Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Nissan has an answer in its zero-emission eNV200 electric cargo van, but its small dimensions leave a lot to be desired for commercial operators that need. As the United Kingdom joins other countries in committing to a future ban on fossil-fuel vehicles, commercial fleet operators that rely on diesel vehicles are left in a bit of a pickle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This finding stems from the largest global analysis of its kind, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) as part of the Multi-City Multi-Country (MCC) Collaborative Research Network. We applied a two-stage analysis on data collected from 210 locations in 16 countries. The risk of excess mortality from PM 2.5

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

’ “We have said in the past that we are actively looking at cell localisation, and there is a conversation we are having with that company in that space, and that conversation continues, so it is very much on the table, by way of a possibility,” he added. Sops worth Rs 3,620 crore are being offered in this round.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The City of Westminster and operator Veolia have ordered a retrofit of 92 Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) for the upcoming Ultra-low Emission Zone in London. The homologation criteria in London are very ambitious, and the test vehicles have proven the Eminox-Amminex partnership to be a competitive solution.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Tootbus describes itself as the world’s first clean energy sightseeing bus company, specializing in hop-on hop-off tours around Europe, including Bath, London, Paris, and Brussels. In 2021, Tootbus converted its fleet to HVO fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to traditional combustion.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

According to the London Mayor’s office, 23% of pedestrian and 58% of cyclist deaths in London involved a Heavy Goods Vehicle, despite HGVs making up only 4% of road miles in London. Prodrive will help develop the design into a drivable demonstrator by early summer 2020. ?. —Steve Price, the project leader at Prodrive. ?.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

UK-based ULEMCo , a developer of a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel conversion system ( earlier post ), has been awarded Government funding to trial a range of vehicles with hydrogen dual-fuel technology. The funding is worth more than £1.3 million (US$1.6 million), and will see large vans and trucks running on hydrogen dual-fuel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic has seen a wave of strong activism and more conversations around sustainability, which has driven the nation to re-evaluate mobility solutions. We also need to ensure people know about the financial benefits—the BIK scheme and emissions based parking are just the start.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

The direct injection two-stroke engine could be a very promising and interesting option for hydrogen combustion to achieve zero NO x because of its advantages of high-power density and inherent much lower NO x emissions. The only criteria emission of concern is NO x. Shell plc, London, England.

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MAY 12, 2022

. “We are committed to meet growing customer demand for green and sustainable solutions and achieve our long-term goal of net-zero emissions by 2050,” Executive Vice President for Corporate Development at Deutsche Post DHL Group, Pablo Ciano, said. Several of our divisions will thus benefit from this agreement with Volvo Trucks.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

OGCI Climate Investments is the $1-billion investment fund established last year by OGCI to invest in promising technologies and business models that have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Its patented technology allows for the production of cement in a way that generates fewer emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The authors identified a number of challenges for new fuels for a low-carbon transportation sector: Fuels tailored to engines with cycle and system advances that increase overall conversion of chemical energy to useful work.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

It recognizes the outstanding emissions reduction potential of the ASDS technology (Ammonia Storage and Delivery System) for retrofitting existing diesel vehicles. Amminex, a Faurecia company, and its three partners the Technical University of Graz, Johnson Matthey, and ICCT have won the European Commission’s €1.5-million Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

Nissan will provide Uber with a dedicated EV education program, transaction price and marketing plan to drive uptake of the zero emission vehicles. More than 500 drivers every week are now using zero emission electric vehicles. It was the first time pure EVs had been available for hire through the Uber app in London.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. An open access paper on their study is published in Biotechnology for Biofuels. Click to enlarge. —Littlewood et al. Littlewood et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The self-contained plant, likely to be sited in east London, will convert 500,000 tonnes of waste per year into 16 million gallons of green jet fuel through a process that offers lifecycle greenhouse gas savings of up to 95% compared to fossil-fuel derived jet kerosene. —The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Electric Vehicles India

