Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2014

million of Fiscal Year 2013 funds ( FTA-2014-001-TRI ) for the deployment of low- or no-emission (LoNo) transit buses. The main purpose of the LoNo Program is to deploy the cleanest and most energy efficient US-made transit buses that have been largely proven in testing and demonstrations but are not yet widely deployed in transit fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Nikola’s business model supplies both the truck and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, solving the fleets’ concerns of where to refuel with green hydrogen at competitive pricing to diesel. Nikola’s vision of a zero-emission future and ability to execute were key drivers in our decision.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Global MRV , a provider of portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS), has introduced the first on-board permanently embedded Micro PEMS that reports all regulated vehicle emissions and performance system data all the time. Called Firefly, the PEMS provides continuous analysis of diesel or internal combustion engine emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). These prototype zero-emission taxis are a shining example of British ingenuity, combining revolutionary fuel cell technology with an iconic design classic. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2024

Revolutionizing Fleet Management In today’s fast-paced logistics and transportation industry, the efficiency and reliability of fleet operations are paramount. This technology has revolutionized how companies manage their fleets, plan their routes, and monitor their cargo, thereby ensuring a more robust and efficient service delivery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Those buses have cumulatively amassed more than 40 million real-world service miles and displaced more ethan 180 million pounds of CO 2 emissions. The company has also installed more than 100 megawatts of heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure to support commercial vehicle fleets across North America.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The European NGO Transport & Environment commissioned IFP Energies Nouvelles to run a series of lab-based tests simulating real-world driving (WLTC and RDE) to measure the emissions of different electrofuel blends in an A-class (A180) Mercedes. A 10% blend was chosen due to existing fleet and EN228 standard compatibility.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) released a new report “ Legal Grounds: Law and Policy Options to Facilitate a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California.”. In addition, oil produced in the state contributes to California’s total transportation emissions. —“Legal Grounds”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

million ( FTA-2015-006-TRI ) through the latest round of the Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo). The LoNo Program is a capital program focused on deploying new low- or no-emission production buses that are market-ready or near market-ready; i.e., it is not a program for designing and developing prototypes. Of the $22.5

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

Southern California truck spotters will have plenty of electric semi trucks to watch out for as Amazon adds fifty Class 8 EVs to its commercial fleet. We’re proud to launch our largest fleet of electric heavy-duty vehicles yet in California,” said Udit Madan, vice president of Worldwide Amazon Operations. SOURCE | IMAGES : Amazon.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) is suing the California Air Resources Board (ARB), challenging the legality of ARB’s Truck and Bus Regulation. Earlier post.). The lawsuit, California Dump Truck Owners Association v. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Integrating as many electric vehicles as possible into the power grid in this way calls for innovations in terms of vehicle technology, charging hardware, charging management, communication interfaces with energy sector stakeholders and legal parameters. The legal and regulatory parameters are being evaluated, too.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

The federal government on Friday revealed vehicle efficiency standards for 2027-2031 that improve the fleet fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks—slightly. Softer on trucks, fewer EVs, and about 38 mpg by 2032 The easing of it all would mean a real-world fleet efficiency average of about 38 mpg, according to the agency—way down from 43.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

Rail Management Services ( RMS ), an intermodal lift-on/lift-off contractor with a hostling fleet of 700+ trucks, has placed a follow-on order for nine additional T-Series battery-electric terminal trucks from Orange EV. The 9 additional trucks are being worked into onsite fleets to supplement and replace RMS’ diesel trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Another element in the plan includes possible civil and criminal charges against manufacturers implementing emissions defeat devices, with fines of up to £50,000 (US$65,000) per instance. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The DTM has initiated a long-term development program for a emission-reduced high-performance fuel, beginning with trials at this weekend’s season finale, at the Hockenheimring (4-6 October). It not only maintains the same high-octane rating required by the DTM, but also meets the requirements of the legal fuel norm, DIN EN 228.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 23, 2023

Failure to comply can result in legal action from a third party, such as a government agency. In addition, although EVs are proven to reduce the automotive industry’s carbon footprint, harmful emissions caused by their manufacture are a different story. New automated technologies can help reduce these emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

