Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

In fact, some experts predict electric vehicles (EVs) to account for 65 percent to 75 percent of sales in 2050—which is also good news for the environment. In the future, autonomous vehicles and battery-powered technology could work together to create cleaner, more efficient roads. Fewer Traffic Jams, Less Pollution.

Electric Vehicles 218

Electric Vehicles Vehicles Cars Las Vegas 218

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 19, 2023

The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles City Cleanup Can Begin on Wheels Electrifying police cars, street sweepers, refuse trucks and other municipal vehicles does more than just help the environment—it also saves money and makes urban areas a safer, more peaceful place to live. Here are the main reasons cities are switching to EVs.

Vehicles 84

Vehicles Tax Credit Arizona Pollution 84

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a new Clean Air Strategy to cut air pollution backed up through new primary legislation. The UK said it will go further and faster than the EU in reducing human exposure to particulate matter pollution. —Environment Secretary Gove. billion (US$4.7-billion)

Clean 186

Clean Cleaning Diesel Gasoline 186

Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

  Today we will look at how EVs are saving lives and helping us create a sustainable future without compromising any of the modern-day comforts. #1. EVS: How They Are Helping Us In developed countries like the US, transportation is the main cause of climate pollution. fine particulate matter pollution). But the good news?

Petrol 75

Petrol Pollution Gasoline-Electric Diesel 75

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Use of electric vehicles would achieve greater reductions in GHG emissions, corresponding to the rate that the electric grid becomes cleaner, through greater reliance on renewables and low- and non-emitting generation. This research points to the importance of two fundamental and parallel trends in energy and the environment.

EPRI 150

EPRI Cleaner Grid Vehicles 150

Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

India is grappling with the third-worst air quality globally and is home to 42 of the top 50 most polluted cities in the world. A recent UN report paints a stark picture of the global climate crisis, attributing much of the crisis to fossil fuel pollution. India’s economy, boasting a 7.3% lakh crore from its crude oil import bills.

Green 52

Green India Climate Change Climate 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

FTA’s Low-No Program supports transit agencies in purchasing or leasing low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles that use technologies such as battery electric and fuel-cell power to provide cleaner, more efficient transit service in communities across the country.

Grant 199

Grant Kansas City Vehicles Chicago 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London. The start of a greening program to trap pollution—a row of 50 green towers (six foot tall planters) have been installed along Lower Thames Street, one of central London’s most polluted roads.

London 210

London Pollution Transportation Taxi 210

Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

These vehicles are poised to contribute to reducing the carbon footprint, noise, and air pollution associated with last-mile delivery and cargo transport within industrial complexes. The deployment of our electric vehicles will not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to a greener and cleaner environment.

Cleaner 52

Cleaner India Pollution Miles 52

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The practice serves as a guardian of the environment, combating the harmful effects of both abandoned vehicles and the production of new ones. The Art of Dismantling and Depollution: Next, we delve into dismantling and de-pollution, where hazardous materials are carefully purged. Non-compliance is a path best avoided.

Cars 84

Cars Cash For Clunkers Environment Pollution 84

Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

The climate crisis is also having a severe effect on the planet, which is being battered by pollution, deforestation, and soil degradation. Ninety-nine percent of the global population breathes in air that exceeds WHO-guideline limits on pollutants, with low- and middle-income countries suffering from the highest exposures.

Climate Change 96

Climate Change Climate Engine Pollution 96

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The report, Clean Air Future: Health and Climate Benefits of Zero Emission Vehicles , was produced by the American Lung Association in California. Under this report’s “ZEV Future” scenario, 100% of the new car sales and approximately 65% of all cars on the road are assumed to be ZEVs by 2050 in the 10 ZEV States. billion by 2050.

Climate 150

Climate Cost Of Rhode Island Transportation 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2015

Using renewable diesel also reduces the emissions of soot and other air quality pollutants. San Francisco started on the path of transitioning away from petroleum diesel and using cleaner forms of diesel fuel a half-dozen years ago by transitioning to a blend of biodiesel. —San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Diesel Renewable Cleaner 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

—lead researcher Dr Sebastian Eastham, from the Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment in MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. We developed a set of metrics for comparing the climate and air quality impacts of aviation emissions at all flights stages, by estimating the social costs per unit of emitted pollutant.

MIT 265

MIT Climate Emissions Climate Change 265

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

Coal 291

Coal Gasoline-Electric Gasoline China 291

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This isn’t just my take — studies conducted by organizations like the American Lung Association have consistently demonstrated that diesel exhaust emissions contribute to air pollution, exacerbating respiratory illnesses and posing serious health risks to urban populations, particularly children and the elderly. Doctors want you in EVs.

Fleet 52

Fleet Climate Change Electric Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

In the future (the year 2030), improving vehicle fuel economy will reduce GHG emissions of ICEVs, CNGVs, and EVs. Although EVs have a greater GHG reduction benefit than CNGVs, they may increase life-cycle emissions of criteria pollutants, simply because coal is heavily involved. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge.

Coal 231

Coal Pollution China Gas 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. Short-lived climate pollutants.

Mexico 199

Mexico Canada Standards Light 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators. Geofencing creates a virtual geographic boundary defined by GPS technology.

