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MAY 13, 2020

A team from the University of Delaware and the University of Denver has created a new global simulation model to predict how urban land will change over the next 100 years under different social and economic conditions. The research team’s projections show that the amount of urban land on Earth by 2100 could range from about 1.1 million to 3.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2011

Sixty-five teams from 24 Colorado schools participated in the Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions hosted by the YS Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The student teams raced solar or hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles they designed and built themselves.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft. Results varied by seating class, configuration, and route.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

Although the upfront cost of EVs today is higher than gas-powered cars, EVs have lower fuel and maintenance costs that mean lower costs for drivers over the life of the vehicle. Lyft said that drivers renting cars through Express Drive currently save an average of $50-70 per week on fuel costs alone.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2016

LanzaTech has been selected by the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to receive a $4-million award to design and plan a demonstration-scale facility using industrial off gases to produce 3 million gallons/year of low-carbon jet and diesel fuels. The LanzaTech award was one of six totaling $12.9 Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 28, 2024

Here's one of those cars, found in a car graveyard near Denver recently. California-market X1/9s for 1980 got Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection, but the 49-state cars got the Weber 34 carburetor you see here. Still, there were four Fiat models available here during the first couple of years of the 1980s, including the mid-engined X1/9.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC. Metro DCFC stations will be placed in retail locations and are intended to serve EV drivers in their daily fueling needs.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

That said, I never expected to find a four-year-old hydrogen fuel-cell car, more than a thousand miles from the only state in […]. The post Junkyard Find: 2017 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Laboratory and in-use fuel economy results Source: NREL. The NREL team collected and analyzed in-service fuel economy, maintenance, and other vehicle performance data on 11 hybrid (P100H) and 11 conventional diesel (P100D) step vans operated by the United Parcel Service (UPS) in Minneapolis. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Daimler, with its wholly owned subsidiary NuCellSys GmbH, and together with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America (MBRDNA) and Daimler Innovations Lab1886 is expanding the use case of its innovative automotive fuel cell technology. Fuel cell technology is an integral part of Daimler’s powertrain strategy. —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced new and extended contracts for more than 20 million gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) to accommodate the continued demand across key business segments for the ultra-low carbon fuel produced from organic waste. The station will fuel an expected 1.1 million gallons.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2019

This is contrary to what is typically assumed and suggests a new way to mitigate this type of pollution in Salt Lake City, Denver and beyond. Denver often has the same problem in winter, when brown clouds hang over the city. A major component of the Salt Lake Valley and Denver PM 2.5 —Womack et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Ducted Fuel Injection and Cooled Spray Technologies for Particulate Control in Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2018

In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Alejandro Henao, NREL postdoc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The company has also installed an autogas fueling station in Baltimore to serve 50 Checker and Yellow taxis. Propane autogas is the most widely used alternative fuel in the world. Veolia Transportation is Baltimore City’s largest operator of taxicab services. —Mark Joseph, CEO and Vice Chairman of Veolia Transportation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

increase to UPS’ current industry-leading alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet of 5,088 vehicles worldwide. To support the purchase and planned deployment of the 1,400 new CNG vehicles, UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. Agility providing 445 CNG fuel systems to UPS. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

to convert one of its refuse transfer trucks to APG’s dual fuel system and begin on-the-road test trials and emission compliance approval. APG’s dual fuel system displaces 40%-70% of the normal diesel fuel consumption with CNG, LNG, or bio-methane. American Power Group Inc., a subsidiary of GreenMan Technologies Inc.,

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JULY 28, 2010

The four trucks, based on the Peterbilt Model 320 Hybrid with Labrie body, will operate in daily curbside recycling duty and are expected to provide up to 30% improvements in fuel economy and emissions and significant reductions maintenance costs. The Eaton HLA system in the truck. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2019

Rocky Mountains (Denver). Denver, however, is well-supplied from a number of pipelines and nearby refineries, and retail gasoline prices in the city were the second lowest of the 10 cities surveyed for 20 weeks of 2018. The region’s average gasoline prices were the second highest in the country for 38 weeks of 2018. gal to $3.01/gal

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

Nestlé Waters North America is adding more than 150 medium-duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas. The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. million pounds.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2017

At the 8 th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Denver, Foton Motor and Cummins signed a Memorandum of Green Power and Smart Truck Cooperation Development. The target of this programis to reduce fuel consumption up to 15-20%, decrease carbon emissions up to 20% and enhance transport efficiency up to 50%.

