Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) has supported an innovative revolution in alternative fuels. billion gallons of petroleum fuel in the past 12 months, providing Californians with cleaner alternatives. Those fuels have replaced more than 2.5 —CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

On 6 March 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed to set an intermediate FTP NO x emissions limit of 50 mg/bhp-hr in model years 2024-2026 with a final FTP standard of 20 mg/bhp-hr in 2027, representing a 90% reduction below today’s standard of 200 mg/bhp-hr. Source: MECA. ppb and up to a max of 5 ppb.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Electric cars keep getting cleaner, despite efforts by the EPA and NHTSA to roll back pollution standards on cars and powerplants. That's the conclusion of the latest report from the Union of Concerned Scientists which annually measures the environmental impact of driving an electric car.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

In an effort to accelerate the movement to zero- or near-zero emission locomotives, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has petitioned the US EPA take action to adopt more stringent emission standards for locomotives. Top: Existing federal standards. Bottom: ARB’s proposed Tier 5 standard. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

These two models are the first vehicles in their classes to offer plug-in hybrid technology, and offer a standard eight-year battery warranty. Designed to deliver pure-electric propulsion, the new van will contribute to cleaner, quieter towns and cities, and reduced running costs for business and operators.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

million settlement with Tesoro Refining & Marketing, LLC for violating the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The LCFS encourages the use of cleaner, low-carbon fuels in California. The LCFS standards are expressed in terms of the carbon intensity (CI) of gasoline and diesel fuel and their various substitutes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

A study by the University of California, Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) found that a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Agency (Metro) bus equipped with an ultra-low emission natural gas engine performs significantly cleaner than its certification standards across all duty cycles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Furthermore, the filter technology with activated carbon layer also converts harmful gases such as nitrogen dioxide, leaving the interior air cleaner and less disturbing. From now on, every Volkswagen will be standard-equipped with the activated carbon filter with allergen function.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

It is the only diesel engine operating on the road capable of meeting CARB’s 2027 regulation, which requires a 90% reduction in emissions of NO x compared to current standards. Achates Power announced that the 10.6-liter, liter engine. The three cylinders are in-line, with the opposed pistons moving vertically.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

An anti-pollution helmet developed by a Delhi-based startup can help 2-wheeler riders breathe cleaner air. Following all mandatory standards stipulated by the government, the 1.5 The helmet developed by Shellios Technolabs has a Bluetooth-enabled app that lets the rider know when the helmet requires cleaning.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to extend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard ( LCFS ) by ten years to 2030 and to double the program’s carbon intensity reductions target from 10 to 20 percent. The standard currently requires a 10 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuels by 2020.

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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. standards.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As it prepares to launch mass-market electric cars, Ford is touting its stance in favor of California's stricter emissions standards. Ford was the only United States automaker to commit to a voluntary deal to meet tougher California standards—something the automaker reiterated in a short video last week.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2018

City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD), Port of Los Angeles received $279,750 to replace four older Tier 2 diesel engines on two tugboats operating in San Pedro Bay, with cleaner Tier 4 engines. The project will also replace one diesel sweeper at the Port of Los Angeles with two cleaner Tier 4 engines.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted a plan that demonstrates to the US Environmental Protection Agency how the San Joaquin Valley air basin will attain each of four federal standards for fine particulate matter by regulatory deadlines. Deadlines for attaining these standards are 2020, 2024 and 2025, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The findings of a study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, with colleagues at UC Berkeley, suggest that changing atmospheric NO x levels over the next two decades will likely significantly reduce the effectiveness of stricter new gasoline vehicle emissions standards in reducing concentrations of secondary organic aerosol (SOA).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Portable generators, including those in recreational vehicles, would be required to meet more stringent standards in 2024 and meet zero-emission standards starting in 2028. These emission standards of zero will apply to engines used in all equipment types produced for sale in California, except generators and large pressure washers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2019

