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Five Dead, Two In Critical Condition From Fire at Tesoro Refinery

Green Car Congress

Tesoro’s retail-marketing system includes more than 880 branded retail stations, of which more than 380 are company-operated under the Tesoro, Shell, Mirastar and USA Gasoline brands. Tesoro’s Anacortes refinery is located about 70 miles north of Seattle on the Puget Sound. Shell operates another refinery in Anacortes today.).

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

Such a vehicle could reduce gasoline consumption for the average American by 50 percent to 70 percent and reduce automobile emissions well in excess of emissions that might result from the additional use of power plants. consumers purchased more than 200,000 hybrid vehicles, which have grown from two models in 2000 to 11 models today.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

Green Car Congress

Nissan estimates—based on the findings of AR4—that the CO 2 emissions of all new vehicles in 2050 would need to be reduced by 90% compared to the 2000 level. In July 2007, an ultra-low precious metal catalyst for gasoline vehicles was developed. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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