Internal Combustion Cars: To Buy, Or Not To Buy
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Contrary to Shakespeare’s existential question, to buy or not to buy an internal combustion car is a very simple question with an even simpler answer.
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CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Contrary to Shakespeare’s existential question, to buy or not to buy an internal combustion car is a very simple question with an even simpler answer.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has aded two BYD battery-electric buses. The K9M 40-foot buses are part of the airport’s fleet of “terminal-to- terminal” shuttles used to transport passengers between the international and domestic terminals, and from the international terminal to the Rental Car Center.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2019
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has agreed to purchase five 35-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and five 125 kW Proterra plug-in charging systems. Kennedy International Airport (JFK); Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); LaGuardia Airport (LGA); Sacramento International Airport (SMF); Silicon Valley’s Norman Y.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2021
Amazon Air plays a central role in delivering for customers by transporting items across longer distances in shorter timeframes. Last year, Amazon launched its first air hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany and new regional air operations at Lakeland Linder International Airport, John F.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No. Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
In 2021 the company took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1,100 electric trucks worldwide. The international trucking industry is undergoing a transformation towards more sustainable transport as sales of heavy battery electric trucks are starting to pick up, with Europe in the lead.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 25, 2024
Rome’s public transport company ATAC (Azienda per la mobilità) has ordered 411 battery-electric city buses from Italian manufacturer Iveco. This agreement confirms our position as a leader in full electric mobility solutions and proves that we are the ideal partner for transport operators in providing emission-free mobility services.”
Teslarati
MAY 10, 2021
Reaching price parity with cars equipped with an internal combustion engine has long been perceived as a critical milestone that would allow the transportation sector to transition from the burning of fossil fuels to be the use of more sustainable energy. Don’t hesitate to contact us for news tips.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
Over the next 4 years, the city authorities are going to purhase 2675 more units of e-transport; Moscow expects that by 2032, all the urban transport will have been converted to the electric traction. Starting this year we are going to buy the e-buses only—we seek to make our city as clean and harmless for its citizens as we can.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2021
Findings of a 2018 study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggested that the new generation of supersonic aircraft in development by three US-based companies are unlikely to comply with existing international environmental standards for subsonic aircraft ( earlier post ).
Baua Electric
JANUARY 16, 2024
German car rental group Sixt said Tuesday it has agreed to buy up to 250,000 cars from automaker Stellantis in a “multi-billion euro” deal that includes electric vehicles. Electric vehicles will be included, but the statement didn’t provide any specifics.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 11, 2024
Repowering existing school buses with a new electric drivetrain shows promise to provide school bus operators with a lower cost and more sustainable vehicle compared to buying a brand-new electric school bus. continued] The post 8 Things To Know About Electric School Bus Repowers appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2023
Recommendations include the need to recognize the varied levels of ZEV policies across these regions, to appreciate the need for equitable funding, and to secure collective, global buy-in to address the global challenge. Despite these developments, the global distribution of ZEVs remains deeply uneven, the report says.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2022
The recommendations are based upon a new Ceres analysis of the aggregate results of an internal Alliance survey, which found that the Alliance members who participated in the survey collectively plan to procure 333,000 electric vehicles including sedans SUVs, pickups and box trucks. million on-road vehicles in the United States.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2022
Chiefly its advantages include high gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen density that makes it lighter and easier to transport while providing a greater energy conversion rate. Additionally, worldwide transportation and handling of liquid ammonia has been around for many years, making ammonia as a carbon-free fuel even more appealing.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
582 million (US$773 million) in grants for those buying zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivize more people to make the transition. billion), boosting international investment into strong manufacturing bases including in the Midlands and North East. billion (US$1.7
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2012
Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (Sinopec) will acquire a 49% equity interest in Talisman Energy’s UK North Sea business, Talisman Energy (UK) Limited (TEUK), for $1.5 The deal structure will be a corporate joint venture whereby Sinopec will buy 49% of the shares of TEUK for $1.5
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2013
Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) ( earlier post ) has issued a $35-million open innovation international challenge to create new, carbon-based products and markets. The CCEMC invests the money collected into the discovery, development and deployment of clean technology.
Cars That Think
APRIL 22, 2021
The American luxury carmaker announces plans to sell only EVs by decade's end—but who's buying? .
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2013
Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. Examining 2010 energy-related CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector, the report found California was the top transportation emitter (214.0 2010 state energy-related CO 2 emissions for transportation sector. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. tonnes/person) and Alaska (54.6
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2015
Nonetheless, the buy is an almost necessary one for a supplier such as Bosch that has ambitions to be a key battery player in a crowded, competitive space. Lux also sugests that the acquisition marks the start of a likely buying spree of next-generation battery technology over the coming years. Earlier post.). —Lux Research.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Repowering existing school buses with a new electric drivetrain shows promise to provide school bus operators with a lower cost and more sustainable vehicle compared to buying a brand-new electric school bus.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2018
The 1,150-km (714-mile) Trans Mountain pipeline system (TMPL) is the only pipeline system in North America that transports both crude oil from the oil sands and refined products to the west coast. The Trans Mountain Expansion Project was originally proposed as a way to deliver more Canadian oil resources to international markets.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2010
The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., The demand for new roads and the cost of expanding and maintaining the transportation system have increased with population and economic growth. users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax.
