Davis, Gas-Electric, Global and Transportation

UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Davis suggest that a number of positive trends indicate that we may be seeing the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation, despite earlier starts that fizzled. —“The Hydrogen Transition”. Driving factors.

Davis

Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America

CATARC and UC Davis establish China-US ZEV Policy Lab to accelerate adoption of plug-in and fuel cell cars in US and in China

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The University of California, Davis, and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) have entered a new agreement to work together to help speed the commercialization of plug-in and fuel cell electric cars in China. The collaboration is intended to help expand the global market for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).

Davis

Davis China Plug-in Plug

California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2021

Electric vehicles are one way to carbon neutrality. Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. The post California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

PHEV

PHEV California Gas Power

Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

Honda marked the opening of Honda Smart Home US, showcasing technologies that enable zero net energy living and transportation, including Honda’s home energy management system (HEMS), a proprietary hardware and software system that monitors, controls and optimizes electrical generation and consumption throughout the home’s microgrid.

DC

DC Honda Energy California

California and China partner in push for ZEVs; new working group to expand cooperation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2017

At the close of the meeting, Governor Brown and Chair Nichols agreed to establish a new working group through the China-US ZEV Policy Lab at UC Davis to expand cooperation with Chinese zero-emission vehicle and battery technology companies. California accounts for more than 50% of sales in the United States.

California

California China Davis Chinese

Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

Global GHG mitigation potential from aviation and marine transportation. Aviation and marine transportation combined are responsible for approximately 5% of total GHG emissions in the United States and 3% globally and are among the fastest growing modes in the transportation sector. Source: McCollum et al.

Mariner

Mariner Transportation Emissions Alternative Fuels

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

It is rapidly expanding energy use, mainly driven by fossil fuels, that explains why humanity is on the verge of breaching planetary sustainability boundaries through global warming, biodiversity loss, and disturbance of the nitrogen-cycle balance and other measures of the sustainability of the earth’s ecosystem.

Global

Global Energy Green Coal

GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The GFEI, a partnership of international agencies and top energy policy experts, suggests that these cost savings could in part be used to help offset the costs of developing a global market for electric vehicles over this time frame, since the savings are estimated to be at least four times bigger than these costs. —Lew Fulton.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Plug-in Plug

EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

EPRI

EPRI Grid Plug-in Electric Vehicles

The Case for EV Charging in Every City - Big or Small

EV Connect

APRIL 12, 2021

The future of electric vehicle infrastructure is here, but adding charging stations to rural communities across California is just one step toward. Comprehensive electric vehicle adoption won’t happen until it’s viable for everyone across the country — whether they live in big cities or small towns. If the U.S. A 2017 U.S.

Charging

Charging Gas-Electric Colorado Nebraska

UC Davis, ITDP report finds shared mobility essential for realizing full benefits of electrification and automation

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2017

A new report from a team at the University of California, Davis, and the New York-based nonprofit Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) has concluded that shared mobility is a critical enabler for realizing the benefits of electrification and autonomous driving.

Davis

Davis Transportation Climate Change Miles

UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

Jet A fuel is the leading source of UPS global enterprise CO 2 emissions at 52.6%, followed by diesel at 32.7%. four-million-square-foot heart of UPS’s global air network. customers rely on the transportation and logistics industry as part of their supply chains. UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis. —UPS MMT in 2007.customers

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2020 Emissions Carbon Parts

UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Global Insight for powertrains/fuels for each country formed the basis for a moderately aggressive model for penetration of alternative powertrains/fuels into each country’s new vehicle fleet from 2010 to 2020. Davis, personal communication, February 20, 2010). Production forecasts from IHS. evolutionary thinking.

Fleet

Fleet China Brazil Russia

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Harmonizing fuel programs between state, federal, and foreign jurisdictions is useful to ensure the optimum reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For LCA analysis, the model used for calculation (CA-GREET, GHGenius, etc.) The harmonization of LCFS programs is not without risks.

Carbon

Carbon Standards Fuel Oregon

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. Easel Biotechnologies, UC Davis). Electrofuels.

Carbon

Carbon Li-ion Battery Batteries

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Renewables account for approximately 10-15% of the global energy infrastructure investment and according to New Energy Finance renewables have been hit hard by the global recession with a 47% in Q1 2009 vs. Q1 2008 ($13.3

Financing

Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy

Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Myth #2: Hydrogen gas is dangerous to store and use. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

Fuel

Fuel Electric Vehicles Market Hydrogen

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania).

Commercial

Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more. Everything needed is available: the power trains, the gasoline engines, the computer systems, electric motors and batteries.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Nickel Metal Hydride EPRI Plug-in Austin

National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Building on LCFS policies already adopted in Europe, British Columbia, and California, the researchers looked at potential costs and benefits of reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 10 to 15 percent by 2030. Treat all crude oils as part of the overall pool of transportation fuels. Harmonize global LCFS policies.

Carbon

Carbon Oil-Sands Standards Design

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In 2017, only about 115,000 pure electric vehicles were sold in the United States. According to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Americans will buy a total of 657,000 electric vehicles in 2021. The United States has also joined the electric transition due to global warming. will be electric vehicles.

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Cars Gasoline-Electric Re-Charge

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH is a concept that would address Toyota’s stated strategy to offer a wider variety of conventional hybrid choices to its customers, as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids (PHVs) and battery electrics (BEVs) in model year 2012, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCHVs) in 2015 in global markets. —Jim Lentz. Earlier post.)

Prius

Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid

Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

JUNE 12, 2022

Thigpen at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis and published in The Journal of Transport and Land Use (Note: study PDF will automatically download) estimated that 37% of the households in the Sacramento, CA market they studied do not use their garage for parking cars. Image Source: Urban Electric.

Charging

Charging Store Los Angeles DC

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. market b y the end of 2009. Think has established a U.S.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). In addition, see the EAA-PHEV list , which sometimes gets ahead of this list.

Prius

Prius Conversion Plug-in Plug

Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

EPA is proposing to withdraw the waiver of CAA preemption for California’s Advanced Clean Car (ACC) program, Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards that are applicable to the affected model years. Under his reckless scheme, motorists will pay more at the pump, get worse gas mileage and breathe dirtier air.

EPA

EPA Fuel Economy MPG California

Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

3) TED 2009 (+2) Anti-Nuclear Effectively Means Pro-Fossil Fuel (+2) Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat (+2) If youve already signed up for TEC, you dont need to register again. Youre already getting our newsletter. They are the top of the top,” Mr. Wang told me, when I visited BYD last year.

Chinese

Chinese Companies Electric Cars BYD

Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

Some highlights include the Model Y becoming the best selling vehicle in the world in 2023, beginning deliveries of the much anticipated Cybertruck proving that the muscle and utility of a pickup truck can be electric and cool. Brandon Erhart: Thank you, Dr. Davis. The board’s response is set forth in the proxy.

Tesla

Tesla Re-Charge All-Electric Companies

EV Driven

UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

CATARC and UC Davis establish China-US ZEV Policy Lab to accelerate adoption of plug-in and fuel cell cars in US and in China

California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

California and China partner in push for ZEVs; new working group to expand cooperation

Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

The Case for EV Charging in Every City - Big or Small

UC Davis, ITDP report finds shared mobility essential for realizing full benefits of electrification and automation

UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Campaign Begins

National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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