Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

In early 2023, the battery-electric Class 8 trucks will be deployed in QCD’s Southern California fleet operations delivering products to restaurants and coffee shops throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The remaining trucks of the order will be deployed throughout 2022 and early 2023.

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2024

We’re proud to be working with Kia to make sure drivers across Europe have access to best-in-class electric vehicles at an affordable price. In London, Uber is offering a £5,000 grant through its Clean Air Plan. Uber also partners with Hyundai and Nissan on its zero-emission goals for Europe.

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Teslarati

APRIL 14, 2023

The Tesla Semi is already being delivered to customers, but a lot of information about the production version of the all-electric Class 8 long-hauler is still under wraps. million in grants. Following the delivery of more Tesla Semi units to PepsiCo earlier this week, however, some details about the vehicle were shared.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2022

New pollutant standards for model year 2026 through model year 2034 passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles with internal combustion engines would also be required. New York is investing more than $1 billion in zero-emissions vehicles of all weight classes over the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $20 million in grants to accelerate California’s transition to zero-emission off-road equipment in the freight, agriculture and waterborne mass transit sectors. million; Cap-and-Trade grant: $6.5 million; Grant: $5.3 million; Grant: $5.3 million; Grant: $2.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Grants are expected to be executed over the coming months. Partner match: $15.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

EPA is announcing $11 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects including: EPA-verified technologies or certified engine configurations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2018

million through its ZANZEFF (Zero and Near Zero Emissions Freight Facilities) grant program, which is focused on accelerating the adoption of clean freight technologies and reducing air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state of California. CARB has announced a preliminary funding award of $5.8

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The Class 8 BYD 8TT delivered its zero-emission cargo from Port of Oakland to Tracy, CA. It manage 200 owner-operated trucks each day and currently operates five company trucks, including three BYD 8TT electric trucks that were grant-funded by CARB. It is traversed by I-580. It then picked up a return load back to the Port.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2017

The project demonstrates 23 battery-electric 80,000-pound (GCVWR) Class 8 yard trucks and four 16,100-pound (GVWR) Class 5 service trucks. The two types of trucks funded by the grant are the most common at every major freight location in the US, providing a model for truck electrification that could be scaled to any facility.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2021

Tesla received 10 orders for its Class 8 Semi from MHX Leasing LLC (MHX) , a full-service logistics operator in California. million to purchase the all-electric Class 8 trucks. . The Tesla Semi’s Megachargers are crucial to the rollout of the Class 8 all-electric trucks. The MSRC ultimately awarded MHX $1.9

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. The Achates engine model destined for the Class 8 demonstration is related to the 9.8-liter We’re aiming at the heart of the Class 8 market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

Under a class action settlement agreement filed today ( earlier post ), Volkswagen and Audi in the US will pay more than $14.7 The class-wide settlement in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation will provide owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter liter diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

The California Energy Commission has approved a 4-million grant to Equilon Enterprises LLC (dba Shell Oil Products US) to develop and demonstrate the first multi-modal hydrogen refueling station in California. Locomotives and marine vessels emit approximately 90% of diesel particulate matter and 24% of statewide NO x.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Between the United States federal government, state, and local governments; power companies and utilities; and air pollution control districts, there are hundreds of incentives for fleet owners to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

DFC power plants utilize carbonate fuel cell technology, which is well suited for megawatt-class applications due to its scalability and favorable cost profile. The site will also host an array of solar panels. megawatts and approximately 1,000 solar panels occupying about 8 1/2 acres to generate approximately 5 megawatts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Michael Harold, chairman of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UH, will serve as principal investigator on the grant, funded by the US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE NETL). A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $2.1-million

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects that use: EPA-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

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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. These are some of the hardest emissions to clean up due to the high cost of retrofitting the large number of trucks on the road today (around 1 million) with more advanced diesel engines or pollution controls, Quallion notes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Furthermore, Natural Gas engines decrease noise pollution with a smoother and quieter engine combustion cycle (Otto cycle, 12:1 compression ratio, far below the 17:1 ratio of the Diesel cycle), slashing vehicle noise pollution operation at less than 71 dB.

