Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $6 million to 11 projects aimed at improving potential buyers’ experiences with alternative fuel and plug-in electric vehicles, supporting training, and integrating alternative fuels into emergency planning. AWARD TABLE. Description. Federal amount. Penske Truck Leasing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The state of South Carolina has purchased 26 new Blue Bird Vision Propane school buses to replace aging diesel buses. The first of the alternative-fueled buses are being deployed to service Dorchester and Berkeley counties. The buses were purchased from Blue Bird’s newest dealership in North America, Blanchard Bus Centers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Over time, the governments of California, British Columbia, Oregon and Washington will work together to build an integrated West Coast market for low-carbon fuels that keeps energy dollars in the region, creates economic development opportunities for regional fuel production, and ensures predictability and consistency in the market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2011

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division is introducing 8 new electric trucks in the Boston area as part of a larger 176-unit electric fleet rollout in North America; once those are deployed, Frito-Lay will have the largest commercial fleet of all-electric trucks in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

CDF already provides inventory financing for other brands of alternative fuel and hybrid motorsports products. By 2015, GE has committed to purchasing 25,000 electric vehicles for its own fleet and for those of its customers. Brammo is the current TTXGP eGrandPrix champion of North America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

In two packages of awards, the California Energy Commission approved more than $44 million to expand the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and increase the number of alter alternative fuel vehicles on the road in the state. million to build a hydrogen fueling station in Anaheim (Orange County).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

The awards are expected to support the purchase of more than 125 new natural gas vehicles; funding comes from the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The vehicles are manufactured by Anaheim-based Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. Nations Bus Corp. Nations Bus Corp.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Big Blue Bus will use the grant approved by the MSRC partially to fund the purchase of 58 new Cummins-Westport 8.9L The NZ engine is the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) meeting the 0.02

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2015

Honda opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on its property in Marysville, Ohio. The CNG station, which was designed, constructed and will be operated by Trillium CNG, is the first public CNG station located on a Honda property in North America. The use of CNG as an alternative fuel allows us to do that.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the Ford Transit Connect for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. With its standard 2.0-liter With its standard 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2021

Unitrans, the University of California, Davis transit system, has purchased six Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses from NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. UC Davis utilized the California Department of General Services (DGS) contract for the procurement.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The label provides consumers with a tool to compare alternative-fuel vehicles to those with a traditional internal combustion engine and allows them to make an informed purchase decision. —Scott Becker, senior vice president, Finance and Administration, Nissan Americas.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Tengzhong intends to purchase HUMMER through an investment entity, in which it will hold an 80% stake. Once the transaction is complete, HUMMER will become the first automaker to offer an alternative fuel powertrain in every model, with the addition of E85 FlexFuel capability in the 2010 H3 and H3T.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

The EVs—projected to be 64 Ford Focus sedans, 23 Nissan LEAF sedans and 3 Zenith vans—were purchased with $2.8 Sonoma County and the Sonoma County Water Agency purchased 27 vehicles through the program. million in funding support from MTC, which offset the incremental cost of the EVs and charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2022

These stations, intended to be operational between Q4 2023 and Q2 2024, cover fueling stations for light-duty, heavy-duty, and transit fuel cell vehicles that need H35 and H70 dispensing. The purchase orders have a combined value of almost US$60 million. Korea, and Neuenbürg, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Federal and state commitment to cleaner fleets by purchasing EVs and PHEVs. Earlier post.) This should be a U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

Fuel efficiency levels were improved through improved vehicle technology, effective vehicle maintenance procedures, fuel conservation efforts, sophisticated routing technology and operational initiatives such as minimizing engine idling. Alternative fuel technology and vehicle deployments also improve UPS’fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America last week submitted supplemental information to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) detailing its proposed charging investment in and benefit to underserved, low-income, and disadvantaged communities in the state as part of its court-mandated investment plan. Earlier post.). The supplement.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) marked the start of mass production of the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas as it moves to increase production of the alternative-fuel Civic to support an expanding network of certified Civic Natural Gas dealers across the US. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

