Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. Join Plug in Partners today.

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JUNE 11, 2010

The grant was awarded by the Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center, a division of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. and the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery). of Monrovia, Calif.; A total of $3.7

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

Tags: Electric (Battery) Emissions Fuel Cells Fuels Hybrids Plug-ins Power Generation. Well-to-wheels vehicle emissions (gCO 2 equiv.km -1 ) by energy source, vehicle energy intensity (MJkm -1 ), and fuel carbon intensity (gCO 2 equiv. MJ -1 ) by vehicle pathway and timing profile. Source: McCarthy et al. Click to enlarge. McCarthy, Ryan W.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this year ( earlier post ) requires a 10% reduction in the average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of the state’s transportation fuels by 2020. Tags: Fuels Policy Sustainability.

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JULY 22, 2010

In a new report released by the California Air Resources Board, scientists from the University of California at Davis and Berkeley estimate that rising temperatures from climate change will increase ozone levels in California’s major air basins. Kleeman of UC Davis, lead author. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Now, one researcher at UC Davis believes he may have the answer. Dr Mark Delucchi, a research scientist at the Institute of Transportation Studies, has proposed a novel urban plan designed on two [.].

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Based on detailed model-level data for US light-duty vehicles from 1980 to 2006, a recent analysis by a UC Davis researcher found that if weight, horsepower and torque had been held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2006. Tags: Fuel Efficiency.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Transportation creates an estimated 26% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the US, whereas raising cattle and pigs for food accounts for about 3%, he said. This is a higher share than transport. ”. Tags: Brief. Mitloehner says there is no doubt that livestock are major producers of methane, one of the greenhouse gases.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., An earlier, separate study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel concluded that the US scrappage program paid nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario to reduce GHG emissions.

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JUNE 18, 2010

Researchers with the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a trio of bacterial enzymes that can catalyze key steps in the conversion of plant sugars into hydrocarbon compounds for the production of renewable transportation fuels. Tags: Bio-hydrocarbons Biotech. Harry Beller. Keasling (2010).

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JUNE 9, 2009

Research by the by ethical breakdown provider, the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has found that stressed out and aggressive drivers not only add to road danger, but lower the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. Tags: Latest news ETA green transport week road rage stress.

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APRIL 27, 2009

EAA), Greater Sacramento Chapter, and a Davis-based EV group, marks the beginnings of “ California’s electric highway ,” says Plug In America board member Jay Friedland, and includes the first public Tesla charger, according to Tesla spokeswoman Rachel Konrad. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

A study by Dr. Caroline Rodier at UC Davis’s Institute of Transportation Studies reviewed international modeling literature on land use, transit, and auto pricing policies to suggest a range of VMT and GHG reduction that regions might achieve if such policies were implemented. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy.

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JUNE 13, 2009

This certification is key for our focus on the transportation industry. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-09-08. Tags: Batteries Plug-ins. Charlie Duncheon, President and CEO of EIG America, Inc. Burke, Andrew F. Burke, Andrew F.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Tags: Green credentials drivers ETA Europe green credentials. Suburu Imprezza). VW Passat). GM / 5 / 153.

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JANUARY 30, 2010

Sean Davis and Todd Sanford, NOAA/ESRL and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado; and Gian-Kasper Plattner, University of Bern, Switzerland. Tags: Climate Change Climate models. Science Express doi: 10.1126/science.1182488.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Dr Geoff Davis, MIRA’s Business Development Director. The Agency has already invested more than £22 million in a range of low carbon vehicle projects, including: a pioneering intelligent transport systems test facility (innovITS ADVANCE) and the national ultra low carbon vehicle trial (known in the West Midlands as CABLED).

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MAY 26, 2010

While technical development of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is proceeding—driven by an industry than sees their potential as the future of personal transport—market success will rely on a number of infrastructural improvements and early agreement on standards and protocols, the report says. Davy Thielena, KEMA Consulting.

