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EPA launches first $500M funding opportunity for $5B Clean School Bus Program

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MAY 22, 2022

EPA’s new Clean School Bus Program will provide $5 billion over the next five years (FY 2022-2026) to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. Further Clean School Bus competitions will be run every year over the next five years. Non-profit school transportation associations.

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CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion investment plan to support the transition to zero-emission transportation. Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. billion for clean trucks and buses, and off-road equipment. Funded projects include: $2.2

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New Mexico adopts Clean Cars Rule

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MAY 6, 2022

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) have each adopted the Clean Car Rule after a joint public hearing. Their independent approval of the Clean Car Rule allows California’s Advanced Clean Cars to be implemented statewide in New Mexico beginning 1 July 2022.

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California to transition clean vehicle rebate program to helping low-income residents

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AUGUST 22, 2023

The California Air Resources Board will transition its existing Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) program to a new program targeting low- and middle-income Californians. The program was originally designed to encourage the early adoption of emerging technology, and its goal was to accomplish a 16% market share for clean vehicles.

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EPA restores California’s authority to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks

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MARCH 10, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reinstated California’s authority under the Clean Air Act to implement its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate.

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CSIRO receives $1 million in funding for hydrogen refueling station as part of VH2

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The refueling station, to be located at CSIRO’s Clayton campus in Victoria, is a key milestone in the development of CSIRO’s national Hydrogen Industry Mission, which aims to support Australia’s clean hydrogen industry—estimated to create more than 8000 jobs, generate $11 billion a year in GDP and support a low emissions future.

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CARB approves $28M investment in clean trucks, cars

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) provides incentives to purchase the cleanest medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and Clean Cars 4 All incentivizes lower-income California drivers to scrap their older, high-polluting cars and replace them with zero-emission, plug-in hybrid or hybrid vehicles.

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EPA finalizes MY 2027 heavy-duty truck NOx standards; first step in Clean Trucks Plan

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized more stringent NO x emissions limits for model year 2027 and later heavy-duty engines and vehicles. times, and will yield emissions warranties that are 2.8–4.5 National heavy-duty vehicle NO x emissions (annual US tons) for calendar years 2027 - 2045. times longer.

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EPA proposes new heavy-duty truck emissions rules

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MARCH 8, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new, stronger standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in model year (MY) 2027. This proposed rulemaking builds on and improves the existing emission control program for on-highway heavy-duty engines and vehicles.

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California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

The funds will support the deployment of thousands of zero-emission trucks, school buses and transit buses to deliver clean air benefits to communities hit hardest by the impacts of pollution from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. —CEC Lead Commissioner for Transportation Patty Monahan. The newly approved plan includes: $1.7

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Rolls-Royce low-emission combustion system ALECSys enters flight test phase

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing it’s ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time at altitude. This flight testing is a key part of our drive to not only improve engine efficiency but all aspects of environmental performance. Earlier post.)

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Solaris joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Bus manufacturer Solaris has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance , an initiative led by the European Commission. The aim of the Alliance is to scale-up, by 2030, the production and deployment of hydrogen as a fuel produced by means of low-emission technologies and renewable energy sources.

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Denmark, Norway, and US to lead Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

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JUNE 3, 2021

The governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States, along with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission Innovation. The objective is to help move clean energy solutions from lab to market.

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UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

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JUNE 8, 2023

In a recent open-access paper published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the University of York report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested. —Cliff et al.

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Canada publishing final new Clean Fuel Regulations

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JULY 5, 2022

Canada will publish the final Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) in the Canada Gazette Part II on 6 July 2022. The Clean Fuel Standard will require liquid fossil fuel primary suppliers (i.e., The Clean Fuel Standard establishes a credit market. The Clean Fuel Regulations replace the current federal Renewable Fuels Regulations.

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

IPG secured the £1 million as part of the Highways England (HE) and Innovate UK’s £20-million innovation call to invest in projects that can help improve air quality and operation of England’s roads. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels. —IPG CEO Toby Gill.

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ICAO establishes 2050 net-zero CO2 emission goal for international aviation

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established a 2050 net-zero carbon dioxide emission goal for international aviation. Previous ICAO negotiations have focused on offsetting emissions growth above a 2020 baseline. The agreement is exciting, in part because ICAO has stopped pretending to be a global climate cop.

