Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

“ California is rolling out the carpet for Californians who choose these ultra-clean hydrogen powered electric cars and for the companies that make them ,” said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. The transportation sector accounts for about 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. —Chairman Nichols. —Janea A.

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California Hydrogen Electric Vehicles Rhode Island 255

EV Match

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It’s hard to miss the corny holiday car commercials this time of year. The fact that car companies air these commercials year-after-year means they’re at least somewhat effective. So if you’re finding yourself persuaded to buy a car this holiday season, let it be electric. Ford F-150 Electric.

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Electric Vehicles F-150 Tax Credit Vehicles 86

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

According to a recently published report commissioned by the Victoria (Australia) Department of Transport from AECOM, electric vehicle (EV) technology offers the state of Victoria potentially significant economic benefits by the late 2020s. electricity supply to provide the necessary protections from higher voltages. Source: AECOM.

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PHEV Oil Prices Australia Price 210

Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Nikola, producer of fuel cell and battery electric semi trucks, held a grand opening for the first of its HYLA refueling stations. That push is particularly focused on the trucking routes between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the distribution centers of the Inland Empire – which Ontario lies at the heart of.

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Hydrogen Kenworth Long Beach Oakland 52

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. However, heavy-duty electric trucks from traditional makers have started to hit the market. Put another way: Plan first, order trucks second.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 131

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Having raked in perhaps 30 percent of all the money invested in electrically-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so far, Joby is the colossus in an emerging class of startups working on these radical, battery-powered commercial flyers. With Joby and its $1.85

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Taxi Georgia Miles San Francisco 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The ZECAP Project will validate the commercial viability of zero-emission fuel cell electric hybrid yard trucks operating in a demanding, real-world cargo-handling application. The project will develop, validate, and deploy two Capacity TJ9000 fuel cell electric hybrid yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Technology is commercial or near commercial for reducing emissions from switch and medium horsepower locomotives. Implementation dates would be staggered to coincide with the development and commercial production of these advanced technologies. Technology for reducing emissions from line haul locomotives is under development.

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Diesel California Emissions 2007 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The California South Coast Air Quality Management District delivered a dozen new, battery-electric commercial lawn mowers to agencies in San Bernardino County as part of a long-term demonstration program to promote the zero-emission equipment. The mowers also are about 50% quieter than a commercial gas mower.

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Commercial Emissions Los Angeles Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

This will divert 100 tons per day of food waste from landfills and use that to produce enough renewable natural gas to replace 566,000 gallons of diesel fuel and generate 3.17 million kWh of electricity every year—enough to power nearly 400 average California homes for a year. Sysco Food Services of Los Angeles, Inc.,

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California Los Angeles Transportation Sacramento 240

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

The companies receiving funds have the engineering resources, manufacturing capabilities and distribution networks to support commercialization of advanced technologies related to moving freight to and from the ports. Full battery-electric trucks will be developed by BYD and a team consisting of Peterbilt and California start-up TransPower.

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Peterbilt Kenworth California BYD 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The Advanced Clean Cars package combines four different regulations: light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas limits; the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate; the next phase of the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV-III) program; and a new Clean Fuels Outlet regulation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation.

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Clean Cleaning California Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

These awards also assist in fulfilling Governor Brown’s executive order directing state government to support the rapid commercialization of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in California, with a 2025 target of having 1.5 will receive $6 million to build a commercial biodiesel production facility in Fresno. Earlier post.).

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Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change. This creates demand for more electrical generation. Earlier post.) AB 32 requires the Scoping Plan to be updated every five years.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., Santa Barbara, CA.,

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Kansas City Minnesota Oklahoma Austin 100

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

For the current fiscal year, 2012-2013, the program is slated to invest approximately $90 million to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, with the goals of reducing petroleum dependence, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving air quality. —Paul Beach, Quallion’s president.

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California Clean Cleaning Transportation 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories found that hydrogen fuel cell barges may be both technically feasible and commercially attractive as a clean, quiet and efficient power source to provide electrical power for some types of vessels at berth or at anchorage. Los Angeles, Calif.; Oakland, Calif.;

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Fuel Hawaii Hydrogen Honolulu 191

Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2010

And that’s because the utilities and our PUC don’t want you generating your own solar electricity. And if you’re wondering why Governor Schwarzenegger’s Million Roof Initiative has only gotten 70,000 California roofs installed with solar, look no further than the public and private electric utilities.

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Solar Power Powered Climate Change 220

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

Although Chevy emphasizes the benefits of the 2500HD with the bi-fuel option as a full dual fuel vehicle with a combined range of up to some 650 miles, in more than 500 miles of driving over the course of a week, we used mainly only natural gas. The only reason we used gasoline was for comparison; it wasn’t necessary. Click to enlarge.

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Silverado Chevrolet Fuel Gasoline-Electric 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car? and Chrysler. .’s

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them. Now several compies aremaking electric cars. interesting design.

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GM Green 2009 Vehicles 48

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. It is 12 years later.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41

EV Match

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Frozen natural gas pipes in Texas. At the top of that plan is achieving zero-carbon electricity generation, which will also enable clean electrification of the rest of the economy (electric vehicles, heat pumps, and heavy industry) to cut overall emissions by 70-80%. Clean electricity standards are not new.

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