Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2017

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Clean Energy a renewable natural gas (RNG) contract to fuel the Metro fleet of transit buses. Each station provides fuel for approximately 200 CNG buses.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

We are beginning to get a sense of regional variation in methane emissions from natural gas production. The gas fields we studied for this paper produced about 20% of the natural gas in the United States, and more than half the shale gas, so this moves us closer to understanding methane leaks from US natural gas production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the toxic air pollution standards for petroleum refineries. As a co-benefit of these proposed standards, the EPA projects to eliminate emissions of approximately 700,000 metric tonnes of CO 2 equivalents.

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EPA Standards Emissions Pollution 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

A study by the University of California, Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) found that a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Agency (Metro) bus equipped with an ultra-low emission natural gas engine performs significantly cleaner than its certification standards across all duty cycles.

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Standards Gas Emissions Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2018

The Chevrolet Bolt EV with an EPA-estimated range of 238 miles is the most popular vehicle among Maven Gig drivers. million all-electric miles since February 2017 and have saved an estimated 250,000 gallons of gas. Approximately 9% of daily trips exceed the EPA-estimated range of the car.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

(Credit: peekaystudio/Instagram ) Tesla is said to use lubricating oils, brake fluids, lead acid batteries, aerosols, antifreeze, cleaning fluids, propane, paint, acetone, liquefied petroleum gas, adhesives, and diesel fuel at its Fremont Factory in Northern California. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Developing a zero- or near-zero goods movement system in the ports will reduce smog-forming, toxic and greenhouse gas emissions in communities around the ports, which are some of the most heavily impacted by air pollution. Earlier post.). million project is funded by $2.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The NZ engine is the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) meeting the 0.02 The ISL G NZ can operate on compressed, liquid, or renewable natural gas (RNG). Earlier post.).

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Purchase Engine Los Angeles North America 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Rear-wheel-drive-equipped Explorer Limited Hybrid has an EPA-estimated rating of 27 mpg city /29 mpg highway/28 mpg combined, while a four-wheel-drive version has an EPA-estimated rating of 23 mpg city/26 mpg highway/25 mpg combined. Explorer Limited Hybrid featuring a 3.3-liter liter EcoBoost engine. liter EcoBoost engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly released the finalized Phase 2 greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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EPA Fuel Standards Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

Maven Gig is expanding geographically, and provides vehicles for freelance drivers in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. The Chevrolet Bolt EV with an EPA-estimated range of 238 all-electric miles is the most popular vehicle among Maven Gig drivers. Maven Gig Bolt EVs have driven 1.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2016

The ISL G NZ compressed natural gas is certified by both US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Air Resources Board (ARB) in California to meet the 0.02 The engine will be used to power a New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 bus for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro).

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2016 Engine North America Los Angeles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine, 2015 Transit low- and medium-roof regular wheelbase wagons deliver a 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway EPA-estimated rating (16.8 That reflects an improvement of as much as 46% compared with the 10 mpg city/13 mpg highway EPA-estimated rating for the Ford E-Series 6.8-liter liter V10 premium gas engine.

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Fuel Economy 2015 Ford Economy 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The updated Mazda6 ( earlier post ) introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show this past week offers two powertrain options in the US: an upgraded SKYACTIV-G 2.5 Whereas existing variable turbochargers adjust the speed or direction of exhaust gas flowing into the turbine, Dynamic Pressure Turbo varies the degree of exhaust pulsation.

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Engine Exhaust Los Angeles Mazda 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

In testimony for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing ( earlier post ) on the proposed endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act ( earlier post ), Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson urged the EPA to include black carbon in the finding.

