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One of the many charts available from the maps and data library on the AFDC site, this shows the number of light-duty alternativefuel vehicles (AFVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and diesel models offered by vehicle manufacturers from 1991 through 2012. Click to enlarge. —NREL Project Manager Witt Sparks.
UPS will supply its fleet in Memphis, Tenn., with an estimated 15 million diesel gallon gas equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG)—biomethane—as part of a multi-year agreement with Memphis Light, Gas and Water and Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC. and Jackson, Miss., In 2014, 5.4%
the company plans to electrify 42 FedEx stations in California, making it one of the largest deployments of integrated charging infrastructure by a single commercial fleet to date. FedEx announced the addition of 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles to its fleet last November. Through an agreement with Chanje Energy Inc.,
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Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has taken delivery of its first heavy-duty battery-electric vehicle, marking a step in the airport’s transition to a fully electric fleet. This also is the first zero-emission Class 8 tractor in the City of Los Angeles municipal fleet.
Demand fell in all sectors, with private registrations seeing a decline of -4.8%, while larger fleet and business registrations also fell, down -2.5% Another month of decline is worrying but the fact that sales of alternativelyfueled cars are going into reverse is a grave concern. respectively. in June and 7.3% of the market.
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks, as part of a pilot program to service its customer delivery routes throughout the Greater Montreal Area. Coke Canada Bottling is taking action on fuel efficiencies in their fleet through electrification and the usage of alternativefuel sources.
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternativefueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles. Background on USDA Fleet. This will occur over time during the normal fleet renewal process. Earlier post.).
Together with its customer Apple, DHL is piloting the heavy-duty vehicle, equipped with a fuel cell range extender from VDL, between Breda, the Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium, as part of the Interreg NW Europe program H2-Share, coordinated by WaterstofNet. It transports deliveries of DHL Express’ customer Apple.
Apart from the rapid development of battery technology, hydrogen is a good complementary option as an alternativefuel for long-distance transport. MAN is testing both the use of a fuel cell and an H 2 combustion engine. The all-electric truck of the new truck generation will hit the road from 2023.
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) will work with Wabtec, a leading manufacturer of freight locomotives, to develop the hardware and control strategies for a single-cylinder, dual-fuel engine to demonstrate the viability of using alternativefuels for locomotives.
The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the AlternativeFuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). The alternativefuel infrastructure regulation (AFIR) is part of the Fit for 55 package.
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It, or a scaled-up version, could also provide a solution for the Asian motor vehicle fleet, in which two-stroke engine vehicles constitute a major share—and contribute significantly to air pollution. The lost available energy also results in poor off-design point fuel efficiency.
The use of RNG is a very important part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternativefuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025. We are using both liquid natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as bridging fuels to increase our use of RNG.
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The fuel reduces CO 2 emissions by 65% compared to the petroleum-based version. This move is part of the City’s efforts to phase out its use of regular diesel. Each year, City fleet units use up to 17 million gallons of diesel that could be displaced through this initiative.
will offer a new aftermarket gaseous fuels-prepped cylinder head package for GM 6.0L The new CDP cylinder head will be available for the popular GM engines that have been, or are slated to be, converted to a gaseous alternativefuel engine. CDP Technologies, the OEM sales division of Crazy Diamond Performance Inc.,
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FedEx plans to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions by 2040. This is part of a larger agreement between FedEx and BrightDrop that will see FedEx incorporate 2,500 total Zevo 600s across FedEx operations over the next few years. FedEx Corp. Earlier post.).
The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. areas of inquiry: The potential impact of climate change policies on global fleet composition, fuel consumption, fuel prices, and economic output. From Insights into Future Mobility.
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DHL will roll out a new fleet of 63 electric delivery vans that will serve US markets. The fleet of 63 NGEN-1000 electric delivery cargo vans are produced by equipment manufacturer Workhorse Group. Train and certify 80% of its employees as GoGreen specialists and involve them in its environmental and climate protection activities.
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The project aims to demonstrate a wide range of advanced technologies and designs Walmart is considering in an effort to improve the overall fuel efficiency of its fleet and lower the company’s carbon footprint. The micro-turbine is fuel neutral and produces very low emissions without the need for aftertreatment. and Whiting.
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As part of the state’s $127.7-million Transit bus replacements are targeted at New York State government entity-owned bus fleets that have bus depots located within Potential Environmental Justice Areas (PEJAs), or operate routes that serve PEJA areas. commercial trucks and buses).
UPS will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in its Rolling Laboratory fleet of alternativefuel and advanced technology vehicles. The project is part of a fuel cell project grant awarded by DOE in 2013 focused on verifying the proof of concept in commercial delivery vehicles.
Naturally, much of the discussion on the cost-benefit comparison of decarbonizing alternatives—particularly on alternativefuel solutions for long- haul heavy trucks—is based on assumptions about future technological developments that are uncertain. It is critical that these standards include heavy freight trucks.
In part, this increasing mileage reflected the growing popularity of four-cylinder vehicles. In part, this increasing gas mileage reflects the decision of automakers to improve the fuel economy of ‘new series’ vehicles—those with significant design changes. l/100 km) fell from 70 to 44%. l/100 km) fell from 15 to 3.
This could lead to the conversion of up to 1,500 UPS delivery trucks, which is about 66% of UPS’s NYC fleet, operating in New York City by 2022. This project is part of UPS’s commitment to helping cities and states around the world reduce carbon and other tailpipe emissions as urban areas and e-commerce grow.
Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to work together on a one-year marine biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet. The fuel will be trialed on Rio Tinto’s RTM Tasman vessel on a mix of Transatlantic and Atlantic-Pacific routes, in one of the longest-duration marine biofuel trials to date.
announced that the US Army has successfully flown the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a 50:50 blend of Gevo’s ATJ-8 (Alcohol-to-Jet)—a renewable, drop-in alternativefuel for JP8 derived from isobutanol. The US Air Force flew its first test flight using ATJ fuel in 2012. Bio-isobutanol company Gevo, Inc.
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This program successfully committed $90 million over seven years for research, demonstration, and deployment projects to reduce the cost of fuel cells for transit use. Electric (Battery) Emissions FleetsFuel Cells Heavy-duty Hydrogen Policy'
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