Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Quantifies the production of pollutant ozone (? emissions).

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Shore Power is a shore-to-ship connection that provides electrical power to the ship, thereby significantly reducing diesel and other air pollutant emissions from ships while they are at berth. In 2008, the California Air Resources Board adopted a regulation to require reductions of air pollutants from ocean-going vessels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2019

Non-exhaust emissions (NEE) from road traffic refers to particles released into the air from brake wear, tyre wear, road surface wear and resuspension of road dust during on-road vehicle usage. Members of the group are drawn from those with a proven track record in the fields of air pollution research and practice.

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Exhaust Emissions Ireland Pollution 312

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Noting the references in scientific and policy literature to the need for fast-action mitigation to help avoid DAI and abrupt climate changes, the authors define “fast-action” to include regulatory measures that can begin within 2–3 years, be substantially implemented in 5–10 years, and produce a climate response within decades. Ramanathan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2022

FCA US referred to the manner in which it manipulated one method of emissions control as “cycle detection” and “cycle beating.” FCA US received credit for cooperation with the department’s investigation and has enhanced, and committed to further enhance, its compliance program and internal controls.

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Emissions Diesel United States Jeep 344

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2012

Highlights relevant international and national processes with links to publicly available data sources in an extensive reference section. Emissions of non- GHG air pollutants, including air toxics. Provides information on data limitations and highlights potential bottlenecks to data acquisition. Water quality.

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Transportation Global Water Pollution 244

Charged EVs

JANUARY 24, 2025

Kennedy International Airport, the busiest airport for international traffic in North America, always seems to be reinventing itself. It opened in 1948 as New York International Airport, although it was typically referred to then as Idlewild. Since then, there have been multiple changes and reconfigurations.

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Solar Power Powered Vehicles 109

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Internal AC Kinetics testing used an AC induction motor coupled to a large inertia, following a modified EPA city traffic cycle. AC Kinetics technology can substantially reduce the world’s electric bill—the global spend is US$570 billion annually—while cutting the carbon pollution generated by power plants.

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Motors Motoring Motor Energy 278

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This is also reflected in fuel savings of around 1% in the WLTP compared to the series reference. The comparative values were derived from a series reference and the results of the preceding generation Liteks 4 from previous years. They have also been confirmed by measurements carried out by an international OEM.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The reference scenario assumes continued strengthening of fuel efficiency standards for LDVs, as well as expanded use of renewables for power generation. To date, six major Chinese cities and one province have implemented car ownership restriction policies in response to severe congestion and air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to adopt new air pollution standards for engines with rated thrusts greater than 26.7 The standards were previously agreed to by the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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EPA Standards Emissions Commercial 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

For the most part, they look, sound and act like a traditional car, but there’s one major difference: their engines run on batteries and not on internal combustion powered by fossil fuels. The pros of going gasless include reduced maintenance costs, lower fuel expense and—most importantly—less pollution.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Cars Las Vegas 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a new paper published by an international team of 31 scientists in Nature Geoscience. A quarter of the growth in CO2 emissions in developing countries can be accounted for by an increase in international trade of goods and services. —Dr Canadell.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

Both OME 1 (methylal or dimethoxymethane, hereinafter referred to as DMM) and OME 3–5 offer outstanding combustion characteristics (e.g., high thermodynamic efficiency, low pollutant emissions ) but differ in production, infrastructure, and engine compatibility. —Burre et al.

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Fuel Diesel Renewable Hydrogen 255

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Inertia refers to resistance to change or tendency of economic, human and physical systems to change very slowly. unpriced environmental costs related to GHG emissions and air pollution) are not internalized by firms and households, there will be little demand for AFVs. —“Market Development for Green Cars”.

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Green Cars Green Market Green Vehicles 360

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Supply disruptions could impact the speed of the energy transition in the short to medium term, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) warns. All data refer to unprocessed ores and concentrates, except for lithium, where we rely on data for lithium carbonates and lithium oxide and hydroxide.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. The climate change benefit is estimated for 2050 and human health and crop benefits are for 2030 and beyond.

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Ozone Climate Carbon Climate Change 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2012

The ultimate goal, he says, is to exploit fully existing propulsion technologies in terms of fuel economy and pollutant emissions. They are operated with reference to engine operating points and the values of various engine controllable variables. —Malikopoulos et al. Malikopoulos, Andreas A., Papalambros, Panos Y.

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Engine Fuel Economy PHEV Economy 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

EU legislation currently refers to low-emission vehicles as vehicles having tailpipe emissions below 50 g/km. While further improvements to the internal combustion engine will be needed, Europe needs to accelerate the transition towards low- and zero-emission vehicles. The latter two examples also represent zero-emission vehicles.

