Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. California has experienced tremendous success implementing policies that incentivize innovation in business, technology and carbon reduction. Transportation. in emissions from on-road vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Assuming no changes in policy related to greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide emissions grow slowly, but do not again reach 2005 levels until 2027. The fuel economy standards are increased through model year 2020 to meet the statutory requirements of EISA2007. —EIA Administrator Richard Newell. Unconventional vehicle sales.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. Personal air travel (billion seat-miles) grows by an average of 0.7% Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2014

Qiang Dai and Christian Lastoskie found that BEVs and FCVs in particular offer significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, especially if carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies are implemented at the fuel conversion facilities. —Dai and Lastoskie. The system boundary for the LCA. particulate matter formation (PMF).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Anticipated population growth will reach nearly 9 billion in 2040 from about 7 billion today, and the global economy is projected to double—at an annual growth rate of nearly 3%—largely in the developing world. Market forces and emerging public policies will continue to have an impact on energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

EIA’s AEO2015 shows that the advanced technologies are reshaping the US energy economy. Fuel economy standards and changing driver behavior keep motor gasoline consumption below recent levels through 2040 in the Reference case. quadrillion Btu in 2040, as increases in fuel economy more than offset increases in LDV travel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Interest in HEVs and BEVs is driven by a dramatic reduction in or elimination of tailpipe emissions, and the increased fuel economy of these vehicle types helps reduce the world’s dependence on oil. Power said, more important are the personal financial implications of deciding to purchase an alternative-energy vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in the US. Electrification will reduce emissions, with the scale determined by the carbon intensity of the power sector. All three options are likely to lead to emissions reductions relative to ICE vehicles, but the amount will depend critically on the carbon intensity of the electricity supply.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2019

In an opinion piece in the journal Nature , a team from the US and Europe suggests that the transition to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers, and that it is therefore necessary to put geopolitics at the heart of debates about the energy transition. abating carbon will create losers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Trucks Haul Coal Navajo Mine by U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down. Coal plants that intend to stay online beyond 2039 will have to cut or capture 90% of their CO2 emissions by 2032.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Projected growth in world carbon dioxide emissions. World carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise from 29.0 As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. Source: IEO2009. Click to enlarge. billion metric tons in 2006 to 33.1 billion metric tons in 2015 and 40.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Growth is led by developing regions such as China, India, Africa and other emerging economies. Additionally, to achieve proposed fuel-economy targets, personal vehicles will need to be smaller and lighter than they are today. This edition of the annual Outlook marks the first extension of the long-term energy forecast to 2040.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Industrialised countries such as the US and the UK currently emit by far the most carbon per person, with emissions from the likes of China and India also rising sharply, although these are generally accepted because of these countries’ need for economic growth. What about carbon credits and deforestation?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy. Attendees believe that renewable energy needs two elements to be successful: technical progress leading to lower costs and a price on carbon. Earlier post.). Is tax equity dead?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

personal device—portable emergency hydrogen refueler that can be carried onboard the fuel cell electric vehicle, such as in the trunk, easily handled by the driver, and able to provide hydrogen to at least one stranded vehicle. The second is a. All fuel consumption testing must be conducted according to automotive industry norms.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

Oh yeah, it’s just coming up with that big up front check in this economy that’s the tough part. So what I’m seeing as a result of what you’re telling me If there was a smart politician down south here there is a wide open position for the person who wants to lead the cavalry charge down here. And at sub $3 you’re cheaper than coal.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 3, 2009

You think HE’s working very hard to end our nation’s sick addiction to carbon based fuels that kill people and destroy our civilization? I’m thinking he likes our carbon-based economy just the way it is. And yes every single person in that movement is a hapless dupe. I’m thinking not so much.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 billion in 2035. While there is still time to act, the window of opportunity is closing.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

It’s not sexy and it doesn’t make a bunch of old school, balding, white, male, carbon collaborators stinking filthy rich, so it’s no wonder they’ve done every evil and despicable thing in their power to keep this weapon from being aimed at them. Won’t that be fun?! The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If plug-ins take off among Chinese consumers, it could help companies drive down production costs with higher volumes — whether by selling their own vehicles or benefiting from battery suppliers’ economies of scale. But there’s a bit of a Catch-22: Prices remain high for mass adoption in China.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective. The climate change clock continues to tick on regardless of what happens with our economy or an annual budgets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. But the real story is yet to be told. But use of petroleum will continue.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. tons of carbon dioxide. Electric cars will be one answer.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

With all this, consumers and policymakers alike are hopeful that society will soon greatly reduce its carbon emissions by replacing today’s cars with electric vehicles. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. But coal use varies, even within China.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Innovation appears to be Mr. Wang’s personal passion. 3) TED 2009 (+2) Anti-Nuclear Effectively Means Pro-Fossil Fuel (+2) Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat (+2) If youve already signed up for TEC, you dont need to register again. BYD’s forward-thinking management. Once approved it will be visible for the public.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. Next: a carbon tax. Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt Report Says Cap-and-Trade Is a Must for Canada’s Economic Survival From Carbon Footprints to Water Footprints Are Old Tires Fuel or Solid Waste?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The Earth continues to experience record-breaking temperatures caused by increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). WHY A REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE THE FOCUS. That could mean more military involvement and massive disaster relief. Reductions in Emissions.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

Indeed as it turned out he knew far more than the President or any member of Congress did on the subject but none of them cared because Gore’s personality and persona didn’t work on TV. Light rail and high speed rail boomed in the 8 Gore years and the American economy soared in the new clean energy renaissance.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

Indeed as it turned out he knew far more than the President or any member of Congress did on the subject but none of them cared because Gore’s personality and persona didn’t work on TV. Light rail and high speed rail boomed in the 8 Gore years and the American economy soared in the new clean energy renaissance.

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