At the end of September 2014 California Governor Brown signed several bills aimed at strengthening the electric vehicle market, improving access to electric car charging, and reducing transportation related climate pollution. High-Occupancy Toll Lanes There are many reasons people are switching to electric vehicles but one big draw is for single occupancy drivers to[…]
Westport Innovations introduced a new enhanced spark-ignited (ESI) natural gas system. This new technology is reported to provide 10% improvements in power and torque over base diesel engines and reaches comparable fuel economy. Additionally, the ESI natural gas system provides up to 40% brake thermal efficiency compared to the 25-30% brake thermal efficiency of a[…]
According to the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales in California have surpassed 100,000. PEVC and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have been keeping track of the number of ZEVs sold in the state since December 2010. This milestone positions California closer to reaching Governor Jerry Brown’s goal of 1.5 million[…]
September 3, 2014 – Southern California’s Oberon Fuels Inc. (Oberon) announced that the U.S. EPA approved its dimethyl ether (DME) as a renewable identification number (RIN) eligible product under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA determined that compared to baseline diesel fuel, the biogas-based DME produced by Oberon lead to in an estimated 68% reduction[…]
Hydrogen Progress, Priorities and Opportunities (HyPPO) Report Join the California Fuel Fell Partnership (CaFCP) for a progress report on A California Road Map: The Commercialization of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles that established the framework for bringing FCEVs to the commercial market in California. This webinar is offered in conjunction with the recent publication of 2014[…]
One of San Diego’s certified green plumbers, Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air, is adopting a more fuel-efficient vehicle option for their fleet: the diesel-electric hybrid Hino COE (cab-over engine). The fleet currently has one Class 5 Hino 195h diesel-electric hybrid, with two more to be added. Anderson reported averaging 14 miles per gallon (mpg) with the hybrid Hino compared[…]
Do you want to learn more about how much a compressed natural gas fueling station costs? Join the Clean Cities CNG Infrastructure webinar on September 16th from 12-1:30pm PT. Mark Smith from the US Department of Energy and John Gonzales from the National Renewable Energy Lab will present an overview of the key components of[…]
A recent consumer survey by the Fuels Institute, a non-partisan think tank founded by the National Association of Convenience Stores, found that for consumers, fuel economy is the largest deciding factor when it comes to buying gasoline or alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Additionally, the cost of the vehicle plays a huge role in a consumer’s[…]
Tuesday August 12, 2014- San Diego Clean Cities Coalition (SDRCCC) held a workshop, “Low Carbon Fuels Round-Table Discussion” downtown at the World Resource Simulation Center (SimCenter). This month’s interactive workshop combined presentations and small group discussions to go in-depth on barriers and solutions to increase deployment of low carbon fuels. The fuel types and vehicle[…]