Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

On average, a passenger ferry emits the same pollution as approximately 40 diesel buses, so electrification of these vessels is a high priority for many cities. LFP is now even being used in electric cars, including standard-range Teslas. It was time to offer our Deep Blue customers a choice.

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MARCH 30, 2020

People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer from cardiovascular diseases, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal JAMA Neurology. microns or less in width (PM 2.5 ) are considered low compared to international standards.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The California Air Resources Board today approved a statewide plan for attaining the federal health-based standard for ozone, typically experienced as smog. The 2022 State Implementation Plan Strategy identifies the state’s control strategy for meeting the federal 70 parts per billion, 8-hour ozone standard over the next 15 years.

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Plug in America

MARCH 22, 2024

On March 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final vehicle standards for cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs. These rules set progressively lower limits on tailpipe pollution on vehicles manufactured between 2027 and 2032. EPA standards aren’t new. There are EPA vehicle standards in place right now.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The findings—based on data from more than 400 cities in 20 countries across the world—show that more than 6,000 deaths each year would have been avoided in the selected cities if countries had implemented stricter air quality standards. Current air quality thresholds (in micrograms per cubic meter of ambient air) range from 100 ?g/m

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2019

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission adopted a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard for Colorado early today in an 8-1 decision. The new zero-emission standard adopts California ZEV requirements, with automakers to sell more than 5% zero-emission vehicles by 2023 and more than 6% zero-emission vehicles by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Since that study, which was transparently designed to quantify the worst-case tire emissions under legal driving, Emissions Analytics has been testing and analyzing tire wear emissions in more detail across a wider range of driving conditions, and has performed a detailed chemical analysis of hundreds of new tires. This shows that 13.4

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JULY 15, 2019

Solid CFDNPs in air pollution are characterized by the abundant presence of strongly magnetic, iron-rich particles which condense and/or oxidize upon airborne release, often retaining a rounded or spherical shape as they cool. annual air quality standard of 12 ?g/m g/m 3 and the 24-hr standard of 35 ?g/m 10 9 /g, respectively.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Counties where measured ozone is above proposed range of standards, based on 2011-2013 monitoring data. Earlier this year, EPA staff had recommended the further reduction of this primary ozone standard from the current 75 ppb (parts per billion) to a revised level within the range of 70 ppb to 60 ppb—and preferably below 70 ppb.

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JULY 23, 2019

The tiny particles, around 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair, can be inhaled deep into the lungs, and have been associated with increased risk of a range of conditions including heart attack and various forms of lung disease. The amount of this fine particle pollution in the US has declined since 1999. µg/m 3 and 13.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responding to petitions from the California Air Resources Board, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association to address harmful nitrogen oxide (NO x ) and particulate matter (PM) emissions from locomotives.

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APRIL 27, 2020

Such information could help researchers identify hidden hotspots of dangerous pollution, greatly improve studies of pollution on human health, or potentially tease out the effects of unpredictable events on air quality, such as the breakout of an airborne global pandemic. pollution.

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JULY 17, 2017

Ozone concentrations were lower than the levels capable of influencing pulmonary function, which is the main basis for current regulatory standards. They monitored indoor and outdoor ozone levels, along with other pollutants. The 24-hour ozone exposure concentrations ranged from 1.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), the first national standards for power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollutants (also known as hazardous air pollutants, HAPs) such as arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide.

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JUNE 15, 2012

Projected non-attainment by county in 2020 under the range of the proposed new limits. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates to its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ). EPA’s proposal would strengthen the annual health standard for PM 2.5

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

In response to a court order, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ), including soot, setting the annual health (primary) standard at 12 µg/m 3. This includes an annual standard of 15.0 ?g/m standard of 35?

