Cleaner, Climate and Electrical

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

Obama

Obama Cleaner Fuel Economy Climate

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Energy

UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Despite these troubling findings about their climate impacts, ride-hailing services still have the potential to be part of a cleaner, low-carbon transportation future. Through electrification of vehicles and increased use of pooled rides, we can reduce the climate risks of ride-hailing services.

Emissions

Emissions Cars Cleaner Climate

BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

BNSF Railway Company and Wabtec began testing battery-electric locomotive technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. The battery-powered locomotive ( FLXdrive ) will be situated in a consist between two Tier 4 locomotives, creating a battery-electric hybrid consist.

California

California Battery Batteries Electric

Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. To date, California has invested $820 million in incentives for zero-emission and plug-in vehicles.

Cleaner

Cleaner Canada California Transportation

Cleaner fuels have replaced more than 3B gallons of diesel under California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

New 2018 data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) indicates that the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) continues to drive production of a growing volume of cleaner transportation fuels for California consumers. The standard provides consumers with a growing variety and volume of cleaner fuels. To date almost 3.3

Cleaner

Cleaner California Carbon Standards

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A retired ScotRail Class 314 electric set has been transported by road from its depot in Glasgow to the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway where it will be converted to hydrogen-powered—a cleaner, greener alternative to diesel for non-electrified routes. —Transport Secretary Michael Matheson.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Convert Power Powered

CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion billion investment plan to support the transition to zero-emission transportation.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Cleaner Cars

First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Volvo Trucks delivered its first all-electric vehicles on 19 February: a refuse truck to waste and recycling company Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden. The Volvo FL Electric trucks are part of a pre-series developed in collaboration with selected customers.

Volvo

Volvo Electric Electrical Sweden

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone. All of humankind needs energy that is reliable, cleaner and more affordable.

Climate

Climate America Global Energy

California ARB moves forward with climate and air quality actions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

On the first day of a two-day board meeting—the second day of which (Friday 24 March) will consider the Advanced Clean Cars Midterm Review—the California Air Resources Board (ARB) took a number of climate and air quality actions.

Climate

Climate California Ozone Pollution

Nobina selects 13 BYD eBus electric buses for far-north operation

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2020

BYD, Europe’s leading electric bus manufacturer, received an order for a further 13 eBuses from Nobina—the principal bus operator in Sweden and the Nordic region. BYD 12m battery-electric bus. Similarly, in southern Europe where climates are often hot, BYD eBus fleets are performing with efficiency.

BYD

BYD Sweden Hungary Denmark

California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. School buses are by far the safest way for kids to get to school.

California

California Diesel Energy Pollution

Virginia allocating >$12M for electric buses; new statewide contract

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

The state of Virginia will allocate more than $12 million in state funding to deploy electric transit buses in three Virginia localities, using nearly $9 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) that the Commonwealth received as part of its settlement with Volkswagen. Statewide contract for electric buses.

Virginia

Virginia Electric Electrical Grant

Why a Biden Presidency will accelerate change to electric cars: 10 talking points

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

President-elect Biden has proposed a $2 trillion climate agenda that includes provisions ranging from coordinating climate priorities in transportation infrastructure spending to things like rebooting “Cash for Clunkers” in the interest of modernizing the fleet toward cleaner vehicles.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers Cleaner Electric Cars Climate

Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2020

After examining electric-driven solutions to the carbon and emissions footprint of Argent’s fleet, it became clear the best fit would be low-carbon, sustainable, bio-based renewable diesel fuel, primarily due to the rugged duty cycles of its trucks and equipment. We have noticed that the exhaust appears cleaner and seems less toxic.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Fleet Building

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Devised by Professor Yulong Ding and Dr Harriet Kildahl from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering, the system is detailed in an open-access paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 2023.135963.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions Cleaner Gas-Electric

New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

gigawatts (GW)—about 15% of California’s entire electricity grid. Emissions from these backup generators can harm local residents, regional air quality and the global climate. In 2021, the two districts were collectively home to 23,507 backup generators with a capacity of 12.2 Of these, 20,907 are diesel-fueled.

Diesel

Diesel California Fuel San Francisco

BYD invests $5M in new warehouse facility in US; greater efficiencies and production capacity for battery-electric buses

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We have the capacity to produce up to 1,500 battery-electric buses a year, which will go a long way toward creating a cleaner climate and a quieter, more efficient way to travel. The firm is the only electric vehicle manufacturer in the US to have an all-union workforce, and an exceptionally diverse team of employees.

