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AUGUST 4, 2021

The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) released a new foundational document for heavy-duty class 8 fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs), “ Fuel Cell Electric Trucks: A Vision for Freight Movement in California and Beyond ,” that envisions 70,000 trucks supported by 200 heavy-duty truck stations by 2035.

California

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JUNE 30, 2015

Bus manufacturers including BYD, Volvo, Wright Bus, Optare, Mercedes, Evo Bus, and Alexander Dennis attended the London summit and committed to supporting cities in delivering fleets of new ultra-low emission buses. The Clean Bus Declaration is an open document and C40 welcomes additional signatory cities. Earlier post.)

London

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

New documents revealed in a German investigation into diesel emissions cheating show that German automakers, including Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz may have colluded to limit the amount of emissions-cleaning AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid the cars used. The AdBlue urea.

Diesel

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MARCH 3, 2016

As part of a response to a shareholder lawsuit in Germany alleging a violation of the company’s disclosure obligations under Germany’s capital markets law, Volkswagen AG has outlined the timeline and background events leading to the eruption of the diesel emissions scandal last fall. Timeline and events.

Diesel

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APRIL 24, 2012

The transportation sector is the largest and fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Latin American cities. Road transportation accounts for 90% of transportation emissions in Latin America, half of which are produced by passenger traffic. Second-by-second operating parameters were documented during the tests.

America

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JULY 6, 2018

That was our ambition, because we have ultimately unsettled and disappointed many of our customers through the diesel crisis. Schot took over the top spot on 19 June after Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was taken into custody over the diesel affair at the request of the Munich II Public Prosecutor’s Office on 18 June.).

Audi

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MAY 5, 2017

The companies either failed to install particulate filters on their own heavy-duty diesel trucks or failed to verify that trucks they hired for use in California complied with the state rule. Diesel trucks are heavily used in the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles Basin, which suffer from some of the worst air quality in the nation.

Diesel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Environment Canada recently released a consultation paper on the development of proposed regulations to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. The US announced first-ever fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles earlier in August. Earlier post.).

Canada

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MAY 9, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted a discussion document. ARB staff Staff is evaluating four potential broad elements to the Advanced Clean Transit regulation: Require Zero Emission Bus Purchases. Minimize Emissions from Conventional Fleet. Provide Regional Flexibility for Zero Emission Buses.

Cleaning

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Users can search by state and/or policy category, such as charging incentives, EV purchase incentives, Zero Emission Vehicle programs and EV-ready building codes, and monitor EV fees. This interactive search tool also includes a comprehensive nationwide database of state policies pertaining to transportation electrification.

Financing

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Audi will revise , document in detail, and resubmit for US approval certain parameters of the engine-management software used in the US version of the V6 TDI 3 liter diesel engine. That will now be done with the updated software and the documentation. liter diesel engines from model years 2009 through 2016.

Audi

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

Diesel

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JULY 10, 2017

The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. liter diesel engine that would be the cornerstone for its passenger diesel vehicle sales in the US.

Audi

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

liter diesels in the US have used a software defeat device to cheat on the results of NO x testing, and thus have violated the US Clean Air Act. As a result, real-world NO x emissions increased by a factor of 10 to 40 times above the EPA compliant levels, depending on the drive cycle. able to be sold in all 50 states) diesel.

Diesel

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APRIL 23, 2016

On Friday, Volkswagen AG announced that the Supervisory Board and the Management Board of Volkswagen have decided not to release the interim results of the investigation into the diesel emission cheating as originally planned.

Diesel

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Paul Miles, a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and co-chair of SAE powertrain activities, approves of this method Achates Power employs to determine engine performance, fuel consumption and emissions characteristics. g/kWh BSFC for the Achates engine, versus 239.9 g/kWh for the reference engine.

Engine

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JULY 6, 2018

That was our ambition, because we have ultimately unsettled and disappointed many of our customers through the diesel crisis. Schot took over the top spot on 19 June after Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was taken into custody over the diesel affair at the request of the Munich II Public Prosecutor’s Office on 18 June.).

Audi

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center has released the 2020 version of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. Users can evaluate the impacts on energy use, water consumption, and emissions of e-fuel production pathways using different hydrogen (H 2 ) and electricity sources. PFAD to Renewable Diesel.

2020

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MARCH 28, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted a discussion document. The Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds provide funding for ARB’s advanced technology, clean transportation incentive programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expanding the types of projects ARB has funded in the past through AQIP.

