Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board voted last Friday to approve funding for 483 natural gas-fueled (liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)) trucks to replace old diesel trucks serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The new trucks are expected to use approximately 3.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model ( earlier post ) on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on highway.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

In California’s Los Angeles Basin, levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollutants have decreased by about 98% since the 1960s, even as area residents now burn approximately three times as much gasoline and diesel fuel. This indicates that the main VOC source in the LA basin is likely gasoline vehicle emission.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Beginning in September, six Navistar eStar all-electric, zero-emission trucks ( earlier post ) will be part of Coca-Cola’s growing fleet of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in North America; the AFV fleet will surpass 750 units by the end of this year. with two trucks in Los Angeles. Atlanta and Miami. and Hartford, Conn.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.

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JUNE 27, 2013

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. —Michael D. Antonovich, LA County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. This hybridized, gasoline-fueled vehicle is equipped with a three-way catalyst, which results in very low tailpipe gaseous emissions. Tags: Diesel Fleets Hybrids.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 26, 2022

Then along came petroleum and the refining of gasoline. To provide not only a look back, but a look into the future, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles currently has an exhibit called “Building An Electric Future: The Technology Of Today For The Vehicles Of Tomorrow.” Los Angeles, CA 90036. 323-930-2277.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

(SoCalGas) unveiled its newly company-branded, public-access natural gas vehicle (NGV) refueling station in Los Angeles County. in the city of Lancaster, the retail station is open 24 hours a day and features a fast-fill dispenser to serve individual and fleet owners of NGVs, including sedans, vans, pickups, and school buses.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The findings of a study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, with colleagues at UC Berkeley, suggest that changing atmospheric NO x levels over the next two decades will likely significantly reduce the effectiveness of stricter new gasoline vehicle emissions standards in reducing concentrations of secondary organic aerosol (SOA).

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

By using renewable hydrogen, this vehicle has saved 5,260 gallons of gasoline. To date, GM’s fuel cell test fleet has accumulated nearly 3 million miles (4.8 To date, GM’s fuel cell test fleet has accumulated nearly 3 million miles (4.8 per gallon, that’s more than $18,000 in fuel cost savings. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

Traffic congestion continues to worsen in California where, according to the Texas Transportation Institute’s annual Urban Mobility Report, Los Angeles and the San Francisco-Oakland metropolitan area rank No. In Los Angeles alone, this congestion contributed to a total of 38 million gallons of wasted fuel over the course of a year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

The Hertz Corporation is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its fleet in the US. Hertz also deploys CNG airport buses at its Los Angeles Airport location and rents CNG vehicles in both Italy and the United Kingdom. The fuel also typically costs half the price of gasoline and is produced domestically.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Ford Fusion electrified vehicle retail sales spiked in the Los Angeles market during the month of June, the first month of availability for the new 2017 model. Both of these numbers are retail sales and do not include fleet sales. Both of these numbers are retail sales and do not include fleet sales.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

In conjunction with the Memorandum, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched a pilot project to incorporate electric vehicles and technologies into the Federal fleet. Optimum fleet size. In addition, the VAM shall address composition for agencies’ light-duty fleets based on their missions. GSA purchase.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Redesigned Top Selling Sedan Goes All Hybrid Toyota made a splash at the 116th Los Angeles Auto Show this week with the debut of the redesigned, ninth generation 2025 Camry, which will now only be offered as a hybrid. liter gasoline engine and twin electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The green symbol and dashed arrow illustrate the large reductions in tailpipe VOC emission factors as precatalyst on-road gasoline vehicles were replaced by present-day vehicle fleets. Contributors to ambient air pollution in Los Angeles. (A You don’t do this with gasoline. McDonald et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

The study found that the highest-emitting 10% of gasoline vehicles are now responsible for the overwhelming majority of running CO, NMHC, and NO x. 90% in Los Angeles, Houston, and New York City, between 1990 and 2010. Credit: ACS, McDonald et al. Click to enlarge. The ratio of NMHC/CO was found to be 0.24 ± 0.04

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

plans to start test-marketing the e6 battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) in the US next year after almost a year’s delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city. The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s BYD Co.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

NREL’s Fleet Test and Evaluation Team recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric (gHEV) FedEx Express delivery trucks compared with conventional diesel vehicles. gasoline engine and Azure Dynamics, Inc. Criteria emissions by drive cycle. Source: Barnitt 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

NJ Transit is expected to operate a fleet of 147 CNG commuter buses estimated to consume approximately 2 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) each year. the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) opened its Division 13 facility, a $6-million private CNG fueling station built by Clean Energy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2012

The award recipients are: Arcadia Unified School District (Los Angeles County) will receive $300,000 to install a new compressed natural gas fueling system. This will allow the district to expand its fleet to 15 compressed natural gas vehicles, which are less polluting than conventional-fuel vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

On Friday, the fleet of Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles involved in GM’s Project Driveway—the largest consumer fuel cell vehicle demonstration project to date ( earlier post )—passed the 1-million mile mark. The Equinox fuel cell vehicle. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

All of this is no easy step, and Clean Fleet Report applauds JLR for making this commitment to a cleaner environment and a cleaner world. While Range Rover didn’t reveal many details of the 2023 Range Rover at its press conference on November 15 in Los Angeles, we did learn something about what can be expected in dealers in 2022.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 2, 2023

The gasoline-powered GV70 is the best-selling Genesis model, so the addition of an all-electric version of this popular SUV will find a place in many garages as GV70 owners make the transition to electric propulsion. Both GV70s share a platform that was specifically designed for a gasoline engine and electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

To achieve the best outcomes, the brief suggests, plug-in vehicle adoption should typically be focused on HEVs and PHEVs by city drivers in mild-climate regions with a clean electricity grid, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2021

Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. It may be a few years before a full fleet of electric fire trucks makes its way to the U.S. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Making History.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The gasoline-powered GV70 is the best-selling Genesis model, so the addition of an all-electric version of this popular SUV will find a place in many garages as GV70 owners make the transition to electric propulsion. Both GV70s share the same platform that was specifically designed for a gasoline engine and electric motors.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 298 horsepower (hp)/295 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft gallon gasoline tank with 87 octane and head-out on the road. of torque 9-speed automatic All-wheel drive (AWD) 0-60: 6.5

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

miles per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE), which equates to 4.51 The overall bus MBRC for the BEB fleet was more than 9,000. This will be a major challenge for any fleet looking to deploy electric buses that charge during peak times. In March 2014, Foothill Transit began operating the new fleet in its service area.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

AC Propulsion will launch the conversion program by developing the electric propulsion system and conversion process for the full-size vans that are used by service fleets nationwide. The converted vans will run on electricity only and will charge directly from the power grid. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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. Adding together the gasoline and electricity, the EPA estimates 105 MPGe (Miles Per Gallon Equivalent).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

AltAir Fuels LLC ( earlier post ) will receive $5 million to expand production of renewable diesel fuels at its Paramount facility in Los Angeles County from 30 million gallons per year to 40 million gallons per year, and allow for processing of additional feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). The fleet of Passat HyMotion vehicles is currently being tested on the streets of California. Passat HyMotion in LA. Click to enlarge. The drivetrain and MQB.

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MARCH 4, 2014

In order to meet customer expectations, hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles need driving ranges and fueling times comparable to conventional gasoline vehicles. The MC Fill protocol utilizes this value, as well as the dispenser outlet gas temperature and pressure, in its fill control logic. —Steve Mathison. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative. Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer.

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