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Emissions Alternative Fuels Transportation Standards 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Some offset projects may provide further benefits, such as: (a) the promotion of sustainable development; (b) improvements in air or water quality; (c) the creation of new domestic and international economic opportunities; and (d) the incentivization of innovation as parties seek new methods of generating offsets. CREDIBILITY OF OFFSETS.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

With 140,000 units produced worldwide, the Fuso Canter is an international hit in the light-duty-truck sector and easily the best-selling truck model at Daimler Trucks. There are three versions of the engine with internal designation 4P10 available: 96 kW (130 hp) at 3000-3500 rpm, 300 N·m at 1300-3050 rpm.

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Hybrid Fuel Standards Exhaust 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

To meet federal deadlines for attainment of ozone and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) standards, these regions must expeditiously phase in heavy-duty vehicles that emit at, or below, the equivalent of “zero-emission” battery-electric vehicles when accounting for pollution from base load electricity generation. Hybridization.

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Gas Emissions Climate California 257

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Materials management refers to how material resources are managed as they flow through the economy, from extraction or harvest of materials and food (e.g., Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices”.

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Emissions EPA Climate Change 2006 257

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

With increasing pressure from air pollution, oil consumption and congestion, China is compelled to reinvent propulsion technologies. … The development of EVs is very important to China: for haze, pollution and energy security. Pure electric passenger car. Other electric vehicles. Private sector. Pure electric passenger car.

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Transportation Future Energy Vehicles 273

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

A paper on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. In some catalytic zeolites, the metal ions can break down the pollutant nitric oxide in vehicle emissions. Chemists refer to this orientation as “side-on”. However, the zeolites crumble and clog easily, leading to early failure.

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Li-ion Diesel 2013 Water 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2016

Optimized internal combustion engines are the major contributor to the reduction of passenger car GHG emissions with significant improvements until 2020 and the subsequent penetration of more effective alternative technologies into the fleet. The latter powertrain technologies also offer the advantage of zero pollutant emissions.

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Emissions Transportation Fuel Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

WHDC (gtr 4) specifies test procedures for compression-ignition (CI) engines and positive-ignition (PI) engines fuelled with natural gas (NG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with regard to the emission of pollutants. Reference documents - UNECE regulations for motor vehicles. World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.

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Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by 70% by 2050 and completely phased-out by 2060 with a net positive economic outlook, according to new findings released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

The goal of the partnership is to leverage the complementary missions of deployment and commercialization (DOE) and fundamental research and education (NSF) to address the efficiency of the internal combustion engine (ICE). Liquid fuels have dominated transportation systems for over a century and will continue to do so for decades to come.

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Fuel Economy Engine Economy Fuel 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Michigan have characterized the nanostructure and oxidative reactivity of soot generated by a light-duty turbodiesel engine operating under a dilute, low-temperature combustion process referred to as high-efficiency clean combustion (HECC). THC and CO as well as NO x and PM. Earlier post.)

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Diesel Exhaust Engine Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Pollutant emissions were measured at some reference working conditions as well as along the NEDC and compared to analogous data obtained for the same engine using the standard Common Rail. Patent WO2011033379: Improved Pump Unit For An Injection Apparatus Of An Internal Combustion Engine. Applied Energy. 2011.08.047. Catania, A.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2012

In building their four scenarios to represent a reasonably aggressive range of heavier and higher sulfur crudes in the US crude slate, Hirshfeld and Kolb incorporated (i) increased domestic crude oil production and (ii) decreased total US crude oil consumption, as forecast for 2025 in the AEO 2011 Reference Case, in the scenarios.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions CO2 247

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 10, 2021

The development of internal combustion engine vehicles, especially automobiles, is one of the greatest achievements of modern technology. Air pollution, global warming and rapid depletion of the earth’s petroleum resources are becoming a problem now. Internal Combustion Engines. Vehicle Fundamentals.

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Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2023

8 Ecu Union countries together with France and Italy referred to as for the bloc to scrap deliberate Euro 7 exhaust emission limits, announcing they’re overly determined and unrealistic for automakers to strike. France’s President Emmanuel Macron, has additionally mentioned that there must be a rest in EU situation legislation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated that photosynthetic marine cyanobacteria annually produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons in the oceans. These organisms in turn support another population of bacteria that feed on these compounds.

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Mariner Oil MIT Environment 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

collectively referred to here as Volkswagen). During EPA emission testing, the vehicles’ ECM ran software which produced compliant emissions results under an ECM calibration that VW referred to as the “dyno calibration”. … The NOV alleges that Volkswagen and Audi cars from model years 2009-2015 equipped with 2.0-liter,

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