Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

Over the last three years, EPA has provided nearly $300 million in grants and rebates to modernize diesel fleets with cleaner heavy-duty trucks and equipment, according to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 70 assistance agreements. Background.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

6K’s UniMelt system harnesses a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-derived microwave plasma process, that can produce a number of battery materials, faster, cleaner and at a lower cost than any other process.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

Shell officially opened its Joint Research Center for Cleaner Mobility with Tsinghua’s Department of Automotive Engineering (DAE). Shell has partnered with Tsinghua University since 201 to provide students with the latest knowledge in lubricants technology. Shell collaborates with top-tier universities and research institutes globally.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Our newest report shows how Green Municipal Aggregation (GMA) allows a municipality to contract for cleaner, more affordable electricity for residents.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The company’s system demonstrated improvements of 30% in fuel efficiency and significantly reduced NO x emissions during a year-long pilot program with the leading Massachusetts-based transportation company. Kiessling Transit will use the hybrid vehicles to transport primarily urban-area Massachusetts residents with disabilities.

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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. It joins California, Vermont, New York, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Connecticut.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

Kiessling Transit, a Massachusetts-based transportation company, is ordering 32 more hydraulic hybrid buses equipped with Lighting Hybrids’ Energy Recovery System (ERS) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Earlier post.) In addition, Lightning Hybrids has identified ways to reduce vehicle idle time by up to 30%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Applicants may request funding to upgrade or replace diesel-powered buses, trucks, marine engines, locomotives and nonroad equipment with newer, cleaner technologies. Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will accept proposals requesting up to $1,000,000 in grant funds. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

Examples include chemistry and catalysis research with the Indian Institutes of Technology and collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the area of advanced computing. Specialists at STCB work closely with experts from external industrial partners, universities and institutes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

Making the transition to cleaner, lower polluting near-zero and zero-emission vehicles is a critical component to addressing California’s clean air and climate challenges. efforts among California, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Oregon, Massachusetts, Vermont. —Chairman Nichols. and Rhode Island.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 20, 2021

Massachusetts Republicans have joined with Democrats to set an example in emissions control By Mark Reburke: President, Drive Electric Cars New England. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. Putting the brake on regional pollution Also in December, Massachusetts, along with Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

As fleet owners continue to seek cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles such as hybrids, incentive programs are playing a vital role in supporting this transition. Additional states that offer grants and funding for Lightning Hybrids’ systems include Colorado, Maryland and Massachusetts, among others. Click to enlarge.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) is a multi-state effort to phase down our dependence on gasoline and diesel fuels and to kickstart investments for cleaner, more affordable transportation options. In November 2021, the governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island withdrew support for the program.

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Green Energy Consumers

AUGUST 27, 2021

Electric vehicles are already a smart and practical choice for many drivers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. However, the conventional wisdom is that electric cars aren't ready for primetime yet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This will provide the information needed to understand how these blends burn compared to traditional petroleum-based fuels to help design cleaner, more efficient combustion engines. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. University of Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that air is cleaner today than it was in the 1970s, more than 130 million people in the US still live in places where smog or particle pollution rises to unhealthful levels. Smog can cause coughing and shortness of breath, and can aggravate asthma or trigger asthma attacks.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Additionally, in coordination with the US Department of Transportation through the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, DOE announced its intent to release funding to address barriers to a cleaner, safer, more affordable, and more reliable Made in America EV charging network. National Grid: Northeast Electric Highways Study.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2016

The researchers studied 614 children born to mothers who enrolled between 1999 and 2002 in Project Viva, a long-term study of women’s and children’s health in eastern Massachusetts. Rice noted that PM 2.5 levels in Boston have declined by more than 30% between 1996 and 2006. The study will follow these children into adolescence.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Helping America’s Rural Counties Transition to Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles. AOI 11: Improving Mobility, Affordability, and Energy Efficiency Through Transit. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority. Transportation Energy Partnership. West Virginia University Research Corporation.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 20, 2012

The US has enough capacity to store at least a century’s worth of its carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power stations in underground saline aquifers, according to new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Drop-in alternative fuels will require no significant modifications to aircraft and engines and with a goal of performing more efficiently, and cleaner than current fossil-based fuels. Safety and transition strategies that enable “drop in” replacement for petroleum-derived aviation fuels. Pratt & Whitney.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Just accounting for miles driven , however, BEVs cars and trucks appear cleaner than ICE equivalents nearly everywhere in the U.S. So, what happens if by 2030, the numbers are well below target, not only in Massachusetts, but other states like California, New York, or Illinois that also have aggressive GHG emission reduction targets?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This project will begin to fulfill Mountain Rides' goal of moving from diesel powered buses to cleaner, cheaper, easier to maintain battery electric buses. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System. The buses will be deployed in areas such as downtown and the University. 1,200,000.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Several other states, including Massachusetts and New York, are expected to follow suit. That puts pressure on manufacturers to deploy advanced battery technologies so that fewer critical minerals are required, and to explore alternative technologies, such as graphene or sodium ion , to deliver cleaner, more sustainable power.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A bit more processing, grinding, and mixing turns those pellets into powdered Portland cement, which accounts for about 90 percent of the CO 2 emitted by the production of conventional concrete [see infographic, “Roads to Cleaner Concrete”]. Proving the economics is another matter.

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Baua Electric

JULY 22, 2024

To answer that, we may look to recent analysis based on a method developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cleaner alternatives are likely to be commercial in a few years – and the stability of our climate depends on planning for them.

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Baua Electric

JULY 22, 2024

To answer that, we may look to recent analysis based on a method developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cleaner alternatives are likely to be commercial in a few years – and the stability of our climate depends on planning for them.

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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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Charged EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

As Dr. Qichao Hu, founder and CEO of Massachusetts-based battery maker SES, recently told us, “It takes about 2 years to build a new battery gigafactory, but it takes at least 8 years (sometimes more than 10 years) to build a new lithium mine.”. We anticipate having 65,000 tons of global recycling processing capacity in 2023.”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Representatives Henry A.

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) is a multi-state effort to phase down our dependence on gasoline and diesel fuels and to kickstart investments for cleaner, more affordable transportation options. In November 2021, the governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island pulled out of the program.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In addition to California, the ZEV states are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. Massachusetts: $2.9 A separate analysis using the social cost of carbon estimated the annual climate benefits from the transition to cleaner vehicles through 2050. New York: $7.9

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Catalytic converters, along with so-called leak-proof emissions systems, are the primary reason why today’s cars are so much cleaner than those of several decades ago. Last year, a Massachusetts-based plug-in hybrid conversion company passed the air resources board tests easily. Protheroe asked.

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EV Connect

MARCH 18, 2021

The Policy Tailwind In the past few years, we have seen a groundswell of policy initiatives from governments around the world, all supporting electric vehicles and moving us toward cleaner transportation alternatives. Oregon has implemented a similar program, while Washington is expected to ratify a program of its own in the near future.

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