This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched H 2 USA—a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for US consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Earlier post.). By bringing together key stakeholders from across the U.S.
continued] The post Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure Hyzon Edition appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’d joined the fun last year for the first time after starting up the Redefining EnergyTech sub-channel, judging their predictions from the previous year and adding predictions of my own.
Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. Indexed global CO 2. emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per sector (1970 = 100). Source JRC.
Advanced Biofuels suggests that “E30 Capable” vehicles can serve a practical key to transitioning to higher percentage blends of affordable renewable transportation fuels. In extended comments, Advanced Biofuels USA cautions that the “recipe” for these higher octane fuels must maintain current gasoline blend stock (BOB). Earlier post.)
Collins Bus Corporation has entered an exclusive agreement with CleanFUEL USA to develop the first Type A small school bus to operate on autogas with a Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system. Type A school buses can typically transport between 14 and 30 passengers. gasoline engine cutaway chassis.
The post China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035 appeared first on CleanTechnica. China's electrification, renewables, and infrastructure trajectories mean coal demand is going to plummet, and emissions with it. Not so much.
The agreement will make Oak Ridge-based LeMond Composites the first company to offer carbon fiber produced by the process to the transportation, renewable energy, and infrastructure markets. Growing demand from the automotive industry is due in large part to the global push to increase the fuel economy of nearly every vehicle produced.
Ten of the locomotives will be manufactured in Erie and Grove City, USA and 90 will be manufactured locally at Transnet Rail Engineering’s site in South Africa with kits provided by GE Transportation. GE Transportation has an installed base of some 1,200 GE locomotives in Africa including approximately 900 in South Africa.
Chevron USA, through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Exploring opportunities to pursue joint research and development in hydrogen-powered transportation and storage. This is another important step toward building a hydrogen economy. We are excited to collaborate with Toyota.
The post New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. The race to develop a flow battery electric car is heating up in the US, thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act.
Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field. It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States.
Vehicle size, a key determinant of fuel economy, has shown a reduction in OECD countries, while the non-OECD trend is toward bigger vehicles. The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 Source: GFEI. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
continued] The post Moving People In USA Much Harder To Decarbonize Than In Rest Of World appeared first on CleanTechnica. That triggered a lot of discussion, with some of the usual suspects chiming in on subjects they weren’t.
That’s great news for the USA, not surprising once you think about it for a moment, and also not even close to the full story. The US Department of Energy recently shared that through 2020, most battery cells and packs used in US plug-in vehicles were produced in the United States. Let’s go through those […].
The electric vehicle market is growing everywhere, even in the USA, and various dynamics are encouraging automakers to get their batteries locally in each market more and more. That just makes more sense in the long term anyway, but given the fact that China moved much faster in this arena.
The legislation is also co-sponsored by US Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03). The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp.,
Improving access to cleaner forms of transportation, like electrified public transport and active commuting by cycling and walking, would not only bring down NO 2 levels, but would also reduce asthma, enhance physical fitness, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
continued] The post Tesla’s California Factory Now Largest Auto Production Factory in USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. This was a stunning news item that I didn’t catch until the end of Iqtidar Ali’s article about Tesla’s 2023.
We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … —COP 26 Declaration.
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHVs) will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In early 2011, data from the US demonstration programs will be posted on [link].
While these economy-wide studies attempt to project the overall response of energy systems to growing availability of natural gas, direct substitution studies are needed to quantify the net emissions impacts of specific natural gas substitutions and thereby inform policies that could influence those substitutions.
US ground transportation stakeholders are ramping up their interest in electric trucks, with batteries and fuel cells both in play. The post New Electric Trucks To Push Diesel Out Of US Transportation Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Fuel tanks add significantly to a vehicle’s cost, impeding the use of these clean fuels in US transportation. Validating the use of low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber for compressed hydrogen and natural gas storage tanks will help expand technology choices for ground transportation. —IACMI CEO John Hopkins. Earlier post.).
StreetScooter now has a commercial presence in Japan and China, the two most important national economies in Asia, said Jörg Sommer, CEO of StreetScooter GmbH. Such rapid growth will make China the largest market in the world for electric vehicles of this kind, followed by Europe and the USA.
The post New Hope For EV Sales Sparked By New $400 Million Factory, Somewhere In The USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. EV sales are actually pretty good, and they are about to get another boost from new low cost, next-generation battery architecture.
One of the biggest elements of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a requirement that electric vehicles start using batteries that contain minerals from “friendly” countries, with a special emphasis on battery minerals from the USA.
This was mainly due to the continuing steady increase in energy use in emerging economies over the past ten years. China, the USA and the EU remain the top-3 emitters of CO 2 , accounting for respectively 29%, 15% and 11% of the world’s total. Biofuel use for transport increased by 7.3% percentage points to 4.7%.
The average annual growth rate for markets between emerging Asian countries and PRC is 7.5%, for routes between PRC and the USA is 6.6%, while the routes between Western Europe and PRC is 5.6%. Drivers of China’s dynamic air transport growth include the country’s long-term economic development. between 2013 and 2023.
continued] The post USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling appeared first on CleanTechnica. For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation.
The post Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica. Lithium-air EV batteries could help decarbonize aviation, shipping, and railways if only some key technology hurdles can be leaped.
The narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world improves.
continued] The post China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% Meanwhile, In USA… appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians and youth influencers about the country.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 2011. million metric tons during that period.
Because Tesla only sells electric cars which come under the ZEV category, the company has excess regulatory credits and can effectively sell them at a 100% profit. CAFE standards increase their value.
continued] The post Canadians Can Cripple Hydrogen Greenwashing, But What About EU, USA, & Oz? Originally, it merely caused all oil and gas firms and their lobbying and propaganda groups to magically disappear their entire social media presence and large parts of their. appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Most recently, Toyota announced that its fuel cell sedan would also be available in the UK, USA, Germany and Denmark during the summer of 2015. He is a member of the UK Government’s Green Economy Council, advising the Secretaries of State for DECC, DEFRA and BIS and also a member of the University of Cambridge’s Alumni Advisory Board.
For several years there have been a couple of parallel slow motion failures in the making, the use of hydrogen in transportation and the Jetsons’ fantasy of air taxis zipping over cities. continued] The post Transportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Scroll down below to see a plethora of positive electric car stories Electric Car News Mercedes-Benz USA announces pricing for new all-electric AMG EQS sedan Bosch battery services […]. Hopefully it will slow down more unhappy global changes, like the Conger Ice Shelf collapsing in Antarctica.
It is unbelievable the number of times I have read the following in comments or on social media: The carmakers or government should build the necessary charging infrastructure. Without it, there will never be a transition to electric driving. The second part is very true. The first part is BS. The charging infrastructure can be […].
China’s heavy vehicle sector took major strides toward electrification in 2024, underscoring the country’s continued leadership in the global transition toward zero-emission commercial transportation.
The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) is apparently already sold out for the rest of the year in the United States. Sawyer Merritt tweeted the hot news along with a screenshot. The estimated delivery time if you order a new Model 3 SR+ is now January 2022. Previously, the estimated delivery was for […].
VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. AOI 09: Improving Transportation System Efficiency Through Better Utilization. Clemson University.
Americans are becoming more conscious about fuel economy when making vehicle purchases – at least if the latest figures from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute are to be believed.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content