Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

The SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) Board of Directors formally approved its Founding Membership in the California Mobility Center , including an initial investment of $5 million to establish the Center. An additional $10 million will be made available once matching funds are committed by other partners.

Sacramento 207

Sacramento California Vehicles Davis 207

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2018

More 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new international study launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. —Lead researcher Professor Chris Griffiths from Queen Mary University of London.

London 268

London Pollution International Universal 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A team from Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University and the University of California at Irvine has developed a new strategy to tailor and to optimize the reactivity of metal catalysts in applications such as fuel cells. Tuning surface strain is a powerful strategy for tailoring the reactivity of metal catalysts.

International 186

International Fuel Universal Hydrogen 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2022

He was responsible for US market sales and was based in San Jose, California, from 2015 to 2018. He holds a master’s degree in international studies from Korea University, as well as an MBA from Duke University. Lee will be moving to Windsor, Ontario, in the coming months.

San Jose 325

San Jose Energy Lithium Ion Batteries 325

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2012

The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

Maryland 247

Maryland Universal 2012 Hydrogen 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Their open-access paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). —Forsythe et al.

SUV 397

SUV Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cars 397

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

California can reduce carbon emissions by more than 70 million metric tons by 2030—akin to taking 15 million gasoline-powered cars off the road in one year—by adopting a higher target for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to an analysis released by the UK-based research firm Cerulogy.

California 170

California Clean Cleaning Carbon 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. California roads are especially crucial to Audi Piloted driving testing because the state is home to the brand’s Electronics Research Lab. —California state Senator Padilla. In July, with Florida Gov.

Audi 230

Audi California Tampa Nevada 230

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2011

A new hydrogen research initiative based in Japan will leverage Department of Energy (DOE)-funded hydrogen research at Sandia National Laboratories’ California site and will likely become the first research effort to be rolled into a broader Sandia research umbrella aimed at increasing the laboratories’ hydrogen partnerships domestically and abroad.

Hydrogen 218

Hydrogen International Illinois Japan 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, according to a study on three states from the University of California, Davis. A mountain lion from the Santa Ana range in California approaches a road. large wild animals per day were killed by vehicles in California.

Davis 435

Davis Idaho California Fuel Tax 435

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2021

Low carbon fuel standards, such as the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, are major US programs for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation fuels. Dunn, PhD, Northwestern University. Gurian, PhD, Drexel University. Hill, PhD, University of Minnesota.

Carbon 186

Carbon Fuel Illinois Idaho 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

Key Team Members/Partners: Center for Automotive Research, Pennsylvania State University, SAE International, Saia LTL Freight, Volvo Group, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Team Lead: California PATH. Proposed Platooning Location: California; Arizona. Contract Amount: $499,878.

Ohio 307

Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania Columbus 307

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

But the study also found that EVs are generally driven less than gasoline cars, raising questions about their effectiveness as internal-combustion replacements. A team of researchers from the University of California Davis, University of.

Davis 153

Davis Miles Gasoline-Electric Tesla 153

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Bourns College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Hydrogen 353

Hydrogen Engine Saudi Arabia Universal 353

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

General Motors 350

General Motors Motors Motoring Motor 350

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2010

Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown how nanocomposites with desired properties can be designed and fabricated by first assembling nanocrystals and nanorods coated with short organic molecules, called ligands. Paul Alivisatos, Delia J.

Universal 210

Universal Conversion International 2010 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

Partners: Harper International, Phillips66. Phinix,LLC; Rare Earth Element Separation Using Gas-Assisted Micro-Flow Extraction with Task-Specific Ionic Liquids Partners: NICHE Industrial Chemicals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University DOE share:$500,000; Cost share $225,000; Total costs: $725,000.

Li-ion 321

Li-ion Wyoming Lithium Ion Corporation 321

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2013

A team from the University of California Riverside and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has found a declining emissions (NO x , PM) benefit from the use of California diesel compared to US Federal diesel fuels given the continuing advances in engine and aftertreatment technology. —Hajbabaei et al.