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APRIL 30, 2010

United Airlines has conducted a successful engineering validation flight using Rentech’s certified synthetic jet fuel (RenJet). The validation flight was conducted using a 40:60 mix of Rentech’s synthetic jet fuel with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

To complement its work on real-world emissions in Europe, TRUE has compiled remote sensing data from the states of Colorado and Virginia and the University of Denver to investigate the emissions of US light-duty vehicles. In older model years, the deterioration can exceed 0.2

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Using ALICE as fuel, a nine-foot rocket soared to a height of 1,300 feet over Purdue University’s Scholer farms in Indiana earlier this month. It can be fit into molds and then cooled to -30 °C 24 hours before flight. The propellant has a high burn rate and achieved a maximum thrust of 650 pounds during this test. to 3-in.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

The Sonata Hybrid is available to rent at airports including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dulles International and Chicago, as well as cities such as San Jose, San Diego and Long Beach in California; Portland, Oregon; and Denver. All of the Green Traveler cars have fuel efficiency ratings starting at 33+ highway mpg.

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JUNE 19, 2012

At last month’s World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 in Denver, Colorado, researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory presented papers on two different approaches to upgrade pyrolysis oils to hydrocarbon fuels or fuel intermediates. —French 2012.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The upgrade will increase the availability of Redeem at the nation’s largest alternative fuel station in America’s largest port complex. The company services over 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2011

If ethanol is the US’ primary biofuel, it will be “ essentially impossible ” to achieve the federal Renewable Fuel Standard volume mandates because of the ethanol blending limit (the “blend wall”), regardless of whether it is the current 10% or raised to 15%, according to a study by researchers at Purdue University.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Bye Aerospace’s electric Sun Flyer 2 successfully completed the first official flight test with a Siemens electric propulsion motor 8 February at Centennial Airport, south of Denver, Colo. Siemens SP70D motor. Sun Flyer brings the full promise of electric propulsion to the market with safe, practical and reliable electric aircraft.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

After a decade of fuel shortages and general malaise , Detroit (and Kenosha) knew that American car buyers still loved soft-riding, roomy sedans with comfy bench seats but needed them to be more efficient. 1986 was the first model year in which every Aries and Reliant got electronic fuel injection. Look at that interior!

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JULY 19, 2016

THE US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has installed its second fuel-efficient, hydraulic hybrid system on a vehicle for the lab’s 632-acre campus in Golden, Colo. In doing so fuel is saved and harmful emissions are cut. The hydraulic hybrid system is made by Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

Auto Start-Stop saves fuel use when the car is standing and running at idle. On average, Auto Start-Stop improves fuel efficiency by about 3.5%. billion gallons of fuel in 2011, approximately 5% of all the gasoline used. Some communities—such as Denver, Colo. Fuel-economy includes: 2013 Fusion 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be holding a Workshop on Powertrain Innovations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, taking place in Denver, CO on 14-15 May 2015. To express an interest in attending please contact Dr.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

A team at the University of Denver has measured the emissions from two in-use California heavy-duty truck fleets—at the Port of Los Angeles and the Cottonwood weigh station in Northern California—using the On-Road Heavy-Duty Measurement System in 2013, 2015 and 2017. model years (4.2?7.5 The Cottonwood fleet age has declined (7.8

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. In fact, fuel prices went insane right around the time that review was written. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The closest I'd come was a '77 two-door in Denver , but then I hit pay dirt in a Northern California yard last week. Futuristic electronic fuel-delivery and ignition hardware came a bit later for the Rabbit. Behold the November 1974 date of manufacture on the build sticker! That's when Pick-n-Pull got the call to drag it away.

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JULY 9, 2010

The LAUSD transportation services division only accepts bids for buses operating on alternative fuels. Last month, Daimler Trucks North America delivered four medium-duty Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid trucks to the city of Denver.

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