2002, Resource and Universal

How Purdue University Commercializes Its Research

Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2022

“When I was learning data structures, I began to see things from a different viewpoint—how to make things efficient,” says Lu, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and a university faculty scholar at Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering , in West Lafayette, Ind.

Universal

Universal Commercial Taiwan 2002

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2020

Both companies have committed to fund and to resource these two phases fully. Since 2002, Bloom has been awarded 19 patents for its solid oxide electrolyzer technology. By the end of 2020, Bloom expects to ship a 100 kW pilot server to South Korea to power an SK E&C facility in early 2021. million hydrogen cars by 2040.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen South Korea Market Energy

Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants, especially O 3 (ozone), is significantly associated with increasing emphysema, according to a new study led by the University of Washington, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo. This work in the MESA Air study was led at the University of Washington.

Pollution

Pollution Ozone Washington Universal

NOAA, partners find about 98% decline in VOCs concentrations in LA Basin over last 50 years despite 3x increase in use of gasoline and diesel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

A scatter plot of CO, as a tracer for pollution, versus CO 2 , as a tracer for the amount of combustion, for 2002 and 2010. Even though the CO 2 enhancements over background were comparable in the two years, about 25 ppm in 2002 and 35 ppm in 2010, the ?CO/?CO2 CO2 ratio for this flight track segment decreased from 24.5 Warneke, C.,

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Gasoline Ozone 2002

Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2020

—Naresh Devineni, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The City University of New York. James Rising, Naresh Devineni (2002) “Crop switching reduces agricultural losses from climate change in the United States by half under RCP 8.5” Nature Communications.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate United States Production

ARRA funding raises R&D expenditures within federally funded R&D centers 11% to $16.8B in FY 2010

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MARCH 31, 2012

increase is the largest one-year increase since 2002, when expenditures increased 14.5% Between FY 2002 and 2009, FFRDC expenditures increased an average of 5% each year, with the exception of a brief stall in FY 2006.

2010

2010 2001 2002 2009

Bombardier introduces new, more efficient and cleaner Evinrude outboards

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

outboards—release one-fifth of the carbon monoxide emissions of a four-stroke engine at idle and are compliant with stringent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Union (EU), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 3-Star ultra-low emissions standards.

Cleaner

Cleaner Wisconsin 2002 Fuel Economy

BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Establish a consortium for sustained collaborations among university partners in South Dakota, Montana, and Oklahoma in the field of methane regulation in extreme environments. This, the deepest mine in North America, began filling with water following its closure in 2002. As the water receded, Rajesh Sani, Ph.D., —Rajesh Sani.

South Dakota

South Dakota Convert Montana Oklahoma

10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

Repeated scans were done for nearly all participants between 2002 and 2005; for a subset of participants between 2005 and 2007; and for half of all participants between 2010 and 2012. The condition, also called hardening of the arteries, can cause heart attacks. Kaufman, Joel D et al.

Pollution

Pollution Los Angeles Building Universal

Study finds shipping emissions in East Asia contribute to up to 37.5K premature deaths each year

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JULY 19, 2016

A study by a team of researchers from China and the US has shown that shipping emissions in East Asia accounted for 16% of global shipping CO 2 in 2013, compared to only 4–7% in 2002–2005. The total number of vessels observed in 2013 in this region is 18,324.

Asia

Asia Emissions Climate Change North Carolina

Rice/EPA study finds ground-level ozone falling faster than CMAQ model predicted

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MARCH 11, 2013

Researchers from Rice University and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report in a paper in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry that particularly in Northeastern cities, ozone levels dropped even beyond what was anticipated by cutting emissions of NO x from 2002 to 2006. from 2002 to 2006. Earlier post.).

Ozone

Ozone EPA 2002 2006

Study finds association of pollution with increased risk of psychiatric disorders

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AUGUST 26, 2019

A new study led by University of Chicago researchers finds an association between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. million people born in Denmark between 1979 and 2002. —Khan et al. Khan A, Plana-Ripoll O, Antonsen S, Brandt J, Geels C, Landecker H, et al.

