Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Funded by a grant from Danish EUDP (Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program), the partners will pursue a high-efficiency solution with the scalability to support marine industry decarbonization. Such alternatives are needed in the maritime industry, which must transition to greener power over just a few decades.

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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. Reduced noise and air pollution are excellent public health outcomes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

A team of researchers, led by Professor Gavin Shaddick at the University of Exeter, has shown that, despite global efforts to improve air quality, half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution. In some regions, sand and desert dust, waste burning and deforestation are additional sources of air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2020

Those living in polluted cities are more at risk from COVID-19, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) warned today. Air pollution can cause hypertension, diabetes and respiratory diseases, conditions that doctors are starting to link to higher mortality rates for COVID-19. The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is an EPHA member.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Less traffic on the roads during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK led to a reduction in air pollution but may have caused potentially damaging surface ozone levels to rise, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of York. The 25–75% range is shown by the shaded area. —Professor Lee.

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MAY 12, 2020

Levels of two major air pollutants have been reduced significantly since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant—ground-level ozone—has increased in China, according to new research. For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019. —Jenny Stavrakou.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2017

How it is possible for the price of oil to go both up and not up, and what would that mean for the oil industry? In fact, we have been highlighting this threat to the energy industry in articles since 2015, for example here , here , here and here.) Why an oil price spike would be bad for the industry. We will explain.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

Leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping and its related industries towards a low carbon future.

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MAY 16, 2016

Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union. Pollutants other than ammonia should probably be targeted for abatement, Paulot said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Air pollution caused twice as many deaths from CVD as from respiratory diseases. The researchers found that air pollution caused an estimated 8.8

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to GreenBiz , the share of electric fleet vehicles is projected to grow from less than 1 percent to 12 percent by 2030, thanks to lower battery costs, industry partnerships and government incentives. It also proposed multi-pollutant emissions standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles for model years 2027 and later.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Growing world population and increasing urbanization are leading to significant challenges to solve environmental issues such as congestion, pollution and noise. The full potential of the transport industry is yet to be seen. —Claes Nilsson, President Volvo Trucks.

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MAY 13, 2023

As the world continues to move towards a more sustainable future, the last mile industry is one area where electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to significantly impact. Let us explore how electric cargo vehicles will impact the last mile industry and what changes we can expect in the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

million) ammonia cracker prototype designed to produce green hydrogen at industrial scale. This innovative green ammonia cracker could be a game-changer for scaling up the green hydrogen industry – an important step to drive the energy transition. A Siemens Energy-led consortium has begun work in Newcastle, UK on a new £3.5

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. One of the main advantages is the significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

The future electrification of aircraft propulsion will have a significant positive environmental effect, helping to reduce emissions and lower the carbon footprint of aviation. It is funded by £125 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, which is, in turn, expected to be matched by up to £175 million from industry.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

The resulting hydrogen will initially be used at the power plant, but it could eventually be sold to other industries. This is a game-changer for both nuclear energy and carbon-free hydrogen production for numerous industries. Earlier post.)

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MAY 6, 2014

The University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) announced that key industry leaders from a variety of sectors, including Bosch, Econolite, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Xerox have joined the center as its initial industry partners. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

We need to understand this multiphase chemistry in the atmosphere to design an efficient strategy to manage air pollution and accurately predict future air pollution and climate change impacts. During most of the 20 th century, sulfur dioxide emissions increased with industrialization in many parts of the world.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The collaboration between GM and Pure Watercraft advances a shared vision to promote sustainability through an expansion of zero-emissions mobility for future generations and reflects the holistic approach necessary for widespread EV adoption, GM said.

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Plug In India

MARCH 29, 2022

At the same time the Indian mainstream media and the pollution vehicle media have to stop causing hysteria when it comes to EV fires while conveniently ignoring the hundred's of ICE fires happening each month. ​The mainstream media and the traditional pollution vehicle media are all over these incidents. Let's wait and watch.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Based on their findings in a new study, researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota suggest that modifying urban form—as a means of affecting motor vehicle usage—may be a strategy to mitigate urban air pollution. Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. social impacts of restructuring. of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Vision Industries Corporation, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Air Products and project partners were recently awarded $500,000 from the Texas Emission Reduction Program (TERP) partially to fund the building of the first public hydrogen fueling station in the state. —Martin Schuermann, CEO of Vision Industries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) outlined the industry’s proposal for a pathway to future CO 2 reductions: a 20% CO 2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021. The European Commission will reveal its proposal on CO 2 targets for cars post-2021 later this year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2023

Research teams will also measure concentrations of exhaust pollutants in an attempt to disentangle non-tailpipe and tailpipe pollution, to better understand how each effects human health. Establish a bio-bank of samples to support future HEI-sponsored research in this area. People with asthma represent a major vulnerable group.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Universal Hydrogen and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) also recently announced their partnership to enable the aviation industry to decarbonize through zero-emissions green hydrogen. Following the aircraft conversions, Universal Hydrogen and ACIA will collaborate on marketing hydrogen fuel services to ACIA’s leasing customers.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

NITI Aayog launches ‘Shoonya’ Campaign to promote zero pollution delivery vehicles. NITI Aayog with US-based RMI and RMI India’s support launched the ‘Shoonya’ Campaign an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and the industry. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

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Plug N Drive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The winners were selected by an independent panel of top Canadian EV industry experts from across the energy, auto, charging and media sectors. Electric vehicles have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, while helping Canada reach its climate change action goals.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Heavy-duty diesel engines still power most large vehicles used in the construction, mining and transportation industries in the United States. Engineers are working to improve the fuel efficiency of these engines while minimizing pollution to reduce energy consumption and ensure the sustainability of these industries in the future.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

This method avoids using additional chemicals, offering a high efficiency, pollution?free As predicted, average annual growth of global lithium consumption would still be ~10 % in near future. 2019), “Highly Selective and Pollution?free 1 LiCl and a strong cycle ability with 70.8% capacity retention over 200 cycles. Zhao et al.

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JUNE 22, 2012

Menetrez of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. This knowledge is, however, changing rapidly, facilitated by research and industry and driven by economics. —Menetrez 2012.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Although the expansion has brought an industrial boom to the country and boosted domestic demand, it has also triggered widespread concerns over the country's energy capacity, pollution levels and notorious traffic jams.Further, Liu said increasing social problems arising from the country's industrial boom has made its future development unsustainable, (..)

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 30, 2022

We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors. In India, EV sales surpassed 300,000 units in 2021.

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