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MARCH 29, 2021

While initially small in scope, this represents an important step in Con Edison’s journey toward fleet electrification. We are all in on electric vehicles, and that means transitioning our own fleet while making it easier for our customers to charge up their own vehicles. —Con Edison CEO Tim Cawley.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

billion investment plan that will increase access to clean vehicles and clean mobility options through a wide variety of projects that support the transformation of California’s vehicle and equipment fleet to zero-emission. Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Company and fleet reporting: Large employers including retailers, manufacturers, brokers and others would be required to report information about shipments and shuttle services. Fleet owners, with 50 or more trucks, would be required to report about their existing fleet operations.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Heavy-duty trucks can emit drastically higher levels of pollution when not equipped with required emissions controls. Transport companies must comply with California’s rule to improve air quality and protect adjacent schools and communities from breathing these toxic pollutants.

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Los Angeles Pollution EPA Emissions 247

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Mayor Hidalgo described her anti-pollution plan, which will be considered by the Conseil de Paris (the assembly governing the city) on 9 February, to the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche (leJDD) on 6 December. European regulations reduced pollutant emissions from diesel vehicles to those of gasoline vehicles. London, Berlin.)

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Diesel Fleet Pollution Europe 247

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

The first of a planned fleet of eight hydrogen fuel cell buses in London will start operating on 18 December. The buses will form the only hydrogen bus fleet in the UK and the largest currently in Europe. The buses are joining a fleet which also includes 100 hybrid buses.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As a direct result of the state’s Clean Cars 4 All program, more than 10,000 Californians have now scrapped old, dirty cars and replaced them with cleaner alternatives such as new and used zero-emission, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid cars. Drive Clean in the San Joaquin, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: 2,894 participants.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The green symbol and dashed arrow illustrate the large reductions in tailpipe VOC emission factors as precatalyst on-road gasoline vehicles were replaced by present-day vehicle fleets. Even so, lotions, paints and other products contribute about as much to air pollution as does the transportation sector. McDonald et al.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

NITI Aayog, the Government of India’s official think tank, with support from RMI and RMI India, has launched a campaign to transform last-mile deliveries and eliminate pollution through consumer engagement. We will promote awareness about health, environmental and economic benefits of electric vehicles through the Shoonya campaign.

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Miles India Pollution Electric 344

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

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Clean Diesel Rebate program, public and private school bus fleet owners are eligible to apply for funding to replace school buses that have older, dirtier Diesel engines. Older diesel engines emit large amounts of pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-02 ) that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, from fleets operating at marine and inland water ports.

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EPA Diesel Emissions Fleet 257

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JULY 24, 2011

Cost-effectiveness of the fleet renewal schemes analysed from the perspective of CO 2 and. Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany to stimulate consumer spending on cars in the wake of the 2008. million transactions in which old cars were traded for new vehicles under these car fleet renewal schemes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

In coming months, the plan notes, the Department of Transportation will work with other agencies to further explore strategies for integrating alternative fuel vessels into the US flag fleet. In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responding to petitions from the California Air Resources Board, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association to address harmful nitrogen oxide (NO x ) and particulate matter (PM) emissions from locomotives.

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EPA Pollution Emissions Standards 305

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AUGUST 25, 2018

Using this type of measurement, the Port also posted its best year ever, lowering the average amount of emissions the port generates to move each container of cargo for all eight pollutants tracked by the Port’s emissions inventory, including greenhouse gases (GHG), which were down 30% per container on average since 2005. —Chris Cannon.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

But until they do, the number of casualties in crashes is likely to increase as heavy electric vehicles join lighter existing fleets. Heavier vehicles also generate more particulate pollution from tyre wear. A focus on driving lighter, safer, cleaner and less can ensure a better future for everyone. —Shaffer et al.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The dual-fuel diesel-biomethane powered bus is expected to reduce pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions by around a half. It is hoped the technology will be rolled out to bus fleets across the country and further afield. The dual-fuel vehicle is a standard Optare Solo single-deck diesel midibus from the Anglian Bus fleet.

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Emissions Fuel Conversion Cleaner 246

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AUGUST 21, 2022

Emissions from heavy-duty vehicles are primarily under the regulatory jurisdiction of state and federal government, and voluntary incentive programs are critical to transitioning fleets to the next generation of cleaner technologies and achieving reductions needed to meet air quality standards.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

This funding comes from DOT’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Low or No Emission Vehicle (Low-No) Program, helping transit agencies purchase and lease new, cleaner vehicles and renovate and construct the infrastructure needed for zero-emission transit vehicles. FAST Forward with Fairfield: The FAST Bus Fleet Electrification Project.

