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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Ford US sales up 5% in April; SUVs post an April record, hybrid sales down 31%

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For the first four months of 2015, combined hybrid sales were down 29%, from 27,877 units to 19,699. Both conventional and plug-in models generally showed year-on-year declines during the four-month period—the exception being the C-MAX Energi, which showed better results in March and April 2015 than the year prior.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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According to the complaint, from in or about 2006 until in or about November 2015, Pamio led a team of engineers responsible for designing emissions control systems to meet emissions standards, including for nitrogen oxides (NO x ), for diesel vehicles in the US. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

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It will learn individual driver habits and abilities and will benefit from shared intelligence from other cars as data gathering, sharing and connectivity technologies advance. patents in the field in 2006. Basically, it is a smart vehicle designed to get smarter over time. The company secured its first U.S.

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California ARB releases discussion draft of plan to cut GHG by 40% by 2030

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In his January 2015 inaugural address, California Governor Jerry Brown identified five key climate change strategy “pillars,” which recognize that several major areas of the California economy will need to reduce their emissions to meet California’s ambitious climate change goals. Transportation. million people currently.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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That 10 years is now only applicable for the Generation 3 made from 2010-2015, but at least there are options. One of our 2006 Prius’ pack needed servicing and it only cost a few hundred dollars to fix 7 modules and change the bus bars connecting the modules by a hybrid shop. It was changed on our 2004 and one of the 2006’s.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government.

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