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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Sustainable transport initiatives from across the UK, France and Belgium will battle it out to win at the 2014 Eurostar Ashden Awards for the chance to be honoured for their achievements and a share of £30,000 in prize money. Entries for the 2014 Eurostar Ashden Awards for Sustainable Travel are[.]. Green credentials'

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Fulton, UC Davis, examines how major changes in urban transport investments worldwide would affect urban passenger transport emissions as well as mobility by different income groups. gigatons of carbon dioxide annually—a 40% reduction of urban passenger transport emissions—by 2050. Further, an estimated 1.4

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APRIL 28, 2024

With over three million EVs already on the roads, India stands at the forefront of the global shift to sustainable transportation. This economic dynamism provides fertile ground for a significant increase in passenger car ownership in the country, creating an opportunity for EVs. India’s economy, boasting a 7.3%

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

A large scale roll-out of electric cars on European roads would result in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of certain air pollutants, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment. However, larger numbers of electric vehicles will not be enough for the shift to a low-carbon economy. Source: EEA.

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APRIL 11, 2023

The report— “2023 North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content and Outlook ”—released by the Aluminum Association indicates that demand for more sustainable transportation will help drive an increase in market share for aluminum content by nearly 100 net pounds per vehicle (PPV) from 2020 to 2030.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Uber, the global ride-hailing giant, has taken another significant stride towards sustainability with the launch of Uber Green in India. This initiative aims to provide environmentally friendly transportation solutions while reducing carbon emissions and promoting cleaner mobility options. 

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APRIL 16, 2019

The program enables smaller groups and communities of concern that may not have the resources available to access funds for clean transportation choices. CALSTART is a nonprofit organization working with businesses and governments to develop clean, efficient transportation solutions. The $17 million funds the program for two years.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Transportation in the U.S. is undeniably car-driven. According to the American Public Transit Association, Americans took nearly 10 billion trips via public transportation in 2019. And that impact will largely be determined by how much we invest in making public transportation sustainable.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Source: Transport for London. Vehicles must meet strict emission standards to drive in the ULEZ area: Euro 4 for gasoline cars and vans (widely available since 2006). Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans (widely available since 2016). Map of the current Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and ULEZ boundaries. Expanded ULEZ in August 2023.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The European Parliament approved an agreement with EU governments on the update of the rules defining the charges member states can impose on trucks, buses, vans and passenger cars using trans-European transport ( TEN-T ) network roads. We will encourage the world of transport to use cleaner vehicles.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, will make aggregated, anonymized data from its vehicle network available to facilitate transportation AI research worldwide. Transportation capacity management.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Tyne and Wear region is to benefit from a new £5 million investment to into a ‘carbon-cutting, growth boosting local transport scheme’, the Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2021

Affordable Cars that Move the Green Needle. Price is one of the most significant roadblocks to clean transportation. Despite these trends, there are still affordable clean cars on the market today. Despite these trends, there are still affordable clean cars on the market today. Hybrid Cars. Mini Cooper SE.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Plans for a new ‘Local Sustainable Transport Fund’ have been announced by Local Transport minister Norman Baker. New fund is designed to help local transport authorities outside London to develop measures that will help clean up transport while also improving safety and increasing levels of physical activity among local people.

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MAY 4, 2022

The pilot installations, which will be followed by more widespread roll out across Norway and Sweden, serve as a further demonstration of the ability of ABB charging technology to perform in extreme weather conditions and enable sustainable transport solutions in the widest range of locations.

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JULY 14, 2022

Battery recycling is critical to moving the EV revolution forward and making every electric car a sustainable transportation choice.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Danfoss joined the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative in 2019 and is committed to transitioning the entire company car fleet to electric vehicles by 2030 at the latest.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Chariot, which began operating in London earlier this year, is a ride-sharing minibus service that connects commuters living and working in areas underserved by public transport with nearby transit hubs. Now, Chariot is expanding its focus to serve companies and out-of-town campuses where access by public transport can be difficult.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

It seems like five minutes ago since Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity was collecting the 2014 Eurostar Ashden award for Sustainable Travel, for establishing the UK’s Electric Highway – a network of rapid chargers, located at motorway service stations across the country. Green credentials' Yet it is that time of the yea[.].

