Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

Now, in addition to already investigated particle sources such as emissions from heating systems, industry and road traffic, aircraft turbine engine particle emissions have, in the wake of increasing air traffic, also become more important.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

With alternative fuel vehicles now approaching 1% of new vehicle production, however, they are in fact beginning to have a “ measurable and meaningful impact ” on overall new vehicle fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2018

A research team in China conducted a longitudinal panel study among 43 non-smoking college students in Shanghai to explore the effects of personal ozone exposure on blood pressure (BP), vascular endothelial function, and the potential molecular mechanisms. —Xia et al. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03044. 8b03044.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. California statewide GHG emissions dropped below the 2020 GHG Limit in 2016 and have remained below the 2020 GHG Limit since then.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2022

The all-electric BMW iX and i4 are the first BMWs with available 5G support via Personal eSIM. Personal eSIM allows a customer to add a BMW iX or i4 to an existing mobile phone plan, thus taking advantage of the vehicle’s 5G antenna and enabling an in-car WiFi hotspot.

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2025

A new study is out which quantifies just how much EVs help not just in cutting harmful exhaust emissions, but also cutting other types of pollution that come from personal vehicles. But of course, public transport, biking and walking are even better.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Essential has a strong and growing commitment to sustainability, and XL Fleet’s hybrid system provides an innovative way for us to reduce emissions without sacrificing the mission-critical performance of our fleet vehicles. —Charles Stevenson, Vice President of Fleet Operations at Essential.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2019

For example, about 60 percent of roadway emissions come from 10 percent of the roads. We can identify the ones with the highest emissions and track how well efforts to reduce those emissions are working. It’s the first megacity for which we’ve quantified emissions down to the scale of every building and roadway.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

We will also install about 200 electric charging spots a year for the development of personal electric transport. The use of electric buses on urban routes reduced the emissions of pollutants into the air of Moscow by 40 thousand tons in 2020. —Makim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport. tons per year.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In Las Vegas for SEMA, Ford revealed the all-electric F-100 Eluminator concept—a zero-tailpipe-emissions demonstration truck powered by the all-new Ford Performance Parts Eluminator electric crate motor that customers can now buy online. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

Some level of mining is necessary to build out zero-emission energy systems, the report concedes, but notes that the volume of extraction is not a given. The authors designed a material flow analysis paired with socioeconomic pathway modeling to determine possible scenarios for the decarbonization of personal transportation in the US.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The impacts on congestion and emissions from brakes and tires will also be captured, and then optimized for greatest effect across a whole geography. These will provide transport authorities with recommendations to reduce emissions and improve air quality.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

A study by European researchers has found that two-stroke (2S) scooters, although constituting a small fraction of the fleet, can dominate urban vehicular pollution through organic aerosol and aromatic emission factors up to thousands of times higher than from other vehicle classes. Emission factors (EFs) from scooters and other vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2019

By concealing the emissions scheme, Volkswagen reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in benefit by issuing the securities at more attractive rates for the company, according to the complaint. VW Credit, Inc. with violating Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Therefore, the researchers conclude, the total impact of obesity may be an extra emissions of ~700 megatons per year of CO 2 eq—about 1.6% of worldwide GHG emissions. A further challenge may be the size of the average person on the planet and the increasing number of people with excess body weight. Bügel, S.G.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

In many other parts of the world, rapid chargers are rare, or electricity is generated with high carbon emissions resulting in BEVs putting more net carbon into the air over their lifetime than PHEVs and in some cases even HEVs. Our responsibility is clear: We must eliminate carbon emissions as soon as possible.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One new tool lets consumers look at the upstream emissions related to their vehicles by zip code. This feature allows users to see how the methods for electricity generation in their area affect their total greenhouse gas emissions. Consumers can personalize estimates for their annual miles and local fuel prices, for example.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Delivering up to 600km (372 miles) of tailpipe emission-free driving range on a single charge, according to the WLTP test cycle, the EX90 charges from 10 to 80% in less than 30 minutes. A smartphone serves as the car key and automatically unlocks the car and starts a personal welcoming sequence as you approach.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

By working with drivers to transition to electric vehicles, we have the potential to avoid tens of millions of metric tons of GHG emissions to the atmosphere and to reduce gasoline consumption by more than a billion gallons over the next decade. Lyft said that the potential benefits to drivers are very significant.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Asphalt is a near-ubiquitous substance—it’s found in roads, on roofs and in driveways—but its chemical emissions rarely figure into urban air quality management plans. Asphalt’s life cycle and temperature-dependent emissions. (A) Emissions rose markedly with moderate solar exposure (e.g., —Khare et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

The entire life cycle of the passenger cars is taken into account, including the manufacture of the vehicles and the environmentally relevant emissions from driving. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. When, Where and How can battery-electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? (in in review).

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AUGUST 13, 2020

The vehicle proposes an application of the emissions-free light-duty truck to make essential garbage collection services more efficient and environmentally conscious. These commands include following the operator, halting, avoiding obstacles, and stopping immediately if a person or object comes in close proximity to the vehicle.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra’s process emits zero carbon dioxide emissions and carries zero green premium, meaning it will cost the same or less than existing production methods powered by fossil fuels. gigatons of direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions annually, or 10% of the global total. billion metric tons of crude steel and causes 3.7

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MARCH 17, 2022

Its development already ensured that engine technology is taking a further step towards reducing emissions and improving air quality. With the all-electric BMW i7, the company is expanding its range of locally emission-free vehicles to the exclusive segment of its top-of-the-range models.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

It is also certified under California’s California Air Resource Board (CARB) Certification Program with “cleanest” scores for global warming and air quality of zero emission vehicles. Beginning operations in 2017 and re-named in 2019, the Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) is California-based Karma Automotive’s production hub.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Monarch Tractor addresses these issues by combining electrification, automation, machine learning, and data analysis to enhance farmer’s existing operations, increase labor productivity and safety, and maximize yields to cut overhead costs and emissions. The Monarch Tractor is 100 percent electric and has zero tailpipe emissions.

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Electrek

JUNE 16, 2025

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) just dropped its third annual Global Automaker Rating, showing that Chinese carmakers dominate the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) space. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The zero-emission truck will transport local parts between the TEC Equipment dealerships in Fontana and La Mirada. In addition to being outfitted with personal protective equipment (PPE) for working with high voltage, the technicians have been trained on the proper procedure to isolate the high voltage for diagnosis and service repairs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

Envisioned as a “living laboratory,” the Woven City will serve as a home to full-time residents and researchers who will be able to test and to develop technologies such as autonomy, robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Its BRT version offers maximum personalization. IVECO BUS is poised to produce low-to-zero emission buses in a new site soon to be inaugurated in Foggia, Italy. Available both in standard and articulated versions (9.5, 12 and 18 meters), E-WAY has been designed to be operated in dedicated bus lanes.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

This is a challenge we can sink our teeth into as engineers and I personally want to pursue not just performance but also a new allure for the internal combustion engine that the world has yet to see. One example is the harmonic high-frequency exhaust note produced by the engine’s 8-into-1 exhaust manifold. —Takeshi Yamada.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Consumer products such as shampoo, cleaning products and paint now contribute as much to emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cities as tailpipe emissions from vehicles, according to a new study led by NOAA. Total VOC emission factors for end uses of petrochemical sources in the study. —McDonald et al.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To help reduce fuel consumption and emissions, the standard Stop and Start Engine System allows the engine to shut off when the vehicle comes to a complete stop and instantly restarts when the driver’s foot lifts from the brake pedal. SPORT mode quickens the throttle response from the hybrid system for improved acceleration control.

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