Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is now operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. The electrification of vehicles is a key component of the City’s TransformTO climate action strategy, which targets an 80% reduction in local greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. In addition to coal mining, other major sources of methane emissions globally include wetlands, agriculture, and oil and gas facilities.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, announced that Estes Express Lines will add to its fleet 50 new trucks fueled with Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG), bringing its total to 71. million gallons of RNG over the seven-year contract.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

With these new buses, Twin Rivers is now operating the largest zero-emission school bus fleet in North America, with 40 all-electric school buses in its fleet. The buses each have a range of 125 miles and will eliminate on average 230 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. To support these buses, more than $4.5

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. This goal represents combined Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas emission reductions on a mass basis (metric tons per year) compared with 2017 baseline levels. Implementing energy efficiency and green energy projects.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

There is huge potential in reducing CO 2 -emissions from steel-heating processes through green hydrogen. The electrolyzer will produce oxygen and hydrogen for Ovako’s steel-heating process and is a major step towards zero-carbon emission steel production. An investment that also got the support from the Swedish Energy Agency.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Total will provide $50 million and Clean Energy $30 million for the proposed joint venture and Total will be providing credit support of $65 million to support Clean Energy development in the RNG value chain, including $45 million for contracted RNG fueling infrastructure. 50M from bp. 50M from bp.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Wabtec FLXdrive technology, with its 2.4MWh battery pack, can reduce train fuel consumption and emissions by up to 30%. The anticipated efficiencies and emission reductions from the technology will be significant and help open the door to new alternatives beyond the diesel-powered locomotives used today.

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JUNE 19, 2023

A deployment of e-trucks for shunting containers within the warehouse areas is also considered to eliminate even smaller sources of GHG emissions along the transport chain.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The newly-formed partnership between Ricardo North America (Ricardo) and Achates Power Inc. earlier post ), has received its first assignment: an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) grant to improve overall efficiency and reduce emissions in full-size pickup trucks. API) of San Diego, Calif.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Through this pay-per-use approach, Hylane expects to minimize the risk for customers while accelerating the rate at which zero-emission vehicles replace diesel. Germany is expected to be one of the major global markets for zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies in the coming years. —Craig Knight, Hyzon CEO and co-founder.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has signed a supply agreement with Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) ( earlier post ) over approximately 50,000 tonnes almost CO₂-free steel per year for its European press shops and deepened its partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to establish a sustainable steel supply chain in North America.

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MAY 15, 2022

A new NOAA study covering four decades of tropical cyclones found that reducing particulate air pollution in Europe and North America has contributed to an increase in the number of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin and a decrease in the number of these storms in the Southern Hemisphere. Credit: NOAA.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

The order marks the company’s first time supplying batteries for motorcoaches and buses in North America. Coaches will be powered by an all-electric powertrain from Lightning eMotors, a developer of zero-emission vehicles for commercial fleets. That enables them to provide superior power and torque compared to diesel buses.

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APRIL 25, 2023

A key pillar of the port’s strategy is the deployment of alternative fuels and clean energy sources. The bunkering also supports US commitments to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 under the Global Methane Pledge, which was announced at the COP26 climate summit in 2021.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels. In 2015, the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Oberon Fuels, a producer of ultra-low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel, and SHV Energy, the world’s largest distributor of propane fuel, are partnering to accelerate the use of renewable DME to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation fuel. —Rebecca Groen, Director of Biofuels at SHV Energy.

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MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. EcoLum is delivered globally from predominantly hydro-powered smelters in North America and Europe.

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APRIL 28, 2023

The round included participation from one of North America’s largest commercial fleets, Chevron Renewable Energy Group, and Pittsburgh regional investors including: Idea Foundry, Inc., ​ Optimus Technologies recently announced a $17.8-million million Series A funding round led by Mitsui & Co. out of Tokyo, Japan.

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MAY 31, 2014

Black carbon emissions and BC emissions intensity per year. A study led by a team from Peking University has estimated that global black carbon (BC) emissions increased from 5.3 The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said BC has a direct radiative forcing of +0.4 (+0.05

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JUNE 16, 2010

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 million) to five Alberta-based renewable energy projects including waste to biofuels and energy, concentrating solar power, biogas and home generation. ECB Enviro North America Inc. , million (US$36.6

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. PCNA) has launched Porsche Impact , an online tool that links individual CO 2 emissions to specific climate projects. Porsche Impact is a web-based emissions calculator that allows Porsche owners to assess and compensate for CO 2 emissions, based on mileage and average fuel consumption.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

New Flyer of America Inc. The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 also features regenerative braking while decelerating, which recharges the batteries and reduces energy consumption for extending range. New Flyer has more than 50 years of experience manufacturing zero-emission buses (ZEBs). The only tailpipe output is clean water vapor.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The study, “Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas and Energy Study of Automotive Lightweighting,” found that AHSS-intensive vehicles had lower or equivalent life cycle emissions than aluminum-intensive vehicles for every class of vehicles tested: sedans, trucks, SUVs and alternative power train vehicles. Source: SRI. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) has proposed new heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, aligned with current standards in place in the rest of North America and in the European Union. Heavy-duty diesel emissions standards in the US, European Union, and Mexico. Source: ICCT.

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APRIL 28, 2022

This blend replaces some of propane’s fossil-derived fuel with a renewable one, enabling up to a 60% reduction in carbon emissions for this popular fuel used in vehicles, forklifts, farm equipment, backyard grills and outdoor heaters. The plant was upgraded in 2020 with a grant from the California Energy Commission.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Each of those companies will own 30% of and jointly control the resulting battery business, with the remaining 10% will go to Chinese battery-maker EVE Energy. We’re grateful to the state of Mississippi and the Marshall County community for joining us in achieving this goal and helping to realize our shared climate goals.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Sales of the VNR Electric in North America will begin in 2020. —Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America. —Johan Agebrand, Volvo Trucks North America director of product marketing.

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MARCH 21, 2019

The slowdown was especially pronounced in advanced economies; 27 countries saw an increase or stagnation in average vehicle CO 2 emissions in the two years up to 2017. North America and Australia have a particularly high market share of SUVs, reaching almost 60% in 2017. SUVs now represent nearly 40% of the global LDV market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This is a landmark achievement as the largest Class 8 electric truck deployment in North America. kW solar array at the Carson site, which will generate zero-emissions power to offset the use of conventional energy in the charging process, further reducing emissions and resource consumption.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Octillion is a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems. The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe, and North America, with a global workforce of more than 400 employees.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The pandemic has created disruption in the global energy sector, but low gas prices will ultimately stimulate demand growth as the economy recovers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

We are entering a new field here to reduce emissions. In addition to the increasing use of LNG trucks, conversion of our many rail transports to green electricity and the use of biofuel in the short sea segment, the two new LNG ships represent an important building block for our strategic goal of climate-neutral logistics. knots (30.6

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