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CSIRO finds hydrogen could reduce aviation emissions within 5 years

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AUGUST 4, 2020

A new report from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO shows that clean hydrogen can significantly reduce aviation emissions with potential benefits seen within five years. They have the potential to deliver cost savings, reduce dependence on imported fuels and achieve abatement in local ground-based emissions.

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UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) finds that the rising use of ride-hailing services is increasing carbon emissions, with ride-hailing trips producing nearly 70% greater emissions compared to the trips they are replacing. Error bars for bus and rail emissions represent variability among cities. Source: UCS.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth.

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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

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APRIL 7, 2024

A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. The data shows a gradual decline in carbon dioxide emissions, representing a 1.8-percent That’s the big win,” Cohen added. BEV sales in the U.S.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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JULY 13, 2022

billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. The EU is investing more than €1.8 A third project will capture the CO? Background.

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EPA AED estimates emissions controls were removed from > 550K diesel pickups over last decade; impact equivalent to adding 9M additional trucks

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NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In a new report , the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Enforcement Division (AED) estimates that the emissions controls have been removed from more than 550,000 diesel pickup trucks in the last decade. The AED report includes only tampering that involves the complete removal and disablement of emissions controls hardware.

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California ARB announces grant solicitation for Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project

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AUGUST 24, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a competitive grant solicitation for one or more grantees to implement the Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19. The current funding available for the FY 2018-19 Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Program is $10 million.

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Emissions Analytics argues that current Pareto-efficient solution for decarbonization would be hybrids, not BEVs, based on do-no-harm

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MARCH 22, 2023

On this basis, and of Pareto efficiency, Emissions Analytics argues, until battery-electric vehicles can reach certain performance characteristics, government and industry support should switch immediately from EVs to full hybrids to create maximum welfare. The test cycle was made up of five repeats of the EQUA cycle, totalling 741 km.

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CARB launches $25M pilot program to help small trucking fleets transition to zero-emission technologies

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JULY 9, 2022

The California Air Resources Board will launch a new pilot program that aims to help small trucking fleets make the transition to zero-emission technologies. The pilot will provide $25 million to implement a range of innovative solutions to help small fleets make the transition to zero-emissions.

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California ARB awards $24M to 3 school districts to promote zero-emission vehicles, clean transportation options

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The California Air Resources Board announced a new program that will fund a variety of projects promoting zero-emission transportation options for students, parents and staff members served by school districts in California. San Diego Unified School District — $9.75 —CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey.

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EPA proposes first US greenhouse gas emissions standards for aircraft

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JULY 23, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets. The new international Airplane CO 2 Emission Standards adopted by ICAO in 2017 are prescribed in ICAO Annex 16, Volume III titled, Aeroplane CO 2 Emissions.

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Bakken Energy to purchase synfuels plant and convert to blue hydrogen production as part of $2B hydrogen hub project

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AUGUST 19, 2021

In June 2021, Bakken and Mitsubishi Power Americas (Mitsubishi) entered into a strategic partnership to create a world-class clean hydrogen hub in North Dakota to produce, store, transport, and locally capture and sequester carbon (CO 2 ).

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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World Bank Group: mineral production to soar as demand for clean energy increases

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MAY 12, 2020

A new World Bank Group report finds that the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, could increase by nearly 500% by 2050, to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies. Source: “Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition”.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Hydrogen and recycling are likely to play a central role in reducing emissions from steel production.

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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JUNE 18, 2020

The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.

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EPA slaps Sinister Diesel with $1M emissions fine amid crackdown

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AUGUST 7, 2023

The EPA this week announced $1 million in fines for a diesel performance parts manufacturer for tampering with emissions devices. —doing business as Sinister Diesel—pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and defraud the United States, and with violating the Clean Air Act by.

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CARB approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

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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. Investments made in previous years’ Funding Plans have been tremendously successful.

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EPA requires trucking companies to reduce air pollution near Los Angeles schools as part of emissions violation settlement

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As part of the settlement, the companies will spend $575,000 on air filtration systems at schools in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Heavy-duty trucks can emit drastically higher levels of pollution when not equipped with required emissions controls. The company, headquartered in Thomasville, N.C.,

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Airlines, NGOs urge stronger law for clean jet fuels in Europe

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Within the proposed SAF targets, the draft law would also guarantee minimum amounts for synthetic aviation fuels, a type of renewable energy of non-biological origin with especially high emission-savings potential compared to fossil aviation fuel (i.e., Technical advice was provided by the International Council on Clean Transportation.