MARCH 16, 2023

India E-Mobility Show 2023 is part of global mobility and other sustainability events organized by Valiant to support zero-emission mobility and a carbon-neutral future. On 23-24 March 2023, the India E-Mobility Show will take place The countdown to the highly anticipated Indian E-Mobility Show has begun. Visit [link] to register now.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The transportation sector is the largest and fastest-growing source of urban CO 2 emissions in the Latin American region, as more people become dependent on motorized transport. Bogota’s project will improve local air quality and noise pollution. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

A new ceramic hollow fiber substrate for catalytic converters designed by Dr. Benjamin Kingsbury and colleagues at Imperial College London could cut the size and precious metal loading of the devices in automobiles while reducing fuel consumption and and manufacturing costs. Emissions Materials Vehicle Systems' 2011.11.009.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The company has also developed a retrofit stop/start engine system, which can further reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 5-10%. Tags: Conversions Hybrids. The Ashwoods motor generator unit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids. FedEx Corp. over the past six months.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

Protean Electric outfitted the front-wheel-drive Vivaro with a through-the-road hybrid conversion kit of two Protean Electric PD-18 motors attached to the rear axle. It’s the closest thing to a bolt-on hybrid system. —Protean Chairman and CEO Bob Purcell. — Bob Purcell.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

In January, Dearman announced that it had completed its shakedown testing milestone at the end of 2013 at Imperial College, London, and was moving into a three-month program of tests and performance mapping. Liquid air technologies have the potential to significantly reduce well-to-wheel emissions. Earlier post. ). million (US$4.37

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2011

Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping were adopted by Parties to MARPOL Annex VI represented in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ), when it met for its 62 nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union plans to begin charging shippers for carbon emissions this year. How is it arranged?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Speaking at the launch of the IEA report in London, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that “ An expansion of gas use alone is no panacea for climate change. Change in cumulative energy-related CO 2 emissions by sector and fuel in the IEA GAS Scenario relative to the New Policies Scenario, 2009-2035.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2011

The API thus enables the conversion of information such as historical driving data such as where a driver has traveled and at what time of day into useful real-time predictions, such as where a driver is headed at the time of departure. Cities such as London, Berlin, and Stockholm already have such zones.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

Low-input cultivation of perennial plants, e.g. from short-rotation forestry and grasslands, may be an effective source of cellulosic biomass and provide environmental benefits (reduced pollution and lower greenhouse gas emissions).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2022

Marking the first overseas on-road trial of an Equipmake-developed electric bus, the zero-emission single decker is set to start in-service running in Argentina’s capital in Q3 of this year. It will begin in-service trials with London’s largest bus operator, Go-Ahead, in the coming months.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2009

Vehicles running on LPG produce far fewer harmful emissions that contribute to environmental and health problems than traditional road fuels including the microscopic particles, known as PM10s, cited in the study led by Professor Jonathan Grigg at the Centre for Paediatrics at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

We initially developed a lead-acid recycling technology that’s significantly cleaner, like 80, 90% lower emissions than the smelting process. The whole batteries go in, so the plastics get burned, the carbon gets burned, there’s a lot of emissions. What really matters to the supply chain world is Scope 1 emissions.

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Cars That Think

MAY 16, 2024

That average speed still falls short of the Eurostar network connecting London, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam ( 300 km/h ), Germany’s Intercity-Express 3 service (330 km/h), and the world’s fastest train service , China’s Beijing-to-Shanghai regional G trains (350 km/h). And yet, in the U.S.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

We initially developed a lead-acid recycling technology that’s significantly cleaner, like 80, 90% lower emissions than the smelting process. The whole batteries go in, so the plastics get burned, the carbon gets burned, there’s a lot of emissions. What really matters to the supply chain world is Scope 1 emissions.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

In collaboration with Strathclyde University and Scottish and Southern Energy, Ford will test fifteen prototypes and associated charging infrastructure around the London borough of Hillingdon during the early part of 2010.

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