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2014 Was A Good Year For Cleaner, Greener, More Efficient Cars

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So how did 2014 measure up in terms of boosting vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions? DON''T MISS: In Just One Year, Electric Cars Have Gotten Cleaner: How''d They Do That? With the year all but wound down, it''s an appropriate time to look back and take stock of what''s been achieved over the past 12 months.

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Altech-Eco receives ARB certification for dedicated 2014 F-250/350 6.2L CNG conversion system

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certification from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for the compressed natural gas (CNG) Dedicated conversion system for the 2014 Ford 6.2L The dedicated version converts the vehicle to operate 100% on CNG, which allows users to take advantage of using CNG as a cleaner burning and more economical alternative fuel.

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Anheuser-Busch transitioning 30% of dedicated fleet to renewable natural gas

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In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St. As the next step to achieve its 2025 sustainability goal of reducing carbon emissions across its value chain by 25% by 2025, the brewer will be expanding this fleet and investing in technology to transition to cleaner-burning renewable natural gas.

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“Euro 7” Deal to Freeze Air Pollution Limits Shows that the Car Lobby Is Back

CleanTechnica EVs

New cars would be almost no cleaner than under the Euro 6 standard agreed in 2014. EU lawmakers have agreed. continued] The post “Euro 7” Deal to Freeze Air Pollution Limits Shows that the Car Lobby Is Back appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Volvo Penta & Gradall collaborate on electric excavator concept

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The partnership between Volvo Penta and Gradall began in 2014 when Volvo Penta became the exclusive supplier of 5 and 8-liter Tier 4 Final engines for Gradall’s diesel-powered telescopic boom excavators. This nearly decade-long partnership made Volvo Penta the obvious choice for the company’s first step into electromobility.

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California Energy Commission publishes investment plan for alt and renewable fuel and vehicle technology, 2014-2015

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The California Energy Commission has published the “2014?2015 The 2014-2015 plan. 2014, there will be roughly $22 million dedicated to accelerating the transition from higher polluting vehicles to cleaner-burning natural gas vehicles. in electric vehicles into fiscal year 2014?2015. CMF updated April 2014.

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About 1/3 of Class 3-8 trucks in US equipped with advanced cleaner diesel engines

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Data: IHS Automotive, June 2014 for the Diesel Technology Forum. Data: IHS Automotive, June 2014 for the Diesel Technology Forum. Beginning in 2007, all heavy duty diesel trucks sold had to meet particulate emissions levels of no more than 0.01 grams per brake horse-power hour (g/bhp-hr). Growth in clean diesel trucks by year.