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Used Car of the Day: 2005 Volkswagen Passat TDI

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The year 2005 seems like yesterday but it's darn near two decades ago. Let's put aside our existential angst to check out a car from that model year that's still rolling -- a 2005 Volkswagen Passat TDI. The ask is $5,500 and the car is for sale in Palm Springs, California. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Used Car of The Day: 2005 Ford GT

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Whatever the reason, today I bring you this California-based 2005 Ford GT. Maybe it's because I've always loved the looks of this generation Ford GT -- I've never driven one. Or maybe it's because I am feeling saucy on a summer Friday.

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Port of Long Beach has cut diesel PM by 81% since 2005

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The Port of Long Beach has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to its 2012 Emissions Inventory. Compared to 2005 emissions levels, all of the key air pollutants from port-related sources were reduced in 2012. The reduction in pollutants far outpaced a 10% decline in containerized cargo activity in the same period.

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Port of Los Angeles surpasses 2023 pollution reduction targets five years ahead of schedule; NOx down 60% from 2005

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Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. Container ship calls were down 22% while the average number of TEUs per vessel increased 60% since 2005. million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Source: 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions.

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Report finds that total transportation energy demand in California in 2050 could be reduced 30% relative to 2005

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Total transportation fuel use in California broken down by subsector and fuel type for each scenario: business-as-usual (BAU); plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); and combined PEVs and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Source: Yang et al. Click to enlarge. PHEVs sold in 2050 are primarily large-battery PHEVs (i.e.

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Colorado DPHE proposing rule to adopt California LEV standards for MY 2022 and following

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The proposed rule adopts California Low Emission Vehicle standards for new light- and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado beginning in MY 2022. The incorporation also includes adoption of the California greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for most of these vehicles. Background.

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Study: surface ozone in India in 2005 damaged 6M tonnes of crops, enough to feed 94M people in poverty

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New research shows that ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in India in 2005. million US tons) of India’s wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in 2005, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union. million metric ton (3.6

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