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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

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Crane Carrier Company (CCC) has been manufacturing commercial vehicles for 75 years and is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio with 180 sales and service dealers throughout North America. —Michael Patterson, CEO of Battle Motors and Crane Carrier. Battle One.

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EPA proposes updates to annual PM2.5 national air quality standard

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates to its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ). EPA’s proposal would strengthen the annual health standard for PM 2.5 The current annual standard is 15 µg/m 3 , which has been in place since 1997. Source: EPA.

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President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

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He also continued his calls for the oil industry to increase refinery capacity to increase production. Similarly, NHTSA’s new fuel economy standards project to reduce gasoline consumption by more than 200 billion gallons through 2050. State gas taxes average another 30 cents per gallon.

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Study: US counties with higher PM2.5 concentrations have more stroke deaths

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However, 51 percent of counties had an annual average exceeding 12 micrograms per cubic meter, the annual average limit of the National Air Quality Standards for PM 2.5 lead author of the study and associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

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Video Friday: Welcome to 2022

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ICRA 2022 – May 23-27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA, USA ERF 2022 – June 28-30, 2022 – Rotterdam, Germany Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. This has potential to diversify the physical activities available, and improve physical and mental health for people with low vision. Voliro ] Thanks, Daniel!

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How EV Charging Supports Disaster Recovery and Roadside Assistance

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Blink’s new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania As the industry grows, EV charging infrastructure frequently integrates backup energy supplies such as battery storage , generators, and solar panels to guarantee continuous operation in the event of power disruptions.

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Video Friday: Welcome to 2022

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Germany Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. This has potential to diversify the physical activities available, and improve physical and mental health for people with low vision. Happy Holidays from Voliro!