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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

has received the required type designation for Level 3 automated driving from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Honda Motor Co.,

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MAY 16, 2021

Worley is a leading supplier of engineering, procurement and construction services and will support designing a facility concept that can be efficiently replicated to establish 500 eMethanol plants by 2050. During the design phase a digital twin will be established using a COMOS engineering database.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed an alternative electrode structure—a grooved electrode—that enhances proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance and durability by coupling high ionomer (ion-conducting binder) content for improved H + transport with grooves for rapid O 2 transport.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The Minister for Climate change and Energy and the Minister for Transport have announced the government will introduce its New Vehicle Emissions Standard by 1 January 2025, but will be consulting on the final design for another month The post “Big Win:” Australia finally unveils New Vehicle Efficiency Standard appeared first on The Driven. (..)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

The German Center for Rail Transport Research at the Federal Railway Office has tasked TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic with developing a standard for hydrogen applications in rail vehicles. Various new challenges are currently arising with the increased use of alternative drives in rail transport.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Leclanché SA has developed a new generation of lithium-ion battery modules for energy-intensive e-transport applications, such as marine, commercial vehicle and railway, and simultaneously inaugurated a dedicated new production line for high volume manufacture in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A European consortium consisting of 25 organizations in the hydrogen sector has formed to define, develop and test the first European standard for fuel-cell modules for heavy-duty applications. The modules will be tested by the test centers in the consortium upon key indicators to benchmark performance and safety.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk unveiled its concept InfinityMAX hybrid bulk carrier design for zero-carbon, multi-modal shipping. The ultra-flexible, zero-emissions design has been created in response to the huge challenges that the global shipping industry must overcome in the coming decades.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Led by a steering committee consisting of founders Ansys, Dell, Lendlease and Microsoft, the open-membership Consortium represents an international ecosystem of industry leaders that are influencing digital twin development, usage and standards requirements. What makes a digital twin difficult is a lack of understanding and standardization.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A coalition of major businesses, including Amazon, Siemens, DHL and Uber, sent a letter to officials from the Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, and General Services Administration calling for programs and standards that ensure interoperability and open access at publicly funded electric vehicle charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved amendments to its current rule for Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) operating in the state. The 2022 amendments will require a variety of actions designed to reduce the pollution these units produce, and accelerate their transition to zero-emission technologies. road engines.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The recommendations were jointly developed by GM and EDF to support the next tier of EPA clean car standards. Standards should help to ensure at least 50% of new vehicles sold by 2030 are zero-emissions vehicles and be consistent with eliminating tailpipe pollution from new passenger vehicles by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets. This action will align US standards with the international carbon dioxide emissions standards already set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The enhanced D13 Turbo Compound (D13TC) engine from Volvo Trucks is now standard on all Volvo VNL models, providing enhanced fuel efficiency and reducing overall cost of ownership. Volvo Trucks North America’s latest-generation D13 Turbo Compound engine is now standard on all VNL models.

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Charged EVs

MAY 3, 2023

Currently, there is no industry-wide standard to categorize, log, report or analyze charging errors and common causes of failure. The industry badly needs technical standards to enable charging providers to document, diagnose and repair charging problems in a uniform way. We’re kind of like a startup within a 120-year-old organization.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A new National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Standard will harmonize and could accelerate deployment of connected vehicle roadside infrastructure technology, according to a preview of the Standard presented at the Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia (ITSGA) Annual Meeting in Athens, GA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s. California conducted a similar review in 2016 for vehicle standards through the 2025 model year and found the standards achievable, cost-effective and appropriate.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 13, 2023

Designed to spur domestic manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, boost US competitiveness, and create good-paying jobs, new vehicle emission standards are part of a bigger picture of the quest toward climate mitigation.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Proposed: EPA Emission Regulations For Passenger Cars & Trucks This article is part of a series designed to explain in simple terms the definition of zero-emission transportation regulations, who must comply, what is required for compliance, and more. Transportation is the highest source of greenhouse gas […]

