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US EPA extends E15 fuel waiver to MY 2001-2006 light-duty vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10% ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. MY2001 and newer light-duty cars and trucks. MY 2001 and newer medium-duty passenger vehicles (SUVs).

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Prague buying 20 Solaris bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses

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Both the lighting in the passenger compartment and external lighting have been designed using LED technology. The company added these zero-emission vehicles to its offering back in 2001. The vehicle interior will also feature two bays for passengers in wheelchairs. This is yet another trolleybus model in the Solaris range.

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Industrial Light & Magic Engineer Wins a Technical Oscar

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Vanns, who now works at Disney -owned Industrial Light & Magic , in London, was an avid cinephile growing up. After graduating with a joint honors degree in both fields in 2001, Vanns worked for a time writing software, and seemed to be setting off on a fairly conventional IT career. Their software is still being used today.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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Tesla adds long overdue safety feature with new Model 3 Highland

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You can turn it on or off by touching Controls > Lights > Blind Spot Indicator.” ” Credit: Tesla The indicator will light up or flash when a vehicle is located in the blind spot of the Model 3. In fact, the first vehicle to ever use a Blind Spot Detection system was the 2001 Volvo SCC Concept Car.

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CRC study finds some adverse results from use of mid-level ethanol blends in MY 2001-2009 engines; DOE and ethanol industry say study significantly flawed

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Before those tests were completed in October 2010 and January 2011, EPA granted partial waivers to allow the introduction of E15 into the marketplace for use in model year 2001 and later vehicles. The CRC Engine Durability study took duplicates of eight different vehicle model engines spanning 2001-2009 model years. Earlier post.)

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EASAC urges moratorium on deep-sea mining

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Noise, light, and vibration are other factors that may impact biota around the mining site. EASAC was founded in 2001 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Loss in the structure of habitats may lead to indefinite reductions in biodiversity. It thus provides a means for the collective voice of European science to be heard.

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