Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. It will be based on a wide network of partners from all sectors and will revolve around 4 poles of activity, putting into practice the principles of the circular economy at each stage of the vehicle life cycle and mobility.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 5, 2022

A research team from the National University of Singapore has addressed barriers regarding adopting green hydrogen, to boost Singapore’s hydrogen economy. However, it has been noted to have a damaging impact on the environment. Burning fossil fuels is one of the most frequently used methods of generating energy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

In collaboration with the farming community of the Indian Creek Watershed in central Illinois, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) are finding ways to meet three agrarian land management objectives simultaneously: maximizing a farmer’s production; growing feedstock for bioenergy; and protecting the environment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The latest edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Automotive Trends Report finds that Model Year (MY) 2017 vehicle fuel economy was 24.9 Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.

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Innovation News Network

APRIL 2, 2024

Learn how Onto-DESIDE addresses methodological and technical challenges related to trust and innovation in the circular economy. The post Data documentation and sharing for the circular economy: The Onto-DESIDE approach appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Premier of Québec François Legault, and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030) and its first 2021-2026 implementation plan, with an envelope of $6.7 billion over five years.

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Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The post The bioeconomy: A realistic opportunity to make a major contribution to creating a sustainable circular economy appeared first on Innovation News Network. Learn about the importance of the bioeconomy, and how bio-based materials can help us along the path to net zero.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Learn how bio-based industries (BBI) will have a crucial role in achieving European Green Deal goals and the circular economy. The post Wine’s potential to drive Green Deal goals and the circular economy appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A proposed European law can do more to ensure that human rights and the environment are not casualties of the energy transition, write T&E and Amnesty International in a new paper.

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Innovation News Network

JANUARY 25, 2024

The post World Bank: Global food price inflation persists, straining economies and lives appeared first on Innovation News Network. The latest update from the World Bank has shown that global food price inflation poses food security risks to countries worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

—Dr Jörn Neuhausen, co-author and Senior Director E-Mobility at Strategy& Germany The team of authors expects the combination of high material volumes and low recycling costs to create an ideal market environment for the battery industry. Recycling of batteries will be a profitable and sustainable business in Europe even before 2035.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2020

Stay-at-home orders and an imploding economy. A Lincoln electric SUV based on Rivian's "skateboard" chassis, and intended to be built at the startup's Illinois factory, has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

US NRC panel’s summary estimates of the potential reduction in petroleum consumption by 2035 for vehicle powertrain types assuming that the entire potential of these technologies is used to improve fuel economy rather than performance. This is equivalent to increasing fuel economy from about 30 to about 60 MPG, from 12.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

A key component of the ILSAC GF-5 designation is demonstrated fuel economy improvement. Furthermore, we now have third-party validation from the oil industry’s most trusted certifying bodies that Biosynthetic Base Oils offer the cleanest engine possible and a cleaner environment. —Allen Barbieri, CEO of Biosynthetic Technologies.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2018

Subaru buyers care about the environment. The fuel economy and emissions of their cars are a sensitive issue for these buyers, so the company could be particularly hard-hit following an. They buy Subarus to get outdoors, and to spend time hiking, biking, skiing, and going to the beach.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

improvement in fuel economy based on customer testing. As automakers began downsizing engines to improve fuel economy, BorgWarner recognized opportunities to help further improve engine efficiency by reducing power-wasting friction in the engine timing system. liter gasoline engines for vehicles in Japan, China and Korea.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

Further enhancing the VNL driving experience, its lower engine RPMs during operation creates a more pleasurable driving experience with a quieter cab environment and reduced engine vibration.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 12, 2024

Landmark Strategy Will Build on New National Electric Vehicle Freight Corridors Designated by the Federal Highway Administration and Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Goal to Decarbonize the Freight Sector to Improve Our Communities, the Environment, and the Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2023

One of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have further increased the interest of Europe and Western countries to invest in the hydrogen economy as an alternative to fossil fuels. —Julian Hunt Resources Hunt, J., Montanari, P.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

This option will be set automatically through geofencing technology for zero-emission zones and passenger depots for a quieter and cleaner environment. —Rohan Barua, Vice President of Sales, North America at Allison Transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 Earlier post.). l/100 km), and as such would not meet the GHG requirement of 28 mpg (8.4

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Innovation News Network

JUNE 19, 2023

The post Building a circular economy: Plastic packaging waste and regulation appeared first on Innovation News Network. Discover how the EU is reducing plastic packaging waste and making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

Manufacturers will need to make hydrogen vehicles more affordable to become viable for fleets, but increased range and suitability for heavy goods transport will ultimately drive growth and economies of scale. —study co-author Olivia Williams.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2013 Fuel Economy Guide. The 2013 models include efficient and low-emission vehicles in a variety of classes and sizes, but notable this year is the growing availability of hybrids and the increasing number of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

The company’s internal testing shows these products are delivering up to 8% in fuel economy improvement over the previous generation. The company conducted field tests in extreme environments such as Alaska, Colorado and Arizona. Built on Navistar’s proven I-6 platform, the company’s 9- and 10-liter engines bring 9.3-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2013

announced that test fleet users achieved an average 5% fuel economy improvement with the Allison TC10 tractor transmission over their current manual and automated manual transmissions. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. It is fully automatic and offers smooth, seamless shifting through the 10 gear ranges.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

The battery-electric locomotive is expected to reduce the environmental impact from emissions along the route in an efficient manner, while improving the fuel economy for the entire consist by at least 10%. When running on the mainline, both the battery-electric and diesel locomotives will power the train.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Santa Ana, California hydrogen station, which went live Friday, was jointly developed by Trillium, Air Products, the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), Ballard Fuel Systems and New Flyer. Trillium has completed construction of the largest hydrogen transit refueling station in North America.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

A team of researchers at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility and the Technical University of Denmark have developed an optical setup for quantitative, high-temporal resolution line-of-sight extinction imaging in harsh optical environments. The work was published in a paper in the journal Applied Optics. —Sandia researcher Scott Skeen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Worldwide, the vehicle fleet is not making enough progress on fuel economy and is failing to reach global targets aimed at reducing CO 2 emissions, cutting oil consumption and improving energy efficiency according to a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) ( earlier post ) released at the Paris COP21 Climate Summit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

CORE is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts millions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, improving public health and the environment, and providing meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

There seems to be a renewed rush of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being spread about electric vehicles these days. And it’s either by “environmental groups” or other groups pushing environmental groups to “lead the charge” against EVs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Fuel economy has been improved by up to 10% compared to the engines powering the popular Buick Excelle GT. The new engines are leaders in performance and efficiency. engine generates maximum power of 92 kW/170 N·m, while the 1.3T engine produces maximum power of 120 kW/230 N·m. liters/100 km (48 mpg US) for the 1.0T

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 21, 2021

Some great electric vehicle (EV) news has come out of Jacksonville, Florida. According to News4Jax, which cited the U.S. Department of Energy, there were 58,160 electric vehicles registered in Florida as of December 2020. Some key facts from the article and video include: Charging up an EV costs around the same as half a gallon […].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

This development follows an almost two-decades-long campaign by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-led global Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV). trillion for the global economy, and decrease crime rates. Tetraethyl lead was used as a gasoline additive to improve engine performance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The “FY22 Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies—Building Technologies Office Multi-topic FOA” is expected to include the following topics that will accelerate research and development (R&D) leading to the adoption of innovative materials and manufacturing technologies in support of a clean, decarbonized economy.

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