BYD

BYD North America Los Angeles Production

20 airlines commit to use new technologies to minimize climate impact; Target True Zero

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Twenty airline members of the World Economic Forum’s Target True Zero initiative committed to utilizing new technologies, such as electric, hydrogen and hybrid aircraft, to address the challenge of climate change. The Target True-Zero airlines also urged governments to do their part in supporting the transition to cleaner aviation.

Climate

Climate Alaska New Zealand Climate Change

EVs are 40 pct less polluting than ICE cars, and will be even cleaner by 2030

The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today's electric cars already have a far lower lifecycle climate footprint than ICE cars, and in the future will also perform better on particulate matter pollution, rain acidification and ozone depletion The post EVs are 40 pct less polluting than ICE cars, and will be even cleaner by 2030 appeared first on The Driven.

Cleaner

Cleaner Pollution Ozone Cars

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

California’s Climate Protection Strategies do not help meet NAAQS Standards. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Gas Climate Emissions California

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas. Source: The ICCT.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Battery Batteries

CARB approves $1.5B investment in clean cars, trucks, mobility options for FY 2021-22

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options. Along with rebates for vehicles, $10 million is set aside to support rebates for electric bicycles. Over half of the $1.5 This funding will be used for incentives, outreach, technical assistance and capacity building.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Pollution Cars

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels.

Grid

Grid Clean Cleaning Power

Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Extracting energy from the wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to current projections of 21 st century warming, but large compared to the effect of reducing US electricity emissions to zero with solar. Wind turbines generate electricity but also alter the atmospheric flow, explained first author Lee Miller.

Wind

Wind Power Powered Coal

Yet Another Study Shows EVs Are Cleaner Than ICE & Continue Getting Cleaner

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 19, 2024

EVs are (once again) proving to be cleaner than comparable ICE vehicles. Plus, while ICE vehicles are stuck burning the same fuel for the rest of their serviceable lives, EVs continue to get cleaner as electric grids improve.

Cleaner

Cleaner Grid Fuel Vehicles

NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

The study, set in Singapore, suggests that better air quality will bring about climate co-benefits in reducing electricity generation via lower household demand, and thus mitigating carbon emissions. This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change.

Pollution

Pollution Singapore Asia Climate Change

Volvo Trucks to demonstrate Volvo VNR electric trucks in California in 2019; commercialize in NA in 2020

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric Volvo VNR regional-haul demonstrators in California next year, operating in distribution, regional-haul and drayage operations. Sales of the VNR Electric in North America will begin in 2020. Sister company Volvo Buses has sold more than 4,000 electrified buses since 2010.

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Volvo 2019 California 2020

BYD introducing second-generation battery-electric yard tractor

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

The BYD second-generation 8Y battery electric yard tractor will make its world premiere at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach next week, showcasing a design that combines performance, reliability, improved driver comfort and operability, along with zero tailpipe emissions and quiet operation.

BYD

BYD Long Beach Battery Batteries

CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The updated modeling also includes 3 million climate-friendly homes by 2030 (and 7 million by 2035), 6 million heat pumps deployed by 2030, no new fossil gas capacity in the electricity sector, and 20 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2045. Transportation.

Pollution

Pollution Emissions Gas Gas-Electric

Tesla’s 2020 Impact Report shows why an “ecosystem” of products is key to addressing climate change

Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

With this in mind, and to achieve a true zero-emissions future, Tesla’s efforts have been focused on creating a system that could effectively address the threat of climate change using products and services that are steadily getting cleaner. “We are designing and manufacturing a complete energy and transportation ecosystem.

Climate Change

Climate Change 2020 Climate Production

Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

Range Energy announced that its 53-foot electric trailer, the RA, is now eligible for point-of-sale incentives up to $80,000/unit through the California Air Resources Board Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Voucher Program. The RA platform is the first trailer electrification platform to be eligible for the CORE incentive.

California

California Range Cleaner Diesel

AKASOL to supply battery systems for Alstom’s hydrogen trains

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

The electrical energy generated by braking is stored in AKASOL’s systems and released to the electric engines when the train accelerates. Hydrogen and fuel cells in combination with extremely powerful batteries offer a functional and cleaner alternative to diesel propulsion for non-electrified railways.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Supplies Battery Batteries

Electric vehicles get cleaner every year. Here's how.

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 1, 2021

I often hear EV skeptics say some variation of, “Unless electric vehicles are charged with 100% renewables, they’re still contributing to pollution.” That seems intuitive, but we don’t have to wait for 100% zero-emissions electricity to have a huge impact on the climate by transitioning to electric vehicles.

