Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Particulate emissions were clearly influenced by certain fuel parameters including oxygen content, hydrogen content, and aromatics content. The isobutanol blend resulted in higher butyraldehyde emissions; butyraldehyde possesses similar reactivity and mutagenicity to acetaldehyde.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

NO x emissions have not been decreasing as expected in recent years (2011–2015) when comparing top-down estimates from satellites and surface NO 2 measurements to the trends predicted from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s emission inventory data, according to a new study by an international team of researchers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

trillion a year in premature deaths and ill health; these costs will rise without government action to limit vehicle emissions, according to a new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): “The Cost of Air Pollution: Health Impacts of Road Transport”. Over the five?

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Pollution Transportation Emissions India 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

Researchers at Villanova University are developing a new method for optimizing the knock control threshold that significantly improves the performance of a standard knock controller in a spark ignition gasoline engine. The most recent paper on their work appears in the International Journal of Engine Research. —Jones et al.

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Teslarati

JULY 2, 2021

Norway’s Road and Traffic Information Council (OFV) reported that zero-emission cars made up more than half of new passenger cars in the country. According to OFV statistics , 3,197 Tesla vehicles were registered in June, and 3,196 of those cars were Tesla Model 3s. In Norway, the OFV noted that zero-emission cars made up 64.7%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2009

EPA has proposed revisions to the nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air quality standard, the first adjustment since 1971. The proposed changes reflect the latest science on the health effects of exposure to NO 2 , which is formed by emissions from cars, trucks, buses, power plants, and industrial facilities and can lead to respiratory disease.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

US SO 2 emissions by source sector in 2005. For the first time in nearly 40 years, EPA is proposing to strengthen the nation’s sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) primary air quality standard to protect public health. EPA is taking comment on a proposal to establish a new national one-hour SO 2 standard, between 50 and 100 parts per billion (ppb).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

Deployment of Orange EV’s T-Series pure electric terminal truck marks the first zero-emission vehicle deployed into Dot Transportation’s operations. Typical distribution center operations report savings up to $40,000+ per truck annually in fuel, maintenance and emission control.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2017

However, the relative toxicity of biodiesel emissions compared to petroleum diesel remains unclear. Error bars are one standard deviation from the mean, letters indicate statistical similarity. The inset compares the absolute statistical differences in DTT PM activity (nmol/min/mg PM ) between feedstocks for the same blend.

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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 23, 2019

standard is set at 12 microgram per cubic meter of air (µg/m 3 ). µg/m 3 , which is mostly below the current standard, air pollution was associated with an estimated 15,612 deaths in females, and 14,757 deaths in men. standard below the current level is likely to improve the health of the US nation, and reduce health inequality.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Energy Department statistics were released shortly after a report that General Motors will add plug-in hybrids to its U.S. Regulators must also still come to terms with plug-in hybrids that aren’t plugged in as often as is assumed when calculating emissions and efficiency ratings. Some automakers seem to think so.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

We used statistical models to capture whether there are significant associations between ozone exposure and these outcomes. The EPA reports that particulate matter concentrations have decreased across the nation as efforts are made to reduce vehicle emissions and use clean energy. Ozone, however, is much trickier, Wang notes.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

And, because it’s electric, it can do so without adding diesel exhaust emissions ( themselves a known carcinogen ) to the list of hazards faced by its operators. Charging is accomplished using standard 110v or 220v outlets, or by swapping batteries on the fly. Max power output is 3 36.2 respectively. It’s killing Kenny!”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Traffic contributes more to NO x emissions in Europe than previously thought, according to a new study by a team at the University of Innsbruck. It has been a challenge to determine how much each polluter contributes to the emission output. The majority of the emissions is caused by diesel cars. —Thomas Karl.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Carbon dioxide emissions from these rigs would be able to be significantly reduced if these faults were rectified by as much as 15%, according to a large-scale test that tyre manufacturer Michelin carried out in partnership with Volvo Trucks. Two-thirds of Europe’s truck rigs are driving around with incorrect wheel alignment.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2012

NO x emissions results of biodiesel, renewable, and GTL diesel fuel blends, and CARB diesel fuel for 2006 Cummins ISM. Blending GTL or renewable diesel fuels with various levels of biodiesel or by using di- tert -butyl peroxide (DTBP) can achieve NO x emissions neutrality with the CARB diesel, according to their results.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 9, 2021

