Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2019

Dearman and TIP Netherlands (NL) have entered into a partnership to deploy alongside their regular fleet of refrigerated trailers Dearman’s liquid nitrogen-powered transport refrigeration units ( earlier post ) trailers leased by TIP to leading fleet operators.

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Transportation Fleet Emissions Cleaner 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. They believe that the finding could one day lead to cleaner combustion engines. Furthermore, equipping airplanes and the gasoline-powered component of hybrid plug-in EVs with cleaner combustion engines could help reduce CO 2 emissions.

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Cleaner Insight Engine Hawaii 243

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2018

million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to public and private partners in California. The funds will be combined with $379,516 in matching funds from CARB, and $1,280,000 in cost-shared funds from participating fleets. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $9.6

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Grant Los Angeles Diesel California 300

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Increasing Access to Zero-Emission Vehicles. Phased in from 70% for 2026 through 2030 model years.) billion in fiscal year 2022-23, and $3.9

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PHEV Emissions California Cleaner 195

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 70 assistance agreements. Background.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 207

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the near-term charging and refueling infrastructure needs for zero-emission Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) at the national and sub-national levels. Local distribution capacity needs will be significant.

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Emissions Hydrogen Vehicles Charging 442

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 8, 2024

Listen to the Silent Impact of EVs Increasing the number of EVs on the road will ultimately decrease the auto industry’s environmental impact and greenhouse gas emissions. These cars boast zero GHG emissions because they don’t consume fossil fuels. People can live better lives when the roads are quieter and cleaner.

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Pollution Fleet Tax Credit Cleaner 76

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion investment plan to support the transition to zero-emission transportation. 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. Support for commercial harbor craft: Dedicates $60 million for cleaner commercial harbor craft.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This follows an order secured with Scottish company James A Cuthbertson Ltd, to transform Glasgow City Council’s existing fleet and some new gritters to be hydrogen-enabled. Around half of the fleet of 20 vehicles will be converted to hydrogen dual fuel, while the rest will be hydrogen-enabled from the start. EGR, SCR etc.)

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Hydrogen Conversion Fuel Cleaner 435

Teslarati

JULY 17, 2024

Fleet management platform Standard Fleet and Tesla police vehicle maker UP.FIT have joined forces to create a system that streamlines EV management for all-electric police fleets. David Hodge , Founder and CEO of Standard Fleet, shared a comment about the collaboration.

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Fleet Standards Tesla Vehicles 127

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2023

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which requires fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of fuel sold in the state, is largely responsible for the shift by encouraging the use and production of cleaner alternatives. Since compliance began, the program has helped to replace more than 8.6 billion gallons of diesel.

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Clean Cleaning Diesel California 367

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

Link Transit of Wenatchee, Washington has achieved 50 megawatt-hours of energy delivered wirelessly to its electric bus fleet. On-route” wireless charging delivers partial charging from a ground pad to a receiver completely automatically to the zero-emission bus without the need for cables.

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Fleet Energy Pennsylvania Charging 435

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) to further decrease NO x emissions from on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines. The US has made major reductions in NO x emissions, but it’s been nearly 20 years since EPA updated these standards.

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EPA Cleaner Standards 2001 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering have found that with an emissions-based incentive towards electrification, ridesourcing companies such as Uber and Lyft would electrify more and cut their emissions by amounts ranging from 10% in New York to 22% in Los Angeles. —Bruchon et al. Source: Bruchon et al.

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Tax Emissions Los Angeles Companies 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Neste MY Renewable Diesel reduced climate emissions by 8.3

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Renewable Diesel Fleet California 278

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A new generation of solutions will be needed to electrify America’s fleet and achieve a zero-emissions future by 2050. The summation of these barriers represents the Total Cost of Electrification (TCE), a new analytical framework that expands upon traditional analyses associated with fleet investment.

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Financing Fleet Stimulus Grant 221

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2022

New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take major regulatory action that will require all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035. Earlier post.).

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Emissions New York Climate Change Grant 186

EV Connect

APRIL 29, 2024

Overall, the transportation sector accounts for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions. EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions , reducing the carbon footprint of the transportation sector, which accounts for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2020

Both Uber and Lyft are converting more of their fleet to electric, and Lyft recently committed to becoming 100% electric by 2030. That finding points to the challenge of planning and developing the public infrastructure and charging capacity needed to accommodate both private and ride-hailing fleets. —Alan Jenn.

