Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We believe the fastest way to lower greenhouse gases in the transportation sector is to offer drivers lower carbon choices that meet their needs. At every price point and with multiple powertrains, we can put more people in cleaner automobiles across North America to have the greatest near-term impact on total carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2015

Most (86%) “agree” (38% strongly/47% somewhat) that “ zero emissions vehicles are key to Canada reducing its carbon emissions ”, while 14% “disagree” (3% strongly/11% somewhat). There are many ways to produce hydrogen, and some are less carbon intensive than others. gCO 2 e per km driven.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2022

Carbon Neutral Oil. Shell Pennzoil synthetic oils, which are carbon neutral, currently power all engines running in the IndyCar series. What exactly is carbon neutral? Compensate for CO2e emissions for the life cycle of our products using globally diverse, externally verified and high-quality, nature-based carbon credits.”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign oil every day, and about 40% of that going to OPEC. [ 2 ] Furthermore, our environment cannot continue to bear the brunt of carbon emissions stemming from our heavy use of oil. In short, we need mobility choice.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

They will enable us to fly cleaner, foster job growth in a new industry, and can insulate airlines from the volatile price swings of conventional fuel to help make air travel more economical. To the biofuels industry, we say: If you build it, we will buy it. Commercial airplanes are equipped and ready for biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

The cap-and-trade joins a suite of other major climate program measures including standards for ultra-clean cars (Advanced Clean Cars, earlier post ), low-carbon fuels (Low Carbon Fuel Standard, earlier post ) and renewable electricity. Earlier post.) The cap then declines about 2% in 2014 and then about 3% annually from 2015 to 2020.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2019

That mix is cleaner on both the East and West coasts, with higher usage of renewable energy sources and relatively low-emissions natural gas, while in the upper Midwest there is still a much higher proportion of coal-burning power plants.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

One of his most promising investments is a company called Green Holdings, which is in the emerging field of carbon trading: buying rights to pollute from cleaner businesses and selling them to dirtier ones. The story is available as a pdf here.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The 2013-2014 plan update allocates $100 million to projects in the following areas: $23 million for biofuels production and supply, with an emphasis on fuels made from waste-based and other low-carbon, sustainable materials. $20 20 million for hydrogen fueling infrastructure. The agreement includes $600,000 in match funding.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

They include: Clean Cars 4 All provides up to $9,500 to low-income drivers who scrap their older vehicles and want to purchase something that runs cleaner. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) provides up to $7,000 for income-qualified drivers to buy or lease a ZEV. Reducing the evaporative emission running loss standard from 0.05

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

It finds that policy can play a big role in helping drivers leave their car at home and that Britain lags behind the leading countries in use of cleaner modes of travel. Subsidies for low carbon cars are likely to be effective, because the evidence is that people tend to discount long run costs. Robert Gross, lead author.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

In addition, he said, the marginal sources that would handle the upswing from vehicle charging are “ significantly cleaner ” than the national average. In the long-term, Duvall said, EPRI sees about a 500 million ton CO 2 per year reduction for auto industry “ almost entirely due to replacement of gasoline with lower carbon electricity.”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

In a new report examining the effect of federal tax credits on the plug-in market, the CBO finds that tax credits for buying electric vehicles—which account for about one-fourth of the policy cost—are likely to have the greatest impact on vehicle sales. billion through 2019. Cultivate local PEV clusters.

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Supercharged EV

JANUARY 6, 2021

Found an article on Forbes from 2015 already stating at that time that as long as people are buying and driving cars, Teslas are excellent choices regarding carbon emissions. 3-what happens to the battery at end of lifecycle? Convinced ? Ready to place an order for a Tesla and earn some free supercharging miles?

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 4, 2023

Many of these businesses are buying junk cars for cash, like the EZ cash for junk cars , which has some pretty enticing offers. The Carbon Footprint The carbon footprint of an electric vehicle is far from that of ICE cars, since the most significant carbon emissions of the EV happen during manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2012

I don’t think the military should be owners of refineries—why make it when you can buy it. That said, it is important to realize that someone has to step up and create a market and buy. Challenges for the upgrading of pyrolysis oil include contiguous carbon chain. It’s not a bankable guarantee.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 22, 2025

It is sure to attract several big companies who are looking to enact sustainable measures to reduce their carbon footprints. In December 2023, it launched an EV pilot program to attempt to improve safety, reduce costs, and cut its carbon footprint. It committed to buying Rivian EDVs from the EV maker.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 7, 2024

Ford’s Transit and Mercedes-Benz’s Sprinter van have both been electrified, and apart from those two models, there are not too many options in terms of EV vans for suitable businesses to buy. Rivian wants to change that. ” Who else would be a suitable partner for Rivian and the EDV?

