Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet’s partnership with eNow accelerates and expands the company’s existing market opportunity into Class 8 trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

How do you convince someone who’s been driving diesel all their life to go electric if you have a fixed range and a weight compromise, and by the way, you have to pay double the cost? I think everyone misinterpreted the demand to be a curve similar to the car segment, but it’s not. There are infrastructure limitations as well.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

How do you convince someone who’s been driving diesel all their life to go electric if you have a fixed range and a weight compromise, and by the way, you have to pay double the cost? I think everyone misinterpreted the demand to be a curve similar to the car segment, but it’s not. There are infrastructure limitations as well.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

OptiFuel has already developed and tested a high volume CNG/RNG refueling system at the Indiana Harbor Belt CNG locomotive program, utilizing low-cost CNG. In comparison, the composite US freight line-haul fleet, which consumes 90% of the fuel in the rail industry, emits 8 g/bhp-hr of NO x while new CNG Class 8 trucks emit 0.02

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America’s customer WattEV has ordered 50 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California. WattEV’s TaaS model provides shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

How do you convince someone who’s been driving diesel all their life to go electric if you have a fixed range and a weight compromise, and by the way, you have to pay double the cost? I think everyone misinterpreted the demand to be a curve similar to the car segment, but it’s not. There are infrastructure limitations as well.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The new report is a companion to a report released by MECA in June 2019 that provides an assessment of market-ready technologies for heavy-duty diesel vehicles to meet lower intermediate NOx standards by 2024 (“ Technology Feasibility for Model Year 2024 Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles in Meeting Lower NOx Standards ”). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

In addition to Class 8 motorcoaches, the order from ABC Companies includes Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit passenger vans, Class 4 Lightning Electric E-450 shuttle buses, Class 5 Lightning Electric F-550 shuttle buses, and Class 7 transit buses. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors. —Roman Cornell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Background.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. extends Cummins range of on-road diesel engines for North American vehicles. V8 Turbo Diesel to be used in the Nissan Titan pick-up truck ( earlier post ), the ISV5.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

UPS and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that new technology will be developed to convert UPS package delivery vehicles from diesel to electric. UPS and Unique Electric Solutions LLC (UES LLC) will design, build, test and make the conversions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. The MAN TGX concept hybrid will be driven by a parallel hybrid system, supplied by a 440 hp (328 kW) diesel engine and an electric motor with 130 kW drive power. MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2022

The race to electrification and a new world in which electricity replaces gasoline and diesel is just getting started. Batteries need to be reliable and safe, while reducing cost to drive wider adoption. Consumers want EVs with increased range and rapid charging to get back on the road quickly.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

UK-based ULEMCo—a spin-out from Revolve Technologies focused on conversions of diesel vehicles to hydrogen dual fuel operation—has collaborated with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to deliver the first hydrogen dual fuel road sweeper. This is designed to ensure that use of dual fuel is maximized throughout the day.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2016

Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra announced a new battery pack design for the Proterra Catalyst XR transit vehicle at the American Public Transportation Association Bus and Paratransit Conference (APTA). Our goal is to enable a complete replacement of fossil-fueled transit vehicles. —Ryan Popple, CEO of Proterra.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

While state-of-the-art technologies have been implemented in this weight class in recent years to improve environmental performance, safety and efficiency, overall fuel consumption and vehicle emissions still remain a challenge. This is why passenger car systems are designed for only 5,000 to 8,000 operating hours. FST fuel cell stack.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Contribution of gasoline and diesel exhaust to SOA over 0% to 50% diesel fuel use. SOA contributions from the two sources are equivalent at 6% diesel fuel use. These compounds in un-burned gasoline and diesel fuel dominate vehicular emissions of reactive gas-phase carbon that have the potential to form SOA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

