Remove Denver Remove Gasoline Remove Pollution Remove Universal
article thumbnail

Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Green Car Congress

The cities/metro areas studied were: Los Angeles County; Greater Toronto; Geneva Canton; Greater Prague; Cape Town; Denver City and County; New York City; Greater London; Barcelona; and Bangkok. Authors of the study included: Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto. Julia Steinberger, University of Klagenfurt. t e CO 2 /cap.

Emissions 199
article thumbnail

Modelling the Impact of PHEVs on Ozone in Denver

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) modeled the emissions impact had plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) replaced light duty gasoline vehicles in the Denver, Colorado area in summer 2006. For other areas, where PM2.5

Denver 170
article thumbnail

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer. The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Total DOE award: $14,970,144. Total DOE award: $5,924,190.

article thumbnail

Study finds vehicles more important source of urban atmospheric ammonia than farms

Green Car Congress

Vehicle tailpipes are a more important source of ammonia’s contribution to urban air pollution than is agriculture, according to a study by researchers from the US and China. Wallace and Hu Jun Leong of Rice University; M. and Tong Zhu of Peking University.

Vehicles 150