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California Emissions Los Angeles Fresno 284

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JUNE 22, 2017

The test fleet comprised 59 on-road gasoline vehicles, spanning a wide range of model years and emission control technologies/standards. This feedback illustrates the complex coupling between different pollutants, which must be accounted for in models used to develop control strategies. —Allen Robinson. Presto, Timothy D.

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Cleaner Los Angeles Exhaust Gasoline 191

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APRIL 11, 2023

Replacing all of the oldest, highly polluting school buses in the US could lead to 1.3 Even relatively short commutes on school buses can dominate students’ daily air pollution exposures. The EPA set out to hasten the transition of school bus fleets to cleaner vehicles in 2012 with its School Bus Rebate Program.

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JULY 18, 2023

Range’s electric-powered trailers hook up to any diesel-powered truck today, providing fleet owners 30-40% better fuel efficiency as they aim to meet new regulations and bring down their cost-per-mile. Range’s platform also works as a mobile power unit.

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JULY 16, 2019

But diesel-powered buses are not safe for kids’ developing lungs, which are particularly vulnerable to harmful air pollution. Making the transition to electric school buses that don’t emit pollution provides children and their communities with cleaner air and numerous public health benefits.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 8, 2024

What isn’t often discussed is the potential for EVs to reduce noise pollution. With that in mind, here’s a closer look at EVs and their impact on noise pollution. How Are Automakers Reducing Noise Pollution? Reducing pollution starts with EV production. People can live better lives when the roads are quieter and cleaner.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

To date its one Achilles heel, particularly of older models, has been the pollution generated by chugging diesel engines. The cleaner, greener vehicles I’ve seen today are proof that the evolution of the great London cab is well and truly underway. Around 3,000 of the most polluting taxis have also been removed from the London fleet.

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London Taxi 2018 Frazer-Nash 294

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions. Through this program, NYSERDA and NYPA will work with a competitively selected, pre-qualified contractor to study how to transition to electric bus fleets and install the needed charging stations in a cost-effective way.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Measurements by Ricardo found that an older Euro III bus retrofitted with a selective catalytic reduction and continuously regenerating particulate trap system can be cleaner in terms of lower NO x emissions than newer Euro V hybrid buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2013

The changes we are announcing today will help make our oceans and lakes cleaner by reducing ship emissions. New standards will reduce allowable emissions of key air pollutants from ships. Lawrence waters will support industry efforts to modernize their fleet while phasing in the strictest sulphur oxide standards by 2020.

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Canada Emissions Standards Water 259

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

A new report from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that air pollution at US ports can be reduced significantly at all port types and sizes through a variety of strategies and cleaner technologies. In 2030, adding plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to these fleets could yield even more NO x and PM 2.5

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Pollution EPA Cleaner Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We optimize fleet composition (mix of conventional vehicles (CVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs)) and operations to satisfy demand at minimum cost and compare findings across a wide range of present-day and future scenarios for three cities. Air pollution is a classic case where free markets fail.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

A scatter plot of CO, as a tracer for pollution, versus CO 2 , as a tracer for the amount of combustion, for 2002 and 2010. The magnitude of the drop in VOC levels was surprising, even to researchers who expected some kind of decrease resulting from California’s longtime efforts to control vehicle pollution. ppbv/ppmv to 10.7

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Reduce the number of polluting vehicles on city streets. Lead by example by procuring zero emission vehicles for city fleets. Collaborate with suppliers, fleet operators and businesses to accelerate the shift to zero emissions vehicles and reduce vehicle miles in cities. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The CMA CGM partnership deals with the development of cleaner and more sustainable energies to eliminate CO 2 emissions, greenhouse gases and air pollutants. It is sailing round the world in order to speed up development of the most innovative solutions for the environment.

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MAY 27, 2014

For the first time since UCS began the Automaker Rankings report in 2000, all eight major automakers reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-forming emissions compared to their fleet averages from 1998, the model year examined in the first report. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work may be needed to tackle some sources of traffic pollution, which continue to breach limits in many parts of the city. Heavy vehicles were an important factor in urban air pollution.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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