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OCTOBER 9, 2023

New study finds that battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) contribute at most half the CO2 emissions of diesel or gasoline cars across their lifespan, regardless of country of operation. The post EVs are “simply better” for environment, even in fossil fuel dominated grids appeared first on The Driven.

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MARCH 20, 2017

In the UK, increasing pressure to reduce the impact of pollution from vehicles has led to growing interest in the introduction of Clean Air Zones and Low Emission Zones. To address this need, Ricardo Energy & Environment, working with technology partner OPUS Inspection, has launched a real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

Denmark leads the way when it comes to putting zero-emission urban buses on the streets in Europe, with 78% of new vehicles being electric, according to the latest data from green NGO Transport & Environment. In Luxembourg and the Netherlands about two-thirds of new buses were zero-emissions.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 1, 2024

Big, heavy EVs have proven to be just as wasteful as many of their internal combustion engine counterparts, though they aren’t producing any tailpipe emissions in the process. The ACEEE looks at emissions required to produce a vehicle, as well as the fuel or electricity required to power it.

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MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?

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JUNE 30, 2022

Cummins and Komatsu, a global provider of equipment and services for the construction and mining industries, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment. Additionally, Komatsu intends to explore further possibilities in zero emissions mining haul truck development.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 3.8% in 2019, according to latest official data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal use for power generation. from 2018 to 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. EH&E) and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard’s T.H. —Scully et al.

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MAY 27, 2020

Southwest Research Institute engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing fuel consumption. g/hp-hr NO x emissions). SwRI developed the technology for the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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MARCH 22, 2023

On this basis, and of Pareto efficiency, Emissions Analytics argues, until battery-electric vehicles can reach certain performance characteristics, government and industry support should switch immediately from EVs to full hybrids to create maximum welfare. The test cycle was made up of five repeats of the EQUA cycle, totalling 741 km.

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MARCH 29, 2023

A study by researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK has found that while Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOCs) and Diesel Particle Filters (DPFs) has been very effective in controlling the tailpipe emissions of solid particles, there has been little change in the liquid mode ( 104 cm −3 /24-hour mean) defined by WHO. 2023.107888

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MAY 14, 2022

UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison announced more than £200 million (US$244 million) of government funding will be injected into an extensive zero-emission road freight demonstrator program. But we must accelerate our journey towards our net zero goals, and we’re committed to leading the way globally on non-zero emission road vehicles.

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JULY 8, 2020

The Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted to include CO 2 emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). A global ambitious agreement on GHG emissions from shipping is urgently needed, they add. This is more than the emissions of any EU member state. Next steps.

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JULY 9, 2022

The California Air Resources Board will launch a new pilot program that aims to help small trucking fleets make the transition to zero-emission technologies. The pilot will provide $25 million to implement a range of innovative solutions to help small fleets make the transition to zero-emissions.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Specifically, FCA US purposely calibrated the emissions control systems on the subject vehicles to produce less NO x emissions during the federal test procedures than when the vehicles were being driven by FCA US’ customers under normal driving conditions. liter diesel program’s goals, timing, and marketing strategy. Wyse of the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. This builds on current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.

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JUNE 3, 2022

SafeAI, a global leader in autonomous heavy equipment, announced a collaboration with Siemens today to create an autonomous, zero emission heavy vehicle fleet for Obayashi Corporation. In May 2022, the companies began retrofitting the first 45 ton vehicle, which is expected to be ready by the end of 2022.

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MAY 15, 2022

The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted this week, with 46 votes in favor, 40 against and two abstentions, a position on proposed rules to revise the CO 2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans in line with the EU’s increased climate ambition.

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APRIL 18, 2018

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment. greenhouse gas emissions (up from 24% in 1990). (In In contrast, emissions from industry declined to 29% of the total from 36% in 1990.) Opinion by Michael Sivak. And the findings are not good.

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MARCH 18, 2020

Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO 2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its manufacturing plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. On another route, from Ghent to a second depot in Austria, emissions were cut by almost half since switching to rail transports.

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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. m from the roadway.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

The NWIS comprises mostly gas-fired generation and has a GHG emission factor of 620 g CO 2 -e kWh -1. Key results from the study were: For both baseline scenarios, the GHG emission intensity is around a quarter that of H 2 produced from SMR. Production in a lower emission region would significantly decrease the GHG emission intensity.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 30, 2023

The assessment of environmental data is arguably the most effective way to reduce carbon emissions within agriculture. The post Linking environmental data with business decisions to reduce agriculture’s impact on the environment appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

How Keeping Your Tires Inflated Can Help the Environment Basic Care Can Reduce Contamination Checking tire pressure is a subtle yet impactful way to care for the environment. Regulatory bodies have overseen vehicle emissions for years, while these other environmental concerns remain barely attended despite a tire’s composition.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

The 2024 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment includes the expected array of gas-guzzling trucks—but also one EV. The post GMC Hummer EV joins gas-guzzlers in list of meanest for the environment appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

NASA has selected four university-led teams for potential awards in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) that will have them spend up to five years exploring novel ideas for improving aviation, including eliminating emissions and autonomy research in support of Advanced Air Mobility. Florida State University.

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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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JULY 13, 2023

Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) earlier this month, adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Europe’s transport sector is making only mixed progress in meeting its environment, health and climate policy targets, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment which tracks the short and long-term environmental performance of this key economic sector across the European Union. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As of September 2022, new cars must meet EU limits on NO x emissions under real driving conditions to comply with air pollution limits, the European Parliament has voted. Data on car emissions such as NO x had been obtained through laboratory tests. With these exemptions, cars were allowed to emit 2.1

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Freight transportation is a pillar of the US national economy, but while long-haul trucks account for less than 6% of the vehicle miles traveled over US highways, they account for about 40% of the emissions of air polluting particulate matter and about 55% of nitrogen oxides, the precursor to ozone in the atmosphere, the study said.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Rio Tinto and Scania launched new trials on Scania’s 40-tonne-payload autonomous mining trucks in April 2022 and quickly reached a key milestone of driverless operation in a simulated load and haul cycle environment. Scania’s trucks have potential advantages over traditional heavy haulage trucks, both in terms of emissions and productivity.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Average emissions from new passenger cars in Europe increased for the third consecutive year in 2019, reaching 122.3?grams CO 2 /km), according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) final data. In 2019, average CO 2 emissions from all new cars reached 122.3 In 2019, average emissions of new vans were 158.0

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Three of the most popular plug-in hybrids in 2020 all emitted more CO 2 than advertised when tested in the real world, according to tests commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Unless you drive them softly, carbon emissions can go off the charts. Transport & Environment (2020). ?

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JUNE 2, 2014

BC mass emissions for all four GDI and PFI vehicles over the three different driving patterns. This may result in the need for new emissions control strategies—such as a gasoline particulate filter (GPF)—to enable compliance with California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 particulate emissions standards. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Now, MIT engineers are proposing using an ammonia-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that could result in an approximately 95% reduction in NO x emissions in exchange for a ~0.5% The trend towards smaller engine cores with smaller mass flow rates in the core stream, presents new opportunities for emissions control.

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