Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Switching 600 trucks, which drive on average 25,000 miles per year at approximately 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

liter, four-cylinder TDI diesel power unit (EA288 evo series) with an output of 147 kW (200 PS). As with all turbocharged diesel engines in the new Golf, the Golf GTD’s drive system is linked to two SCR catalytic converters connected in series (SCR = Selective Catalytic Reduction). The Golf GTD features a 2.0-liter,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products ( earlier post ), has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with an industry-leading travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. billion miles of heavy truck and cargo transportation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The tractor configuration of the DAF CF Electric features a VDL 210 kW nominal / 240 kW (peak) motor that delivers 2,000 N·m of torque and a 350 kWh (315 kWh effective) battery pack that supports a range of up to 220 km / 137 miles and can fast charge at 250 kW. tonnes of CO 2 e per year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

The order—the single largest order of electric school buses from a school district for Blue Bird so far—enables the school district to convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to electric. Blue Bird electric buses can carry a maximum of 84 passengers for up to 120 miles on a single charge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Source: Diesel Technology Forum.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

Because this technology allows the engine to continue to operate on an MCCI diesel-like cycle, the engine maintains the high thermal efficiency and torque of traditional diesel engines. ClearFlame-based engine technology uses MCCI to maintain diesel engine cycle efficiency and torque. per mile, lower than natural gas by $0.09

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2019

AVTA is closing in on a landmark of its own: 1 million miles of zero-emission bus operations. In 2016, the AVTA board set a goal of becoming the nation’s first all-electric fleet and vowed to convert all of its aging diesel buses. AVTA expects to make that breakthrough in early May. The 300th bus is a 35-foot BYD K9S model transit bus.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

King County Metro, the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle, will soon begin testing long-range battery-powered buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge, the latest milestone toward a zero-emission fleet.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Key Highlights on Tesla: As per the study, Tesla’s electric vehicles are expected to cover an average of 204,000 miles over their lifetime, surpassing all other brands regardless of powertrain, as noted in a report from Allt Om Elbil. This significantly outpaces the average for electric cars, which stood at 124,000 miles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St. million miles each year. Anheuser-Busch is transitioning more than 180 trucks—representing approximately 30% of its dedicated fleet—to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Louis to fleets powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than 2,000 hours continuously without losing effectiveness. For example, they are assessing the resources available within a 50-mile radius of Detroit, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

Auckland (NZ) Transport is beginning a 2-year trial of a 3-axle hydrogen fuel cell bus.The trial will assess operational performance how operating costs compare to diesel and electric buses of similar configurations. It has a range of some 400 km (249 miles). The bus carries 43 seated and 31 standing adults.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year. gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3% gallons per 100 miles to 4.50 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of only 0.2% total Btu).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

These include a minimum range of 300 km (186 miles) for solo buses and 230 km (143 miles) for articulated buses—longer ranges than required for the basic battery-electric bus tender ( earlier post ). The basis of the tender is a detailed specification sheet that sets clear technical requirements for the vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2020

The new-generation compact car benefits from gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); compressed natural gas (TGI); mild-hybrid (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) units. Diesel remains an important technology in reducing carbon emissions, and the all-new Leon offers three diesel options: all 2.0-liter At the top is the 140kW/190PS 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Nova Bus also announced that the Chicago Transit Board approved the purchase of up to 600 new, 40-foot diesel LFS buses from Nova Bus. LFS Diesel. LFS Diesel buses are powered by the Cummins ISL 8.9 The long-range battery-electric buses can travel between 340 to 470 km on a single charge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Grön Fuels, LLC’s renewable diesel and jet fuel option facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is based on Topsoe’s proprietary HydroFlex hydrotreating and H2bridge hydrogen technologies, including an option to capture ~1 million tons per year of bio-CO 2 for carbon sequestration in suitable deep saline aquifers located below the project site.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 2, 2025

