Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Canada-based environmental NGO Pollution Probe has released a comprehensive Primer on Automobile Fuel Efficiency and Emissions , produced in partnership with the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA). Executive Director, Pollution Probe. —Bob Oliver, P.Eng., The Primer can be downloaded at the following websites: [link] and.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Tesla Cybertruck documentation has finally been released by the EPA, and it shows some new details but nothing that is totally game-changing in terms of the pickup’s general operation or specs that were released during the unveiling event last week. percent of pollutants, making the cabin extremely safe and improving air quality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the final external peer review documents regarding the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Pollutant credit trading, particularly GHG/carbon trading schemes. These included: Greenhouse gas modeling. Land use change modeling. Economic impacts analysis.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2011

Combining the control of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions into a single coordinated package of standards is a new approach to ARB’s motor vehicle standards. Additionally, ARB is preparing an environmental analysis (known as a Functional Equivalent Document, or FED) on the rulemaking (more below). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2023

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that air pollution particles activate a cellular defense mechanism known as autophagy, which may reduce the ability of cells to fight off other harms. We know that diseases, especially lung diseases, can result from air pollution exposure.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are collaborating in the $20-million CalNex research project to examine the nexus between air pollution and climate change. CalNex is the culmination of three years’ preparation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted a discussion document. The 2000 Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies (Transit Fleet Rule) required reductions in both criteria pollutant emissions and exposure to air contaminants from urban buses and transit fleet vehicles. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Setback distances should be revisited to address temporal variability and pollution controls in vent emissions. By comparison, the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) used an estimate of 0.11 —Hilpert et al. Gasoline vapors contain a number of toxic chemicals—notably benzene, a carcinogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

Replacing all of the oldest, highly polluting school buses in the US could lead to 1.3 Even relatively short commutes on school buses can dominate students’ daily air pollution exposures. While it is considered the safest mode of transportation from a traffic accident perspective, concerns about levels of emissions are well documented.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

An investigation by CARB’s Enforcement Division documented that both companies had failed to accurately report all the required information for noncompliant trucks entering 12 separate intermodal terminals. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) reached. Intermodal terminals facilitate transfer of goods from train to truck or vice-versa.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted a discussion document. AQIP is a mobile source incentive program that focuses on reducing criteria pollutant and diesel particulate emissions with concurrent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. million for Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) projects.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For a number of the most important pollutants, levels were substantially lower than required by regulations. They were tested on multiple repeats of these cycles, and measurements of more than 300 regulated and unregulated air pollutants were made in accordance with the highest laboratory standards. Background. g/hp-hr in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The grant solicitation and all associated documents are available from California Energy Commission. Selected Awardees will enter into two grant agreements: one with CARB to fund trucks, and one with the CEC to fund infrastructure and workforce training and development.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2022

According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter liter diesel engine for use in FCA US’ Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 vehicles that would be sold in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Internal combustion engines, when burning a fuel-air mixture, produce harmful pollutants such as soot and NO x. Although engine manufacturers routinely develop cleaner engines for new vehicles, older model vehicles continue to contribute heavily to pollution levels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2011

The EU-27 and its Member States must meet legally binding limits for four air pollutants set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). Most Member States also anticipate meeting their emission ceilings for these pollutants. NEC Directive status report 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2009

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has reinstated the role of a key policy document created by agency scientists (the Staff Paper) that contains staff analyses of options for the administrator to consider when setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect human health and the environment. The new NAAQS review process.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

More than 70% of this cost comes from the increased mortality risk associated with exposure to the local air pollution emitted when burning fossil fuels; the researchers found that the lost nuclear electricity production due to the phase-out was replaced primarily by coal-fired production and net electricity imports.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 1, 2022

By Yizere Ange Vehicular emissions are currently the leading cause of increasing air pollution in cities in Rwanda. In recognition of the well-documented impact of air pollution on public health, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) has introduced incentives for introducing electric vehicles across all vehicle types.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 30, 2025

After all, unchecked pollution from Dow was documented last year by the. As part of my gig with CleanTechnica, I had an opportunity to see firsthand Dow’s collaboration with Jaguar TCS Racing in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Initially, I was a bit skeptical about accepting the invitation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

EPA’s final findings respond to the 2007 US Supreme Court decision that GHGs fit within the Clean Air Act definition of air pollutants. Technical Support Document for the Findings. EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

These high-carbon emitting fuels power our cars, trucks and airplanes, but pollute the air, pose widespread health risks and threaten the stability of the earth’s climate. California’s environmental laws and policies have created an effective framework for cutting down our use of petroleum fuels.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2022

The biofuels policy seeks to improve the environment through lower air pollution from diesel vehicles and an improved economy by increasing the domestic production of biodiesel feedstocks. The OMCs are in the process of final documentation and product testing before deliveries are expected to begin in September.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center has released the 2020 version of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. Electricity generation efficiency and criteria air pollutant emission factors. road, air, marine, and rail) and other end-use sectors, and energy systems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Among the many climate-related vulnerabilities that can impact its mission, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites a likely increase in tropospheric ozone pollution as potentially making it more difficult to attain National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS ) in many areas with existing ozone problems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

10 ) in air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin triggered inflammation and the appearance of cancer-related genes in the brains of rats, a Cedars-Sinai study has found. Previous research has documented the association between air pollution and a variety of diseases, including cancer. Dr. Ljubimova. —Ljubimova et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Further documents will be released on 7 December. Separately, the US DOT and EPA released their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2013

Greater Mercer TMA, a nonprofit, public private partnership dedicated to reducing traffic congestion, decreasing air pollution and improving mobility in and around Mercer and Ocean County, N.J. Challengers will document their activity in real-time via social channels, including Facebook , Twitter and Instagram.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2015

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) Office of Environment has issued a request for proposals (RFP) ( DTMA91R1500009 ) for projects that focus on converting a vessel to natural gas in an effort to measure in situ change in criteria pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions before and after the conversion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

Second-by-second operating parameters were documented during the tests. The parallel hybrid buses produced fewer local air pollutants vs. conventional diesel. Real-time fuel flow metering was used to obtain precise consumption; data was cross-checked with fuel consumption indicators from the bus electronics.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Solidia Cement is a sustainable replacement for Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), leveraging the same manufacturing process, equipment and raw materials used by the cement industry while consuming less energy and generating 30% less greenhouse gases and other pollutants than OPC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

While the 12 th Five Year Plan document has not been publicly disclosed, it appears to DBCCA that the Plan will continue to place significant emphasis on green development, and that China is accelerating its path toward decarbonizing and cleaning up its power and industrial infrastructure. —DBCCA.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2017

EPA is committed to helping California achieve cleaner, healthier air by ensuring compliance with the state’s pollution rules. 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. —Chief of CARB Enforcement, Todd Sax. England, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

It’s feasible that by converting their tractor fleets ports could reduce emissions from this source by 80 percent for nitrogen oxides, 50 percent for carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other criteria pollutants. These vehicles can make a big impact on lowering a port’s overall emissions. Andra Rogers. Mobile, Ala.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The 2017 release of the suite of GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) models and associated documentation includes the following expansions and updates: Added plastic-to-fuel (PTF) pathway. Added well-to-pump air pollutants and vehicle cycle petroleum use, GHGs, and air pollutants.

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Green Car Congress

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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Ceres’ BICEP network: “This decision will also increase air pollution, which will raise healthcare costs and lead to less productivity as a result of more missed work and school days.”. Nichols: “This is a politically motivated effort to weaken clean vehicle standards with no documentation, evidence or law to back up that decision.

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