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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

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Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

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in 2010 and by 49% since 1990, the reference year for the Kyoto protocol. each year between 2000 and 2010—three times the rate of increase during the 1990s. The Global Carbon Project is opening an office at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at UEA in 2012, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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The Reference case in AEO2014 assumes that VMT per licensed driver begins to increase after 2018. The Low VMT case assumes an environment in which travel choices made by drivers result in lower demand for personal vehicle travel, consistent with the recent trend. —Hutchins and Maples. —below the 1.7%

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Deret Transport running 22 Canter Eco Hybrids in fleet; 25% reduction in fuel consumption

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In the interests of the environment, Paris has introduced even more stringent regulations, however. In October, MFTBC presented the new Canter range: the vehicles comply with Euro 5b+ or Euro VI, according to weight category (reference mass = curb weight). Diesel vehicles are only allowed to enter the city between 10 p.m.

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Study concludes abundant shale gas is neither climate hero nor villain; need for targeted GHG reduction policy

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Shale gas in particular has grown rapidly, from less than one percent of US production in 2000 to 34% in 2012, and projections show strong production growth continuing for the foreseeable future. With this abundance of natural gas comes a variety of questions. —Daniel Raimi, associate in research at the Energy Initiative.

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Study investigates impact of operating conditions and load on soot particle number distribution for diesel and biodiesel

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Despite these benefits, particulates and NO x emitted from diesel engines are of major concern for the environment. bar BMEP at 2000 rpm. Diesel engines are widely used owing to their high thermal efficiency and low fuel consumption. bar BMEP and 5.0

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What are the types of batteries used in EV? | EV Basics

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2) Ni-MH battery: advantages, large battery energy reserve, lighter weight, longer service life, and no pollution to the environment. It can meet the power requirements of electric vehicles. (2) Disadvantages, the manufacturing cost is too high, and the performance is worse than lithium batteries. (3)