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2023

VinFast launched the VF 3, a mini electric car model designed specifically for the Vietnam market. The VF 3 represents VinFast's initial endeavor in developing a small car model designed dedicated to the distinctive characteristics and driving patterns of domestic consumers.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, today announced that it has bagged orders from the Karnataka State Transport Undertakings for 1225 buses. The fully built Viking buses are to be delivered by April 2024.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

IEEE signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Center for Mobility (ACM) ( earlier post ), a global center for testing and validation, product development, education and standards work for connected and autonomous vehicles and other technologies. —Yaobin Chen, chair of IEEE TEC.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) has supported an innovative revolution in alternative fuels. The LCFS regulation steadily drives down the carbon intensity of transportation fuels sold in California, resulting in cleaner fuels. Those fuels have replaced more than 2.5 Compliance with the LCFS began in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Swiss battery system manufacturer ecovolta has developed a standardized Li-ion traction battery which can significantly reduce the time and expense needed to bring electric vehicles to the serial production stage. This standardization covers aspects of the dimensions, capacity levels and electronics. evoTractionBattery.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2012

Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO 2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 In 2007, the global transportation sector accounted for approximately 25% of total energy-related CO 2 emissions&mdash almost 7 Gt, Of that, road transportation accounted for 5 Gt.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2018

Fortune 100 companies, including automakers and utilities, have joined labor groups, consumer advocates, environmental organizations and others to sign the Transportation Electrification Accord — a written set of principles meant to inspire and continue the conversation around electrified transportation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2018

Findings presented in a new working paper by a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggest that the new generation of supersonic aircraft currently in development by three US-based companies (e.g, earlier post ) are unlikely to comply with existing international environmental standards for subsonic aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool, the Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented its first edition of a completely new range of 100% zero emission buses on the first day of Euro Mobility Expo 2022, an international trade show for public transport. The design of the new A range is characterized by its aerodynamic shape at the front.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

Alstom and Eversholt Rail have unveiled the design of a new hydrogen train for the UK market. Alstom and Eversholt Rail also confirmed that their initial, comprehensive engineering study is now complete, and the train design concept finalized. These trains could run across the UK as early as 2022.

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Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2023

ABB E-mobility, a veteran in the DC fast charging market with over 13 years of experience, has announced that it will be adding Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) to its electric vehicle chargers. NACS plugs will be incorporated into ABB E-mobility’s products once testing, design, and validation steps are completed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Both micromobility concepts have been designed in such a way that the electric range can be scaled with regard to the respective application. Bicycles offer great flexibility of use, produce zero emissions and are one of the fastest and most efficient means of transport in urban areas.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2018

H2-Industries and Lloyd’s Register (LR) are working together on developing safety standards for all-electric vessels powered by emission-free Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology. The oily substance can be stored and transported in exactly the same way that diesel is transported.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Israeli startup EVR Motors has partnered with India’s EKA Mobility, an electric vehicles and technology company, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries Limited, to design small, lightweight electric motors for their e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in India.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

The agreement is to create lightweight components and solutions for next-generation transportation to realize new forms for transportations in an aging society. In addition, the role of automobiles is evolving under the concept of mobility as a service (MaaS), which views transportation as a total service.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2022

The Automated Bus Consortium , a collective of US transit agencies and departments of transportation, released a request for proposals (RFP) to procure up to seventy full-size Level 4 automated buses. Level 4” is a designation of highly automated vehicles as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

An accurate battery model is the starting point for battery pack design, system control and optimization. Taking a physics-based approach to simulating integrated systems that is accurate and runs faster than real-time can significantly improve the design of battery-based systems and optimize their long-term performance and safety.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

The list of participating companies includes: Automotive OEM Ford Otosan will provide different batteries to enable demonstration of automatic disassembly and will be involved in the development of a standardized battery labeling system. CSEM will be responsible for assessment, evaluation and safe transportation of batteries.

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