Baua Electric
MAY 8, 2024
We’ll use what we learn from deploying these vehicles as we continue to identify and invest in solutions to reduce emissions in our transportation network, and to impact sustainability in the trucking industry more broadly.” You literally can’t buy a new, internal combustion drayage truck in California as of this year.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
A shift from buying cars to buying “mobility” will be a driving force of change in the automotive future, the study says. By 2040, the changes in transportation will be accelerating in a way that will be visible on roads and highways around the world. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.” Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2011
Under the scheme, around 500 of the largest emitters in Australia—facilities that have direct greenhouse gas emissions of 25,000 tonnes of CO 2 -equivalent per year or more (excluding emissions from transport fuels and some synthetic greenhouse gases)—will need to buy and surrender to the Government a permit for every tonne they produce.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2011
There will ultimately have to be a new transportation model. It will be solution-based, by which I mean sets of transport offerings, not just selling people cars and letting them get on with it. And, lastly, the fact is, the internal combustion engine is not that good on tank-to-wheels (TTW) efficiency in transients.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. In 2018, higher oil prices helped dampen demand for road transport fuels. of total transport final demand.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2018
A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has analyzed the fuel efficiency of 20 airlines operating nonstop flights between the mainland United States and East Asia and Oceania in 2016. Buying new aircraft, carrying large numbers of passengers, and optimizing freight strategies all make a difference.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
We believe the fastest way to lower greenhouse gases in the transportation sector is to offer drivers lower carbon choices that meet their needs. Toyota shared highlights of new internal research evaluating the environmental impact and cost of ownership between a PHEV and a BEV.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2016
The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to recommend adoption of a final Resolution text on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO 2 emissions from international aviation. outside of the international aviation sector—using the concept of “emissions units”. REDD+) or projects (e.g.
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2010
The Net-Zero Neighborhood is based on local generation using renewables; distributed energy storage in proportion to the population; electric transportation as an integral part of energy storage; energy becoming a consumer commodity that is bought and sold in a local marketplace; and a new jobs base in the form of local energy service providers.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2022
Gemilang International Limited (GML) will deliver 140 units of fully-electric school buses to California in 2022. Its notable projects recently include the Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit, Sarawak’s first electric city bus for Kuching Metro, and an electric bus pilot project by the Sabah government for public transport.
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Damage to the individual cells or internal short circuiting can create thermal runaway events that quickly encompasses the entire battery pack. Software tweaks cannot solve mechanical problems and sometimes appear to be little more than a way for the company to buy itself some time in the early stages of a recall.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Ford commissioned the survey, conducted by the consultancy The Futures Company, to better understand the opinions and attitudes of Europeans across a range of mobility issues—from car sharing to green driving to the future of the internal combustion engine. 52% use public transport less than once a month or never. Earlier post.).
Electric Vehicles India
JUNE 15, 2021
“Our transport emissions are the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand, so we need to start taking action now if we are going to meet our 2050 targets,” transport minister Michael Wood said in a written statement. However, at the moment, they are still more expensive to buy.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and 2 ABB automated electric bus fast-chargers to the city of Namur in Belgium with public transport authority and operator TEC. TEC is buying the bus system as a turn-key solution. Every year the TEC Group transports more than 250 million passengers.
Plug in America
APRIL 29, 2022
It rarely crosses international borders and it mostly pays for local jobs. When you buy electricity, you are investing in building out the grid, renewable power generation and charging infrastructure. Oil and gas exports typically put vast wealth into a few pockets, making democracy difficult and sometimes impossible.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Trend in emissions of air pollutants from transport in EEA-32: PM 2.5 , CO, SO x , NMVOC, NO x. Transport in Europe is still responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions, despite some progress in reducing the impacts from transport. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2014
When you buy a product at Wal-Mart, it has to be manufactured somewhere. China’s huge ramp-up of industrial activity in recent years, combined with poor pollution controls, has unleashed often fierce international debates. The product doesn’t contain the pollution, but creating it caused the pollution.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2014
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) released a white paper, “ Transportation Electrification: Utility Fleets Leading the Charge ,” that focuses on the electric power industry’s effort to accelerate the expansion of electric transportation in commercial and retail markets, beginning with electric utility fleets. —Jim Piro.
National Green Transportation
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
Yesterday EVI-INC (Electric Vehicles International, Stockton, CA) and UPS announced a 90 day demonstration trial of EVI's all electric walk-in delivery van. In the commercial truck industry it is common that fleet owners do not buy finished trucks directly from manufacturers like Freightliner.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 28, 2023
It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. Even assuming that the required EV targets were met in the U.S.
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