Separately, the company announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology when powered by advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels. Twelve of these vehicles will be allocated to selected Volkswagen employees during the time period. E-Golf test.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) are partnering in Project Qatar Mobility, which will put a fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles into operation in the Qatar capital Doha in 2022. For the first time four Volkswagen Group brands work together on such a project of urban mobility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km. Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. The average per-km CO 2 emissions for gasoline-fueled cars was 128.62 grams; for diesel, 127.16

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The agreement has no legal effect and imposes no legally binding obligation. The pact seeks to enhance cooperation through a range of activities, including: Accounting for the costs of greenhouse gas emissions in each jurisdiction. Oregon will build on existing programs to set a price on carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

California Governor Jerry Brown’s Office and state agencies issued a 2013 Zero-emission Vehicle (ZEV) Action Plan. million zero-emission vehicles on California roadways by 2025. In 2015, 10% of state departments’ light-duty fleet purchases must be ZEVs, climbing to 25% of light duty purchases by 2020. Transform fleets.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2014

Average CO2 emissions for new cars sold in Europe during 2013 were 4% more efficient than those sold in 2012. Data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that collectively, Europe''s car fleet emitted an average of 127g/km of CO2, three grams ahead of 2015''s legal limit. Stronger sales [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In October 2016, a federal judge approved a national settlement plan to address Volkswagen’s installation and use of devices in approximately 580,000 Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche vehicles that circumvented federal emissions standards for NO x. million as part of this legal settlement.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

The principle of continuous improvement will remain at the heart of the strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and increase resource efficiency. The aim is to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions per vehicle by at least one third across the entire spectrum. For a fleet of around 2.5 CO 2 from production and sites to be lowered by 80%.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 28, 2022

When you file a truck accident claim, you’ll be up against large trucking companies and their legal teams, so you will need legal representation immediately. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Without enough drivers, industry is already embracing autonomy. The post Opinion: Are Autonomous Trucks The Future?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

We are excited to be partnering with Mercedes-Benz Trucks to electrify our fleet, accelerating our goal for 30% of our heavy-duty truck purchases or contracts to be zero-emission by 2030.” This is made possible by intermediate charging during the legally prescribed driver breaks – even without megawatt-charging.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to update the Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification (LDV E-Cert) system to indicate electric range and credit information of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) on the certification Executive Order.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

Electrify America and the City of Sacramento announced new projects that will increase access to zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in the Sacramento region, expand ZEV technology use, and prepare the City for future electric vehicle adoption. The Envoy fleet will feature 142 vehicles spread in pairs across 71 locations. mile “Home Zone.”

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

California led the way with the August 2022 law requiring all new cars, SUVs and pick up trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035. Environmental Factors While California is unique in imposing vehicle emission standards that go beyond federal standards, it will take a nationwide commitment to rally momentum behind EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Opel has presented a specially-equipped Ampera extended range electric vehicle to the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT), marking the beginning of a field trial in the research project iZEUS (intelligent Zero Emission Urban System) in Stuttgart. A key project component is therefore the development of standards for controlled charging.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

A Considerable Way to Reduce Emissions. The right changes to infrastructure, technology and policies could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70% by 2050—a crucial deadline for controlling rising temperatures. Engineers and legal minds will continue to address the problems keeping such facilities from proliferating.

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Baua Electric

JULY 28, 2023

WASHINGTON — 3 months later the EPA proposed its strictest-ever limits on tailpipe air pollution, NHTSA has defined gas financial system requirements for current light-duty automobiles and vehicles that will require a mean fleet gas financial system of 58 mpg by means of the 2032 mannequin yr.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. Primary technical concerns with using intermediate-level blends of ethanol in the vehicle fleet include: Fuel economy. Effects on emissions. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2015

The result was a car that maintains all of its power and handling of a racecar, yet is still street legal. Motorists expect a lower carbon footprint as well as lower tailpipe emissions from renewable fuels, without compromising high quality and good performance. miles per gallon (3.52

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Setec Powerr

APRIL 6, 2023

The benefits of solar energy are numerous, including a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, increased energy independence, and lower electricity bills. EVs already produce fewer emissions than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, and by using solar energy to power them, their environmental impact is further reduced.

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