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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

Green Car Congress

TRUs control the environment for temperature-sensitive products transported in refrigerated trucks, trailers, shipping containers and railcars. TRU gensets are typically engine-powered generators designed to provide power to electrically driven refrigeration units. Background. NO x : 6,100 tons per year.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. Kwong asked.

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