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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs

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Results appear in an open access paper in the journal Environment International. Between 2000 and 2012, these included mandating the closure of many polluting sources, auditing companies that produced large amounts of toxic and hazardous materials, setting pollutant emissions standards, and promoting energy efficiency and pollution reduction.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. Source: University of Leicester. Source: University of Leicester. Fleming, National Centre for Atmospheric Science at University of Leicester. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Owen Cooper.

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Audi puts steel back in the new A8

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Steel’s strength has multiplied by almost 10 times over the past 20 years, from 270 to 2000 MPa tensile strength. ArcelorMittal’s Usibor is compatible with standard press hardening technologies and processes. Dr. Roland Geyer developed the University of California Santa Barbara Automotive Materials GHG Comparison Model ( UCSB Model ).

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Ricardo joins OSMC in commitment to Modelica-based CAE; IGNITE for vehicle performance and fuel economy

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Modelica has been developed by the (non-profit) Modelica Association since 1996 and has been in use in industry since 2000. OSMC is distinct from the Modelica Association, the organization that develops and standardizes the Modelica Language and the Modelica Standard Library, and aims to have good cooperation with the Association.

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New Lectric XP Lite 2.0 e-bike pre-order offers, Save $2,200 during Jackery 3-day flash event, Velotric EV sale, more

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e-bike , giving up to $246 in free accessories along with your pre-order purchase starting at $799 shipped for the standard models and from $999 shipped for the long-range models. Starting off, the Standard XP Lite 2.0 1,699) Explorer 2000 Plus, 2,043Wh capacity with two 200W solar panels: $2,399 (Reg.

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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Moving goods by road consumes about 50% of all diesel produced; 80% of the global net increase in diesel use since 2000 comes from road freight. Policy needs to evolve in order to create a favorable environment for the deployment of these solutions. It is critical that these standards include heavy freight trucks.

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