2016

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

million Volkswagen cars in Europe fitted with illegal emissions-control software are technically and financially manageable. Separately, Audi said it will revise, document in detail, and resubmit for US approval the programming of three AECDs (Auxiliary Emission Control Devices) in 3.0L This is a good development.”.

Engine

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Volkswagen AG has agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims against the company relating to the diesel emissions cheating débâcle. The Supervisory Board directed the law firm Jones Day to share all findings of its independent investigation of the diesel matter with the DOJ.

United States

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JULY 14, 2017

Traditionally, a public transit buses life expectancy is measured in terms of the number of miles on its diesel engine. A diesel engine’s life expectancy is 6 years or 250,000 miles before overhaul. FCEB #7 is one of thirteen zero-emission buses operated by AC Transit. —AC Transit Board Director Chris Peeples.

Diesel

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MAY 18, 2017

The Commission sent a letter of formal notice asking Italy to respond to concerns about insufficient action taken regarding the emission control strategies employed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group (FCA). Car manufacturers have been treating emission tests laxly—some have even broken the law.

Italy

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The document provides high-level guidance for accelerating progress toward a zero-emission future while protecting and strengthening the ports’ competitive position in the global economy. The document calls for the ports to reduce GHGs 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% 1990 levels by 2050.

Long Beach

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Pioneering methods to accelerate electric fleet adoption, AMPLY Power will demonstrate and document its Charging-as-a-Service approach for an all-electric school bus fleet in New York City. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks make up 23% of emissions on US roadways. Once this is completed, bus routes will be determined.

Fleet

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The discussions focused primarily on the issues of climate change and global energy security, but also covered global air quality-related emissions standards, improved fuel quality and specifications for renewable fuels. Reference documents - UNECE regulations for motor vehicles. Globalautoregs.com.

Manufacturer

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced a grant solicitation for Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Commercial Deployment Projects. Medium- and heavy-duty on-road trucks and buses are a significant source of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG); diesel particulate matter 2.5 emissions, and 5% of GHG emissions.

Grant

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AUGUST 11, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a measure to reduce emissions from Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) by transitioning to zero-emission technologies. TRUs and TRU gensets emit diesel PM, NO x , greenhouse gases and other pollutants. NO x : 6,100 tons per year. GHG: 770,000 tons per year (CO 2 e).

California

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JUNE 5, 2015

of the California-Modified Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (CA-GREET) Tier 1 and Tier 2 models. That order designated CA-GREET, version 1.8b, as the model to be used for estimating direct life cycle emissions from the production, transport, and use of transportation fuels.

California

Green Car Reports

JUNE 29, 2016

After nine long months, the details of the VW diesel emission proposed settlement are out—hundreds of pages of them in at least 18 documents. liter four-cylinder diesel engines. Right up top is the requirement that Volkswagen buy back at least 85 percent of the affected VW and Audi vehicles fitted with its TDI 2.0-liter

Diesel

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APRIL 1, 2010

Starting with 2012 model year vehicles, the rules together require automakers to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% every year: NHTSA has established fuel economy standards that strengthen each year reaching an estimated 34.1 Final joint technical support document.

Fuel Economy

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

The Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center announced the 2021 release of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. These MCCI fuels are diesel-like bio-blendstocks blended with petroleum diesel. road, air, marine, and rail) and other end-use sectors, and energy systems. Co-Optima).

Renewable

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MARCH 25, 2010

in collaboration with Grütter Consulting , has launched a program to monetize the carbon emission reductions associated with Cummins Westport (CWI) and Westport HD natural gas engines. Current carbon credits for this type of emission reduction program can receive up to $25 per tonne. Westport Innovations Inc.,

Carbon

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is coordinating the project among several ports and will also compile and analyze project data related to the tractor’s performance, including emissions, charging, diesel fuel reduction and other aspects. These vehicles can make a big impact on lowering a port’s overall emissions.

Long Beach

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Public concerns over diesel cars, and their ebbing sales, have become a well-documented phenomenon in Europe after decades of popularity.

Diesel

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Bosch has entered into a settlement agreement with private claimants in the US in order to settle the most substantial part of the civil law proceedings pending in connection with Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche diesel vehicles that were sold in the US. engines for model years 2009 through 2016. million (approx. 304 million).

Diesel

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

US Patent Nº 9,034,629 , issued on 19 May, covers both the cyanobacterium and the process for directly converting CO 2 into medium chain-length alkanes (C 7-11 ), which are in the diesel, jet fuel and gasoline ranges. Examples from the patent document of pathways for the production of medium chain-length alkanes.

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