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MAY 25, 2016

Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, but the biological process has not been understood. Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 The study is published in The Lancet. and NO x between 1999 and 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In a statement released this morning, President Barack Obama said he has requested that US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson withdraw the agency’s draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) rulemaking. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The tractor’s hydrogen tank can hold 67 kg of hydrogen with the battery providing 72 kWh for a gross combined weight of 37,200 kg to deliver an average range of more than 450 miles per tank. This project is led by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), which applied for the TAG funding.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

standard from its current level of 12.0 µg/m 3 to within the range of 9.0 EPA is taking comment on the full range (between 8 and 11 10 µg/m 3 ) included in the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee’s (CASAC) latest report. standard; primary and secondary 24-hour PM 2.5 standards; and. standards; and.

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JUNE 29, 2017

million (US$111 million) program to retrofit around 5,000 older buses with a new exhaust system that will upgrade the vehicles to Euro VI emissions standards. By September 2020 the entire bus fleet will be at least Euro VI standard, with the emissions from the retrofitte buses cut by up to 95%.

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MAY 23, 2014

Deaths from outdoor air pollution by region in 2005 and 2010. Outdoor air pollution kills some 3.5 This pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated US$3.5 The effects of air pollution on people’s health are much higher than previously thought. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 3, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tier 3 emission standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some heavy-duty vehicles. EPA had issued the proposed standards last March. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to find the California South Coast air basin in attainment for the coarse particulate matter standard (PM 10 ). EPA is also proposing to approve the state’s maintenance plan that demonstrates how the area will continue to achieve the standard for at least the next ten years.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Range resilience. Range distance. Range confidence. This preference is fueled by advancements in battery technology, leading to enhanced range. Moreover, the continuous expansion of EV charging infrastructure nationwide further reinforces confidence in extended range capabilities.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The FY 2011-2012 plan focused primarily on five areas of interest: sustainable communities; behavior and technology adoption; health and air pollution exposures; air pollution science; and greenhouse gas targets. The FY 2011-2012 Plan included four projects to support the goal of attaining air quality standards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

The action plan also encompasses a range of initiatives, including a focus on clean transportation. As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

A new report from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that air pollution at US ports can be reduced significantly at all port types and sizes through a variety of strategies and cleaner technologies. national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Source: National Port Strategy Assessment. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Multiple EV manufacturers have expressed interest in fitting ENSO’s range-extending, emissions-reducing tires. ENSO’s tires have already achieved ‘A’ energy-efficiency ratings in Germany, and last year broke a Hypermiling World Record, extending the range of an unmodified Renault Zoe by 50 miles (12%) compared to standard OE tires.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

The Review finds that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards currently in place for model years 2022-2025 are readily feasible at or below the costs estimated back in 2012. An additional 78 model variants comprising hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), PHEVs, and BEVs also meet the 2020 or later standards. PM and criteria pollutants.

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Standards PHEV California CO2 150

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options. billion Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives is targeted to benefit lower income communities and those disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution. Over half of the $1.5

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

issued its final rule revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone to 70 parts per billion (ppb) from 75 ppb to protect public health. EPA examined nearly 2,300 studies in this review of the ozone standards including more than 1,000 new studies published since the last review of the standards in 2008.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

China Yuchai International Limited, a leading manufacturer and distributor of engines for on- and off-road applications in China through its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL), launched 14 new engines compliant with China’s more stringent National VI emission standards.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Clean Air Act standards to reduce CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants (electric utility generating units, EGUs). The proposed rulemaking establishes separate standards for natural gas and coal plants. In 2012, EPA issued a proposed standard for EGUs.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The directive covers four main air pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and ammonia (NH 3 ). These pollutants can cause respiratory problems, contribute to the acidification of soil and surface water, and damage vegetation. —EEA Executive Director Prof.

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JULY 16, 2015

The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament tightened up a European Commission proposal and called for more ambitious national caps on emissions of six main pollutants in order to cut emissions by 70% across the EU and save €40 billion (US$44 billion) in air pollution costs by 2030. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard. Work on the standard began immediately following the Governor’s Renewable Electricity Standard Executive Order, signed on 15 September 2009.

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