Pollution

Pollution Denmark United States Personal

Toyota opens CES with strong affirmation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; “staggering” rate of cost reduction; FCV on sale in US in 2015

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

Since 2002, Toyota has been testing and developing a series of prototypes in North America. Toyota estimates a 95% cost reduction in the powertrain and fuel tanks of the vehicle it will launch in 2015, compared to what it cost to build the original prototype in 2002. We’re doing a good job with both and we will launch in 2015.

2015

2015 Hydrogen Toyota Fuel

Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

Cars That Think

AUGUST 4, 2022

He left there in 1966 to join the University of Cambridge as an assistant director of research. In 2002 Fraser retired and founded Fraser Research , in Princeton, N.J., He earned his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering in 1958 from the University of Bristol , in England. where he continued his networking work.

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Connect Connected MIT Honduras

Stanford GCEP awards $6.6M to 7 projects; focus on combining energy conversion with carbon-neutral fuel production

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MARCH 13, 2013

million to seven research teams—six from Stanford and one from Carnegie Mellon University—to advance research on technologies for renewable energy conversion to electricity or fuels and for capturing CO 2 emissions and converting CO 2 to fuels. Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) is awarding $6.6

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Conversion Carbon Fuel Energy

IPCC Chairman To Head Climate and Energy Institute At Yale

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2009

Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change (ISCCC), which opened today in Copenhagen, Yale University president Richard Levin announced that the university’s new Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) will be led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who has headed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

Climate

Climate Climate Change Energy Congress

Industrial Light & Magic Engineer Wins a Technical Oscar

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Vanns decided to combine his interests, majoring in computer science and music at Canterbury Christ Church University , in Canterbury, England. While watching the bonus content on the DVD version of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), he was captivated by a discussion about the CGI in an iconic battle scene.

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Light Industrial Industry Engine

Study: even relatively low levels of air pollution appear to affect a child’s lungs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2016

The researchers studied 614 children born to mothers who enrolled between 1999 and 2002 in Project Viva, a long-term study of women’s and children’s health in eastern Massachusetts. Kaufman, MD, MPH, of the University of Washington, in an accompanying editorial. Rice noted that PM 2.5 — Cora S. Sack, MD, and Joel D.

Pollution

Pollution MPH 2002 Boston

Updated energy life-cycle assessment of soybean biodiesel finds fossil energy ratio of 5.54; significant improvement from earlier studies

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Researchers from the University of Idaho and the US Department of Agriculture have updated the analysis of the energy life-cycle of soybean biodiesel and found a fossil energy ratio (FER) of 5.54 later reported using 2002 data. Resources. 2009), and Sheehan et al. Pradhan et al. 2011) Click to enlarge. —Pradhan et al.

Energy

Energy Idaho 2002 2011

Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

they use all the economic, environmental and social resources considered in a value-creating way. Frank Figge of Queen’s University Belfast and Dr. Tobias Hahn of Euromed Management School Marseille. In other words, the authors note, these companies use these resources more efficiently than their industry peers.

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Automobile Manufacturer Automobile BMW Manufacturer

Report suggests that not following good eco-driving practices can lead to a reduction in on-road fuel economy of up to about 45% in total

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

a fuel economy penalty), according to a new report by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). On a related note, the average adult in the US in 2002 was about 24 pounds heavier than in 1960, resulting in a reduction in fuel economy of up to about 0.5%.). loading). (On

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel North America

Satellite and GPS Measurements Show Ice Loss from Greenland Ice Sheet Spreading to Northwest Coast

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

The team, which includes researchers from Denmark’s Technical Institute’s National Space Institute in Copenhagen and University of Colorado at Boulder, combined the uplift measured by GRACE over United Kingdom-sized chunks of Greenland, while the GPS receivers monitored crustal uplift on scales of just tens of miles. “ millimeters (0.02

2002

2002 2003 2009 Colorado

NOAA Forecast Predicts Large Dead Zone for Gulf of Mexico this Summer

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JUNE 21, 2009

A team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University, and the University of Michigan is forecasting that the “dead zone” off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record.

