVs today? The environmental implications of moving to solid-state EV batteries are significant.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Energy Storage

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

The battery pack alone weighs over 2,900 pounds—about the weight of a Honda Civic. The US transportation sector accounts for the largest portion of US greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe it is a human right to breathe clean air. Combustible, energy-dense petroleum is replaced by bulky batteries.

F-150

F-150 Climate Petrol Hummer

Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

Range Energy announced that its 53-foot electric trailer, the RA, is now eligible for point-of-sale incentives up to $80,000/unit through the California Air Resources Board Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Voucher Program. The RA platform is the first trailer electrification platform to be eligible for the CORE incentive.

California

California Range Cleaner Fleet

New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

million received from the 2016 Volkswagen settlement to significantly increase the number of electric vehicles and other clean vehicles in the state. The state’s strategically leveraged investment of settlement funds is anticipated to result in at least $300 million of clean vehicles and infrastructure on New York’s roadways.

New York

New York Clean Cleaning Vehicles

California Air Resources Board approves $663M funding plan for clean cars, trucks, buses

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board approved a $663-million low-carbon transportation plan to increase the use of clean cars, heavy-duty trucks, buses and freight equipment. The overall number of companies involved in building clean trucks and buses in California has been growing rapidly over the past several years.

Clean

Clean Cleaning California Climate Change

Faurecia Emissions Control reorients strategy, becomes Faurecia Clean Mobility

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

To align with industry megatrends and boost its long term growth, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies has reoriented its strategy and become Faurecia Clean Mobility. Faurecia Clean Mobility is one of three Faurecia business groups, the other two being Automotive Seating and Interior Systems. Earlier post.).

Clean

Clean Cleaning Emissions Exhaust

ICCT assesses impact of EV battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt; policy implications

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. They note that the the impacts of battery production on electric vehicles’ overall emissions is “an especially complex topic”.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Emissions Batteries Battery

CARB approves $483M funding plan for clean transportation investments; 94% of funding from cap-and-trade

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The California Air Resources Board approved a $483 million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. Over the past five years, the Legislature has appropriated nearly $1.2

Clean

Clean Cleaning Transportation Climate Change

Wabtec signs MOUs with CMU, Genesee & Wyoming to decarbonize freight rail & improve safety; battery and fuel cell locomotives

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

G&W), the largest owner of short line and regional freight railroads, to pursue zero-emission battery and hydrogen freight strategies, as well as increase rail utilization across North America. The gathering also featured the inaugural display of Wabtec’s FLXdrive, the world’s first heavy-haul battery-electric locomotive.

Wyoming

Wyoming Fuel Batteries Battery

EV Mythbusting: EV Batteries Aren’t Actually Green

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

EV Mythbusting: EV Batteries Aren’t Actually Green Digging into the Heart of the Electric Car We’ve all heard the calls reporting the imminent danger we face from a changing climate. The battery is the heart of the modern electric vehicle.

Green

Green Batteries Battery Emissions

Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

Making a battery for an electric vehicle typically requires mining hundreds of pounds of hard-to-extract minerals. That’s put a spotlight on batteries’ heavy environmental toll, at least upfront. EV batteries are simply too valuable to toss out, and a new industry of recyclers is busy snatching them all up.

Waste

Waste Auto Batteries Battery

Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2020

Funded through the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT), the electric box truck deployment highlights the appetite amongst fleets in California to choose cleaner, sustainable transportation options. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc.

Sacramento

Sacramento Phoenix Sustainable Transportation Cleaner

ICCT study assesses infrastructure needed to support near term deployment of zero-emission Class 4-8 vehicles in US

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the near-term charging and refueling infrastructure needs for zero-emission Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) at the national and sub-national levels. Now is the time for electric utilities to step up and deliver the power freight trucks need.

Emissions

Emissions Hydrogen Vehicles Charging

California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. These requirements include ZEV assurance measures, such as requiring a consumer-facing battery state of health indicator, adding ZEVs into existing service information requirements, and adding useful life and minimum warranty requirements for ZEVs.

PHEV

PHEV Emissions California Cleaner

Lightning Systems Gen 2 electric Ford Transit named in CARB executive order; new NMC batteries for longer range

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

The Lightning Electric Ford Transit is a battery-electric drivetrain package for the Ford Transit 350HD, a product used extensively by commercial and government fleets. The new batteries are all housed under the floor of the vehicle, with no impact on ground clearance. The new vehicle also is available nationwide.

Ford

Ford Range Batteries Battery

BYD introducing second-generation battery-electric yard tractor

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

The BYD second-generation 8Y battery electric yard tractor will make its world premiere at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach next week, showcasing a design that combines performance, reliability, improved driver comfort and operability, along with zero tailpipe emissions and quiet operation.

BYD

BYD Long Beach Batteries Battery

Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs ). At full scale, Aqua will provide 30% of the nickel and lithium carbonate needed at 6K’s PlusCAM facility.

Supplies

Supplies Energy North America Batteries

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

Building

Building Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

One in five EVs in the country are on the road in PG&E’s service area of Northern and Central California, where customers are often early adopters of new clean energy technologies. Through collaborations with automakers like Ford, we are innovating together for a cleaner, safer and brighter future for all.

F-150

F-150 Ford Electric Vehicles Charging

Huge Tesla Megapack project breaks ground in Queensland

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Construction has begun on a 250MW/500MWh Tesla Megapack project in Swanbank, Queensland, as part of a partnership on the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub between the company Yurika and public utility organization CleanCo, as detailed in a press release on Monday.

Tesla

Tesla Australia Coal Clean

Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Why EV Batteries Keep Getting Cheaper & Cleaner

CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

California to transition clean vehicle rebate program to helping low-income residents

Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

CARB scrap-and-replace incentive program Clean Cars 4 All reaches 10,000th participant milestone

CARB approves $1.5B investment in clean cars, trucks, mobility options for FY 2021-22

DOE announces $96M in funding for advancing clean vehicle technologies

Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

EPA awarding $965M to 389 school districts for clean school buses

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Hyundai and Shell sign new agreement to expand collaborations on clean energy solutions

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

CARB approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

EU Passes Law to Make Electric Car Batteries Cleaner

Delhi startup develops air-purifying motorcycle helmet

Important Decisions Ahead in EU’s Push For Cleaner EV Batteries

Volkswagen Group and Canada aim to advance sustainable battery supply chain in North America

BMW of North America & California Bioenergy expand partnership to provide clean energy for EV charging

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

California, 6 automakers finalize bilateral Clean Car Framework agreements

Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

California Air Resources Board approves $663M funding plan for clean cars, trucks, buses

Faurecia Emissions Control reorients strategy, becomes Faurecia Clean Mobility

ICCT assesses impact of EV battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt; policy implications

CARB approves $483M funding plan for clean transportation investments; 94% of funding from cap-and-trade

Wabtec signs MOUs with CMU, Genesee & Wyoming to decarbonize freight rail & improve safety; battery and fuel cell locomotives

EV Mythbusting: EV Batteries Aren’t Actually Green

Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

ICCT study assesses infrastructure needed to support near term deployment of zero-emission Class 4-8 vehicles in US

California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Lightning Systems Gen 2 electric Ford Transit named in CARB executive order; new NMC batteries for longer range

BYD introducing second-generation battery-electric yard tractor

Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain – Charged EVs

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

Huge Tesla Megapack project breaks ground in Queensland

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