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California state fleet reduces petroleum consumption 13% compared to 2003

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The California state fleet has reduced its petroleum consumption by 13% compared to a 2003 baseline, according to a state progress report. In 2003, the state fleet consumed 38,559,715 gallons of petroleum-based fuel (gasoline and diesel), according to the report. 281,619 gallons gasoline equivalent (gge) of CNG and propane (7%).

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EcoMotors Names Donald Runkle CEO; Power Density as the Holy Grail

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The opportunity to build up such an important company with a powertrain pioneer like Peter Hofbauer, and backed by a visionary like Vinod Khosla, was just too good to pass up. At Volkswagen, he spent nine years as head of Advanced Propulsion System Research, followed by nine years as head of Worldwide Powertrain Development.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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government established a Supersonic Transport Advisory Committee, which began discussions with international partners about building a supersonic airliner. That continued until 2003, when British Airways and Air France retired their fleets, together amounting to just 12 aircraft. was founded by billionaire Robert Bass in 2003.

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More cities jump on car sharing bandwagon

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The city of Toronto now appears likely to follow Seattle, Vancouver and San Francisco in moving to a system that specifies the maximum number of dedicated car-share vehicles inside apartment buildings. In Vancouver meanwhile, the same building could have four car-share vehicles and 12 fewer spots. .

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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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million for regional alternative fuel readiness and planning, building on previous projects supporting these efforts. $2 City of Sacramento will receive $600,000 to install new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling equipment and refurbish existing LNG equipment in the city’s corporate yard in the south area of the city.

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Fluor becomes majority investor in NuScale Power and enters small modular reactor market

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Fluor Corporation has committed to making an investment exceeding $30 million in NuScale Power LLC., As part of its investment, Fluor has purchased the company’s shares that had previously been in U.S. an Oregon-based small modular reactor (SMR) technology company. feet in diameter.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003.

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