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European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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JULY 9, 2020

The two strategies present a new clean energy investment agenda, in line with the European Commission’s Next Generation EU recovery package and the European Green Deal. The Renovation Wave will be an important part of these reforms. Energy System Integration. A greater direct electrification of end-use sectors.

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Chevron partners with Clean Energy On Adopt-A-Port initiative to supply renewable natural gas for port trucks

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JULY 8, 2020

Chevron is partnering with California natural gas retailer Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Adopt-a-Port, an initiative that provides truck operators serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with cleaner, carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) to reduce emissions.

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California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

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AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Increasing Access to Zero-Emission Vehicles.

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Clean Air Power demonstrates Freightliner Class 66 locomotive running on combination of diesel, biogas and hydrogen

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MAY 15, 2022

UK-based Clean Air Power has demonstrated a Freightliner Class 66 locomotive running on hydrogen to reduce its carbon emission output. Clean Air Power achieved this by fitting the Class 66 with its precision injection technology, allowing the two-stroke diesel locomotive to run on a combination of diesel, biogas and hydrogen.

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CARB Executive Order certifies Toyota’s heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit as a Zero-Emission Powertrain (ZEP)

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APRIL 25, 2023

Toyota was earlier granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order (A-014-1170) from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit. Earlier post.) The hydrogen-fueled powertrain kit includes a 200 kWh Li-ion battery; hydrogen fuel storage tanks (58.8

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US reaches $1.5B settlement with Daimler AG over emissions cheating in Mercedes-Benz diesels; civil penalty of $875M

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USDepartment of Justice (DOJ), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a proposed settlement with Daimler AG and its American subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law associated with emissions cheating.

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EPA launches first $500M funding opportunity for $5B Clean School Bus Program

CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

New Mexico adopts Clean Cars Rule

California to transition clean vehicle rebate program to helping low-income residents

EPA restores California’s authority to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks

CSIRO receives $1 million in funding for hydrogen refueling station as part of VH2

CARB approves $28M investment in clean trucks, cars

EPA finalizes MY 2027 heavy-duty truck NOx standards; first step in Clean Trucks Plan

EPA proposes new heavy-duty truck emissions rules

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

Rolls-Royce low-emission combustion system ALECSys enters flight test phase

Solaris joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Denmark, Norway, and US to lead Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

Canada publishing final new Clean Fuel Regulations

T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

ICAO establishes 2050 net-zero CO2 emission goal for international aviation

CSIRO finds hydrogen could reduce aviation emissions within 5 years

UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

EPA AED estimates emissions controls were removed from > 550K diesel pickups over last decade; impact equivalent to adding 9M additional trucks

California ARB announces grant solicitation for Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project

Emissions Analytics argues that current Pareto-efficient solution for decarbonization would be hybrids, not BEVs, based on do-no-harm

CARB launches $25M pilot program to help small trucking fleets transition to zero-emission technologies

California ARB awards $24M to 3 school districts to promote zero-emission vehicles, clean transportation options

EPA proposes first US greenhouse gas emissions standards for aircraft

Bakken Energy to purchase synfuels plant and convert to blue hydrogen production as part of $2B hydrogen hub project

Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

World Bank Group: mineral production to soar as demand for clean energy increases

BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

EPA slaps Sinister Diesel with $1M emissions fine amid crackdown

CARB approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

EPA requires trucking companies to reduce air pollution near Los Angeles schools as part of emissions violation settlement

Airlines, NGOs urge stronger law for clean jet fuels in Europe

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Chevron partners with Clean Energy On Adopt-A-Port initiative to supply renewable natural gas for port trucks

California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Clean Air Power demonstrates Freightliner Class 66 locomotive running on combination of diesel, biogas and hydrogen

CARB Executive Order certifies Toyota’s heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit as a Zero-Emission Powertrain (ZEP)

US reaches $1.5B settlement with Daimler AG over emissions cheating in Mercedes-Benz diesels; civil penalty of $875M

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