School districts and transportation contractors can now purchase buses fueled by compressed natural gas that are 90% cleaner than the national emissions standard, opening more opportunities for funding that supports reduced emissions. As a lower-carbon fuel, CNG is naturally cleaner than diesel and gasoline. V10 engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed amending the California Low-Emission Vehicle III Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulation to ensure that cars and light-duty trucks for model years 2022-2025 continue to meet California standards even if Federal standards are frozen. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their long-expected notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

V10 engine and ROUSH CleanTech propane fuel system, which is 90% cleaner than the Environmental Protection Agency’s most stringent heavy-duty emission standard. Propane autogas engine technology has progressed to the point where emissions are reduced to near zero. Each of McAbee’s trucks is equipped with a Ford 6.8L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2022

The optional ultra-low CARB certification is 90% cleaner than current emissions standards for nitrogen oxides. ROUSH CleanTech is the first original equipment manufacturer to receive California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour certification for 2022 model year vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In that 1998 rule, EPA adopted three tiers of emission standards: Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2. The Tier 2 standards began phasing in for new locomotives and engines built in 2005. EPA adopted its first regulation to control the emissions from new locomotives and their engines in 1998.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

kW of power in a cleaner, quieter, more efficient way versus gasoline-powered generators, and with greater capacity than many wall battery units. Standard-range truck customers can purchase the 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro and pay for activation separately.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The body is lower, longer, and wider, with its bolder stance accentuated by standard 19-inch alloy wheels. The inlet design and sound-absorbing material in the air cleaner prevent air column resonance. The resulting air released from the system is cleaner than the intake air. turning circle for easy maneuverability.

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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. Credit: Standard Fleet James Hedland, Fleet Director at UP.FIT.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Supported projects range from consumer rebates for clean cars to incentives for cleaner trucks, and mobility options. The plan is by far the largest annual investment in clean transportation incentives to date—more than double the amount of the largest past investment. Over half of the $1.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2018

Alternative-fuel technology company ROUSH CleanTech has developed the first available propane autogas engine certified to California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) optional low oxides of nitrogen emissions standard for heavy-duty engines with 0.02 The engine is 90% cleaner than the current Environmental Protection Agency’s most stringent 0.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2019

inline-six turbo diesel is offered in two variants; standard output 370 horsepower (850 pound-feet of torque) and high output 400 horsepower (record-setting 1,000 pound-feet of torque). Overall, the new Cummins Turbo Diesel weighs more than 60 lbs. less than the previous-generation engine, yet delivers more power and torque. The Cummins 6.7L

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The space and flexibility created by this reduction in wires not only enables a cleaner design, but also simpler and more streamlined battery restructuring as needed and more robust manufacturing processes. The wireless battery monitoring system will be standard on all planned GM vehicles powered by Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This settlement aligns with EPA’s National Compliance Initiative (NCI), Creating Cleaner Air for Communities by Reducing Excess Emissions of Harmful Pollutants. EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty.

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Electrek

JUNE 20, 2023

While most pressure washers require a garden hose to function, RYOBI enables you to clean anywhere with its ONE+ 18V EZClean power cleaner. Also more… The post Clean anywhere with RYOBI’s 18V cordless power cleaner on sale for $109 in New Green Deals appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The approval signifies achievement of the mandated National Fuel Consumption Standard required for all new commercial heavy-duty vehicles sold in China. The vehicle can be found in MIIT’s Catalogue of Recommended New Energy Vehicles, Batch 9, 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

CARB approved the State Strategy for the State Implementation Plan ( State SIP Strategy ), which describes CARB’s commitment for further reducing vehicle emissions needed to meet federal air quality standards over the next 15 years. The Board also approved the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s comprehensive air quality plan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2021

A voluntary system, the ESI identifies seagoing ships exceeding the current emission standards of the International Maritime Organization. The MSC Jewel is powered by Tier III diesel engines, which are 75% cleaner than the Tier II standard set by the International Maritime Organization. Premier Level.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Under the framework agreements, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the former Obama-era program.

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