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JUNE 27, 2012

Twelve new transport schemes boosting green growth are share £225 million, the Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today. The funding forms the third allocation from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund with a further 15 smaller schemes receiving a total of £41 million from the Department for Transport.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

As we accelerate our plan to produce Honda battery EVs in the United States, we also will begin low volume production of fuel cell electric vehicles there to further explore their great potential as part of a sustainable transportation future. —Gary Robinson, vice president of Auto Planning & Strategy for American Honda Motor Co.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Through digitalization, we will accelerate the transition towards more efficient, seamless, and sustainable transport systems. Alstom has demonstrated the advantages of ATO in metro transport systems around the world. —Stéphane Féray-Beaumont, Vice-President of Innovation & Smart Mobility at Alstom.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2012

Thirty new carbon-cutting local transport schemes are given the green light today as they each take a share of £113 million fund. The funding, supplied through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, is shared between eight regions of the UK.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Volvo Car Group demonstrated its autonomous driving technology ( earlier post ) to media and decision makers in Beijing today; Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven joined the event. Volvo Cars’ Drive Me project, which will feature 100 autonomous cars, will start rolling on selected roads around Gothenburg by 2017.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

BMW is providing the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis with ten battery-electric, BMW i3 models for 18 months. Transitioning fleets to electric vehicles helps advance clean energy technologies and reduce emissions from transportation. We’re moving toward a transportation system of reduced personal car ownership.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

The global natural gas vehicle fleet has grown rapidly in the last 10 years, but still represents less than 1% of global transport fuel consumption. The global fleet of NGVs consists largely of passenger cars/LDVs, although there are some regional differences. Click to enlarge. gas sources, such as biogas or bio-synthetic gas.

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APRIL 3, 2021

At the moment, the most viable mode of sustainable transportation is an electric vehicle (EV). However, some automakers are exploring different forms of green energy—specifically, wind. Are wind-powered cars a possibility, or are they something that’s likely to stay in the realm of science fiction?

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AUGUST 4, 2020

CSIRO’s 2018 breakthrough in fuelling hydrogen-powered cars with liquid renewable fuel has created opportunities for industries to supercharge their decarbonization by investing in hydrogen. A range of sustainable fuels could assist in meeting the emissions target, and hydrogen-based fuels represented a key path to sustainable transport.

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JULY 9, 2020

—author Alan Jenn, a researcher at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. That said, California passed legislation in 2018 that compels transportation networking companies to become cleaner, and part of that involves electrification. That issue is an active area of research.

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APRIL 26, 2022

The deal will start with an initial commitment of at least 50,000 vehicles with the option to purchase 50,000 additional cars over the same period. Lucid and Saudi Arabia have had ties since before the automaker started deliveries of its first all-electric car, the Lucid Air Dream Edition. DreamAhead [link] pic.twitter.com/aDKgUxDfIo.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding the Torrance, Calif., Enterprise and the SBCCOG have a history of working together on sustainable transportation initiatives, including the SBCCOG’s Local Use Vehicle (LUV) project. —Greg Tabak, director of EV programs for Southern California, Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

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MARCH 13, 2020

This volume of renewable fuel can reduce emissions from cars and planes by 2.5 We are very pleased with our long-standing collaboration with Topsoe, and we look forward to the next leg of our common journey towards more sustainable transportation. million tons CO 2 every year. —Petter Holland, CEO of Preem.

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MAY 16, 2020

ABB is a world leader in electric vehicle infrastructure, offering the full range of charging and electrification solutions for electric cars, electric and hybrid buses as well as for ships and railways. ABB entered the EV-charging market back in 2010, and today has sold more than 14,000 ABB DC fast chargers across over 80 countries.

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MARCH 2, 2018

Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

An new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University suggests that best way to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short term is a “drastic downscaling of both size and weight” of conventional gasoline and diesel cars.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Sustainable transportation networks Planning has begun for the next visioning event, Sustainable Transportation Networks , to be held virtually on 2 and 3 November. The session is to explore innovative and sustainable transportation modes and the infrastructure networks needed to support them.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

In their paper, published in the journal Energy Policy, Ling-Yun HE and Lu-Yi QIU, observe that regulatory policies imposed on vehicle usage as well as on car ownership can not solve the growing emissions problem. In China in 2013, The transport sector consumed 348.19 China’s passenger-kilometers (pkm) has risen from 1746.67

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