Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The group’s meetings will be open to all who wish to attend.

Long Beach 150

Long Beach 2017 Clean Cleaning 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

Paul, Minnesota; Chicago; and Los Angeles. The study found that chronic exposure to ozone was associated with a progression of thickening of the main artery that supplies blood to the head and neck. While the study finds an association between air pollution and atherosclerosis, researchers aren’t clear on why.

Ozone 311

Ozone Los Angeles North Carolina New York City 311

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one of the world’s most polluted cities. During the past few years, children living in the polluted district have lung functions that are 40 percent lower than those living in rural areas, according to UNICEF.

Arizona 122

Arizona Solar Power Powered 122

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. This catenary system supplies the trucks with electric power; the system also allows for truck operation outside of the electrified sections of infrastructure. Earlier post.). —Andreas Thon, Siemens head of Turnkey Projects & Electrification, North America.

Hybrid 246

Hybrid California Diesel Los Angeles 246

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

and the Port of Los Angeles are launching the Green Omni Terminal Demonstration Project, a full-scale, real-time demonstration of zero and near-zero emission technologies at a working marine terminal. million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles California Emissions Green 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

The first—“ Electric Vehicle Benefits and Costs in the United States ”—shows that the benefits of vehicle electrification vary based on vehicle type; driving style; climate; how supplying electricity is generated; and time of charge. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Los Angeles United States Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

The California Air Resources Board awarded $200 million in Proposition 1B funds to cut harmful emissions from heavy-duty trucks and other sources in the state’s four busiest trade corridors to clean up air pollution and protect community health. million for Central Valley; and, $31 million for the Bay Area and San Diego/Border regions.

San Diego 170

San Diego Los Angeles Emissions Diesel 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2012

signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work toward the market development of stationary Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants that simultaneously produce hydrogen, ultra-clean electricity and usable high quality heat. Fueling operations or neighboring facilities can utilize the ultra-clean electricity and high quality heat produced.

Hydrogen 244

Hydrogen Industrial Industry Power 244

Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet. ’s power supply and that’s exactly what Greenpeace and Sierra Club have in mind with their BEYOND COAL CAMPAIGN.

Coal 257

Coal Sierra Los Angeles Green 257

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Repurposing oil wells for battery-free energy storage “Our mission is to clean up and convert one million idle oil and gas wells into one million hours of clean energy storage,” said Kemp Gregory, CEO of Renewell Energy , based in Bakersfield, Calif. It’s challenging in the energy field. It takes longer.”

Climate 96

Climate Hydrogen Los Angeles Climate Change 96

Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet. ’s power supply and that’s exactly what Greenpeace and Sierra Club have in mind with their BEYOND COAL CAMPAIGN.

Coal 150

Coal Sierra Los Angeles Green 150

Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2009

Cold Ironing is the term for plugging a ship’s electrical system into the on-shore grid to supply power so that the ship’s giant diesel engine can be turned off while it’s docked. Read about it in the La Times story: Port of Long Beach takes ‘giant step’ toward pollution reduction. The project cost $23.7

Plug-in 124

Plug-in Long Beach Plug Pollution 124

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A. So not only is climate change-driven drought cutting our fresh water supply, but the way we use water here also adds to our greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Change 170

Climate Change Los Angeles Climate Water 170

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Right around that time, it started to be apparent that ground mobility was well on the way to cleaning up, and the power sector was already moving in that direction. All of those things, they actually contribute more [air pollution] than CO 2 alone. How do you supply the fuel cell stacks with the right inputs?

Hydrogen 89

Hydrogen Fuel San Francisco All-Electric 89

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview. “I the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S.

Obama 53

Obama Honda Plug-in Plug 53

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The 2013-2014 plan update allocates $100 million to projects in the following areas: $23 million for biofuels production and supply, with an emphasis on fuels made from waste-based and other low-carbon, sustainable materials. $20 5 million for manufacturing projects, supporting economic development and clean transportation technology. $4

Green Vehicles 295

Green Vehicles California 2014 2013 295

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

will receive $3,523,498 to extend and expand the California CLEAN Truck Demonstration Program. The additional funding will cover demonstration projects of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and range-extended hybrid electric/natural gas heavy-duty drayage trucks operating at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

Alternative Fuels 199

Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 199

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Worse, in 2021, just 386 miles were added, according to the American Clean Power (ACP) organization’s 2021 Annual Market Report. These issues are self-contained to the auto itself.”

Grid 103

Grid Iowa Wind Miles 103

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories found that hydrogen fuel cell barges may be both technically feasible and commercially attractive as a clean, quiet and efficient power source to provide electrical power for some types of vessels at berth or at anchorage. Supplying a container ship with average power and run times (1.4

Fuel 191

Fuel Hawaii Hydrogen Honolulu 191

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

“They’re suppressing the little guys — the people who work out of their garages, the people who create,&# said Robb Protheroe, owner of Plug-In Supply, which provides electric batteries to 3Prong Power and four other small companies around the state. This high-pollution moment is referred to as a cold start.

Prius 100

Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

We refueled with CNG twice; once locally (with a partial fill, more on this below), and once off the I-5 on the way up to Los Angeles. Kindly provided by a Clean Energy tech who was servicing another of the CNG pumps.). As with any vehicle choice, there are trade-offs that need to be balanced against target use.

Silverado 247

Silverado Chevrolet Fuel Gasoline-Electric 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars in the garages would double as battery packs for when energy supplies are scarce. and tap clean, renewable energy sources. Demand for energy, to heat our buildings in the winter and cool them in the summer, is highest at the very time when supply is also the greatest. The elegance of that is wonderful.

Grid 47

Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Think of driving any vehicle in the hot Los Angeles summer time. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. "$10.3 The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. billion" is needed to do what exactly?

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41