Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal a death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Ambient air pollution alone caused some 4.2 g/m 3 (for PM 10 ) and 10 ?g/m

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

British Airways will invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia and acquire cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel from the plant. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022. The plant in Georgia is due to begin construction this year.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This new round of funding for DME builds on its June 2021 award and is continued validation of renewable DME as an enabling molecule to decarbonize transportation.Oberon Fuels generates value from waste resources, creates family-wage jobs in rural areas, and reduces both pollution and greenhouse gas emissions through our rDME.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The United States Department of Justice has accused Cummins of installing emissions defeating devices on diesel motors and decided to fine the company $1.67 But said those same devices allowed the vehicles increased performance during regular use — increasing pollution and violating the Clean Air Act.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

By 2030, hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonizing polluting, energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, oil refineries, power and heavy transport such as shipping, heavy-duty trucks and trains, by helping these sectors move away from fossil fuels. million) Red Diesel Replacement Competition. 40-million (US$55.5-million)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

DRPT is working closely with DEQ, the designated lead agency implementing Virginia’s VW Trust allocation, and the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS) on this important initiative to accelerate the transition to a cleaner transportation system for all. million for six battery-electric transit buses and fast chargers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The funding will help the state cut climate-changing gases while promoting technologies that reduce harmful diesel emissions, particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities. While diesel trucks account for only 2% of vehicles in the state, they emit the majority of the smog-forming pollution, and two-thirds of all diesel soot.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The draft Memorandum of Understanding builds on a program framework made public on 1 October 2019. The Draft MOU includes: Program goals and schedule. Elements of a Model Rule. Each participating jurisdiction will decide how to invest the auction proceeds to support TCI program goals.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

CARB also adopted a new plan to curb destructive “super pollutants” including black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane. The plan, California’s Short-lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, maps out the route to more rapid greenhouse gas reductions by clamping down on these super pollutants. —CARB Chair Mary D.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Among the awards is support for a Syracuse University (with BorgWarner of Ithaca) project to prepare, inject and combust supercritical (SC) diesel fuel. Salt Point) is working on a diesel additive that would increase fuel efficiency by reducing engine friction. Earlier post.). The NYSERDA funding will leverage $7.5 Taconic Energy Inc.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Building on Hyzon’s fuel cell electric refuse vehicle experience in Australia, Hyzon and New Way’s strategic partnership assembled a historic vehicle to eliminate emissions within a hard-to-abate industry,” said Hyzon Chief Executive Officer Parker Meeks. Is it cleaner than diesel? new way trucks press release; via pr newswire.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives , largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s comprehensive strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

According to Achates, a heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel engine (configured for ultralow NO x ) has peak thermal efficiency of just below 50%, centered around high load areas of the operating map, with broad areas of high efficiency (>45% brake thermal efficiency). Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

ARB staff developed this strategy using a multi-pollutant scenario planning tool ( Vision 2.0 ) that quantifies changes in ozone and PM 2.5 precursor emissions; GHG emissions; petroleum usage; and diesel toxics emissions as various technologies become widespread in vehicle and equipment fleets. Vision 2.0 Vision 2.0 Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

In September, Dearman presented an analysis showing that the 1 million transport refrigeration units currently on European streets have the equivalent impact on air pollution as up to 56 million diesel cars. Crucially, it is also zero emission, eliminating all of the PM and NO x emissions associated with diesel. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2014

By combining diesel-direct, diesel-electric propulsion and battery power the vessel can achieve average fuel savings of up to 30% and up to 40% reduction of emissions. All diesel engines will shut down and the battery pack feeds the normal electric system and the electric propulsion engines that are driving the rudder propellers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

Installing such infrastructure helps to overcome the challenge of access to residential electric vehicle charging options for those who live in multi-family buildings and may not have their own private parking spaces or authority to install their own charging equipment. The recipients of these awards are: ChargePoint, Inc.,

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

The goal is to build a hydrogen refueling network that can be rolled out quickly, and built up over time as fuel cell trucks become more common. As of now, the refueling station is… basically just an asphalt-and-gravel lot, with a building for 24/7 support on-site, across the street from the Ontario Airport. But that’s some ways off.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

Several are demonstration projects, such as putting newly built zero-emission trucks to work side-by-side with existing diesel trucks in rail yards or distribution centers to fully determine their benefits and capabilities in those demanding work environments.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

The system is powered by an innovative, liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the standard diesel engine. We aspire to offer systems which are not only cleaner, but that are also cheaper and perform better than polluting diesel alternatives. Earlier post.) We are another step closer to achieving that goal.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Fuel properties affect a number of combustion and engine properties, including ignition delay; knocking tendency; flame speeds; pollutant emissions; sooting tendency and particle size distributions; and density, viscosity and heating value. Diesel fuel components, including n-heptane, iso-octane, decalin and alpha-methyl naphthalene (AMN).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The software will be used to develop cleaner-burning engines and potentially fuels in advance of impending regulations in the US and Europe, which call for limits on the size and number of soot particles emitted by passenger cars. This can shave days, weeks or months from a design cycle to get cleaner cars more quickly on the road.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The Route electric powertrain drives more low-end torque to the wheels than conventional diesel engines, with less fuel, less emissions, and less noise. Unlike some EV powertrains, the GTD delivers equal or greater power to the wheels as the diesel piston-engine systems it displaces.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

According to the GNA report, heavy-duty diesel trucks are the largest contributors to the NO x inventories of the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley ozone non-attainment areas. The slow pace of ZEV technology development is troublesome, given the need for the accelerated reductions in criteria pollutant and GHG emissions.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

“E-Mobility is an irreversible megatrend and an imperative to address pollution and generate job opportunities in India,” the chairman of the group had said back then. Tesla was rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio, and the Volkswagen Group — hurt from the ‘diesel gate’ scandal — had committed huge resources to pivot to electric cars.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

Exclusion of conventional segments The PLI scheme excludes conventional petrol, diesel, and CNG segments (internal combustion engines) from its scope, as these segments are deemed to have sufficient manufacturing capacities in India.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Let’s ride towards a cleaner tomorrow! By choosing an electric scooter, you are actively contributing to the reduction of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. With rising fuel prices, electric scooters provide a cost-saving solution as they require less maintenance and no petrol or diesel.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? You dont have to plug it in.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The cap-and-trade program is expected to result in increased investment in efficient buildings and technologies and in advanced fuels. Implementation of the program will, however, shift investment and growth within the overall economy toward those sectors driven by the production of cleaner and more efficient technologies.

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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. Current design processes, using “build and test” prototype engineering, will not suffice. (e.g., Dual-fuel Combustion.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

“And to do that we build with the core principles of sustaining our planet and communities.” A 2021 study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin found that despite technical advances, cruising remains a major source of air, water and land pollution affecting fragile habitats and human health. as a viable marine fuel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

Ship emissions are the single-largest source of air pollution from port-related operations. Its program also conforms to the San Pedro Bay Clean Ports Air Action Plan, which sets specific bay-wide targets for near-term pollution reduction through 2014 and long-term objectives through 2023.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parliament Buildings. As such, we propose a building in a potential review of the emissions standards beyond 2025, in 2024. In New Zealand air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of 27 deaths per 100,000 people. The UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. Committee Secretariat.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

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