Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The proposed targets, required under SB 375 (2008, Steinberg), are designed to help coordinate land use and transportation planning. While the goal is to reduce greenhouse gases from passenger vehicles, it also helps clean the air in the state by reducing the amount of pollution that creates smog. Earlier post.).

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MAY 9, 2010

The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. A European strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles”. Resources.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

New research shows that air pollution in eastern China has reduced the amount of light rainfall over the past 50 years and decreased by 23% the number of days of light rain in the eastern half of the country. But light rainfall that sustains crops has decreased everywhere. The northern half has seen less rain and more droughts.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies. Lithium-sulfur and lithium-air battery cell development.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Registration of ethanol to make E15 is a significant step toward its production, sale, and use in model year 2001 and newer gasoline-fueled cars and light trucks. On 13 October 2010, EPA granted the first partial waiver for E15 for use in MY2007 and newer light-duty motor vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

As the next progression in Honda’s dynamic FCV styling, the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell features a low, wide aerodynamic body with clean character lines. Honda’s second-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. The interior uses rich materials and intuitive, streamlined controls.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The cleaned syngas is them processed through an amine system to capture and remove sulfur and carbon dioxide. The syngas then enters the secondary gas clean-up section that contains compression to increase syngas to the pressure required by the FT process. The end syngas product is very clean with zero sulfur content.

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JULY 25, 2009

Exposure to ozone at levels currently deemed safe by the NAAQS clean air standards can have a significant and negative effect on lung function, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2022

Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s EV market is not yet out of the woods, but things are starting to look up again. As European countries continue their long run to electrification, the continent’s fourth-largest auto market is struggling to regain the pace it lost a few months ago.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2009

A report released by the World Economic Forum during its annual meeting in Davos warns that to have a chance of limiting the average increase in global temperatures to 2°C, a level which an increasing number of experts already considers unsafe, at least US$515 billion per year will need to be invested in clean energy globally between now and 2030.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Compression ignition makes possible a super lean burn that improves engine efficiency up to 20–30% over the current SKYACTIV-G, and from 35–45% over Mazda’s 2008 gasoline engine of the same displacement. Earlier post.). SKYACTIV-X even equals or exceeds the latest SKYACTIV-D diesel engine in fuel efficiency. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 27, 2021

light-vehicle market in 1975, rising to 5.1 The financial crisis of 2008 induced only a small dip and by 2010 SUVs made up nearly 30 percent of all sales and reached half of the market in 2020. If this trend continues, the additional SUVs on the road by 2040 could offset the carbon savings from more than 100 million electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Tesla released the Roadster, a 100% electric vehicle, in 2008. The car ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle, killing the two occupants. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. What Do You Do If Autopilot Fails. The company unveiled its Model S, which has some automated steering and braking, six years later.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2012

Instead of a liquid phase bioreactor to gro the algae, Proterro has demonstrated and scaled a solid-phase modular photobioreactor that optimizes the organisms’ access to light and carbon dioxide, and uses significantly less water.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Wear-resistant, heat reflective and self-cleaning material for automotive body. The new nanocomposite material, with its multi-coating layer, is not only wear- and chemical-resistant; it is also able to clean itself through photo-catalysis. With every 10% reduction in weight in cars, there would be an average savings in fuel of 6%.

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MARCH 12, 2012

The report groups the efforts into five main categories: increasing energy independence through increased domestic production of oil and natural gas; building a 21 st century transportation sector; investing in clean energy, including renewables and nuclear; building more livable communities; and innovating for the next generation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

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. The Clean Air Act provides states with time to meet the standards. EPA estimates that the public health benefits of the updated standards will range from $2.9

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

Sales of light-duty vehicles with alternative powertrains in 2014 was a mix of increases and decreases over 2013 sales. —Bruce Belzowski. Alternative powertrain sales. Percentage differences in miles per gallon (mpg) between comparable diesel and gasoline vehicle pairs. Belzowski 2015. Click to enlarge. Average diesel take rates.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

In this case, our funding of Bright Automotive will accelerate the introduction of advanced propulsion and light-weight technologies in the commercial vehicle market. Bright Automotive launched from Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in January 2008. Jon Lauckner, president of GM Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2018

Over the next 10 years this plan will put in place not only tools to clean up VW’s excess emissions, but also to help achieve further reductions of smog-forming pollution for decades to come. There is also money to reduce emissions at freight facilities, marine projects and light-duty vehicle charging. —CARB Chair Mary D.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Data submission 3.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% over July 2008. over July 2008. compared to July 2008 results. to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

To date, seven Metropolitan Planning Organizations have adopted Sustainable Community Strategies. “… the light-duty vehicle segment will need to become largely electrified by 2050 in order to meet California’s emission reduction goals.” The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years. Transportation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This is roughly a 34% increase over total shipments in 2011 and a 321% increase over total shipments in 2008. The stationary sector continues to drive overall shipment growth, increasing from about 2,000 shipments in 2008 to about 25,000 shipments in 2012. Light duty vehicles. For example, San Diego has installed 2.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

Worldwide, light-duty vehicle (LDV) fuel economy is not improving fast enough to cut average fuel use by 50% for all new cars by 2030, according to a working paper issued by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ). per year between 2005 and 2008. per year between 2005 and 2008. Source: GFEI. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (32.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

rules that put the necessary regulatory framework in place to ensure that 1) industrial facilities can get Clean Air Act permits covering their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when needed and 2) facilities emitting GHGs at levels below those established in the Tailoring Rule do not need to obtain federal Clean Air Act permits.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The updated final rule covers alternative fuel conversion of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. EPA evaluated the requirement and determined that it is appropriate to introduce new flexibilities for all clean alternative fuel converters and to expand the compliance options for certain categories of conversions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2009

The EIB is providing this funding under its European Clean Transport Facility (ECTF), which is part of its wider response to the crisis and focuses on car emissions reduction and the development of new-generation vehicle technologies. In 2008 the EIB signed loans totaling €57.6 EIB Vice-President Philippe de Fontaine Vive stressed. “

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The President also emphasized the need to reduce consumption of oil through increased fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, an pointed to the upcoming first round of efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks and the second round of CAFE new CAFE standards for light-duty vehicles. But I’m determined to ensure that it’s safe.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

from 2008–2012. from 2008–2012. By 2030, advances in vehicle emission controls can cut air pollution from light and heavy-duty vehicles by almost 70% compared to 2010. Transport sector emissions growth in Annex I countries (developed countries and “economies in transition” averaged 0.5% Non-Annex I countries averaged 4.8%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2009

Under the agreement, CleanFUEL will distribute IMPCO’s bi-fuel Sequent system, a dual-propane and gasoline fuel system certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for conversions of light duty General Motors and Ford vehicles to run on propane. 2008 and 2009 3.5L less than gasoline/diesel per gallon. Chevrolet Impala.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2012

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2011

Sustainable Communities : The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (SB 375) directs California’s metropolitan planning organizations to develop sustainable communities strategies that meet regional greenhouse gas reduction targets through integrated land use, housing and transportation planning.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

According to the recently finalized Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 , net US GHG emissions in 2008 were down 2.7% Clean Energy Research, Development and Deployment. It also establish pilot projects to determine the regional feasibility of light- and heavy-duty plug-in electric vehicles.

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JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

“The ultimate transport solution would be solar fuels, made from using sunlight to split water and produce hydrogen, or to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and combine it with water to produce other clean solar fuels.The opportunities for bio-inspired fuels and for innovative routes to produce them are virtually limitless.”

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