Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released. The First Update will be presented to the Board on 22 May 2014 for consideration for approval. The First Update will be presented to the Board on 22 May 2014 for consideration for approval. The draft version was released in February. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

As reported in a paper in ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , the results showed that GDI technology has the potential to meet the upcoming California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 PM mass standard of 3 mg/mi (phasing in over MY2017?2021) —Maricq et al. Fuel injectors were side-mounted. gasoline blend.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 28, 2024

” In 2019, the Menlo Park, California City Council voted 3-2 to adopt a Sustainable Fleet Policy in 2020. Lights, sirens, seats, specialized seatbelts, communications equipment, a gun rack, window guards, and ballistic door panels are all equipped to make it a full-fledged law enforcement vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the 2018 Base-year Emissions Inventory Report , as required by Senate Bill 1014 (SB 1014, California Clean Miles Standard). The analysis indicates that the industry-wide TNC fleet has a 7% lower passenger occupancy than the California statewide passenger vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. Combined with the other 25 truck deployments through the Volvo LIGHTS project, Volvo Trucks is committed to delivering nearly 100 VNR Electric trucks to the region for zero-emission freight transport.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

SAE International is engaged with the Idaho National Lab and US Department of Energy (DOE) in bench-testing of WPT 3 (11 kW) levels in 2017, said Jesse Schneider, chair of the SAE J2954 task force, in his presentation at the SAE 2017 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium last week in San Diego. —Jesse Schneider.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. California policy makers face challenges in devising a pathway that can simultaneously help the state achieve NO x and GHG reduction targets. g/bhp-hr—75% below today’s standard. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2010

During the AASHTO conference (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) in Palm Desert, California last fall, BMW and Siemens presented a system that transmits data between traffic lights and the vehicle to optimize the automatic engine start-stop function and the recovery of braking energy when approaching a traffic light.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

On 30 November, EPA proposed leaving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for those model years in place, based on its technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet the targets, and proposed a 30-day comment period. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —John Bozzella, President and CEO, Global Automakers.

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APRIL 24, 2009

The LCFS is an important component in California’s effort to reduce transportation GHG. The regulation requires providers, refiners, importers and blenders to ensure that the fuels they provide for the California market meet the average declining standard of carbon intensity. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge. Source: ARB.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into the advanced technology vehicle market.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2024

This plan envisions ships plugging into dockside electric power rather than running their diesel-powered auxiliary generators for lighting, cargo handling, heating and cooling, accommodation, and onboard electronics. How broad has adoption of this standard been? The electrification process at that port has already begun.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world. That’s about to change.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a proposal for more stringent emission requirements for new passenger vehicles, to be considered by the Board later this year. ARB staff will present its preliminary thoughts on proposed greenhouse gas emission standards for AC systems. ITS-Davis, 2010.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Major automotive suppliers see national fuel economy standards as important for long-term planning and investment and don’t want to see them altered by US policymakers, according to a first-of-its-kind industry survey commissioned by CALSTART and conducted by Ricardo Energy & Environment. Ricardo survey.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet. Ford’s Mustang Mach-E seems to be the overwhelming preference currently. Credit: Ford.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

Baker Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory concludes that starting the California ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) mandates five years earlier or doubling their intensity increases upfront costs but also increases benefits by a greater amount.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

which are regulated under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) because of their adverse effects on human health and the environment. In this report, MECA provides our assessment of technologies being commercialized by component suppliers, including MECA members, to help their customers comply with future lower NO x standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

The objective of the taskforce is initially to create a guideline for demonstration projects and design verification and later standardize in 2015 with field confirmation. This is necessary before a determination of charging frequency can be standardize and should include the second and third harmonic possibilities.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

of total light-duty vehicle sales in the U.S., Department of Energy) Toyota plans to push its plug-in hybrid range to 120 miles, which would align with stricter California emissions standards calling for plug-in hybrids with at least 50 miles of electric range starting with the 2026 model year. up from 12.9%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Emission reduction wedges for California in 2050. California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National. jurisdiction over electricity supply, transportation planning, building standards, and other key components of an energy. California has also. of vehicle miles traveled—including almost all light duty.