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Teslarati

JUNE 12, 2021

Since then, Tesla has erected one of the most sophisticated and advanced vehicle production facilities in the world, where electric vehicle batteries, newly-engineered versions of the Model Y crossover , and a world-class paint shop will be located. There are emissions involved in the production of Tesla’s vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The LoneStar is the company’s final heavy-duty Class 8 on-highway truck model to incorporate SCR emissions technology since Navistar began its SCR transition in December 2012. Navistar, Inc. Earlier post.). Navistar touted the advanced EGR approach as being more cost-effective than SCR. However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. This new program, partially funded with the DOE grant, will allow pre-production testing at AAR’s Transportation Technology Center, Inc. In 2018, Class I, II, and III railroads purchased 4.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

Foss Maritime Company, builder and operator of a hybrid tugboat ( earlier post ), will add a second hybrid tug, a retrofit, to its Southern California fleet with the help of an air quality grant obtained by the Port of Long Beach. Projected annual emissions reductions per year include: More than 1.7 tons of diesel particulate matter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

Navistar said it will continue to build and ship current model trucks in all vehicle classes using appropriate combinations of earned emissions credits and/or non-compliance penalties (NCPs) during the transition to ICT+. Navistar expects the In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+) technology to be available beginning early 2013. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Today, battery-electric Class 8 tractors still have a higher lifetime cost, due entirely to the initial purchase price of a heavy-duty vehicle with a huge battery (264 kWh for the first-generation VNR Electric). The cost equation is trickier.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

The investment will allow Ford significantly to build up its research and development capabilities in the country—especially at its Nanjing Research and Engineering Center (REC)—and will help Ford create more world-class vehicles in China, for China. —John Lawler, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Incentives could include purchase incentives, tax rebates, off-peak charging rates, preferential and/or free parking, and grants for charging infrastructure installation, all designed to encourage a significant penetration of electric transportation solutions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

CARB funding will be allocated towards the purchase of on-road zero-emission Class 8 trucks. Selected Awardees will enter into two grant agreements: one with CARB to fund trucks, and one with the CEC to fund infrastructure and workforce training and development.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

In addition, it creates a program to provide financial incentives to retailers who sell high volumes of “Best-in-Class” appliances. The draft amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to include nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities among public institutions eligible for grants and loans for energy efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

One of the things that we’re going to be talking about today is investing in the kind of technology that will allow us to use coal, our most bountiful natural resource here in the United States, without polluting our planet. USDA provides grants and loans and other financial support to help biofuels and renewable energy commercialization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

This is the first large-scale demonstration of zero-emission Class 8 trucks that involves major manufacturers, including BYD, Kenworth, Peterbilt (both Paccar companies) and Volvo. CALSTART will focus on strategies to help develop the market and commercialize the trucks deployed and tested under this grant.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. It’s one of several best-in-class electricity-system planning models that are now open source.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

UK Business Secretary Vince Cable recently announced the first four automotive technology projects to be funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) ( earlier post ) with grants totaling £30.3 million) grant as part of a £7,270,695 (US$12.3 Gyrodrive Original Equipment Development.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

In January 2012, the ARB approved the Advanced Clean Cars program, which included increased ZEV requirements through 2025 model year, and the next generation of light duty greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant emission standards (LEV III). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

The report focused on battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, categorizing them into four classes based on their all-electric range: long-range and limited-range battery electric vehicles; range-extended plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and minimal plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Description. Example (AER).

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

million grant from the DOE, has developed a solution. There’s only one nuance—typically, we design batteries by the class of voltage. Currently, more than 90% of vehicles are in the 400-volt class. Which means if you have a vehicle that gets totaled before year three, year five, that’s a more polluting car than gasoline.

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