Emissions, Exhaust and Transportation

Emissions Analytics finds pollution from tire wear can be 1,000x worse than exhaust emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2020

Pollution from tire wear can be 1,000 times worse than a car’s exhaust emissions, Emissions Analytics has found. Emissions Analytics is an independent global testing and data specialist for the scientific measurement of real-world emissions and fuel efficiency for passenger and commercial vehicles and non-road mobile machinery.

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Exhaust Emissions Pollution Standards

Purem by Eberspaecher introduces efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2022

Purem by Eberspaecher is introducing efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines. At the Hannover Messe, the company will be presenting its H 2 -ICE exhaust system for the first time. The H 2 -ICE exhaust system for hydrogen engines from Purem by Eberspaecher. These systems are now being adapted to the CO 2 -neutral fuel.

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Exhaust Hydrogen Engine Conversion

UK expert group focuses attention on non-exhaust emissions from road traffic as regulatory concern

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2019

A new report released by the Air Quality Expert Group ( AQEG ) in the UK recommends as an immediate priority that non-exhaust emissions (NEE) are recognized as a source of ambient concentrations of airborne PM, even for vehicles with zero exhaust emissions of particles. and PM 10 emissions. of all UK primary PM 2.5

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Exhaust Emissions Ireland Pollution

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

In a recent open-access paper published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the University of York report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested. —Cliff et al.

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Emissions Exhaust Cars Ozone

Ricardo, Arup AECOM consortium developing system to measure non-exhaust emissions of particles under real driving conditions

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Ricardo, in collaboration with the Arup AECOM consortium, is supporting the UK Department for Transport (DfT) in developing a system for measuring non-exhaust emissions (NEE) of particles, under real-world driving conditions. As the shift towards electric and hybrid vehicles increases it is important to address these gaps now.

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Exhaust Emissions Transportation Pollution

Auckland Transport begins 2-year trial of hydrogen bus

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. The bus carries 43 seated and 31 standing adults.

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Hydrogen Transportation Exhaust Diesel

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2022

New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., scrubbers—is responsible for up to 9% of certain emissions of carcinogenic and environmentally harmful substances in the Baltic Sea—considerably more than was previously known.

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Exhaust Emissions Mariner Gas

UK ONS report finds significant challenge remains to reduce road transport emissions; sector GHG emissions up 6% from 1990-2017

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

A new report by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the UK rose by 6% from 1990 to 2017. The increase—albeit lower than the increase in road traffic—highlights the significant challenge in reducing emissions from road transport, the report says.

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2017 Emissions Transportation 2018

Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. Source: The ICCT.

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Ozone 2015 2010 Exhaust

Mayor of London expanding Ultra Low Emission Zone London-wide; new £110M scrappage scheme

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) ( earlier post ) London-wide. The expansion will come into effect on 29 August 2023 and will operate across all London boroughs up to the existing Low Emission Zone boundary for large and heavy vehicles. Source: Transport for London. Source TfL.

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Scrappage London Emissions Pollution

The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

Regulatory regimes seeking to reduce emissions from transport have largely focused on tailpipe emissions—i.e., the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. Non-exhaust PM factors include tire wear, brake wear, road surface wear and resuspension of road dust. earlier post ).

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Exhaust Emissions Belgium Gasoline-Electric

SwRI engineers develop near-zero emissions diesel engine technology; 90% reduction of NOx

Green Car Congress

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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Engine Emissions Diesel 2020

U Birmingham study finds DPFs have limited impact on ultrafine particle emissions

Green Car Congress

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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Emissions Diesel London Environment

OECD report finds measures needed to curb PM emitted by wear of car parts and road surfaces, including EVs

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Wear and tear from brakes, tires and road surfaces will soon overtake car exhaust fumes as the leading source of fine particles released into the air by road traffic, according to a new OECD report. Heavy electric vehicles with long-distance batteries could compound the problem even as they slash emissions from engine exhaust.

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Exhaust Parts Emissions Transportation

A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do. To reduce emissions, diesel vehicles use filters that catch exhaust particles and other contaminants.

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Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh

Up to $20M now available in California through VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) program

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

Up to $20 million funding is now available in California through the VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) program. Applications are being accepted and reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is exhausted.

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Mariner California Available Emissions

Volvo Trucks presents Vera autonomous electric vehicle for future transport solutions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Volvo Trucks unveiled Vera : an autonomous, electric vehicle that can operate with significantly less exhaust emissions and low noise levels. Vera is controlled and monitored via a cloud-based service, and has the potential to make transportation safer, cleaner and more efficient. —Claes Nilsson, President Volvo Trucks.

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Volvo Transportation Future Electric Vehicles

NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

Green Car Congress

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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Universal Emissions Georgia Florida

ICL briefing paper estimates that 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport comes from tires and brakes

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London estimates that in 2021, 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport came from tires and brakes. Despite this, research on the environmental and health impacts of tire wear has been neglected in comparison to the research and innovations dedicated to tackling fuel emissions.

