Electric Drive Transportation
Association
http://www.electricdrive.org/
EDTA is the industry
association working to advance electric vehicles and supporting
infrastructure through policy, information and communication initiatives in
the United States.
EPRI plays a
leading role in the development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
technology as a viable alternative to petroleum-based transportation that
will eventually lead to commercialization of electric-powered vehicles. EPRI
has a long history in the advancement of electric powered transportation.
The Institute's Electric Vehicle Program began in 1976 as an effort to
understand the benefits and challenges of electricity as a transportation
fuel in the U.S. marketplace.
EPRI is completing — in the first quarter of
2007 — a comprehensive, collaborative study to quantify the environmental
impacts of electric transportation, specifically with respect to plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). There are two primary components of the
study: the first is scenario analysis using the EPRI nationwide electric
sector model to determine the energy and greenhouse gas impacts of PHEVs
over a timeframe of 2010 to 2050; the second component is a nationwide air
quality analysis for the year 2030 that assumes an aggressive market
penetration of PHEVs. EPRI, working collaboratively with the Natural
Resources Defense Council, is performing this groundbreaking research to
better understand the net CO2
emission and air quality impacts of plug-in
electric hybrid vehicles. It is important for this analysis to incorporate
present and future energy costs, varying levels of PHEV market penetration,
vehicle technologies, and various portfolios of power generation
technologies.
Environmental Protection Agency, “SmartWay
Transport Partnership”
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/
The SmartWay Transport Partnership is a
collaborative voluntary program between EPA and the freight industry that
will increase the energy efficiency and energy security of our country while
significantly reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases. The Partnership
creates strong market-based incentives that challenge companies shipping
products and the truck and rail companies delivering these products, to
improve the environmental performance of their freight operations. SmartWay
Transport partners improve their energy efficiency, save money, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority, “New Truck
Stop Electrification Site Opens on Northway” (NYSERDA Press Release, May 19,
2004)
http://www.nyserda.org/Press_Releases/2004/PressRelease20041905.asp
The truck
stop electrification systems provide grid-supplied electricity to the
truck’s cab allowing truck drivers who have stopped for sleep or rest to run
air conditioning systems, heating systems, televisions, computers,
microwaves, and other electrical needs without idling their trucks’ diesel
engines for extended periods of time. In addition to eliminating the
negative health impacts caused by diesel fuel emissions, the systems are
also more economical and save the drivers money. A study by Argonne
National Laboratory stated that the average sleeper cab truck idles for
1,830 hours annually, and consumes approximately one gallon of diesel fuel
per hour. EPA estimates that idling trucks consume over 950 million gallons
of diesel fuel annually, and generate 10 million tons of carbon dioxide and
200,000 tons of oxides of nitrogen, as well as particulate matter (soot) and
carbon monoxide. Niagara Mohawk first proposed this concept in 2000, and New
York State has become a national leader in providing drivers the option of
using TSE units; four such sites are available across New York.
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