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APRIL 22, 2016

The California Energy Commission will host a workshop Monday, 25 April, in which executives from four companies including ChargePoint and Green Charge Networks, two non-profits, one municipal utility district and one state agency will discuss the successes and challenges of developing electric vehicle charging technology in California.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Within those are trims of the N Line appearance package and XRT, which offers a bit more ruggedness for light off-roading. The Hybrid has standard AWD All Tucson Hybrids come with Hyundai’s HTRAC AWD. Trailer pre-wiring is standard, and the maximum trailer weight rating, with trailer brakes, is 2,000 pounds, 1,650 pounds without.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. Most nuclear plants around the world today are large light-water reactors, with capacities well over a gigawatt—quite a bit more than typical coal plants. On 13 September, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

A paper on their work—“Pseudo-LiDAR from Visual Depth Estimation: Bridging the Gap in 3D Object Detection for Autonomous Driving”—will be presented at the 2019 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 15-21 June in Long Beach, California.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The state of California has banned such ozone generators entirely. LG led its presentation with personal air purifiers instead of televisions. There's no common standard for efficiency, however, so shoppers must cross their fingers and hope for the best. Ionization can itself create ozone. on Amazon and other retailers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

An analysis by a team from the University of California, Davis, MIT and Yale suggests that households that buy a fuel-efficient vehicle tend to compensate for that purchase by buying a bigger, more powerful second vehicle. This unintended effect could erode goals of fuel economy standard policies by up to 60%. Just as Anderson et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose at least eight auxiliary emissions control devices (AECDs) in light-duty model year 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks with 3.0-liter liter diesel engines sold in the United States.

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Teslarati

MAY 17, 2022

When the car is turned off, the Crystal Sphere provides ambient lighting, which adds to the aesthetic of the driving experience. When turned on and the car is ready to be driven, the sphere will rotate and create a futuristic feel, also presenting the shift-by-wire dial. GV60 Packages. Equipped with Face Connect, a 12.3-inch

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

MINI will then present an all-electric series-production model in 2019. The extensive use of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic has kept the BMW M3 CS extremely light, around 110 pounds less than a standard M3. The BMW C-Evolution Scooter will be available in California showrooms in Spring 2018 with an MSRP of $13,750.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2019

The research, published in the journal Joule , builds on innovations first reported in Science in 2017 by the same research group at the University of California San Diego and the university spinout South 8 Technologies. Liquefied gas electrolytes function both at room temperature and at extremely low temperatures, down to minus 60 ?C.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Based on on-road measurements in their study, a team from the University of California Berkeley has estimated that, as of 2010, light-duty (LD) gasoline vehicles were responsible for 85% of CO; 18% of NO x ; 18% of organic aerosol (OA); and 6% of black carbon (BC) emissions from on-road motor vehicles in the United States.

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EV Connect

MAY 24, 2022

was proud to be a part of a record setting Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. Our open-standards solution was showcased alongside many of our hardware partners’ exhibitions demonstrating our software solution’s adaptability. EV Connect’s Booth #1927 at the ACT Expo. EV Connect, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

While Hyundai, Toyota and Honda seized much attention over their presentations of fuel cell rollout plans (in the case of Hyundai) and concepts (in the case of Honda and Toyota) at the Los Angeles and Tokyo auto shows, Daimler used EVS27 in Barcelona as a forum to report on its 3.3 Earlier post.). Earlier post.). million km (5.6

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The NOV alleges that the VW Group companies developed and installed a software defeat device—specifically, code in the electronic control module (ECM)—in certain VW, Audi and Porsche light duty diesel vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder, 3.0-liter In addition, the NOV covers an unknown volume of 2016 vehicles. Earlier post.). city, highway).

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