Mexico

Mexico Louisiana Mississippi Mariner

Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

Northern India, probably the most heavily irrigated region in the world, is rapidly depleting its groundwater, according to a new study by researchers from the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad (CSIR), India; the University of Colorado, Boulder; and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. Resources.

Water

Water India Nepal Bangladesh

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

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 1997, Willett Kempton , a professor at the University of Delaware, and Steve Letendre , a professor at Green Mountain College, in Vermont, began publishing a series of journal articles that imagined the bidirectional EV as a resource for electricity utilities. After earning a Ph.D.

Grid

Grid Power Powered Vehicles

New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. The report, Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates , adds that costs will be even more when the full range of climate impacts on human activities is considered.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Cost Of London

NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

Testing was performed over multiple standard drive cycles—the Combined International Local and Commuter Cycle, the West Virginia University City cycle, and the Central Business District cycle—to evaluate the fuel economy and emissions benefits gained through hybridization. Resources. NREL/TP-540-44134 ).

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Eaton Hybrid

Study Provides Evidence That Low-Level Clouds Act as Positive Feedback to Climate Change

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2009

a positive feedback), according to a new study of the NE Pacific by researchers from the University of Miami and UC San Diego. ERA-40 is a re-analysis of meteorological observations from September 1957 to August 2002 produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in collaboration with many institutions.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate San Diego 2009

Stanford Professor Urges EPA to Include Black Carbon in Endangerment Finding

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MAY 18, 2009

Jacobson first showed in 2000 that black carbon was the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide in terms of radiative forcing and, in 2002, that its control was the most effective method of slowing warming. Earlier post.). C increased Arctic warming from 1890 to 2007. Earlier post.). Mark Jacobson.

Carbon

Carbon EPA Pollution Ozone

Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. In April 1999, the Israeli company M-Systems filed a patent application titled “Architecture for a Universal Serial Bus-based PC flash disk.”

Singapore

Singapore 2000 Store IDEA

Study concludes a shift from gasoline to diesel engines is consistent with long-term climate mitigation efforts

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

A shift from gasoline to diesel engines following previous and upcoming European emission standards is consistent with long-term climate mitigation efforts, according to a new analysis by researchers from CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Norway), the University of Oslo and ETH Zurich. —Tanaka et al.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

Cars That Think

AUGUST 11, 2021

He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. It happened as well in 2002 when IBM sold its disk drive business to Hitachi at that time. James Cortada is both a Ph.D. historian and a 38-year veteran of IBM.

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Personal Companies Corporation Future

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Academically, he earned a Masters in Environmental Science from Drexel University and an MBA with a focus on Sustainability from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.

North America

North America America El Paso New Mexico

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Academically, he earned a Masters in Environmental Science from Drexel University and an MBA with a focus on Sustainability from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.

North America

North America America El Paso New Mexico

Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle

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OCTOBER 20, 2012

A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan compared regulated and unregulated emissions from both light-duty passenger car (1.7 L/2002 calibration and 6.4 For the study, they used a GM 2002 1.7 Panels show (a) PM 2.5 , (b) elemental carbon (EC), (c) NO x , (d) CO, (e) formaldehyde, and (f) sum of target VOCs.

Pollution

Pollution Diesel Emissions Engine

USC study suggests early life exposure to near-road air pollution contributes to increased obesity risk in children

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

A study lead by a team from the University of Southern California has found that higher exposure to early life near-road air pollution (NRAP) increased the rate of change of childhood body mass index (BMI) and resulted in a higher attained BMI at age 10 years that were independent of later childhood exposures. —Kim et al. Jeniffer S.