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Davis Personal Emissions Cleaner 239

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

The trailer’s electrification platform and equipment set—inclusive of an e-axle, battery pack, and smart kingpin—provides power to auxiliary devices, enables zero-emission precooling with TRUs, provides the ability to move trailers with reduced emissions, and increases the overall uptime of tractors.

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California Range Cleaner Diesel 276

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2022

Reducing emissions from mobile sources is key to the San Joaquin Valley meeting federal ambient air quality standards. The District’s successful truck incentive programs have repowered, retrofitted, or replaced more than 7,300 heavy-duty trucks with cleaner alternatives. million of that funding allocated for the San Joaquin Valley.

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Clean Cleaning Ozone Fresno 283

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 170

Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2023

The move is intended to accelerate the adoption of cleaner and more sustainable transportation. Minister for Energy, Renewables, and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said, “We want more zero-emission vehicles on Queensland roads with Queensland families to have access to cheaper and cleaner vehicles.”

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Emissions Vehicles Cleaner Solar 103

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor.

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EPA Emissions Peterbilt Diesel 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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London Cleaner PHEV Plug-in 246

Teslarati

MAY 29, 2023

If anything, they emphasize the idea that it is possible to adopt a cleaner, quieter alternative to conventional trucking solutions featuring large, noisy, Class 8 diesel-powered semitrailers today. ZERO EMISSIONS FRITOLAY'S TESLA SEMI TRUCK IN THE WILD. Such issues are directly addressed by vehicles like the Tesla Semi.

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Cleaner Future Tesla Neighborhood 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The mayors of London, Paris, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, Seattle, Auckland and Cape Town have pledged to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that a major area of their city is zero emission by 2030. Lead by example by procuring zero emission vehicles for city fleets.

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Emissions Aspen Los Angeles Climate Change 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

million in funding for state programs that will improve public health by helping to clean up California’s fleet of cars, trucks and buses. million to help California consumers purchase plug-in hybrid and zero-emission cars and light trucks. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced an additional $72.5

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Cleaner California Tax Credit Diesel 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its US pickup and delivery fleet, reducing fuel consumption in markets throughout the country. This is another strategic step in our drive forward to decarbonization, and over time reducing all logistics related emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Solar Installation Maintenance Fleet 293

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

For the first time, some US Postal Service packages are being delivered via emission-reducing propane autogas trucks. Propane autogas engine technology has progressed to the point where emissions are reduced to near zero. Propane fleets report savings of 30 to 50% on filters and fluids due to the clean operation of the fuel.

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South Carolina Alternative Fuels Cleaner Fleet 286

Setec Powerr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With the development of zero-emission technologies, hydrogen has been recognized as a potential power source for long-distance vehicle fleets because of its high energy density and low weight. Here are a few reasons why electricity is the clear choice for fleets: 1. Universality In the U.S., appeared first on SETEC POWER.

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Hydrogen Fleet Electrical Electric 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates MUNI (the city’s public transit), announced San Francisco’s commitment to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. MUNI currently operates the largest fleet of electric trolley buses.

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San Francisco All-Electric Fleet Electric 256

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We’ve been following the sustainable freight mobility specialist for six years now and have witnessed its rise to prominence as one of the leaders in scalable electric semi trucks, digitally connected fleets, and autonomous and remote driving operations. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Memphis Emissions Tennessee Fleet 52

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Post Office will be converting a sizeable portion of its fleet of electric vans. It will take time, investment and forward-thinking politicians and trucking companies, but every diesel burning truck that can be removed from the roadways will aid in cleaner air. The potential of reducing greenhouse gases and emissions is encouraging.

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All-Electric Long Beach Los Angeles Electrical 81

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Dominion Energy announced a significant expansion of the company's greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals, establishing a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions, the dominant greenhouse gases, from both electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.

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Emissions Gas Energy Power 207

Setec Powerr

MAY 17, 2023

Companies worldwide are looking towards electrifying their delivery fleets, and Amazon, the global e-commerce titan, is leading the way. The move towards delivery fleet electrification is not just about adhering to environmental obligations. Here’s why delivery fleet electrification will continue apace.

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Fleet DC Gasoline-Electric Climate Change 97

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

ULEMCo has been awarded a major fleet-wide contract by Aberdeen City Council (ACC) for its hydrogen dual-fuel utility vehicle conversions. The contract, initially for 35 vehicles, is a strong signal of commitment to a hydrogen-based strategy, and will see the Council operating the largest fleet of hydrogen vehicles in the UK.

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Conversion Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles 259