PHEV 170

PHEV Ford Emissions Europe 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Carlos Dora of WHO’s Department of Public Health and Environment. In Europe, large shifts to diesel vehicles over the last decade are regarded as a cause of stable (but not lower) urban PM 10 levels—despite the introduction of cleaner diesel technologies. million people annually. Additionally, traffic injuries kill another 1.3

Climate Change 365

Climate Change Transportation Emissions Climate 365

Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

But the rising cost of upgrading diesel to new emission norms and the government’s view on diesel being a dirty, polluting fuel along with some states banning usage of the same has compelled some diesel buyers to opt for hybrids. A five percent GST on EVs versus 43 percent GST on Hybrids or CNG, the gap is big.

Hybrid 52

Hybrid Suzuki India Petrol 52

DIY Electric Car

JULY 12, 2009

Overall the benefits that come from electric drives are huge, there is simply no pollution in the direct way, it's quiet and efficient. The truth is that these pedicabs didn't do any harm to the environment. The electric pedicabs would actually make the urban transport better and cleaner.

London 124

London Transportation Future Legal 124

EV Connect

AUGUST 29, 2022

Electric public transportation is essential to creating cleaner, greener cities. According to the World Bank, urban transportation is responsible for 12% to 70% of air pollution , and an estimated 7 million people die from urban air pollution each year. Our World in Data - Data Review: How Many People Die From Air Pollution?

Transportation 52

Transportation Clean Cleaning Electric 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Equally, any technology currently available, for burning these renewable fuels, uses a flame during the combustion process, producing the pollutant emissions that are harmful to human health. European Environment Agency, 2009. [ This creates risk around investing in fuel infrastructure today that could become redundant tomorrow.

Grid 332

Grid Power Powered Fuel 332

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. On its tenth anniversary, the EEA’s TERM report presents an overview of transport’s impact on the environment, built on an analysis of 40 policy-relevant indicators.

Czech Republic 186

Czech Republic Clean Cleaning 2007 186

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Traditionally, textile mills worldwide have polluted rivers and harmed local communities – Xefco aims to transform the textile industry, benefitting both the environment and economically disadvantaged communities worldwide.

Hydrogen 83

Hydrogen Industrial Industry Global 83

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In September, Dearman presented an analysis showing that the 1 million transport refrigeration units currently on European streets have the equivalent impact on air pollution as up to 56 million diesel cars. We believe that approach is a compromise too far and is now irrelevant to the needs of the future. Earlier post.). billion (US$2.8

Transportation 150

Transportation Emissions Production Pollution 150

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

A new systematic review by The Lancet found that “people living in e-waste exposed regions had significantly elevated levels of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants,” and it advocated for “novel cost-effective methods for safe recycling operations … to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable populations.”

Waste 144

Waste Al Gore Gore Mercury 144

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. But even the new test procedure contains new loopholes that could permit the performance gap to increase again in the future. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). —Peter Mock.

Europe 170

Europe United Kingdom Fuel 2001 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Alternative LNG drive systems for ships reduce air pollutant emissions significantly—CO 2 by up to 25% and NO x by up to 30%, particulate matter by up to 60% and SO x by as much as 100%. The Volkswagen Group is shouldering its responsibility for the environment.

Fuel 210

Fuel Mariner Cars North America 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. Up to 80% of the world population is expected to reside in cities by 2050.

Transportation 236

Transportation Global Brazil Waste 236

Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. keeps getting cleaner, meaning that these benefits will continue to grow in future years. In addition, electricity in the U.S. In addition, electricity in the U.S.

Tax Credit 52

Tax Credit Cars Tax Gasoline-Electric 52

Drive Electric

JULY 28, 2021

There are plenty of reasons why electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of motoring both in the UK and around the world. It aims to reduce levels of traffic within the English capital, helping to lower pollution in the process. You only have to look to the London Congestion Charge for proof of that. In a word, yes.

Electric Vehicles 98

Electric Vehicles Charging London Vehicles 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. The majority of the experts participating in the workshop (55%) ranked the importance of wear and suspension emission compared to exhaust emissions in the future (2020 and beyond) as dominating in terms of PM mass. in Belgium. Hooftman et al.

Exhaust 150

Exhaust Emissions Belgium Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

A team of researchers at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility and the Technical University of Denmark have developed an optical setup for quantitative, high-temporal resolution line-of-sight extinction imaging in harsh optical environments. The work was published in a paper in the journal Applied Optics. —Sandia researcher Scott Skeen.

Fuel Economy 150

Fuel Economy Economy Emissions Fuel 150

Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 31, 2021

For the past few years, governments all over the world have identified the impact that electric vehicles could have on the environment led to a widespread Renaissance in the electric vehicle industry. Many companies are already working to make solar cars a possibility in the near future. Solar cars.

Electric Vehicles 52

Electric Vehicles Vehicles Lithium Ion Solar 52

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 27, 2023

With the increasing global concern over climate change and the need to transition towards cleaner and more sustainable modes of transportation, countries around the world have been formulating regulations to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). It is a test of grade-ability for electric vehicles.

India 40

India Electric Vehicles Vehicles Tax 40