High-throughput clusters, such as marine ports, concentrate harmful criteria pollutants such as diesel particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen. Locomotives and marine vessels emit approximately 90% of diesel particulate matter and 24% of statewide NO x.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The Transit Bus Repower is a full-featured powertrain conversion of an existing diesel transit bus to a battery-electric bus. A repower is a cost-effective and timely solution for transit agencies. The Transit Bus Repower powertrain is a product that our customers have been demanding for some time.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

recently revealed at the Seymour Engine Plant the new QSK95 engine with more than 4000 hp (2983 kW) output—the world’s most powerful high-speed diesel. The 95-liter 16-cylinder QSK95 is the first engine to be introduced in a new high-horsepower diesel and gas platform from Cummins. Cummins Inc. MW high-speed output.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The 31SG is based on the successful Wärtsilä 31 product platform; the diesel version of the engine has been recognized by Guinness World Records as being the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine. The launch of the Wärtsilä 31SG introduces a 4-stroke engine having the best fuel economy of any engine in its class.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This collaboration of two industry veterans is targeted to enable accelerated adoption of hydrogen in heavy-duty transport applications requiring long range, rapid refueling and lowest total cost of ownership of the vehicle. LH 2 test lab in Minnesota. Fuel cell testing facilities in British Columbia, Canada and Denmark.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Through a new request for proposals ( RHQ-8-82305 ), NREL will award up to $11 million for projects in three categories: (1) reducing the cost natural gas vehicles; (2) increasing vehicle efficiency; and (3) advancing new innovative medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engine designs. Lowering the Total Cost of Ownership.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a plan to mitigate statewide harm from more than 10,000 tons of smog-causing pollutants released in the state due to Volkswagen’s (VW) use of illegal “defeat devices” in diesel passenger cars. As designed, the plan approved today invests about 50% of the available funds in those communities.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Using ultracapacitor energy storage to further reduce life cycle costs, this next-generation hybrid bus has achieved Ultra Low Emission Bus certification with 37% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional diesel buses. An ultracapacitor energy storage system replaces the previous generation’s batteries. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. CDTI ) has received a diesel emissions reduction technology development grant under the New Technology Research and Development (NTRD) program from the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) totaling $960,971. Yiqun Huang, program director of NTRD at HARC.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

As a continuation of a demonstration project funded by the California Energy Commission, these Class-8 ERVs use the Motiv All-Electric Powertrain to drive a Crane Carrier chassis, with an automated side-loader body built by Amrep, Inc. Motiv Power Systems is deploying two battery-electric refuse trucks to the City of Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ford is showcasing the latest Transit and Transit Custom line-up powered by the Ford EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) at 2016 IAA Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show. The Ford EcoBlue diesel engine has been engineered to meet Ford’s rigorous commercial vehicle durability standards, powering Transit vehicles through the equivalent of 5.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Li-ion system developer Quallion unveiled its Li-ion-powered Anti-Idling HVAC solution designed for Class 6-8 trucks. Quallion showcased the system, which is designed to support 10 hour of cooling at end-of-life, at the recent Battery Show in San Jose, California. Earlier post.) to about 5 kWh. —Paul Beach.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The new 400 Series CNG storage tank was designed incorporating feedback from Quantum’s customers and has a Diesel Gallon Equivalency (DGE) of 26 gallons. President Obama has proposed a credit equivalent of 50 percent of the extra cost of purchasing a natural gas-powered truck compared with one that runs on diesel or gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Pathways, enzymes, and genetic controls are designed from characteristics of parts. The design of the engineered catalyst is influenced by the desired product and the production process. These three classes are: alkaloids; polyketides and nonribosomal peptides (NRPs); and isoprenoids. The future of engineered biocatalysts.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles. Cummins Inc. CNG Full Fills with a Complete Smart Fueling System.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

The study found that not only are current and emerging electric truck models and charging systems capable of meeting most of the technical needs of the fleets examined—although operational challenges remain—they also offer operational and fuel savings over diesel alternatives.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

Ultracapacitor technology provides high amounts of burst power that is ideally suited for cranking and starting large diesel engines. The ULTRA 31/1800 is designed for Class 7 and 8 trucks, and delivers 1800 cold cranking amps (CCA) and peak power of 32.8 The ESM replaces one Group 31 format battery in the truck.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

RMS, one of the largest rail intermodal yard operators in the US, purchased their first Orange EV truck in July 2016 for use at a Class 1 railyard in Chicago. The 9 additional trucks are being worked into onsite fleets to supplement and replace RMS’ diesel trucks. tons NO x , 1.6 tons CO, and 80 kg PM.

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