At the time, Elon Musk promised a revolution in freight: 500 miles of electric range, faster acceleration than a diesel, and a cost-per-mile that would make it a no-brainer for fleet managers. Tesla says the Semi is entering high-volume production in 2025, nearly eight years after its 2017 unveiling.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The primary goal for Toyota and Kenworth’s participation in the project was to match nearly the performance of diesel-powered drayage trucks while eliminating emissions to provide a sustainable solution in heavy-duty transportation. The T680 FCEV has a range of about 300+ miles when fully loaded to 82,000 lbs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year. gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3% gallons per 100 miles to 4.48 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of only 0.3% total Btu).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Combined with a fully electric drivetrain and a natural gas-powered onboard generator to recharge the battery, the Hypertruck ERX will provide more than 1,000 miles of range. It will achieve 25 miles of pure electric vehicle range in compliance with cities adopting “Zero Emission Zones.”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Irizar has manufactured a liquid natural gas (LNG) i4 model coach with a range of more than 1000 kilometers (621 miles) for intercity or short distance routes. Beyond providing greater thermal performance than diesel, noise levels are also reduced by 50%. The maintenance cost remains similar to a conventional diesel vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2023

miles per gallon on that journey, up from 8.94 will deliver a material demonstration of sustainable freight ton efficiency, utilizing the key performance metric, ton-miles of goods shifted per kilogram of CO 2 emitted. The natural gas engine using Shell R-CNG will reduce emissions when compared with a diesel engine. achieved 10.8

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

As part of the UK’s Royal Mail’s continued drive to reduce emissions associated with its operations, it has converted the last-mile fleet of a Bristol Delivery Office to be 100% electric. The 23 new vans can travel up to 125 miles in between charges, depending on weather and load size.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2020

The all-new SEAT Leon offers five different powertrain technologies: gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); mild-hybrid (eTSI); plug-in hybrid (eHybrid); and compressed natural gas (TGI). Diesel remains an important technology in reducing carbon emissions, and the all-new Leon benefits from two diesel options: all 2.0 TDI Engines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

The project was selected for funding by the California Energy Commission, which awarded Sierra Northern Railway and GTI nearly $4 million in March to fund the design and demonstration of the train in Sacramento, with the goal of creating a clean alternative to diesel locomotives.

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InsideEVs

JULY 9, 2025

Three PHEV pickups were driven in the Australian outback alongside three diesel rigs. Here’s how they fared.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

With a range of more than 200 km, the E-Ducato is well-suited for last mile logistics. Due to the high customer demand for international Express deliveries the company expects its European last-mile fleet growing to approximately 20,000 vans by 2030. It takes no longer than half an hour to charge up enough to drive 100 km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

CPKC moves essential goods across a 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the US and Mexico. In June, CPKC and CSX Corporation announced their intent to enter into a joint venture for the building and deployment of hydrogen locomotive conversion kits for diesel electric locomotives.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 can be equipped with 660 kWh of energy storage to deliver up to 329 miles of drive range, which represents the most energy storage and longest drive range of any 40-foot electric bus available in the market today. The ZX5 can be configured with Proterra’s standard ProDrive drivetrain or a DuoPower drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. In order to convert the diesel truck to hydrogen propulsion, the vehicle had to be completely gutted.

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Teslarati

JULY 9, 2025

Tesla Semi pilot sees strong performance and positive driver feedback The Tesla Semi logged 4,494 miles during the pilot, averaging 321 miles per day with an energy efficiency of 1.55 kWh per mile. It must meet or exceed the performance and total cost of ownership targets of our most efficient diesel units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

With more than 800 vehicles on the road today, Proterra battery systems have been proven over 25 million service miles driven and selected by world-class commercial vehicle manufacturers to electrify delivery vehicles, construction equipment, school buses, coach buses, and more.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Repowering gas and diesel-powered commercial vehicles has been common practice for many years since the chassis and body often outlast the powertrains, while repowering vehicles with electric powertrains remains a largely untapped opportunity for many fleet operators. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

As currently written, the bill requires CARB, on or before 1 January 2024, to develop a tool to calculate the average annual gallons of gasoline or diesel that a particular vehicle has used by using both: Publicly available data on the miles per gallon rating of the make, model, and year of the vehicle; and.

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