Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2018

The new truck, known internally as “Beta,” expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first Project Portal test vehicle by increasing the estimated range to more than 300 miles per fill. More than 16,000 pollution-emitting trucks are working in Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a number that is estimated to balloon to 32,000 by 2030.

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Long Beach Toyota Hydrogen Los Angeles 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The two organizations will lead a first-of-its-kind collaboration to launch the country’s first zero-emission, freight-charging corridor network. A plan for a statewide charging corridor network, including a workforce development strategy and templates for key freight corridors. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

As the next steps in a strategy to cut harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels, the US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new engine emissions and fuel standards for large marine diesel engines on US-flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

Harris announced a settlement with cargo terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles over diesel emissions from exhaust that requires the terminals to complete projects to reduce their diesel emissions and better notify the public of emissions. International Transportation Service, Inc.;

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Exhaust Los Angeles Long Beach Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Consortium members: Benedict College, Florida International University, Morgan State University (MD), Purdue University, South Carolina State University, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, University of California at Santa Cruz, and University of Texas at Dallas. $4

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

They’ve already started hitting the road at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, with a dozen expected to be in service by the end of the year. You literally can’t buy a new, internal combustion drayage truck in California as of this year. Electrek’s Take Volvo VNR Electric in oceanside drayage operation; via Amazon.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2017

US Hybrid has unveiled a zero-emission Class 8 fuel cell port drayage truck featuring its PEM fuel cell system during the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Los Angeles Hybrid Fuel Long Beach 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

Prototype Challenge racers at Long Beach. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), sanctioning body for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón, has entered into an agreement with Jackson, Mich.-based Click to enlarge.

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Gas Long Beach Carbon Fiber Indianapolis 239

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2014

California’s zero-emission vehicle goal is to get 1.5 International Association of Nanotechnology will receive $500,000 to install 10 electric vehicle fast chargers along the I-5 and Highway 99 corridor at 10 locations between Stockton and San Diego.

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Hydrogen San Diego California Energy 354

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2012

The hybrid propulsion and energy management system has been proven to significantly reduce emissions, fuel consumption and equipment maintenance for marine vessels. Both of these vessels use the AKA energy management system to provide Green Assist tug services to customers in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California.

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Mariner Los Angeles Hybrid Energy 239

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Harbor facilities around the world are taking a close look at shore-to-ship connections as a way of reducing emissions from ships in port and improve air quality for surrounding communities. Diagram of HVSC system. Click to enlarge.

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San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Power 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

BYD plans to take advantage of LA’s various incentives and programs aimed at attracting and retaining cleantech companies such as the Port of Los Angeles’ proposed “ZERO Emission Vehicle Tariff Measure” that would reduce the wharfage rate for Battery Electric Vehicles by 15%.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2009

It’s been a long time coming, but we have finally achieved the first “cold ironing&# of a tanker in the Port of Long Beach. Normally, these engines crank out massive amounts of pollution, equal to “a day’s worth of driving by 187,000 cars,&# according to estimates by the Port of Long Beach.

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Plug-in Long Beach Plug Pollution 124

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

SP+, a provider of professional parking management, has signed a 5-year fueling agreement with Clean Energy to fuel 16 CNG buses for a new Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility located at the San Diego International Airport. The use of natural gas fuel also reduces greenhouse gas emissions up to 21%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Prior to the implementation of the OGV Regulation, the majority of OGVs going into and out of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach traveled along the California coastline through the Santa Barbara Channel. In addition, this route on the Southern side of the Channel Islands goes through the US Navy’s Pt. Mugu Sea Range. Source: ARB.

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Range Fuel Los Angeles Mariner 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

It also requires drivers to stop and restart the vehicle before its gas engine can engage, which can cause safety issues and erase emissions data recorded for smog checks. The upgraded PICC kit boosts mileage while reducing emissions by maximizing use of the car’s electric motor in all driving modes, according to PICC. Andrew Ewert.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

CALSTART will be supporting the 1 st French American EV Technology Forum and One-on-One Meetings to be held in Long Beach, California on 8 December. VALEO : is a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier with CO 2 emissions reduction as core strategy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2016

are based on scores of national and international epidemiological, animal and human exposure studies. standards are: Los Angeles (Long Beach-Glendale), CA: 1,341 lives saved, 3,255 fewer morbidities and 2,892,029 fewer impacted days. Cromar et al. Click to enlarge. The ATS recommended standards for O 3 and PM 2.5

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Pollution Standards Ozone EPA 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

The event, the 1 st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop , is being held 29-31 March 2022, in Long Beach, California. International hydrogen aviation developers will also be speaking, including one of Europe’s key aircraft and space research organizations, DLR—The German Aerospace Center, and aircraft developer H2Fly.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2012

I-710 is a major north-south interstate freeway connecting the city of Long Beach to central Los Angeles. The I-710 Corridor has high levels of health risks related to high levels of diesel particulate emissions, traffic congestion, high truck volumes, high accident rates, and many design features in need of modernization.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Therefore, electrifying them is critical to reducing emissions. In fact, the code name for it internally was “the sandbox,” because we wanted to be able to build up a sandcastle and learn from that process and knock it down and build another one. They’ve also got a site at the Port of Long Beach and a couple others in the LA area.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

So not only is climate change-driven drought cutting our fresh water supply, but the way we use water here also adds to our greenhouse gas emissions. We Californians are very proud of our state’s Global Warming Solutions law, AB 32, that mandates greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020.

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Climate Change Los Angeles Climate Water 170

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Remember the Balqon container truck I wrote about a while back, the Port of Long Beach truck that can haul 60,000 lbs and that’s starting to replace diesel spewing internal combustion trucks? The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together constitute the largest port facility in the U.S. Smoke, that is.

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Long Beach Los Angeles Lead Acid Electric 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Public and personal transportation will be fully integrated to save time, conserve resources and lower emissions. Bill Ford began talking about the future of personal mobility in the context of ever-increasing congestion last year at the TED2011 conference in Long Beach. Click to enlarge. —Bill Ford. —Bill Ford.

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