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Pollution Transportation London Environment

EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

Green Car Congress

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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Environment Transportation Emissions Climate

Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Gothenburg; part of 125-unit order

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2023

Some of the new electric fleet will be used to transport goods to and from the Volvo Trucks assembly plant in Gothenburg. Fourteen of the trucks, charged using green electricity, will be deployed on transports to and from Volvo’s heavy truck factory just outside Gothenburg.

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Volvo Parts Sweden Fully Electric

Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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Emissions Carbon Manufacturer Sale

Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

Green Car Congress

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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Emissions Diesel Ozone United States

GE Transportation wins first order for new marine diesel engine; 50% reduction in emissions

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

GE Transportation announced the first sale of its new 12V250 Marine Diesel Engine that is designed to meet EPA Tier 4i and IMO Tier III Emissions standards. GE’s technology eliminates the need for a urea-based after-treatment emissions reduction system, providing more valuable cargo space, and reduces emissions by 50%.

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Mariner Transportation Diesel Engine

Study finds propane school buses significantly decrease NOx emissions compared to diesel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2019

According to a study commissioned by the Washington, DC-based Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), NO x emissions measured from propane autogas school buses were substantially lower than those measured from diesel school buses. For the stop-and-go route, NO x emissions were 34 times higher for the diesel school bus.

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West Virginia Diesel Emissions Virginia

Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini plans to go all-electric in the coming years, and now the automaker has set another climate goal for itself by pledging to reduce CO2 emissions across its operations. The post Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Carbon Emissions CO2 Cars

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen—produced through steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas or coal gasification, but with CO 2 capture and storage—is being described as having low or zero carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions, including emissions from developing, processing, and transporting the fuels, are shown in orange.

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Hydrogen Gas Coal Exhaust

Deutsche Post DHL Group orders up to 44 Volvo electric trucks; cooperation agreement

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero-exhaust-emission vehicles. The intended order includes 40 electric trucks of the model Volvo FE and Volvo FL, to be used for package deliveries in urban transports.

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Volvo North America London Electric

Truckers’ Health & the Rise of Zero-Emission Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 19, 2023

Truck drivers face a hidden health crisis due to diesel exhaust emissions. Zero-emission trucks can safeguard drivers’ well-being while bringing positive changes to the industry and the planet.

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Emissions Exhaust Diesel Industrial

US Tire Manufacturers Association to produce standardized tire tread particles for researchers

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In 2020, independent global emissions testing company Emissions Analytics reported that pollution from tire wear can be 1,000 times worse than what comes out of a car’s exhaust. NEEs are currently believed to constitute the majority of primary particulate matter from road transport, according to Emissions Analytics.

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Standards Manufacturer Exhaust Emissions

International consortium working on new sensor technology to measure real-world, in-use vehicle emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

As part of the Horizon 2020 research project CARES (City Air Remote Emission Sensing), an international research consortium is working on new contactless exhaust measurement methods that will enable municipalities to take emission-reducing measures. ICCT (International Council on Clean Transportation; DE).

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International Emissions Vehicles Exhaust

Dearman and Hubbard Products form technology partnership for zero-emission transport refrigeration

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Dearman, the developer of the liquid air Dearman Engine—an innovative heat engine that uses liquid air (or liquid nitrogen) as a “fuel” and emits cold air as exhaust( earlier post )—has formed a technology partnership with Hubbard Products, Europe’s leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of commercial cooling equipment.

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Transportation Emissions Production Pollution

Volvo Trucks and Boliden collaborate on deployment of underground electric trucks for mining

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2023

Volvo Trucks and mining company Boliden are joining forces to implement electric truck transport in underground environments. The Swedish mining group Boliden is becoming one of the first in the world to start using battery-electric trucks for heavy underground transport starting 2023.

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Volvo Sweden Electric Electrical

WHO IARC classifies diesel exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

After a week-long meeting of an expert working group, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified diesel engine exhaust (DEE) as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.

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Exhaust Diesel Standards Emissions

EPA Proposes New Emissions Standards For Light & Heavy Duty Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 13, 2023

New exhaust emissions rules from the EPA seek to dramatically lower carbon, particulate, and nitrogen oxide emissions from vehicles.

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EPA Emissions Light Standards

U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

However, most air transport, military, shipping, and long-distance freight applications remain challenging for batteries because of their limited energy density. Together, these applications leave a substantial fraction of transportation energy usage dependent on chemical fuels. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al. C or higher.

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Delaware Transportation Fuel Hydrogen

Eaton contributing to ZET Coalition clean air initiative with lineup of emission-reducing and electric vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

Power management company Eaton said it is a key contributor and supporter of the National Zero-Emission Truck ( ZET ) Coalition’s newly issued priority federal recommendations. The coalition is organized by the clean transportation industry group CALSTART, of which Eaton has been a member since 2005.

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Eaton Clean Cleaning Emissions

Survey finds 37% of commuters in London have already changed usual mode of transport due to ULEZ; 141% increase in use of motorcycles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2019

Most vehicles, including cars, vans, motorcycles and scooters, will need to meet new, tighter exhaust emission standards or pay a daily charge to travel within the area of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which comes into effect today. 46% of commuters have thought about changing their usual mode of transport.

