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CARB approves new requirements to further reduce air pollution from Transport Refrigeration Units

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Since implementation began in 2008, particulate matter emissions and resulting near-source health risk are almost 80% lower due to a combination of the current rule and federal emission standards for off?road road engines. From 2022 to 2034, the amendments are expected to reduce PM 2.5 road particulate matter emission standard for 25?50

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Hydraulic Hybrid Systems and EMI Partner to Target Fleet Retrofit Market; First Retrofit Underway

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( earlier post ), is partnering with Equipment Maintenance Innovators (EMI-Global) to distribute HHS hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems for light- and medium-duty commercial fleet vehicles. HHS has also purchased a totaled 2008 Chevy Silverado HD 2500 that will serve as a demonstration vehicle. HHS system on the test stand.

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Kroger division takes delivery of first 11 of 40 Freightliner LNG heavy-duty tucks; replacing diesel

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Oregon-based Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co. Fred Meyer will receive a total of 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. Some of the 40 diesel trucks will be used to replace older, less efficient diesel trucks in the fleet.

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Wal-Mart Estimates 50% of Fleet Efficiency Gain by 2015 Could Come from Vehicle Technology, 50% from Operational Improvement

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Wal-Mart Stores has set of goal of increasing total fleet efficiency by 100% from 2005 to 2015, and has already exceeded its 2008 interim goal of a 25% increase, according to Chris Sultemeier, Wal-Mart’s Senior Vice President of Transportation.

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Manitoba Hydro and NRCan Support Extreme Cold Weather Biodiesel Research

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The project is a follow-up to an initial test conducted by Manitoba Hydro in which 173,000 liters (45,702 gallons US) of 5% biodiesel were shipped to Brochet, Manitoba, in January 2008, stored for more than a year and then burned successfully in the winter of 2008/2009.

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. kWh, while the Touareg Hybrid battery stores 1.7 Earlier post.) These vehicles must be operated sustainably—i.e.,

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

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Using this equipment, a Nissan LEAF or e-NV200 owner can connect to charge at low-demand, and cheap tariff periods, with an option to then use the electricity stored in the vehicle’s battery at home when costs are higher, or even feed back to the grid with a net financial benefit. —Paul Willcox, Chairman of Nissan Europe.

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