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MARCH 24, 2023

Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel. The LCA calculations used the interactive Life Cycle Assessment tool that is available for consumers on Green NCAP’s website.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

For this reason, Bosch and Weichai aim to steadily refine this technology with an eye to protecting the climate and environment. Electric vehicles are climate-neutral if the charging power and hydrogen are sourced from renewables. Two-thirds of them will still be powered by a combustion engine, many of them as hybrids.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. We are committed to developing alternative fuel vehicles that lessen our impact on the environment and reliance on petroleum based fuels – that effort is helping to transform markets and communities.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

Chan School of Public Health, and consulted by dozens of experts in academia, updates ethanol’s carbon intensity score to reflect how continuous improvements in technology and practices have driven further emissions reductions in the lifecycle of ethanol and will lead to net zero renewable fuel in the future. gCO 2 e/MJ (range of 37.6

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Natural Gas/Direct Air Capture Hybrid Plant - $800,283.

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JUNE 30, 2010

SSSKK) plan to begin trials on 1 July of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)—specifically, Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel—and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a type of renewable diesel offering similar characteristics to FTD. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

To support these sustainability goals, Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology. The Group is now committing to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI), with targets and roadmaps established this year.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The awards are through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0001817 ) US Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development, in collaboration with the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for the hydrogen-related selections.

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JUNE 30, 2010

SSSKK) plan to begin trials on 1 July of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)—specifically, Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel—and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a type of renewable diesel offering similar characteristics to FTD. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced the launch of the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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APRIL 12, 2022

At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels. This proportion can be reduced significantly through the use of renewable energy.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment Jackalyne Pfannenstiel kicked off the first of several energy forums to look at ways to increase biofuels production and meet the Navy’s renewable energy needs. Navy Environment and Energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Cars has begun production of the first Mercedes-Benz compact vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive ( earlier post ) at the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in southern Germany. The production launch of the Mercedes-Benz A-class in two plug-in hybrid models is a strategic milestone as part of our global electric initiative.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

In its 2011 year-end report, Road Map to Renewal , the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (Jobs Council) made a number of recommendations to create jobs in the short run and improve US competitiveness over the long term. —“Road Map to Renewal”. The federal government should also streamline the permitting process.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? What are the mechanisms we need to balance a renewable grid?

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AUGUST 11, 2016

the giant Japanese integrated trading company, will start selling fuel cells for commercial vehicles via a partnership with California-based US Hybrid. and a 30-year veteran of the electric, hybrid, and fuel cell industries including design and development of General Motors’ EV1 power-train development at Hughes Aircraft Company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2015

After extensive field testing of renewable diesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils), Volvo Trucks has approved the fuel for all Euro 5 engines and is preparing certifications for Euro 6 engines. HVO (such as Neste’s NEXBTL) is produced from renewable raw materials such as vegetable and animal fats and acts as regular diesel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Jefferson County (Colorado) Commissioners unveiled what they believe to be the first hybrid snowplow in the US. The plow, a modified 2009 International Model 7300 Hybrid, could be in service by next week. The county’s Fleet Services Division began working on the idea for a hybrid snowplow two years ago.

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JULY 22, 2021

Other sustainable solutions such as battery energy storage systems, hybrid propulsion systems for marine and rail applications and microgrids already feature in the Power Systems portfolio for decentralized, environment-friendly power solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, (RASEI)—a joint venture with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory—will partner with Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins Trials. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 7, 2020

Expecting that internal combustion engines combined with some form of electrification will still account for some 95% of the vehicles it produces in 2030, and that liquid fuel will remain dominant in the automotive industry until at least 2040, Mazda considers a renewable liquid fuel essential to steep reductions in CO 2. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have hit a new milestone in their development of a hybrid bioinorganic system for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Chang (2015) “Hybrid bioinorganic approach to solar-to-chemical conversion”. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

According to a new survey from Pike Research, general consumer support for clean energy concepts—ranging from renewable energy to alternative fuel vehicles to smart grid technologies—has eroded in the US between 2009 and 2011. Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. Data: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a highly effective new perovskite-promoted iron oxide redox catalyst for a hybrid solar-redox scheme they had proposed earlier for partial oxidation and water-splitting of methane. Schematic of the hybrid process for liquid fuel and hydrogen generation. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has put the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) on hold after receiving voucher requests for its entire $142-million budget. More than 100 truck and bus fleets requested funding for vehicles produced by more than 20 manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2018

ZEV technologies include hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). When plug-in hybrids are added, that brings the total to 337,483 units. fully zero tailpipe emissions vehicles—on its roads.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

An Electricity/CO 2 Market Simulation Incorporating Renewables. The five studies funded by the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) focus on improving the performance of hybrid cars, natural ventilation systems in buildings and programs that financially motivate utility customers to use electricity more efficiently. PIs: Sanjiva K.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

To address this issue and realize user-friendly inter-city transportation with longer range, Honda will leverage its electrification technologies and develop Honda eVTOL equipped with a gas turbine hybrid power unit. Circulative renewable energy system for the lunar surface ©JAXA/Honda.

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MARCH 25, 2015

The solicitation (PON-14-605) was under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The Sectran Security PHEV- Renewal Natural Gas Truck Demonstration Project. CALSTART; UPS Advanced Hybrid Lift Truck Demonstration Program. PGE PHEV-Renewable Diesel Work Truck Demonstration Project.

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APRIL 30, 2022

Undoubtedly, the expected 8-10% penetration looks more realistic given the market challenges that include a hampered macroeconomic environment in India, an increase in the cost of production, global semiconductors and lithium shortage, and inadequate charging infrastructure that hinders consumer confidence in EVs with larger battery packs.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The projects range from electric locomotives, trucks and refrigeration trailers at railyards in Stockton and San Bernardino, to a hybrid tugboat and electric cranes and forklifts at the Port of Long Beach. Next Generation Fuel Cell Delivery Van Deployment: The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) will receive $5.4

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JUNE 21, 2021

The three parties are also interested in the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the creation of shunting locomotives using a hybrid power plant based on hydrogen fuel cells and domestically produced energy storage units. This will enable us to further reduce the environmental burden on the environment.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. from renewable energy sources—to attain significant progress in environmental protection. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MAY 11, 2013

DOE anticipates that the FOA will include the following topics: Demonstration and Deployment of Fuel Cell Hybrid-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks (up to $3M federal funding per award, 50% minimum cost share required). Validation of Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components (up to $1.5M federal funding per award, 50% minimum cost share required).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Plug-in Hybrid vehicles: In hybrid vehicles, there will be a gasoline or diesel engine powering the vehicle and on top of that there will be one or more electric motors along with a battery to power the vehicle in certain conditions like during starting or cruising below a certain speed. As a matter of fact, in the U.S.,

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JULY 16, 2019

These efforts include the statewide California Climate Investments (CCI) initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. Over five years, the Energy Commission’s Proposition 39 K-12 Program awarded more than $1.7

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APRIL 21, 2010

Ford is increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabrics on vehicles such as the Ford Escape and Escape Hybrid. Ford’s sustainable materials strategy. Click to enlarge. liter Duratec engine.

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