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for $1,990,650—the largest penalty to date related to clean air violations for the state’s Ocean-Going Vessel At Berth Regulation. In addition, their 2017-2019 chartered fleet visiting the same port did not meet the operational time limits for at least 70% of its visits and did not reduce its auxiliary engine power generation by 70%.

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AUGUST 28, 2011

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) awarded $516,637 in clean diesel grants to four organizations. The clean diesel program’s goal is to improve air quality by decreasing emissions from diesel-powered transit bus and school bus fleets. Jennings Transportation Corp.:

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

ARB staff developed this strategy using a multi-pollutant scenario planning tool ( Vision 2.0 ) that quantifies changes in ozone and PM 2.5 precursor emissions; GHG emissions; petroleum usage; and diesel toxics emissions as various technologies become widespread in vehicle and equipment fleets. Vision 2.0 Earlier post.).

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JUNE 29, 2011

million to transit projects that improve emissions while supporting emerging clean fuel and advanced propulsion technologies. million from FTA’s Clean Fuels Grant Program and $49.9 million from FTA’s Clean Fuels Grant Program and $49.9 The US Department of Transportation will award up to total of $101.4

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Through rulemaking and a comprehensive review of existing requirements, we will capitalize on these gains and incentivize new technologies to ensure our heavy-duty trucks are clean and remain a competitive method of transportation. EPA last revised NO x standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines in January 2001.

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MARCH 24, 2017

On the first day of a two-day board meeting—the second day of which (Friday 24 March) will consider the Advanced Clean Cars Midterm Review—the California Air Resources Board (ARB) took a number of climate and air quality actions. emissions by more than 20%. emissions by more than 20%.

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APRIL 13, 2023

The proposal retains the proven regulatory design of previous EPA standards for light-duty vehicles, but leverages advances in clean car technology to further reduce both climate pollution and smog- and soot-forming emissions. EPA is also proposing to sunset the off-cycle credits program for both light and medium-duty vehicles.

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MAY 16, 2014

Achieving our long-term climate goal and 2032 ozone standards will require a much deeper penetration of ZEVs into the fleet. Deployment of fuel efficient vehicle tires for in-use vehicles could include limited incentives, followed by ratings and then standard setting to permanently shift the market.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Consumer products such as shampoo, cleaning products and paint now contribute as much to emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cities as tailpipe emissions from vehicles, according to a new study led by NOAA. Total VOC emission factors for end uses of petrochemical sources in the study. 1A) and sales data of volatile chemical products.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Savings for Fleets Not only can EV charging stations help you generate revenue, but they can also support cost-saving fleet electrification programs. For hospitals and medical centers with an ambulatory or EMS fleet, switching from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs could save as much as 75% in fleet maintenance costs.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

The main purpose of the LoNo Program is to deploy the cleanest and most energy efficient US-made transit buses that have been largely proven in testing and demonstrations but are not yet widely deployed in transit fleets. A maintenance area, as defined in section 5303, for ozone or carbon monoxide. 7407(d)); or.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. Individual states and electric utilities also have their own funding programs for transitioning school bus fleets.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This timeframe is consistent with the lead-time requirements of the Clean Air Act, and is aligned with a milestone implementation year for the EPA heavy-duty Phase 2 GHG program. (In In the final HD Phase 2 rule, EPA had noted the evidence supporting the need for more stringent national NO x emissions standards.).

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JULY 11, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that would waive requirements beginning in 2013 for systems used at gas station pumps to capture potentially harmful gasoline vapors while refueling cars. Stage I VRS apply to the gasoline distribution industry; Stage II to service stations.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The ICCT team assessed baseline and alternative system emissions under a variety of different transition pathways using an ICCT model of MAC emissions in the passenger vehicle fleet. These were shown to be ozone-depleting, however, and were targeted for phasing out under the 1987 Montreal Protocol.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Many of the strategies employed to reduce GHG emissions will also work to meet the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in 2032. California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation is also driving a transformation of the fleet. Transportation. million zero emission vehicles on its roads by 2025.

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AUGUST 21, 2022

Emissions from heavy-duty vehicles are primarily under the regulatory jurisdiction of state and federal government, and voluntary incentive programs are critical to transitioning fleets to the next generation of cleaner technologies and achieving reductions needed to meet air quality standards. standards.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Compared to the 2010 “Business as Usual” scenario—which includes all adopted emission control measures for the South Coast—NO x levels must be reduced by 65% and by 75% to meet the 2023 and 2032 ozone standards, respectively. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Vehicle Integration.

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MAY 20, 2010

The program is geared to help small California-based fleets replace their older, polluting trucks with newer, cleaner models. In December 2008, ARB adopted statewide clean truck and bus regulations to bring California closer to meeting federally mandated air-quality standards and deadlines.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

microns or less (PM 2.5 ); and NO x emissions that lead to ozone and secondary PM. ARB is also currently updating the Advanced Clean Transit regulation, which will accelerate the adoption of zero-emission buses in public transit systems. Statewide, they are responsible for 35% of the NO x emissions, 26% of the PM 2.5

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APRIL 2, 2009

The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate. Unger et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Meanwhile, environmentalists were voicing concern—about how noisy such aircraft are taking off, about the possibility that their high-altitude emissions would erode the ozone layer, and about how disruptive the sonic booms would be. The last of these issues was perhaps the most vexing, prompting the U.S.

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JULY 28, 2012

Acetaldehyde is classified as a hazardous air pollutants (HAP) regulated under Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments. They used this scenario as a diagnostic to evaluate the potential for E85 fuel use to affect long-range atmospheric chemistry relative to a similar vehicle fleet running mainly on gasoline.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Now, the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation has taken the decision to introduce gas powered taxi and bus fleets. Now it is going to convert all 5,065 taxis to run on natural gas by the end of the year - since last year Dubai has been replacing its existing taxi fleets with eco-friendly cars that run on hybrid engines.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Increased leadership from US EPA and the railroads, along with funding to address California’s needs, would signal a clean-air commitment that must be made to protect those who live and work near rail yards. The US EPA estimates the normal fleet turnover rate for a line-haul locomotive can take 30 years or more.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

NO x emissions are known to be harmful to human health and to the environment, contributing to regional ozone attainment challenges, smog and other air-quality issues. In Southern California, the development and deployment of near-zero emission vehicle technologies are critical to meeting clean air standards.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

A single proposal may target multiple fleets, fleet types and/or diesel emission reduction solutions. million tons of NO x , which contribute to the formation of ozone and additional fine particles. EPA regional offices will award the assistance agreements for selected projects; EPA expects to make around 80 awards.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. 80.27, “high ozone season” means the period from June 1 to September 15 of any calendar year and “regulatory control period” means the period from May 1 to September 15 of any calendar year. 40 CFR § 80.27

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MAY 9, 2013

Workplace, fleet and multi-unit dwelling projects will be given priority. $5 5 million for light-duty plug-in electric vehicle rebates to meet high demand for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, administered by the California Air Resources Board. $5 4 million to emerging opportunities. The agreement includes $175,000 in match funding.

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MAY 5, 2016

They are also designed to accelerate the commercialization of heavy-duty advanced, zero-emission technologies, establishing a path for implementing SCAQMD’s clean air plan currently under development. The SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A study by a team at the the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that if that lag persists and present trends in vehicle activity continue, early deaths from vehicle-related PM 2.5 exposure in urban areas will increase 50% by 2030, compared to 2013. —Chambliss et al. Chambliss et al. Click to enlarge.

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