Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Investigators tested heavy-duty diesel engines from the three major manufacturers of these engines (Cummins, Detroit Diesel, and Volvo), and subjected them to well-established federal test procedures, and to a much more rigorous 16-hour operation cycle designed especially for ACES. Diesel Emissions Engines Heavy-duty'

Diesel

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Medium- and heavy-duty on-road trucks and buses are a significant source of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG); diesel particulate matter 2.5 microns or less (PM 2.5 ); and NO x emissions that lead to ozone and secondary PM. Statewide, they are responsible for 35% of the NO x emissions, 26% of the PM 2.5

Grant

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Methane is both a potent greenhouse gas and an important precursor to ground-level ozone. Ozone, a key component of smog and also a greenhouse gas, damages crops and human health. Tropospheric ozone and black carbon (BC) contribute to degraded air quality and global warming.

Carbon

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

Farm machines burning oil, gasoline and diesel release nitrogen to the air. These environmental impacts are not fully documented, according to Tom Tomich, director of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis. Wastes from cattle, chickens and other livestock include nitrogen.

Davis

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

The Group documents the results of its efforts in the form of Environmental Commendations that consider the entire lifecycle of a vehicle from material production through to recycling. TDI (diesel), both in the basic versions with standard equipment. ozone depletion potential (ODP). photochemical ozone creation potential.

Carbon

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

California agency leaders released the Draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan , an ambitious document that lays a foundation for modernizing California’s multi-billion dollar freight transportation system.

Pollution