California 218

California Diesel Engine 2006 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The paper is published in the journal Environment International. As many residents of Southern California spend a significant amount of time in their vehicles, there is potential for increased exposure to OPEs associated with longer commute times. —Reddam et al. Aalekhya Reddam, George Tait, Nicholas Herkert, Stephanie C.

California 286

California Environment Universal International 286

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

Ricardo has created a registered business entity in California to provide greater support for projects on the US West coast, with an emphasis on low emissions technology for cars and commercial vehicles.

California 186

California Emissions Vehicles Grant 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

Evatran has successfully completed the first three installations of its Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology with Apollo Launch partners The Hertz Corporation, Duke Energy, and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Earlier post.).

Installation 231

Installation Universal Electric Vehicles Charging 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

An international collaboration of two dozen institutions led by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has fully sequenced the genes of Agaricus bisporus —the button mushroom.

International 225

International Carbon Environment Polymer 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The launch of our universal 15-liter platform for heavy-duty ensures a full range of natural gas powertrains that are available to meet the emission reduction goals of all customers and end markets.

North America 397

North America Engine Gas Hydrogen 397

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2023

The technology has already been proven at the laboratory scale under a research program in partnership with the University of Plymouth and results in a 35% cost-saving and 38% reduction in emissions compared to the mining of virgin material.

Lithium Ion 243

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Universal 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

He is internationally recognized as a leader in the aviation research community and was elected to the Chair of the International Forum for Aviation Research (IFAR) for a two-year term in 2014. Shin received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Hyundai 207

Hyundai Motors Motoring Motor 207

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. University of California, Merced, Calif. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. DOE award: $298,191).

Coal 210

Coal Universal West Virginia Kansas City 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

—Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis Built by Aemetis near the eastern India port of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, the Universal Biofuels plant is the largest biodiesel production facility in India. Expanded biodiesel production supports the Indian government’s goal of a 5% biodiesel blend equal to approximately 1.25

India 150

India Oil Renewable Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. The paper is published in the journal Nature Food.

Universal 307

Universal Global Waste North America 307

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Dust, ozone and carbon can accumulate in valleys and basins in California and other Western states. China’s huge ramp-up of industrial activity in recent years, combined with poor pollution controls, has unleashed often fierce international debates. Jintai Lin of Beijing’s Peking University is the paper’s lead author.

Pollution 318

Pollution Chinese Manufacturer Ozone 318

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this year ( earlier post ) requires a 10% reduction in the average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of the state’s transportation fuels by 2020. It also reviews the sustainability principles and criteria (Version 0.5) or Version 1.0

Standards 244

Standards California Carbon Fuel 244

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2022

Small particles from tires inhibit the growth and cause adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, according to two new Oregon State University studies. California is at the forefront of this issue, with a statewide microplastics strategy adopted in February. Resources. Siddiqui, J.M.

Oregon 415

Oregon Environment Pollution Grant 415

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Barroso was born in Brazil and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1989 in electrical engineering from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. in computer engineering in 1996 from the University of Southern California. For his discoveries, Rao received the 2023 International Prize in Statistics.

Google 134

Google Universal New York 2001 134

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

An international team of scientists has observed a previously unclear inflammatory mechanism caused by airborne particles that can worsen asthma symptoms. Research teams from Hiroshima University, the University of California and the Leibniz Research Institute identified a cell receptor—AhR—that was activated by these particles.

Escape 170

Escape Universal Diesel Wind 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2019

The Mobility Center is envisioned as a public-private partnership of governmental entities, leading universities, electric utilities, technology and automotive companies, and venture capitalists.

Sacramento 199

Sacramento Future Philadelphia Universal 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). million award to increase its previously awarded funding of $1,394,298 for the university’s microgrid.

Energy Storage 231

Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester. Owen Cooper.

Ozone 255

Ozone Global North America Colorado 255

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2010

million to 7 universities to conduct advanced turbine technology studies under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program. Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas. University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas. University of North Dakota , Grand Forks, N.D.

Coal 210

Coal Universal North Dakota Power 210