Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex, its next generation electric hybrid propulsion solution ( earlier post ), will be put into revenue service at New York City Transit (NYCT) in May. This option will be set automatically through geofencing technology for zero-emission zones and passenger depots for a quieter and cleaner environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Exelon Corporation today announced that its six electric and gas utilities will continue advancing transportation electrification to benefit customers and communities by taking major steps to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Exelon’s utilities have a combined fleet of more than 7,200 vehicles. million cars off the road for a year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

Emissions Analytics, a leading independent specialist for the scientific measurement of real-world emissions, suggests that mass adoption of hybrid vehicles, rather than low-volume take-up of full BEVs, is the most effective solution to cutting CO 2 now and also in meeting 2030 emission targets. With a reduction of 73.9g/km/kWh,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

The slowdown was especially pronounced in advanced economies; 27 countries saw an increase or stagnation in average vehicle CO 2 emissions in the two years up to 2017. A total of 27 countries—including Sweden, Canada and the United Kingdom—saw the fuel economy of their fleets stagnate or worsen from 2015 to 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

Rome-based transport company, Atac, will receive 100 Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid buses. They are part of an ambitious investment program to modernize the bus fleet of the transport company in Italy’s capital. One of the company’s goals is to significantly reduce pollutant emissions. It is stored in high-performance supercaps.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2023

The 4500 RDS fully automatic transmission has been offered in the Mack Granite diesel model for more than 20 years. The CNG-powered Mack Granite truck will enable customers to reduce emissions to meet upcoming changes to regulatory standards. We are pleased to partner with Mack on this sustainability initiative.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

The Lightning Hybrid system. Lightning Hybrids , a maker of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), released initial results from emissions testing conducted by an independent testing facility in Colorado of two medium-duty trucks upfitted with the Lighting Hybrids system.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Alstom, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) and Rolls-Royce plan to implement jointly a new hybrid drive solution on Abellio’s fleet of Coradia Lint diesel trains. Subsequent conversion of the entire fleet of 54 Coradia Lint vehicles is under consideration.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Toyota was earlier granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order (A-014-1170) from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit. Earlier post.) The hydrogen-fueled powertrain kit includes a 200 kWh Li-ion battery; hydrogen fuel storage tanks (58.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Building on Hyliion’s proprietary battery system, the battery module will be incorporated into the next evolution of Hyliion’s Hybrid system. Hyliion’s Hybrid system can be installed on most major Class 8 commercial vehicles to help reduce fuel usage, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, improve performance, and reduce operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2018

Volkswagen showcased three new drive systems at the Vienna Motor Symposium: the new 48 V mild hybrid system that will debut on the eighth-generation Golf in 2019 ( earlier post ); new high-tech diesel engines that will also be available as hybrid variants; and an advanced natural gas engine. 48V mild hybrid.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Roughly half a million school buses transport about 20 million students each school day in the United States, and nearly all those buses currently run on diesel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

BHP Group, Caterpillar, and Finning International announced an agreement to replace BHP’s entire haul truck fleet at the Escondida mine —the world’s largest producer of copper concentrates and cathodes located in the Antofagasta Region, northern Chile. BHP operates and owns 57.5%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2022

Hyzon Motors , a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen and fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified Hyzon’s Class 8, 7, and 6 Repowers as exempt from emission requirements, enabling the company to sell fuel cell electric trucks in California.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will expand use of renewable diesel fuel, a 99% petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel. The fuel reduces CO 2 emissions by 65% compared to the petroleum-based version. This move is part of the City’s efforts to phase out its use of regular diesel.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. The researchers also took into account data on company cars that had been provided by fleet managers.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Siemens and the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) are conducting a one-mile, zero-emission eHighway demonstration in Carson, Calif., Heavy-duty trucks are the leading source of smog-forming emissions in Southern California. near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 20, 2020

a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, and Dana Incorporated, a leader in commercial vehicle drivetrains known for its Spicer Electrified technologies, have launched a national program with Idealease to demonstrate Hyliion’s Hybrid Diesel Powertrain to Idealease customers. Hyliion Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Green Zones support San Francisco’s approach to greenhouse gas reduction, taking advantage of the latest battery-electric technologies to convert the SFMTA’s (Muni’s) fleet of hybrid buses into part-time electric buses, as an intermediate step on the way to full electrification of the fleet by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is investing a further €20 million in the procurement of vehicles for fleets and the development of charging infrastructure as part of its electromobility funding guideline. In order to reduce emissions in traffic in a sustainable and permanent way, we need electromobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

