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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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CARB approves updated “At-Berth” regulation, expanding efforts to cut pollution from ships in California ports

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The updated rule adds new vessel categories which will be required to control pollution when they run auxiliary engines or auxiliary boilers (for most tanker vessels) while docked. These auxiliary engines power the electricity and other onboard operations during a vessel’s visit, which can run from less than one day to several days.

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CARB adopts electric truck rule: Advanced Clean Trucks

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Many California neighborhoods—especially communities of color, low-income and vulnerable communities—live, work, play and attend schools adjacent to the ports, railyards, distribution centers, and freight corridors and experience the heaviest truck traffic.

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New efficient hybrid optimization control method for diesel engine emissions and performance

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Researchers at Iowa State have developed a new hybrid optimization control method to improve diesel engine emissions and performance. Furthermore, the variable devices identified above would appear in the as-built condition of an engine, not its original design parameters, which could easily number into the hundreds.

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A123 to Power Plug-in Hybrid Trouble Truck for Eaton Corporation

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In addition to being driven thousands of miles per year, these trucks are often left idling in residential neighborhoods to power the truck’s equipment, thereby exposing operators to diesel exhaust, wasting fuel and emitting pollution. A123 Systems has been developing the battery system for much of 2010 with Eaton.

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California Air Resources Board Unveils $3.7M in Rebates for Plug-in Hybrid and Zero-Emission Vehicles

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Eligible vehicles are cars, trucks, commercial medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, motorcycles or neighborhood electric vehicles. Exhaust from cars and trucks have been known to exacerbate a variety of conditions such as lung and heart disease, and asthma, and even contribute to premature death. ARB was appropriated approximately $42.3

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. For all subtopics, technologies may be applicable to compression ignition and/or spark ignition engines. Miller Cycle).

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