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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110-million (US$133-million) scrappage scheme to support Londoners on lower incomes, disabled Londoners, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees to replace or retrofit their old, polluting vehicles in order to be ULEZ compliant. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills to strengthen emission standards for trucks, semis and other high-pollution vehicles. Finally, CARB is to strengthen existing or to adopt new regulations to achieve greenhouse gas reductions within the transportation sector.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented by $1.7 Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7

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APRIL 28, 2023

CARB projects that the In-Use Locomotive Regulation will contribute the largest reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions toward meeting California air quality standards by the 2037 deadline. Additionally, billions in federal grants and rebates to reduce air pollution are available for operators, CARB said.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

New pollutant standards for model year 2026 through model year 2034 passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles with internal combustion engines would also be required. The regulation provides manufacturers with flexibility in meeting the emission requirements and achieving a successful transition to cleaner vehicles.

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MAY 18, 2021

The region is classified as a non-attainment area, where the air quality is worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. illion grant from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) awarded to Wabtec, BNSF and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. —Eric Gebhardt, Wabtec Chief Technology Officer.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. They now feel very hacked off now they’re told they are more polluting.

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JULY 8, 2014

EPA estimates that a standard gasoline-powered lawn mower emits 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation. A filter captures harmful pollutants. Next year a new group of students—Anna Almario, Priyanka Singh and Alyssa Yan—will take over the project and compete for a $90,000 phase two grant.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

The California Energy Commission has approved a 4-million grant to Equilon Enterprises LLC (dba Shell Oil Products US) to develop and demonstrate the first multi-modal hydrogen refueling station in California. Locomotives and marine vessels emit approximately 90% of diesel particulate matter and 24% of statewide NO x.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

By 2030, hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonizing polluting, energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, oil refineries, power and heavy transport such as shipping, heavy-duty trucks and trains, by helping these sectors move away from fossil fuels. —CEO of ITM Power Dr Graham Cooley. 40-million (US$55.5-million)

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MARCH 19, 2010

The Victorian Government had earlier undertaken a Scoping Study for electric vehicle standards in Australia. Funding is likely to be in the form of grant arrangements; however this may vary depending on the service or product and how it will feature in the trial. Finalizing contracts. Click to enlarge. The scoping study.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. New energy efficiency standards. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 15, 2021

Existing funding for both standard and increased rebates is projected to be fully reserved in the coming weeks. Almost two-thirds of current EV owners have taken advantage of this program, and it’s a key driver of the EV market. This growing interest has led to a quicker draw on available funds through CVRP than anticipated.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The Cursor 13 Natural Gas is the most powerful 100% natural gas engine available on the on-road segment market today, and is the first purely NG engine on the market specially developed for long-haul missions. FPT Industrial has introduced its newest and most powerful natural engine. liter NG engine.

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MARCH 7, 2018

California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 This program will demonstrate the first diesel engine to comply with the state standard. We’re aiming at the heart of the Class 8 market. That will enable us to meet ultra-low NO x tailpipe standards. grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp/hr). —Dave Johnson.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Mining is environmentally harmful—it scars landscapes, adversely affects ecosystems and habitat, is water- and energy-intensive, and can pollute air and water resources. Provide capacity building funds, such as grants, and other resources (e.g.,

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APRIL 1, 2009

Among the direct transportation-related provisions in the extensive package are a low-carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels; financial support for large scale demonstrations of electric vehicles; and financial support for automakers retooling plants to make electric vehicles. trucks, construction machines, ships and planes.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

The grant award is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing clean-air benefits to California neighborhoods, with an emphasis on disadvantaged communities. develops electric powered vehicles for commercial markets. GreenPower recently completed the acquisition of 9.3

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

billion in categorical grants for states that are implementing environmental statutes such as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants are funded at $81 million to conduct research in key areas such as hydraulic fracturing, potential endocrine disruptors, and green infrastructure.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

We have experienced false starts before with hydrogen, so we can’t take success for granted. Hydrogen is light, storable and energy-dense, and its use as a fuel produces no direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases. —Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

The petition challenges the ability of EPA to grant a partial waiver for three specific reasons: The Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA to issue any partial waiver decisions. The statute passed by Congress in 2007 states that fuels can’t be approved for the market that could cause any failures. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

The company was also vocal in its opposition to the use of SCR for compliance (“a license to pollute”), having argued that there was no operational mechanism to forestall cheating with SCR systems when urea is not present. However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Unfortunately, thanks to the fast pace of electrification and the slow pace of standards bodies, electrical safety standards for heavy vehicles are lagging behind the market. Charged : So, there’s a lack of standards for vehicles that use higher-voltage electrical architectures? Geoff Schwartz: Yes.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Empire State Development (ESD) has offered Bannon a $3 million capital grant to proceed with the project. The car can be fully charged in eight hours from a standard outlet or in one-and-a-half hours from a quick-charge station. REVA, India’s first zero polluting electric vehicle for city mobility, was commercialized in June 2001.

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JULY 24, 2020

OptiFuel Systems, a system integrator of Cummins and BAE Systems hybrid power products for decarbonizing the rail, marine, and microgrid power market, is in the process of finalizing a $2.6 million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive.

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JULY 6, 2012

The company was also vocal in its opposition to the use of SCR for compliance (“a license to pollute”), having argued that there was no operational mechanism to forestall cheating with SCR systems when urea is not present. Earlier post.). However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

In the absence of major technological innovations or policy changes, the United States is unlikely to meet cellulosic biofuel mandates under the current Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) by 2022, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Greenhouse gas emissions. Economic effects.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

In 2009, the number of private cars owned in China exceeded the United States, resulting in it being the world’s largest auto market. Establishment of a biofuel industry in China is therefore an attractive solution to manage the problems of environmental pollution, energy independence and rural development within the transport sector.

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MAY 13, 2009

This initiative follows a 2008 incentive program that put into service more than 2,200 trucks that currently meet or exceed 2007 US EPA emission standards. Since the launch of the Clean Truck Program on 1 October 2008, pollution at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex has been reduced by more than 23%, according to the Commission.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The proposed standards would require substantial environmental improvements from new vehicles and would put Canadian GHG emission standards at par with US national standards and, by 2016, with the California standards. Bob Oliver, Executive Director of Canadian environmental NGO Pollution Probe.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

BNP Paribas would consider arranging and acting as lead lender for the senior debt financing at market terms for the first three commercial projects. BNP Paribas is one of the 6 strongest banks worldwide, according to Standard & Poor’s. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 9, 2010

Quallion developed the system under a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with a global Tier 1 supplier to meet OEM specification requirements and has installed the battery in a Class 8 truck for preliminary field testing with plans to obtain data for future commercialization. Opportunities in the automotive market.

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MAY 13, 2010

The bill invests in developing and manufacturing advanced vehicles, to ensure that America leads the world in advanced cars and batteries, and embraces ongoing efforts to create strong federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and efficiency improvements in our vehicle fleet. Blocking Market Manipulation.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their long-expected notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards.

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APRIL 22, 2016

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. However, heavy-duty electric trucks from traditional makers have started to hit the market. This is a step that, so far, Tesla has not taken for its own Megacharger standard. But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world. That’s about to change.

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MAY 17, 2012

Before those tests were completed in October 2010 and January 2011, EPA granted partial waivers to allow the introduction of E15 into the marketplace for use in model year 2001 and later vehicles. The test cycle is a standard engine durability cycle from a local OEM except that the maximum engine speed was limited to 3500 rpm.

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