It has resulted in the sports car series approving and racing five alternative fuels by all competitors in its field. He is a leading voice worldwide on environmental issues as they pertain to alternative fuels and energies. All cars in the Series race on one of five alternative fuels or energy sources ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

has entered into a share purchase agreement to purchase Emer S.p.A. Founded in 1975, Emer is a leading fuel system provider in the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry. Positions Westport to more rapidly penetrate attractive end markets, including North America. Westport Innovations Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

It is focusing its efforts on five areas aimed at reducing fuel consumption and emissions: vehicle energy use (weight, aerodynamics, and rolling resistance); engines; transmissions; axles and drivelines; and hybrid propulsion and alternative fuel technologies. Hybrid propulsion and alternative fuel vehicles.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Clean Energy Fuels Corp delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) last year as robust sales of the carbon-neutral transportation fuel continued in 2019, closing out the year with significant deals throughout North America.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The USPS operates a fleet of more than 200,000 vehicles in all areas of the United States and its territories; approximately 163,000 of these are right-hand drive, light-duty carrier route vehicles (CRVs) purchased between 1987 and 2001. Environment America. Plug In America. The payload capacity is approximately 1,400 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) rolled out its new fleet of 77 buses fueled by propane autogas. The alternatively fueled buses will help the agency reduce its operating costs, and will reduce emissions by 2 million pounds per year. MTS purchased 31 minibuses and 46 paratransit buses fueled by propane.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

America must do likewise. America needs to: optimize use of all of its natural resources while protecting public health and the environment; support efficiency measures in both electricity generation and transportation; and drive energy innovation and investment from basic invention to industry scale-up.It

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The Energy Commission is also awarding $1,074,000 in buy-down incentives for 46 alternative-fuel vehicles. Purchased vehicles must be registered and driven in California at least 90% of the time for three years. The vehicles are manufactured by Anaheim-based Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. trillion.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

EVs will likely account for approximately 8% of new car sales in Europe by 2020, supported by consumers’ higher willingness to pay for green technologies, the region’s high emissions standards, and high gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. These could reduce CO 2 emissions by 5 to 10 percent and 10 to 15 percent, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

FedEx and our suppliers have demonstrated that converted hybrids are a viable, lower-cost option compared to purchasing new hybrids. The FedEx hybrid-electric fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

In addition, all LoNo procurements will have to follow FTA Buy America regulations and undergo Bus Testing at FTA’s facility in Altoona, Pa. Transit agencies may also use a portion of their annual FTA formula funds to purchase additional vehicles. Of the $22.5 million available in LoNo grant funds, a minimum of $3.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

has signed a definitive Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year, global supply relationship with Alpharetta, GA-based Exide Technologies for the purchase of Axion PbC batteries—multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries ( earlier post )—and other Axion technologies. Axion Power International Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The bill does not restrict who can hold an allowance, nor does it restrict the purchase, sale, or any other transactions involving allowances. Additionally, the bill supports the Rural Energy for America Program. Monetary and injunctive penalties are associated with non-compliance. General provisions include : Protecting Consumers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

The substitution effect, dependent on policy and the prices at which alternative fuels and vehicles become competitive, is perhaps the most uncertain, but excessive pessimism is unwarranted. Gorelick (2013) Peak Oil Demand: The Role of Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels in a Global Oil Production Decline.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

T he City of Philadelphia, where Independence was declared, has once again made it's voice clear by joining a growing list of cities, counties, environmental organizations, security organizations, electric utilities, and others who see that the flexible fuel plug-in is a here and now component of any future energy policy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has made an initial 20 unit commercial commitment for a series hydraulic drive system from Parker Hannifin. The FCCC hydraulic hybrid chassis. Source: FCCC.Click to enlarge. Earlier post , earlier post.)

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 1, 2006

28, 2006 In this year's State of the Union address, President Bush told us that it was time to get serious about America's addiction to foreign oil. The Defense Department will also hold a competition where private corporations get funding to see who can build the best new alternative-fuel plant. But we can do them one better.

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