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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. of the registered vehicles (2000/325000). In their study, Bishop et al. Bishop, Donald H.

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UPS to add 1,400 new CNG vehicles over next year; building 15 new CNG fueling stations

Green Car Congress

UPS’ investment in a large scale alternative energy fleet has enabled the company to avoid more than 34 million gallons of conventional fuels since 2000. Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Its fleet includes all-electric, hybrid electric, hydraulic hybrid, CNG, LNG, propane, biomethane and light-weight fuel-saving composite body vehicles.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

Green Car Congress

Most large urban areas in the United States have already invested in some type of mass transit system (subway or light rail) and urban maglev poses a fundamental change in technology that is viewed as being both a major risk and cost-prohibitive by transit agencies and investors, according to the report.

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The New Supersonic Boom

Cars That Think

Fourteen production aircraft were manufactured, but one was scrapped in 1994 and another crashed in 2000.). The best-funded of this group is Denver-based Boom Technology (which also goes by the trade name Boom Supersonic).

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

For example, an area pest control company has pledged to buy up to 150 light weight plug-in trucks, once they are produced. consumers purchased more than 200,000 hybrid vehicles, which have grown from two models in 2000 to 11 models today. Why wait until a catastrophe strikes to get truly serious about addressing the problem?”