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JULY 8, 2009

customers rely on the transportation and logistics industry as part of their supply chains. For that reason, we advocate full disclosure (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) for the entire transportation and logistics industry. UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis. —UPS UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis. However, Scope 3 emissions rose to 2.2

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AUGUST 18, 2009

However, its overall merits are open for debate after a study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel questioned the implied costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. So is this scheme green at all? Our verdict – green shoots should not be ignored. Faye Sunderland.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

ARB should enact policies to accelerate the “greening” of California’s electrical transmission grids. Two important energy issues are largely ignored in these reports: 1) energy security and oil dependence and, 2) sustainable energy for transportation. —David Greene. Four external experts—Dr. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The two cross-functional groups will seek to break down critical barriers to the commercialization of algae-based and biomass-based advanced renewable transportation fuels. University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University. Tags: Algal Fuels Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Fuels.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Davis, personal communication, February 20, 2010). The report was sponsored by The University of Michigan and by the research consortium Sustainable Worldwide Transportation. Tags: Brazil China Europe India Japan Other Asia Policy Russia Sustainability. The governments, the energy companies, and the. evolutionary thinking.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009. That was the damning verdict of Andrew Davis, director of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) as he deemed the extension to be “environmentally short-sighted” (see article ). So does he have a point? Missed opportunities. Environmental criticisms have also been shot down.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

BMW of North America and the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) are partnering on a year-long field study to determine the viability of electric vehicles. We are pleased as a public university to be partnering with BMW to find solutions to our urgent public problems of transportation energy supply and environmental impacts.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Autoblog Green Cleantech Blog Cleantech Group CNETs Green Tech Earth2Tech EcoGeek Ecotality Green Inc. We can do the same for transportation. Comments: * (you may use HTML tags for style) Please keep your comments on topic. Tags: evdriven. Add our RSS Feed to your favorite feed reader. Got a Question?

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APRIL 22, 2009

Meanwhile, The Environment Transport Association’s director Andrew Davis went as far as to describe the Budget as “hogwash&#. Tags: Green cars Latest news Alistair Darling Budget 2009 Environment Transport Association vehicle scrappage plans. It is senseless to introduce the scheme in such a way.&#.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The idea that a wholesale switch to electric cars would automatically reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on oil is one of a number of myths dispelled by a major new report conducted on behalf of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). Tags: Electric cars emissions ETA reduce switch. Popularity. National Grid.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Our own Faye Sunderland maintained her scepticism over the green credentials of the scrappage scheme and stated that she hopes the profits earned by carmakers will be invested back into research and development on the next generation of low emission cars. Tags: Green cars Latest news. Here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Thursday that after a successful run, the cash for clunkers program will come to a close on Monday, August 24th at 8 p.m. Tags: Green credentials car scrappage Cars cash for clunkers. It’s been a thrill to be part of the best economic news story in America,” Secretary LaHood said.

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APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. In this study, Lemoine treats the purchase of a PHEV as the purchase of a strip (or bundle) of European call options on the price of transportation. 2010.02.004.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. Easel Biotechnologies, UC Davis). This project relies on microbes that use hydrogen to convert carbon dioxide into liquid transportation fuels. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. by Bill Cooke.

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JANUARY 2, 2010

Mark Delucchi at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at UC Davis is proposing a novel urban plan designed on two universally accessible but completely independent transportation networks: one for low-speed, lightweight modes (LLMs) of transportation and one for fast, heavy vehicles (FHVs). Mark Delucchi.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

From Davis et al. This development is a significant step toward using ammonia borane as a possible energy carrier for transportation purposes. Davis et al. Davis et al. Davis, David A. Tags: Hydrogen Storage. Demonstrated off-board regeneration scheme for spent ammonia borane. Click to enlarge. Benjamin L.

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JUNE 17, 2009

That’s the verdict of the Environmental Transport Association’s 2009 Car Buyers’ Guide, which has dubbed the Jaguar XJ 2.7 According to Andrew Davis, director of the ETA, the XJ “consistently outperforms its rivals in the luxury class&#.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car companies could decide that conversions void some or part of the hybrid system warrantyunless they worry that will tarnish its green image. Green Gears, Inc. Hybrid Center at the University of California-Davis : under Prof. If you are interested in this program, please contact the Electric Transportation Department at EPRI.

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