Pollution

Pollution 2002 2003 California

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2009 : Testifying at a public hearing conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stanford University professor Mark Jacobsen urged the EPA to incorporate black carbon into calculations of greenhouse gases. Emissions from ocean-going ships which burn minimally refined bunker fuel are primary sources of black carbon.

Climate

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. The GREET 1.6

Plug-in

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The first target (1999-2002) was compressed natural gas (CNG), liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and other combustion alternative fuel vehicles (CAFVs), in a program called the Clean Auto Auction. With the 10 th 5-year Plan (“10-5”, 2002-2006), the government introduced the goal of developing and commercializing electric vehicles. Zhixin Wu.

Transportation

Transportation Future Energy China

Study links traffic-related pollution to risk of asthma in children

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MAY 2, 2018

To find out, Rice and colleagues analyzed data from 1,522 Boston-area children born between 1999 and 2002 whose mothers had enrolled in a long-term study called Project Viva, which was established to examine how behavioral and environmental factors—such as sleep and eating habits or exposure to pollution—impact children’s health.

Pollution

Pollution Boston MPH

Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

DOT has been conducting research with automotive manufacturers since 2002 in order to assess the feasibility of developing effective crash avoidance systems that utilize vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Michele Weigle, Old Dominion University, 2008). V2V Communications for Safety. Standards: WAVE / DSRC / 802.11p (Dr.

Vehicles

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CMU team identifies IVOCs emissions from on-road gasoline vehicles and small off-road engines as important SOA precursors

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2016

A team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has characterized the intermediate volatility organic compound (IVOC) emissions from on-road gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) and small off-road gasoline engines (SOREs). —Zhao et al. —Zhao et al. Yunliang Zhao, Ngoc T. Nguyen, Albert A. Presto, Christopher J. Hennigan, Andrew A. 5b06247.

Gasoline

Gasoline Emissions Engine Exhaust

CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. What do environmental groups think of PHEVs? How can I help?

PHEV

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). York University , Prius, Hymotion, November 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada).

Prius

Prius Conversion Plug-in Plug

How Purdue University Commercializes Its Research

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

NOAA, partners find about 98% decline in VOCs concentrations in LA Basin over last 50 years despite 3x increase in use of gasoline and diesel

Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

ARRA funding raises R&D expenditures within federally funded R&D centers 11% to $16.8B in FY 2010

Bombardier introduces new, more efficient and cleaner Evinrude outboards

BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

Study finds shipping emissions in East Asia contribute to up to 37.5K premature deaths each year

Rice/EPA study finds ground-level ozone falling faster than CMAQ model predicted

Study finds association of pollution with increased risk of psychiatric disorders

Toyota opens CES with strong affirmation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; “staggering” rate of cost reduction; FCV on sale in US in 2015

Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

Stanford GCEP awards $6.6M to 7 projects; focus on combining energy conversion with carbon-neutral fuel production

IPCC Chairman To Head Climate and Energy Institute At Yale

Industrial Light & Magic Engineer Wins a Technical Oscar

Study: even relatively low levels of air pollution appear to affect a child’s lungs

Updated energy life-cycle assessment of soybean biodiesel finds fossil energy ratio of 5.54; significant improvement from earlier studies

Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

Report suggests that not following good eco-driving practices can lead to a reduction in on-road fuel economy of up to about 45% in total

Satellite and GPS Measurements Show Ice Loss from Greenland Ice Sheet Spreading to Northwest Coast

NOAA Forecast Predicts Large Dead Zone for Gulf of Mexico this Summer

Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

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

New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

Study Provides Evidence That Low-Level Clouds Act as Positive Feedback to Climate Change

Stanford Professor Urges EPA to Include Black Carbon in Endangerment Finding

Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Study concludes a shift from gasoline to diesel engines is consistent with long-term climate mitigation efforts

IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle

USC study suggests early life exposure to near-road air pollution contributes to increased obesity risk in children

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

Study links traffic-related pollution to risk of asthma in children

Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

CMU team identifies IVOCs emissions from on-road gasoline vehicles and small off-road engines as important SOA precursors

CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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