Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. liter natural gas low-NO x engines out of HVIP. The plan also graduates hybrid vehicles and 8.9-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London estimates that in 2021, 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport came from tires and brakes. Potential innovation solutions include particle capture technologies, new advanced materials, and disruptive business models that encourage different transport choices.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2020

the North American operating arm of UK-based Ricardo plc and specialists in advanced propulsion, software and thermal management, signed an agreement to partner with Iowa-based Excel Engineering, which includes the sale of Ricardo’s Michigan engine testing and prototype facility. Ricardo Inc., test facility in Van Buren Township, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

The concept machine is powered entirely by two Volvo Penta batteries, matched to the duty cycle of the excavator, which fit neatly into the existing engine bay. The electric driveline system from Volvo Penta also includes the complete high voltage system—electric motors, gearboxes, inverters, junction boxes and cabling.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

The vans are driven exclusively by the electric traction motor; a combustion engine serves as a range extender. liter EcoBoost petrol engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles). The trial—supported by a £4.7-million million (US$5.9-million) l/100km (71.2

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, based at the University of St Andrews, have appointed Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

E-mobility and R&D specialist QEV Technologies will receive €17 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a variety of low-carbon transportation projects. QEV’s total headcount is expected to grow from 100 employees to some 250 by 2023, of which more than 200 will be involved in R&D and engineering activities.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

Cao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Fern, professor of computer science, have received $860,000 for their role in the four-year Daimler SuperTruck project. According to the DOE, the transportation sector is the US leader in carbon pollution among all economic sectors, accounting for nearly 29% of emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform will be starting a joint study that focuses on opportunities to develop LNG from renewable sources as a transport fuel in the port of Rotterdam—Europe’s largest sea port. Business cases for the production, transport and transhipment of bio LNG in Rotterdam’s port area.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles, which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce transportation sector emissions, and could potentially result in an average of 800 pounds of CO? saved per vehicle annually. million ICE vehicles off the road.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Dearman has begun on-vehicle testing of the Generation 2 zero-emission transport refrigeration system. The system is powered by an innovative, liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the standard diesel engine. Dearman began testing a Generation 1 transport refrigeration system on a truck in early 2015.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The California Air Resources Board approved a $483 million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. billion for low-carbon transportation projects from the cap-and-trade program.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2021

A new study confirms that, even when charged from the dirtiest electricity grids, electric cars are still cleaner than internal combustion engines over their lifecycles.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Sainsbury’s has become the first company to introduce a refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine ( earlier post ), which will eliminate all emissions associated with refrigeration. The Dearman Engine operates by the vaporization and expansion of cryogenic fluids.

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MAY 9, 2019

School districts and transportation contractors can now purchase buses fueled by compressed natural gas that are 90% cleaner than the national emissions standard, opening more opportunities for funding that supports reduced emissions. V10 engine. As a lower-carbon fuel, CNG is naturally cleaner than diesel and gasoline.

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MAY 19, 2023

Once fully realized, the Heartland Greenway system will transport up to 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually from Midwest value-added processors. Ultra-low carbon eFuels contain no sulfur and are cleaner-burning than petroleum-based fuels.

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JULY 22, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $96-million funding opportunity (Fiscal Year 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement) to support decarbonizing the domestic transportation sector. Creating Cleaner Non-Road Engines.

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AUGUST 2, 2020

Funded through the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT), the electric box truck deployment highlights the appetite amongst fleets in California to choose cleaner, sustainable transportation options. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality.

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APRIL 22, 2021

This option will be set automatically through geofencing technology for zero-emission zones and passenger depots for a quieter and cleaner environment. Moving these accessories to electric power reduces the strain on the engine, reducing fuel consumption and maintenance costs over the vehicle’s lifetime. Approximately 2.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

—the company’s LNG system for heavy-duty diesel vehicles—to an updated base engine platform. offers the same power (>400hp), torque, engine braking and drivability as diesel, required to meet the harsh demands of heavy duty transport with no change in the driving experience. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. —David M.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Transportation emissions of NO x and VOCs have long been considered major contributors to formation of O 3 and SOA in urban areas, although recent studies have suggested the importance of nonvehicular sources as major contributors. As transportation gets cleaner, those other sources become more and more important.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

order to address urgently the environmental concerns and enhance mobility efficiency, the automotive landscape is making a paradigm shift towards cleaner, smarter, and safer transportation solutions.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

MAFI Transport-Systeme GmbH has released the T 230e, an electric version of its popular diesel T 230 terminal tractor. By swapping out the diesel engine for a battery with up to 177 kwh capacity, the new T 230e will provide a cleaner, more environmentally-friendly option, without loss of performance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2021

For the past six years, Argonne researchers have collaborated with Cummins, an engine design and manufacturing company, and software developer Convergent Science, Inc., to create predictive engine simulations using the laboratory’s high-performance computing tools. Endurant HD Fuel spray model. Image by Cummins.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

EPA adopted its first regulation to control the emissions from new locomotives and their engines in 1998. The Tier 2 standards began phasing in for new locomotives and engines built in 2005. In addition, the very slow natural fleet turnover of this sector results in older locomotives and locomotive engines remaining in use for decades.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2019

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. Funding programs for clean diesel engines and class 4-7 trucks, port drayage trucks, school buses, and shuttle buses are closed but expected to reopen in early 2020.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

Unifrax, a leading manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, introduced a new, nano-structured alumina catalyst support technology for the transportation market: Eco-lytic. Eco-lytic is poised to be a game changer for any conventional engine, large or small, mobile or stationary.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In California, Big Blue Bus (BBB) will receive $870,000 from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee’s (MSRC) Near Zero Engine Incentive Program. NO x engines. The new engines will be installed over a period of 3 to 4 years, at a rate of 12 to 18 buses per year. ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

It’s a significant step forward for the rail industry and will change the course for even cleaner, more energy-efficient transport. —Alan Hamilton, Wabtec vice president, Engineering. This technology works in a manner very similar to how electric vehicles use regenerative braking.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

To date, Yanmar has successfully addressed the various regional demands for emission control regulations by developing dual-fuel engines and ever-cleaner diesel engine technologies. The next challenge is to develop non-fossil fuel powertrains. The demonstration trial was conducted in March 2018.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

WM International Engineering L.L.C. in Darrien, Illinois, for a project entitled “High Pressure Fast Response Direct Injection System for Liquified Gas Fuels Use in Light-Duty Engines”. The partners will use the funding to develop new technologies to deliver efficient engine operations with near-zero emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Dearman, the developer of the liquid air Dearman Engine—an innovative heat engine that uses liquid air (or liquid nitrogen) as a “fuel” and emits cold air as exhaust( earlier post )—has formed a technology partnership with Hubbard Products, Europe’s leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of commercial cooling equipment.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The steps we take today to lower emissions will improve air quality and mitigate climate impacts for generations to come, all while increasing access to cleaner car choices,” said Governor Phil Murphy. The ban is New Jersey’s effort to improve the air quality in the state.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

—Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels. IPG’s Flameless Ceramic Turbine is a 100kW modular generator.

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