Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
A new analysis by Consumer Reports finds that owners of plug-in electric vehicles are spending half as much on maintenance and repair as the owners of similar gas-powered vehicles. According to CR’s experts, simpler powertrains in EVs and no need for oil changes are likely reasons for the lower costs.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2021
Greenhouse gas emissions from the global maritime sector are increasing. The Fourth IMO Greenhouse Gas study, published in August 2020, predicts that emissions could increase by as much as 130% by 2050 compared with 2008 levels. —Jose Maria Larocca, Executive Director and Co-Head of Oil Trading for Trafigura.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 28, 2014
The strategy summarizes the sources of methane emissions, commits to new steps to cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, and outlines the Administration’s efforts to improve the measurement of these emissions. Emissions of methane make up nearly 9% of all the greenhouse gas emitted as a result of human activity in the United States.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland. Southeast Asia.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Increased greenhouse gas emissions equal to 4.4 million additional cars on US roads are likely as a result of EPA inaction on finalizing the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules, according to a new white paper issued by The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). They cannot now go back and blend at higher rates.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2010
to continue to import roughly half of its crude oil supply for the foreseeable future, despite strong growth in renewable biofuels supply. In the case of residual oil, there is also relatively strong potential for near term economic impacts. Demand for liquid fossil fuels will require the US. Unconventional Fossil Energy”.
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