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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

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Between 2009 and 2015, the legislation more than doubled the fuel efficiency of the fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, leading to estimated declines in air pollution emissions. —Dustin Fry, MPH, a researcher at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively.

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

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Rice, MD, MPH, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and lead author. levels in Boston have declined by more than 30% between 1996 and 2006. Kaufman, MD, MPH, of the University of Washington, in an accompanying editorial. —Mary B. Dr. Rice noted that PM 2.5 — Cora S. Sack, MD, and Joel D. 201506-1058OC.

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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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On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3 That 10 years is now only applicable for the Generation 3 made from 2010-2015, but at least there are options. Some models (2006 models for some reason) can have timing chain issues irrelevant of their mileage. It was changed on our 2004 and one of the 2006’s.

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Caltech, JPL designed megasupramolecule fuel additive reduces intensity of post-impact fuel explosions

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Caltech polymer (lower half) after a 140 mph projectile impact disperses fuel mist over continuously burning propane torches. The first breakthrough came in 2006 with the theoretical prediction of megasupramolecules by Ameri David, then a graduate student in her lab. Credit: Caltech/JPL. Ming-Hsin Wei, Boyu Li, R.

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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BMW Group, Innovation Days Efficient Dynamics 2015: Hydrogen Fuel Cell eDrive Technology. Once the speed exceeds approximately 80 km/h (50 mph) or under strong acceleration, the engine cuts in automatically. Top speed is limited to around 130 km/h (81 mph), while the all-electric range is some 38 kilometres. Earlier post.).

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. mpg over a 130-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph. Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV.

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NextEV Launches NIO Brand; NIO EP9 fastest electric car on the Nürburgring Nordschliefe

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seconds and has a top speed of 313 km/h (195 mph). The EP9 is capable of achieving 24,019 Newtons (2,440 kgf, or 5,400 lbf) of downforce—the downwards thrust created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a car—at 240 km/h (149 mph). The NextEV NIO Formula E team won the inaugural drivers’ championship title in 2015.