Cleaner

Cleaner Electric Vehicles Vehicles Pollution

California clean fuels rule reports 100% compliance in 2017

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2018

It was originally developed to support a return to 1990 levels of climate-changing gases by 2020, as required by AB 32, the 2006 landmark climate bill. The program provides consumers with an increasing volume and variety of cleaner fuels. Electricity displaced about 75 million gallons of petroleum.

2017

2017 Clean Cleaning California

Greenius Declaration of Human Rights

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Today, right here, right now the biggest and most immediate threat we face is the destruction of our climate and a future of hell and high water for the Baby Boomers, their kids and grandkids. Filed under: carbon producers , climate change , environment , fossil fuels , national parks Tagged: #BAD2013 , #humanrights , 350.org

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate 2013 Carbon

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. Nevertheless, for EVs themselves to become true zero emission vehicles, everything in their supply chain from mining to electricity production must be nearly net-zero emission as well.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions

Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The largest one-year emissions drop California has ever achieved was at the height of the Great Recession in 2009, when climate pollution fell 6.1%. The fact is, we’ve never come anywhere near cutting emissions five percent in a single year in a period of economic stability—and yet, in order to meet our climate goal by 2030, we have to.

California

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California state agencies “rolling out carpet” for hydrogen electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

“ California is rolling out the carpet for Californians who choose these ultra-clean hydrogen powered electric cars and for the companies that make them ,” said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. California state agencies are collaborating on a range of initiatives to support the goal of 1.5 —Chairman Nichols. —Janea A.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen California Electric Vehicles Rhode Island

Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The new targets and incentives will help tackle emissions, as well as bring fuel savings to transport operators and cleaner air for all Europeans. —Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete. ACEA said that a concern stems from the total lack of such infrastructure today.

Standards

Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions

Aramco, KAUST team finds hybrid gasoline compression-ignition architecture can reduce GHG 26-55% vs. conventional SI

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2020

They contrasted 4 hybrids against conventional fuels/engines and a comparable battery electric vehicle using regionally-explicit power mixes in the 3 biggest automotive markets worldwide (China, US and Europe). WTW GHG reduction for BEV depends on the availability of cleaner power. fully electrified battery electric vehicle (BEV).

Gasoline

Gasoline Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Emissions

The Top 10 Climate Tech Stories of 2024

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In 2024, technologies to combat climate change soared above the clouds in electricity-generating kites, traveled the oceans sequestering carbon, and permeated the earth to power agritech in a new way. Weve gathered our top 10 climate tech stories of the past year here for you to explore. If these dont ring a bell, fret not!

Climate

Climate Solar Carbon Tennessee

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2020

The European Union adopted strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen, paving the way “towards a more efficient and interconnected energy sector, driven by the twin goals of a cleaner planet and a stronger economy.”. This connected and flexible system will be more efficient, and reduce costs for society.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Energy

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Cleaner fuels have replaced more than 3B gallons of diesel under California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

California ARB moves forward with climate and air quality actions

Nobina selects 13 BYD eBus electric buses for far-north operation

California Energy Commission awards nearly $70M to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses throughout state

Virginia allocating >$12M for electric buses; new statewide contract

Why a Biden Presidency will accelerate change to electric cars: 10 talking points

Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

BYD invests $5M in new warehouse facility in US; greater efficiencies and production capacity for battery-electric buses

20 airlines commit to use new technologies to minimize climate impact; Target True Zero

EVs are 40 pct less polluting than ICE cars, and will be even cleaner by 2030

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

CARB approves $1.5B investment in clean cars, trucks, mobility options for FY 2021-22

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

Yet Another Study Shows EVs Are Cleaner Than ICE & Continue Getting Cleaner

NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

Volvo Trucks to demonstrate Volvo VNR electric trucks in California in 2019; commercialize in NA in 2020

BYD introducing second-generation battery-electric yard tractor

CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Tesla’s 2020 Impact Report shows why an “ecosystem” of products is key to addressing climate change

Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

AKASOL to supply battery systems for Alstom’s hydrogen trains

Electric vehicles get cleaner every year. Here's how.

California clean fuels rule reports 100% compliance in 2017

Greenius Declaration of Human Rights

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

California state agencies “rolling out carpet” for hydrogen electric vehicles

Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

Aramco, KAUST team finds hybrid gasoline compression-ignition architecture can reduce GHG 26-55% vs. conventional SI

The Top 10 Climate Tech Stories of 2024

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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