Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Santa Ana, California-based California Yellow Cab has ordered 25 units of the compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG) engine prep package for the Ford Transit Connect Taxi. The flexible interior of the Transit Connect is suited for both taxi service and conversion to CNG and LPG. Propane also burns cleaner than gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Virginia Clean Cities announced that 1,000 vehicles have been successfully converted to run on propane autogas through the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program (SPADP). Program fleets significantly save on fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by running vehicles on American-made propane autogas.

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CN EV Post

MAY 29, 2023

With more EV vehicles, China can help to bring down the world's transportation prices and give the world a cleaner environment and helps to combat Global Warming. China saves the world more money and ReSet most of the expensive goods prices downwards.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2020

Swiss start-up Bestmile has developed an orchestration platform for on-demand mobility providers that steers every vehicle in a fleet in real time. The focus is on the control of autonomous vehicles. It’s about instructing each vehicle—and these can number into the hundreds or thousands—in real time.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

The City of London Corporation—the municipal governing body of the City of London—has banned the purchase of diesel vehicles for its business, in a drive to reduce public exposure to air pollution. These vehicles will continue to be used until a clean alternative becomes available on the market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. This is a win-win-win situation for drivers, citizens and the planet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

A team of researchers in China suggest that, in the context of promoting the use of clean fuel vehicles and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, CO 2 emissions of China’s urban passenger transport sector could reach a peak of 225 MtCO 2 in 2030. Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles announced that Smith will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced a $15-million incentive program that will encourage companies and individuals to modernize their fleets and convert to electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2024

This week, it appears the Superchargers are more congested than normal, and it could be due to the influx of Uber and Lyft vehicles at locations in Brooklyn and Queens. Congestion fees accrue when your Supercharger is busy and your vehicle’s battery is above a certain level.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. The production of ultra low emissions vehicles is a major part of growth both now and for the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today.

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2010

The streets of Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province are now a little bit cleaner after 40 battery electric taxis went into operation. The vehicles are based on BYD’s e6 with Shenzhen the first city to put electric taxis in operation in China.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

Two additional vehicles are set to be converted to apply the dust suppressant enabling the two trial sites to be expanded into more areas including construction sites. The start of a concerted No Engine Idling campaign to deter unnecessary engine running from all motor vehicles when stationary. Dust suppressant.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). These prototype zero-emission taxis are a shining example of British ingenuity, combining revolutionary fuel cell technology with an iconic design classic. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2018

million vehicles in China in 2017—the most successful make in the country. The success continues this year, with more than 750,000 vehicles delivered in the first quarter leading to further growth of 8.6% We are accelerating to make mobility cleaner, safer and more intelligent to really improve people’s lives.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As we stand at the crossroads of an automotive revolution, electric vehicles (EVs ) are increasingly becoming a common sight on our roads. Additionally, in cases where demand is high, AI can intelligently allocate power among multiple vehicles, maximizing the usage of available infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

Since 2009, we’ve seen the number of Built Ford Tough commercial vehicles sold with factory-prepped engines for CNG/LPG upfit increase by more than 350 percent. liter V8 feature a bi-fuel intake manifold to accommodate these cleaner-burning fuels. liter V6 equipped with a CNG/LPG prep kit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

From 1990 to 2007, the total number of registered civil-use vehicles in China grew from 5.5 The majority of these vehicles are used in populous metropolitan areas. Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. million miles) per day.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A wide range of public service vehicles, from buses to fire engines, are about to get cleaner, thanks to the government’s £5 million Clean Vehicle Technology Fund. Seventeen local authorities will share the fund, enabling them to use a variety of pollution-reducing technologies, which will now be [.]. Green credentials'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The vehicles were specifically designed for Transport for London (TfL) using technology developed by ISE, Wrightbus and Ballard. London initially pioneered hydrogen buses in the UK when it took part in the Cleaner Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) trial from December 2003 to January 2007.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

London Mayor, Boris Johnson has unveiled a plan to ban taxis over the age of ten years from the capital’s streets in a bid to cut air pollution. Taxis are currently responsible for around 35 per cent of road transport PM10 exhaust emissions in central London. Dirty air creates a deeply unpleasant feel to our city.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Overall, there was a decrease in total traffic between 2005 and 2014, mainly explained by the reduction in cars and taxis. dropped by 28% per year after 2010 and black carbon decreased by 11% per year, which the authors attribute to the success of traffic exhaust abatement technologies such as particle filters on newer diesel vehicles.

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My Energi

DECEMBER 22, 2020

There are many different Government grants available to support, drive and encourage the transition from petrol and diesel vehicles over to plug-in electric vehicles. Electric Vehicles don’t release carbon and dangerous gasses into the atmosphere and therefore are much better for the environment. Electric Car Grant.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. Additionally, the government has set ambitious targets for electric vehicle adoption.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has received Volkswagen’s (VW) first 30-month Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan. diesel vehicles with defeat devices. to introduce three additional Battery Electric Vehicle models in California from 2019-2025 according to a schedule specified in the decree. diesel cars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

The improving trend is caused by the expected benefits to air quality of stricter emission standards in new vehicles as they replace older, poorer performing vehicles. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles. 27M – Clean Bus Technology Fund and Clean Vehicle Technology Fund. Source: UK plan for tackling roadside NO 2.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

Faced with worldwide emissions regulations and rising gas prices, the small engine market is migrating from mechanical carbureted systems to cleaner, more efficient electronic control and electronic fuel injection (EFI). A three-wheel taxi with a two-stroke engine can produce harmful emissions equivalent to about 50 modern automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. About the authors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Stony Brook University seeks to improve vehicle fuel economy with a thermoelectric generator that would capture energy previously lost through heat exhaust. The system, currently being tested on Staten Island, could reduce vehicle idling and average commute times. NYSERDA funding: $260,000. NYSERDA funding: $50,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2015

However, while the number of cars is drastically lower, total vehicle kilometers travelled (VKT) increase—more than doubling in one scenario at peak periods due to detours for pick-ups/drop-offs, repositioning and a shift from bus trips to shared cars. TaxiBot plus high-capacity public transport scenario, vehicle-kilometers).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It is my aim that London’s minicabs and taxis will be zero-emission by 2020, which will have a major impact on air quality. Every year the fleet is getting cleaner, making our city an even more attractive place to live, work and visit. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Clean Car

OCTOBER 7, 2020

However, to this auspicious list, we must now add (at least) one more category; the end of the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. The UK Government has committed to banning the sale of new ICE vehicles (and hybrids) from 2035. We all know it is coming and probably sooner than we think.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Many leading markets and car manufacturers have committed to effectively phasing out fossil fuel powered light vehicles. If we do not prepare ourselves, we risk becoming the dumping ground for the world’s dirtiest right hand drive vehicles, instead of a quick adopter of better, cleaner technologies. . This will happen from 2030.

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My Energi

AUGUST 12, 2021

Though, we get it… you’ve had a busy week at work and now the kids are off school, and so starts that great juggling act between your job and then being head chef, cleaner, taxi driver, events planner, and children’s entertainer, the list goes on!

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