Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Which European cities are rapidly putting the brakes on gasoline and diesel cars? What Obama-era energy initiative does the EPA (not exactly living up to the P in its name) intend to axe? It's an increasingly long list.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

US President Barack Obama announced fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The final NHTSA standards represent an average per-vehicle improvement in fuel consumption of 15% for diesel vehicles and 10% for gasoline vehicles, compared to a common baseline. Click to enlarge. emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, President Barack Obama yesterday laid out three measures intended to work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce US dependence on petroleum. President Obama. Biomass-based diesel. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Renewable fuel.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 28, 2008

presidential candidates Barak Obama and John McCain are talking about EVs. Tags: Editorials candidates senator barak obama john mccain ev electric vehicle phev hybrid range extended campaign race 2008 energy sustainable clean solar wind biofuels diesel hydrogen. Are the candidates finally committed to electric vehicles?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Under the framework agreements, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the former Obama-era program.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The EPA recently announced it will roll back the Clean Power Plan, one of former President Obama's milestone efforts to fight climate change, and now the agency plans to axe another rule limiting emissions. Next on the chopping block is a regulation that limits emissions from large trucks and their components.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

President Barack Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, released a strategic vision and plan for a high-speed passenger rail (HSR) system in the US. A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2016

Sometimes the language and imagery of a news story is so startling that you're drawn to read it despite yourself. The writer gets double points if it you're lured in without the phrase, ".and and you'll never guess what happens next!") A headline and phrase last week in The New York Times happened to catch our eye, and the story led us to some.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Liter) for gasoline or diesel using a blend of algae and waste feedstocks, using the latest growth, harvesting and fuel conversion technologies from OriginOil and other innovators. per gallon for gasoline or diesel. President Obama spoke about the potential of algae biomass to displace 17% of our current consumption of petroleum.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

State and local governments, nonprofit organizations and tribal agencies can now apply for up to an estimated $206 million in funding for diesel emission reduction projects. EPA anticipates awarding 10-12 cooperative agreements, whose maximum value each shall not exceed $500,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

The funds were provided by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA), signed by President Obama on 17 February, and can be used to support clean diesel projects and loan programs to address the nation’s existing fleet of more than 11 million diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals for a project to provide assistance in developing and implementing assessment and mitigation activities for diesel sources of black carbon in the Russian Arctic. In a presentation at the 242 nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Mark Z.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2018

Sixteen states joined an effort this week to petition courts to review a rollback of an Obama-era regulation that capped the number of "glider" trucks, Transport Topics reported. Glider trucks are new bodies fitted with older diesel engines that predate emissions controls.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

vehicles that burn gasoline or diesel fuel are passenger car and light trucks. Not all U.S. Medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks make up a small percentage of the traffic on U.S. roads, but they cover more miles and have far worse fuel efficiency than passenger cars. MORE: Is The BulletTruck What Semis Will Look Like In The Future?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

The funding—subject to appropriations—is slated to help to develop economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass and increase the availability of renewable fuels and biobased products that can help replace the need for gasoline and diesel in vehicles.

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 1, 2006

Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Barack Obama on Energy Independence Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Governor's Ethanol Coalition Washington, DC Feb. delivered a major speech on energy independence yesterday. The setting was a meeting of the National Governors Association. In his plan, he calls for all government cars to be plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The new 400 Series CNG storage tank was designed incorporating feedback from Quantum’s customers and has a Diesel Gallon Equivalency (DGE) of 26 gallons. President Obama has proposed a credit equivalent of 50 percent of the extra cost of purchasing a natural gas-powered truck compared with one that runs on diesel or gasoline.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2016

liter TDI owners, possible updates to Tesla Autopilot, and the Obama Administration's plan to fund a national network of electric-car charging stations. Today, we look at the choice facing Volkswagen 2.0-liter All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2011

Volkswagen Group of America issued a statement by Tony Cervone, Executive Vice President, Communications saying that it does not endorse the CAFE program for model years 2017-2025 announced on Friday by President Obama ( earlier post ). Volkswagen Group clean diesel products are among the most fuel efficient vehicles on the road today.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