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London Motorcycles Transportation IDEA

Study shows biodiesel blends in buses reduce PM, other harmful exhaust elements, EC and CO

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The researchers found that biodiesel has many advantages over regular diesel even in a very low blend percentage, including low emissions of particulate matter, combustion elements (mainly sulfur), elemental carbon, and carbon monoxide. Biodiesel may produce high NO x emissions. Kumar et al.

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Exhaust Oil Emissions Sodium

Virginia Tech team developing intelligent wearable analyzer for pollutants in transportation-related workplaces

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Current practice typically requires collection of an air sample using specialized equipment, transport of the sample to the lab, and time-consuming analysis using expensive equipment to identify and quantify the pollutants present in the environment. Some of the gaseous compounds are known or suspected carcinogens.

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Virginia Pollution Transportation Exhaust

Environment Canada study finds vehicle exhaust a significant source of isocyanic acid; suggests consideration of new emission standard

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Researchers at Environment Canada have found that vehicle exhaust is a significant source of isocyanic acid (HNCO), a toxic gaseous acid that is a product of various forms of combustion and a potential health concern. mg kg fuel –1 and were significantly higher than previous biomass burning emission estimates. —Wentzell et al.

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Exhaust Canada Environment Emissions

Volvo Trucks presents heavy-duty electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional transport

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Volvo Trucks, having recently started sales of electric trucks for urban transport, believes that electrification can become a competitive alternative also for heavier trucks. We see great potential for heavy-duty electric trucks for regional transport and construction in the longer term. —Lars Mårtensson.

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Volvo Transportation Concept Electric

MAN D3876 engine ensures high thrust and future-proofing in PistenBully 800; engine basis for possible H2 variant

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

This saves the operator costs and also reduces the CO 2 emissions of the engines. Equipped with the latest exhaust technologies, the MAN D3876 complies with the current and strict EU Stage V emission regulations. As a result, significant savings in fuel consumption can be achieved.

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Engine Future Exhaust Diesel

New ORNL non-precious metal catalyst shows promise as low-cost component for low-temperature exhaust aftertreatment

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a ternary mixed oxide catalyst composed of copper oxide, cobalt oxide, and ceria (dubbed “CCC”) that outperforms synthesized and commercial platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts for CO oxidation in simulated exhaust streams while showing no signs of inhibition—i.e.,

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Exhaust Low Cost Pollution Emissions

Emissions Analytics finds pollution from tire wear can be 1,000x worse than exhaust emissions

Purem by Eberspaecher introduces efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines

UK expert group focuses attention on non-exhaust emissions from road traffic as regulatory concern

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

Ricardo, Arup AECOM consortium developing system to measure non-exhaust emissions of particles under real driving conditions

Auckland Transport begins 2-year trial of hydrogen bus

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

UK ONS report finds significant challenge remains to reduce road transport emissions; sector GHG emissions up 6% from 1990-2017

Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

Mayor of London expanding Ultra Low Emission Zone London-wide; new £110M scrappage scheme

The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

SwRI engineers develop near-zero emissions diesel engine technology; 90% reduction of NOx

U Birmingham study finds DPFs have limited impact on ultrafine particle emissions

OECD report finds measures needed to curb PM emitted by wear of car parts and road surfaces, including EVs

A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Up to $20M now available in California through VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) program

Volvo Trucks presents Vera autonomous electric vehicle for future transport solutions

NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

ICL briefing paper estimates that 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport comes from tires and brakes

EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Gothenburg; part of 125-unit order

Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

GE Transportation wins first order for new marine diesel engine; 50% reduction in emissions

Study finds propane school buses significantly decrease NOx emissions compared to diesel

Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Deutsche Post DHL Group orders up to 44 Volvo electric trucks; cooperation agreement

Truckers’ Health & the Rise of Zero-Emission Trucks

US Tire Manufacturers Association to produce standardized tire tread particles for researchers

International consortium working on new sensor technology to measure real-world, in-use vehicle emissions

Dearman and Hubbard Products form technology partnership for zero-emission transport refrigeration

Volvo Trucks and Boliden collaborate on deployment of underground electric trucks for mining

WHO IARC classifies diesel exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)

EPA Proposes New Emissions Standards For Light & Heavy Duty Vehicles

U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

Eaton contributing to ZET Coalition clean air initiative with lineup of emission-reducing and electric vehicle technologies

Survey finds 37% of commuters in London have already changed usual mode of transport due to ULEZ; 141% increase in use of motorcycles

Study shows biodiesel blends in buses reduce PM, other harmful exhaust elements, EC and CO

Virginia Tech team developing intelligent wearable analyzer for pollutants in transportation-related workplaces

Environment Canada study finds vehicle exhaust a significant source of isocyanic acid; suggests consideration of new emission standard

Volvo Trucks presents heavy-duty electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional transport

MAN D3876 engine ensures high thrust and future-proofing in PistenBully 800; engine basis for possible H2 variant

New ORNL non-precious metal catalyst shows promise as low-cost component for low-temperature exhaust aftertreatment

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