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Chicago Clean Cities Explores Hydrogen’s Potential at Recent Webinar

With its promise of zero-carbon emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicles are an enticing option to slow climate change and improve air quality. Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC) welcomed Cummins Inc., Hyzon Motors and GTI to its May webinar on hydrogen technologies. Technology is improving quickly, and government subsidies help the process along. Hydrogen is a clean fuel […]

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ComEd

A ‘Clean Fuels Champion’ ComEd’s fleet of 3,000 vehicles includes 1,400 biodiesel-fueled line trucks and another 430 units that are capable of running on high-level ethanol-gasoline blends, or E85. More than 200 ComEd vehicles have hybrid-electric or plug-in hybrid-electric systems and another 10 are all-electric vehicles. “ComEd has made it a priority to reduce carbon

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The Transportation Industry is Experiencing a Technology Revolution

Whether your mission is to deliver e-commerce packages to the residents of Skokie or safely deliver second graders to start their school day in Aurora, one thing is certain – the vehicles we use to complete the task at hand is changing rapidly, with more fuel choices available than ever before. The vehicles that move

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Chicago Clean Cities to Host Webinar Exploring Future of Hydrogen, Fuel Cell Vehicles

Ever wondered about the feasibility of hydrogen as a sustainable alternative fuel? Chicago Area Clean Cities will host a hydrogen webinar on May 27 to explore the possibilities of hydrogen. Featuring speakers Amy Adams, vice president of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies at Cummins Inc., and Mark Gordon, chief financial officer of Hyzon Motors, the

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Clean Energy Trust Event Highlights Decarbonization Technologies, Confronts Challenges for the Future

The future of the planet relies on humans’ ability to stem the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Studies by the United Nations have shown that to limit the catastrophic effects of irreversible climate change—or “runaway” climate change—we must drop our global GHG emissions by 55% in the next nine years, thus holding

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Lion Electric Announces U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Illinois, the Largest All-Electric Medium, Heavy-Duty Vehicle Plant in U.S.

MONTREAL, May 7, 2021 – The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) (“Lion” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, today announced that it has selected Joliet, Ill., for the construction of its U.S. manufacturing facility. The new facility will represent the largest dedicated production site for zero-emission medium

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ComEd Recognized for its Green Fleet by Chicago Area Clean Cities

CHICAGO, April 22, 2021 – ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), was named a “Clean Fuels Champion” today by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition whose mission is to advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the U.S. by supporting the reduction of petroleum consumption. ComEd received the award

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Op-Ed: Earth Day 2021 Presents a Chance to Reflect on Our Mistakes, Refocus Our Efforts Toward a Cleaner Future

Thursday, April 22 marks 51 years since the creation of Earth Day, a day established with the goal of educating people about environmental issues plaguing our planet. 1970 was a different era of environmentalism, filled with foundational legislative action like the Clean Air and Water Acts. The Environmental Protection Agency was created in the same

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Argonne National Laboratory Announces New Tool to Compare Benefits of Alternative Fuels and Vehicles

Argonne National Laboratory announced the release of their updated AFLEET tool this week, which will help the public and Clean Cities program stakeholders around the country estimate their energy use, total emissions and cost of owning alternative fuel vehicles. Enlisted by the Department of Energy’s Technology Integration Program, Argonne leveraged its expertise in alternative fuels

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