For the current analysis, the BIO team used the estimate of gasoline, diesel, ethanol and biodiesel use in 2013 and projections for 2014 in EIA’s September 2014 Short-Term Energy Outlook. billion gallons more diesel in 2014 than previously projected. The United States is now projected to use 2 billion gallons more gasoline and 0.5

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

with an estimated 15 million diesel gallon gas equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG)—biomethane—as part of a multi-year agreement with Memphis Light, Gas and Water and Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC. of total gas and diesel purchased was displaced by using these alternative fuels. and Jackson, Miss., In 2014, 5.4%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The announcement incorporates the acquisition of biofuel blends into regular Department of Defense (DOD) domestic solicitations for jet engine and marine diesel fuels. The Navy will seek to purchase JP-5 and F-76 advanced drop-in biofuels blended from 10 to 50 percent with conventional fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

The new Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 The new Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 mpg by 2016).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

On Friday, President Obama announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership, with AT&T, FedEx, PepsiCo, UPS and Verizon as charter members. Replace conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles with advanced technology vehicles or ones that use alternative fuels, such as electricity, natural gas, biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, or propane.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

In continuous operation since May 2012, the plant is producing renewable algal oil that can be further refined to replace petroleum-derived diesel and jet fuel. In 2011, USDA provided Sapphire Energy a $54.5-million million loan guarantee to build a refined alga oil commercial facility. Biomass Biorefinery Fuels Policy'

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

The Obama administration has confirmed its committment to meet the 2007 ‘Renewable Fuels Standard’ yet has added caps on the use of grain-based ethanol to address concerns over negative impact associated with their use such as greenhouse emissions, increased food prices and land clearing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

The National Clean Fleets Partnership, announced by President Obama in April, is a public-private partnership that helps large companies reduce diesel and gasoline use in their fleets by incorporating electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and fuel-saving measures into their daily operations. million gallons of diesel fuel per year.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. President Biden has made it clear that he intends to strengthen environmental regulations across the board, and his administration is expected to reinstate the Obama-era emissions standards, and possibly go beyond them.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

On Friday, President Obama announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership, with AT&T, FedEx, PepsiCo, UPS and Verizon as charter members. Replace conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles with advanced technology vehicles or ones that use alternative fuels, such as electricity, natural gas, biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, or propane.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

Specific subtopics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Advanced high efficiency and clean combustion strategies (low temperature combustion, clean diesel). President Obama and President Xi Jinping announced a renewal and expansion of the CERC in November 2014. Combustion control and optimization technology.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2010

US President Barack Obama on Friday signed H.R. Biodiesel and renewable diesel. The bill extends the $1/gallon US production tax credit for biodiesel and diesel fuel created from biomass, as well as the $0.10/gallon The bill also extends through 2011 the $0.10/gallon gallon credit for small agri-biodiesel producers through 2011.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2011

The drop-in biofuel will be mixed with aviation gas or marine diesel fuel for use in the Green Strike Group demonstration. In March 2011, President Obama directed the Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy to work together to advance a domestic industry capable of producing “drop-in” biofuel substitutes for diesel and jet fuel.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

The Clean Air Act and EPA regulations require that manufacturers of gasoline and diesel fuels and fuel additives produced and commercially distributed for use in highway motor vehicles must register their gasoline and diesel fuels and fuel additives with EPA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

US President Barack Obama announced that the US Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will jointly invest up to $510 million ($170 million each) during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

With the promise that he will scrutinise how every dollar is spent as the US bids to stage an economic recovery, President Barack Obama has released a strategic vision for a high-speed passenger rail system in the US.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Announced by President Barack Obama, the public-private partnership helps companies reduce diesel and gasoline use in their fleets by incorporating electric vehicles, alternative fuels and fuel-saving measures into their daily operations. The launch of the eStars coincides with a new partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

each year through model year 2026, as compared with the standards issued under the Obama administration in 2012, which would have required about 5% annual increases. Under the framework, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the current program. Earlier post.).

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