Emission-free sites have been achievable in Scandinavia BY RON FREUND: Director, ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Chart showing construction industry contribution to carbon emissions. The statistics are similar around the world. There’s no doubt that driving electric helps the environment, as does installing home solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2020

of global greenhouse gas emissions. According to the report, this trend is driven by the growing consumption of those products in lower income countries, where those products improve the living standards. In per capita terms, last year’s discarded e-waste averaged 7.3 kg for every man, woman, and child on Earth. kg per capita.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2013

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has partnered with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation (Smith Electric) to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston region.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Qualifying projects can receive up to 80% of their costs from NEVI grants and must meet strict standards around charging experience, uptime, reporting, cybersecurity, and more. EV Connect conforms to the stringent standards set by the U.S. Several other states, including Massachusetts and New York, are expected to follow suit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

billion in “value of statistical life” (a metric used to determine the economic value of lives lost). and many diseases, even at levels below the WHO guideline and, nationally, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the US, suggests that both sets of guidelines should be reviewed and updated.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. We analyzed data for more than 1.1 —Peter Mock.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2015

Researchers at the University of California-Riverside have characterized the effect of decreased aromatic content fuels combusted in advanced vehicle technologies on emissions of particulate matter (PM). Broadly, PM mass and particle number (PN) emissions are higher for the GDI vehicles compared to their PFI counterparts.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 9, 2024

On a broader level, recent supply chain statistics state that 48% of companies are under increasing pressure to improve sustainability in the supply chain—a trend that can potentially boost all eco-friendly technologies. FCEVs produce zero emissions at the point of use—only water vapor is released.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

The Biden Administration dropped a new rule limiting tailpipe emissions from passenger vehicles yesterday, and you know what that means. Rather, it requires carmakers to meet tough new average emissions limits across their entire product line. Yes, it's lying season! I want to focus on one particular egregious lie. It very much is not.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

These assessments were required as part of the federal agency’s periodic review of the national air quality standards for fine particle matter, or PM 2.5. ARB is committed to reducing this staggering statistic because one premature death is one too many. — ARB Chairman Mary Nichols.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2017

This is a study of unprecedented statistical power because of the massive size of the study population. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers found that men, blacks, and low-income populations had higher risk estimates from PM 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

Well-to-wheel emissions for gas and diesel trucks over the CCE drive cycle. When operating on biomethane, well-to-wheel emissions of CO 2 were significantly reduced. Gas vehicle operation also reduced emissions of NO x , PM and noise. Emissions aftertreatment. Emissions rating. Source: Cenex report. Engine power.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2019

In Sydney and other Australian capital cities the levels of traffic related air pollution (TRAP) are low by world standards and not often considered a problem in terms of developing chronic lung disease. In our model we found strong, and statistically significant evidence of, lung inflammation and dysregulated mitochondrial activity.

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Setec Powerr

JULY 22, 2022

In December last year, EU leaders expressed their support for raising the emission reduction target of vehicle emissions by at least 55% from the 1990 level by 2030. The EU’s strict emission standards will also promote the development of new energy vehicles in Europe. It will reach 120.90/215.2 trillion US dollars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

The study shows that Americans face the risk of a 70% increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions with resultant significant warming (IPCC Scenario A2 and RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 8.5.). In the other, emissions would be cut by 60-70%. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

A new analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) of consumer polling data finds that the proposed MY 2017-2025 passenger vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be finalized this summer ( earlier post ) align with consumer demands and needs. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

kWh/100 km; these values equate to CO 2 emissions lower than 45 g/km. First: the standard charging cable is plugged into a 230 volt electrical socket (in Europe). inch display of the standard “Composition Media” infotainment system. The maximum torque of the plug-in hybrid drive system is 400 N·m (295 lb-ft).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

The previous government in New Zealand may have proposed a fuel economy standard, but now the new government has announced it will not proceed with those plans. Tags: Green cars Latest news fuel economy fuel economy standard New Zealand. km to 203.8g/km km in the first half of this year.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 14, 2023

Although producing the components of electric vehicles isn’t environmentally friendly, advocates point to the fact that these trucks cut way down on emissions once they’re in use, and may even be cheaper to operate. Driver safety Statistically speaking, being a trucker is a fairly dangerous job.

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