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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

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Introduced in 2006, Clean Air Taxi legislation mandated that at least 9% of new medallions for yellow taxis be set aside for hybrid or compressed natural gas vehicles, and incentivized the purchase of low-emission taxis by extending the allowed period of models classified as “clean air” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. announced its second Electric Vehicle Testing Program, this one with Saitama Prefecture for its next-generation personal mobility products, including electric vehicles (EVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); electric scooters; and electric carts. Honda Motor Co.,

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California ARB approves cap-and-trade amendments; linking with Ontario

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AB 617 directs CARB to work with local air districts on the deployment of community-focused air quality monitoring networks, as well as the development and implementation of community emission reduction plans in the neighborhoods most burdened by poor air quality. California is on track to achieve its 2020 goal.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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In 1990, for example, American vehicle shoppers looking at new Mitsus could check out the Precis , the Mirage , the Eclipse , the Galant , the Sigma , the Van/Wagon , the Pickup and the Montero. The legendary Montero disappeared from our continent after 2006. Hell, I drove a Mitsubishi Fuso box truck for a job a couple of years later.

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EDI partners with Greenkraft for parallel-series multi-mode Class-4 CNG-PHEV truck; CEC funding

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EDI), a producer of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) solutions ( earlier post ), is partnering with Greenkraft , CALSTART, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a Class-4 vehicle that combines the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) and PHEV technology. (EDI),

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INL Cuts Total Fuel Use 20% in 4 Years; Increased Use of Biodiesel, E85

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more than 167,000 gallons US—from the same period in 2006. A contract with the General Services Administration signed last year provides a continuing flow of new, more fuel-efficient vehicles to replace the worn-out ones, some as old as 20 years, that have been in service too long. The new vehicles operate on E85.

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Study links California regulations, significant declines in cancer risk from exposure to air toxics

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Based on a novel surrogate method, DPM concentrations declined 68% during the period, even though the state’s population increased 31%; diesel vehicle-miles-traveled increased 81%; and the gross state product (GSP) increased 74%. In 2006, California began requiring ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. Credit: ACS, Propper et al.