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 31, 2024

The companies' proposition for multiple paths to carbon neutrality is persuasive, assuming the transition to a cleaner future ruled by electric vehicles will be halting and slow. That was its plan for cleaner, downsized 1.4-liter liter engines that can work with hybrid setups and burn a range of carbon neutral fuels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Federal and state commitment to cleaner fleets by purchasing EVs and PHEVs. Sommer also noted that because EV consumer are buying into a new way of driving, even a lifestyle, not just a car, Volkswagen believes in a holistic approach to e-mobility. This should be a U.S.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 2, 2010

The Japanese carmaker has issued a new 8-step environmental strategy to help save energy and reduce emissions across its retail network too, so that you can buy a green car from a green centre. [.]. Tags: Toyota Carbon Trust Cars centre co2 emissions dealers.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The clever folks at MIT have devised the ingenious Carbon Counter , an online tool that allows you to compare the lifetime emissions and total cost of ownership of a selection of the most popular cars and light trucks sold in the US. Even the biggest and brownest EVs are (at least slightly) cleaner than the smallest and greenest ICE models.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

The following are steps short-term renters can take to shrink their carbon footprint. To avoid food waste , plan meals and shop for them as you go — and as plans change — rather than buying everything at once. Don’t assume the cleaner wants your food. In a pinch, Ms.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Once a year, Green Car Reports takes a closer look at the markets best and brightest green vehiclesmodels that help assure a cleaner future for us. One of these will be named Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 on Jan. It needs to be the best, but as weve seen in past Best Car To Buy winners , that can take many different forms.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Is it becoming cleaner? What is the impact on the EV lifecycle carbon footprint? Audi’s e-Tron batteries are manufactured at a carbon-neutral facility.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Carbon drive train. Other tech benefits include a no-stretch carbon cord technology in place of the familiar chain we all grew up with. It lasts longer and is likely cleaner and easier to maintain. Bird, founded in 2017, is well-known for its fleets of ever improving scooters in more than 300 cities worldwide.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out. Aqua Metals has developed a process that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective. We take that black mass as the input to our process, which is then powered by 100% renewable, carbon-free energy.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 14, 2023

AT&T is launching an EV pilot program as it will attempt to improve safety, reduce costs, and cut its carbon footprint. This is just one of several ways it hopes to reach carbon neutrality by 2035. One of several ways AT&T is aiming to cut costs is by increasing electrification throughout its fleet of vehicles.

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My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

The Energy Company Obligation is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. The sentimental values and the great memories these upcycled pieces can create is something money can’t buy. Rather than buying on the day, plan your meals, write a list and stick to it!

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The EPA’s “Clean Bus Program” will be spending $1 billion in the 2023 fiscal year to help schools buy electric buses and other cleaner alternatives. Buses used within cities are still overwhelmingly powered by diesel, gas, and natural gas instead of cleaner alternatives. What do you think of the article?

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Is it becoming cleaner? What is the impact on the EV lifecycle carbon footprint? Audi’s e-Tron batteries are manufactured at a carbon-neutral facility.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve always been involved with sustainability and my husband and I wanted to lower our carbon footprint,” said Sinclair, who has spent many years working in the sustainable energy world, most recently at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. She loves telling her friends that she only buys gas three times a year.” “If

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 20, 2021

Almost half the new buses are fueled by cleaner-burning propane or compressed natural gas; the others are cleaner-burning diesel engines. Net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 are the governor’s goal. Almost $12 million of Louisiana’s share was put aside to exchange 351 diesel buses owned by 16 local school boards. Another $7.3

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

Electric vehicles typically have a smaller operating carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. With the full cradle-to-grave life cycle in mind, the question becomes: does an EV have a smaller carbon footprint over its lifetime than an ICEV? Manufacturing an Electric Vehicle.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

However, EVs are now much cheaper to buy and usually more affordable in the long-run. Are EVs really cleaner & greener choices? Smart charging technology allows us to align EV electricity consumption with renewable energy availability, which makes charging your EV even cleaner. Are EVs as affordable as gasoline cars?

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While traditional gas motorcycles use less gasoline and thus have lower emissions than passenger cars, motorcycle exhaust is higher in smog-forming pollutants and poisonous carbon monoxide, meaning that electric motorcycles (and EVs in general) are a great option to significantly improve air quality. Unlike cars in the U.S.,

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