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Carbon EPA Pollution Ozone 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

Less than one year later, Navistar has completed testing and validation, developed and delivered prototype vehicles, and received EPA and CARB certifications. FedEx will evaluate the performance of the eStar vehicle in its fleet as it operates in the Los Angeles area. Payload: 4,000 lbs. 220V split-phase charging. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Though the car has not yet undergone EPA testing, Ford says it expects the Fiesta to be certified as the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car available in the United States. The exhaust gas is cooler, and the integrated head and exhaust manifold reduces weight. liter EcoBoost (direct injection plus turbocharging) engine. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Portland, Ore.;

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

In 2017, Tesla Model S had the farthest EPA-rated range for an all-electric vehicle, at 315 miles. In January 2018, Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced a bill that would ban gas-powered cars by 2040. Performance: Battery range has been increasing annually. As of October 2017, California had fulfilled 22.5%

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The EPA 46 MPG Is Only the Start. One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. The motor-driven power steering was a bit light, but tuned for good road feel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Increased leadership from US EPA and the railroads, along with funding to address California’s needs, would signal a clean-air commitment that must be made to protect those who live and work near rail yards. The emission reductions were to be beyond existing US EPA regulations and ARB regulations and agreements.

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Diesel California Emissions 2007 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

ISB EPA 07 200-hp (149 kW) EGR diesel engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system, with Li-ion batteries for energy storage. The 92 retrofitted hybrid vehicles will be placed into service in California, primarily in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco metropolitan areas.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It has now received a Certificate of Conformity for the Semi from the EPA. The small number of operators who run mixed-fuel fleets (diesel and gasoline, or diesel and natural gas) will understand these tradeoffs better. However, heavy-duty electric trucks from traditional makers have started to hit the market.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 132

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. Of course, the EPA “green” scores are 10 for both Smog and Greenhouse Gas. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based start-up, Hybrid Kinetic Motors (HK Motors) has announced plans to construct a new green-vehicle manufacturing plant in Baldwin County, Alabama in the US. By utilizing natural gas, HK Motors says it is tapping into an abundant, exceptionally clean, and surprisingly affordable resource.

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Alabama Green Cars Green Motor 36

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

EPA at 235 miles. After driving 246 miles through Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego, we had 30 miles of range remaining on the dash gauge. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Ready to take you there.

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All-Electric Miles Clean Cleaning 107

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

Californians purchasing a new Civic Natural Gas vehicle are now eligible for an immediate California Energy Commission $1,000 purchase credit supplied directly by certified Honda Civic Natural Gas dealers at the time of purchase. Per California’s AB 266, the expiration date for the white stickers has been extended to 1 January 2019.

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Purchase Honda California Gas 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

A review of 20 years of technical literature on natural gas (NG) emissions in the United States and Canada comprising more than 200 papers has concluded that official inventories consistently underestimate actual CH 4 emissions due to leakage from the natural gas system. Many EPA EFs have wide confidence intervals.

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Climate Transportation Fuel Coal 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. This is about a 10% improvement in EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy over the older generation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The Advanced Clean Cars package combines four different regulations: light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas limits; the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate; the next phase of the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV-III) program; and a new Clean Fuels Outlet regulation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation.

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Clean Cleaning California Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Focus on fuel economy.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

The 2023 Niro EV has an EPA estimated driving range of 253 miles, an increase of 14 miles compared to the outgoing 2022 Niro EV. In 340 miles of driving through Southern California counties of Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles, we averaged 4.1 miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is very efficient. The liquid-cooled 64.8

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Kia Miles Tax Credit Charging 85

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

For the past three months I’ve been working night and day as the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group. If you’re feeling the impact of today’s $5 a gallon gas and rising food prices and worried about the dropping equity in your home then wait till you see what’s coming in your immediate future.

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Climate Change Climate 2008 Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump said that his administration “ is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions ”—a reference to the waiver of preemption under the federal Clean Air Act granted California by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Obama Administration in 2012.

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2007 California Los Angeles Pollution 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The second policy targets automakers including GM, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and Hyundai which are siding with US President Donald Trump in his effort to strip California of its ability to craft greenhouse-gas emissions regulations separately from the Federal government. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Purchase California Emissions GM 252

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, with Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board, led a coalition of 24 state attorneys general and the cities of Los Angeles and New York in filing a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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District of Columbia Los Angeles Congress Pollution 207