Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

One of the company’s goals is to significantly reduce pollutant emissions. The current large order signals the return of EvoBus Italia to the capital; the company has already supplied buses to Atac: 450 Citaro between 2001 and 2005.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

Since 2001, CalVans has been working to reduce its total number of vehicle miles traveled annually, while also reducing greenhouse emissions. CalVans is dedicated to improving air quality for communities most impacted by pollution by increasing access to clean transportation.

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Green Car Congress

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 CRC Engine Durability study took duplicates of eight different vehicle model engines spanning 2001-2009 model years. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that California emitted 429 million metric tons of climate pollutants in 2016—a drop of 12 million metric tons, or three percent, from 2015. They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Most of the immediate project benefits will accrue in the San Joaquin Valley, an economically disadvantaged area with some of the highest pollution burdens in the country, as evidenced by CalEnviroScreen scores within the worst five percent in the state.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

The eventual CTI rulemaking will establish new, more stringent emission standards for NO x and other pollutants for highway heavy-duty engines. EPA last revised NO x standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines in January 2001. EPA is seeking input from the public and interested stakeholders.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This leads to a significantly more compact and cost efficient exhaust gas aftertreatment system, even for future extremely strict pollutant emission limits. The platform for these discussions is the “International DME Association” founded in 2001, which currently has 50 members from science and industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

Overall trends in the inventory also demonstrate that the carbon intensity of California’s economy, the amount of carbon pollution per million dollars of GDP, is declining. Carbon intensity has dropped 23% from the peak in 2001, and declined an average of 1.9% tons per person in 2001 to 12.0 overall during the same period.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

However, says Dr. Peter Mock, Managing Director of ICCT Europe, since 2001 Europe has seen the largest increase in its gap. As a result, less than half of the on-paper reductions in CO 2 emission values since 2001 have been realized in practice, ICCT says. —Peter Mock.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

Based on a three-year study of toxic and environmentally relevant pollutants from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, Swiss researchers have concluded that some GDI engines emit just as many soot particles as unfiltered diesel cars did in the past. Further, the GDI particles carry numerous carcinogenic substances.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

In 2001, the 2001 Civic GX powered by compressed natural gas was the first certified Advanced Technology Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle (AT PZEV). When fully in force in 2025, the new set of standards will reduce smog-causing pollutants from low-emission vehicles 75% from current levels, and greenhouse gases by 34%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2016

Long-term exposure to ambient PM 2.5 , a mixture of environmental pollutants, was associated with increased risk of mortality for many types of cancer in an elderly Hong Kong population, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

Air pollution emitted from sources such as traffic, industry and households is still above internationally agreed limits in 12 European countries, according to newly published data. These pollutants are harmful to both people and the environment, causing respiratory illnesses, acidifying soil and surface water, and damaging vegetation.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 28, 2021

2001 – Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. introduced its first electric three-wheeler in 1999, and in 2001, it established a new firm, Bijlee, based in Coimbatore, to manufacture and sell electric vehicles. Also, REVA Bangalore entered the electric vehicle market in 2001 with a vehicle developed by an American business (Amerigon).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The worst sites in California have demonstrated a 52% improvement in ozone from 1976 to 2010, a 29% improvement in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) from 2001 to 2010, an 84% improvement in carbon monoxide from 1970 to 2009, and a 92% improvement in sulfur dioxide from 1970 to 2009.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe clogging up its roads, and the country is lagging behind other European countries in EV adoption. An EV made is Italy is even better.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Levels of sulfur dioxide, a pollutant emitted largely by power plants, and chemical oxygen demand, a measure of organic pollution in the water, are down even as CO 2 emissions have continued to rise. What they don’t report is PM 2.5 , which has moved to a position of top concern as major pollution events have hit north China.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe, and is lagging way behind other European countries in EV adoption, with an incentive program that has been practically nonexistent.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2009

REVA, India’s first zero polluting electric vehicle for city mobility, was commercialized in June 2001. Based in Bangalore, India, RECC was established in 1994 as a joint venture between the Maini Group India and AEV LLC, California USA, to manufacture environment-friendly and cost-effective electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

In the coming months, the panel will consult with key stakeholders to enhance the government’s knowledge and understanding of how well the current system is working, review current preparedness and response capacity, and propose new ways to bring Canada’s tanker safety system to a world-class status.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Air pollution poses a serious threat to our nation’s health. Studies show that air pollution from transportation causes asthma attacks and contributes to premature death and lung cancer among many other health concerns. We are truly honored to be named a Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities. —Harold P.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2013

The widespread adoption of these valves would substantially decrease petroleum usage and the associated production of greenhouse gases and air pollution, while also promoting energy independence. 2011) Effects of Intake Valve Closing Timing on Gasoline Engine Performance and Emissions, SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-3564.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In an effort to reliably predict efficiency and pollutant emissions for new engines and fuels, computer simulations are used to study fundamental turbulence-chemistry interactions. diesel combustion by reducing temperature”, SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0655, 2001.). Dual-fuel Combustion.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2013

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. In its development of biofuel policy, China’s 10 th five-year plan (2001–2005) proposed a biofuel industry to utilize surplus grain stocks.

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Plug in America

DECEMBER 17, 2020

No pollution, well-to-wheels. “I haven’t paid for electricity for my house or my EV since 2001,” he says. The World Health Organization estimates that some seven million people die every year from polluted air. ” Those criteria pollutants matter a hell of a lot, too, as the WHO notes. Goodbye guilt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. BP Products North America Inc. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The data show that for private cars, the difference between on-road and official CO 2 values rose from around 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2013. This procedure was developed in the 1980s and was not originally intended to be used for fuel consumption testing but air pollutants. —“From Laboratory to Road: 2014 Update”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

By sector, power plants were the largest source of emissions, accounting for 31% of total US greenhouse gas pollution. billion gallons in 2001 to 1.4 Transportation emissions increased as a result of a small increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and fuel use across on-road transportation modes. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2017

In fact, at a little over $50 per barrel, oil is trading slightly higher than its historic, inflation adjusted average of $47 per barrel , which in and off itself calls into the question the “spike” view: If the period 2001 – 2014 was a clear historic abnormality, why should one expect the price to return those levels?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate. Unger et al. Click to enlarge. Unger et al. Nadine Unger, Drew T.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

While properly engineered conversion systems can reduce or at least not increase emissions, poorly designed systems can lead to much more pollution. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. MY 2009, 2010, 2011 and < useful life mileage. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing 2. Intermediate age.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

He also served as project leader for the adoption of regulations pursuant to AB 1493, the California legislation that directed the Board to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, and led the staff teams that prepared the 2001 and 2003 amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle regulation. Chuck Shulock. Background.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Theoretically, cars operating on higher ethanol blends than the design point could emit greater concentrations of pollutants in exhaust gas. As with metals, studies on legacy vehicles (model years 1994–2001) did not observe any degradation of elastomers, polymers, or any other materials with E15 or E20. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Research on ISA in the UK has been going on for more than 10 years, including a major ISA-UK project funded by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) between 2001 and 2006. They partners commissioned the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds to produce the report.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 28, 2023

Her dissertation focused on developing methods to determine a baseline for concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere based on historical spatial-temporal measurements. In 2001 she realized her goal of working on a satellite mission. She earned her Ph.D. She was a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2009

President Barack Obama’s national fuel efficiency standards in the USA have come in for criticism in The Wall Street Journal where a columnist points out that there could be severe costs in terms of urban air pollution and human life.

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