American shipbuilding company Vigor Fab LLC has selected ABB as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet—the largest US ferry system. The first hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferry will join Washington State Ferries’ fleet in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates MUNI (the city’s public transit), announced San Francisco’s commitment to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. MUNI currently operates the largest fleet of electric trolley buses.

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DECEMBER 13, 2014

POWERFUL two-cylinder, two-stroke diesel. HYDIVU is a 48V mild-hybrid diesel solution to bring down consumption and emissions in LCVs. 48V mild-hybrid diesel LCV Click to enlarge. POWERFUL two-stroke diesel. Click to enlarge. Partners on this project are LMS, IFPEN, Valeo, and Continental.

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MARCH 6, 2020

In joint trials, Blidösundsbolaget, a subsidiary of Transdev, has teamed up with Scania to refit M/S Rex for hybrid operations. There’s still a lot of development and testing to do, but we could reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 47%. The hybridization of Rex is a step in that development. We’re encouraged by what we’ve seen so far.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2013

UK Branch (MEU-UK) have jointly invested in a DAF LF diesel hybrid truck ( earlier post ) for the distribution fleet. Using a mixed fleet of traditional 7.5 tonne and 18 tonne vehicles, the company handles upwards of 300 orders per day and delivers palletized product using a fleet of dedicated vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Nikola Corporation has received a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order that is a requirement for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

On 22 March Deutsche Post DHL Group announced an accelerated roadmap to decarbonization, which includes investing a total of €7 billion (opex and capex) over the next ten years in measures—including on-road fleet electrification—to reduce its CO 2 emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

The zero-emission vessel, the fifth in a series of six hybrid and full-electric vessels for Kiel-based tug and ferry operator SFK, was designed and built by Holland Shipyards Group. The last (hybrid) vessel Schilksee is expected to be delivered early 2026. The Wellingdorf measures 24.7

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AUGUST 18, 2019

Ferry operator Scandlines signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd, leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/V Copenhagen , a hybrid passenger ferry. Illustration of Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen with Rotor Sail.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2018

FXI) announced the addition of 11 new ultra-low emission natural gas trucks to the FXI fleet. Funding was received from the Prop 1B program administered by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program (HVIP).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

Land Rover introduced the Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase at the Beijing motor show. Together with the Range Rover Sport Hybrid ( earlier post ), it will be the first diesel hybrid from any manufacturer to be offered in China. The Range Rover Hybrid powertrain combines Land Rover’s 3.0-liter l/100 km (36.8

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses and associated charging infrastructure. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to purchase zero-emission electric buses, which will replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A Way to Leave Liquid Fuel Troubles Behind Fuel contamination is an invisible yet prominent foe of fossil fuel-powered commercial fleets, and one principal reason to advocate for electrification is eliminating this concern. Gas and diesel each attract their own unique concerns.

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JUNE 27, 2020

2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km in total). g CO 2 /km).

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MAY 15, 2018

Kia Motors will introduce its first 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain in the second half of 2018. The new “EcoDynamics+” powertrain supplements acceleration with electric power from an additional 48-volt battery and extends combustion engine ‘off time’ using a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator unit.

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MAY 3, 2017

Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems, has changed its name to Lightning Systems, effective immediately. Lightning Systems also announced that in the next two years it will introduce a new lineup of fleet efficiency products to support commercial and government fleets.

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MAY 30, 2023

Using H 2 dual fuel combustion engine technology developed by cleantech company CMB.TECH and integrated into a straddle carrier with the support of ATS, the machine runs on a mix of hydrogen and diesel. We are hereby taking a first step away from diesel in the heavy-duty container terminal segment.

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