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INL Cuts Total Fuel Use 20% in 4 Years; Increased Use of Biodiesel, E85

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more than 167,000 gallons US—from the same period in 2006. INL bus routes have been streamlined this year, reducing the total number of routes while eliminating many of the old start-and-stop patterns that wove through residential neighborhoods. Four key tactics have resulted in the fuel reduction: Increasing use of alternate fuels.

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EDI partners with Greenkraft for parallel-series multi-mode Class-4 CNG-PHEV truck; CEC funding

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EDI was co-founded by Professor Andy Frank from UC Davis—a key figure in the development of the PHEV concept and technology—in 2006. The effort combines EDI’s intelligent multi-mode PHEV powertrain (EDI-Drive) with Greenkraft’s CNG-powered 14,500-pound, Class-4 medium-duty truck, which is equipped with a 6.0L

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Worldwatch Institute study expects number of countries running high-speed rail nearly to double by 2014

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A 2006 study, High Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US , released by the Center for Neighborhood Technologies, found that HSR lines in Europe and Japan released 30-70 grams of carbon dioxide per passenger-kilometer, versus 150 grams for automobiles and 170 grams for airplanes.

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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

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Introduced in 2006, Clean Air Taxi legislation mandated that at least 9% of new medallions for yellow taxis be set aside for hybrid or compressed natural gas vehicles, and incentivized the purchase of low-emission taxis by extending the allowed period of models classified as “clean air” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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PM2.5 pollution linked to higher glaucoma risk

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People in neighborhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution were at least 6% more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas, according to the findings published in an open-access paper in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. —Professor Foster.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods. First launched in 2006, this 4-wheel electric cart will also be used as a testing vehicle. Electric Cart (Monpal ML200). Specifications of Saitama Prefecture program vehicles. EV Plug-in Hybrid EV-neo Monpal ML200. – 2.0L

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Minnesota Plug-in Law

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Here is the story from the Brownfield Network Plug-in hybrid flexible-fueled cars on the way Thursday, June 8, 2006, 2:01 PM by Bob Meyer Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has signed a law promoting plug-in hybrid flexible-fueled vehicles. The car runs primarily on electricity and renewable fuels like ethanol power the engine.

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