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Honda includes stop-start system in new 2016 Honda Pilot for improved fuel economy, new 9-speed

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Honda gave the all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV its global premiere at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. The 2016 Pilot, launching at Honda dealerships nationwide this summer, is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in the US. The 2016 Pilot features a new 3.5-liter,

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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There has been little recent research into the emission durability of these new fleets, and in this paper, we examine some recent and historical emission data from the Seattle and Chicago area to obtain a picture of how current livery vehicle emissions compare to the rest of the fleet and examine their importance to fleet emissions.

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With HVIP vouchers, California fleets can buy new electric trucks for less than new Tier 4 diesels; funding queue for next year filling fast

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Similar point-of-sale discount programs exist in other major metropolitan service areas around the country including Chicago and the state of New York. However, funding for HVIP is currently exhausted; funding is appropriated for HVIP each year in the State Budget. For FY 2016-17, funding has not yet been appropriated for this project.

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Amyris Raises $41.75M in C Round; Funding to Advance Scale Up, First Commercial Plant

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Analyses to-date indicate that Amyris Renewable Diesel is inherently stable at cold temperatures, does not break down during storage and transport like conventional biodiesel, and offers a number of environmental benefits, including the elimination of sulfur and greatly reduced NO x , particulate, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon exhaust emissions.

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Kia introduces 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle, Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-in Hybrid at Chicago

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Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. This new body structure helps provide crash protection and better driving dynamics and is the foundation for a quieter ride.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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The top set of recommendations call for: Replacing existing switch and medium horsepower locomotives with cleaner locomotives (2010-2013); Retrofitting switch and medium horsepower locomotive with particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) after-treatment devices (2012-2016); and.

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UIC analysis finds GHG impact of EPA’s proposed changes to RFS equivalent to adding nearly 1M more cars to road this year

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billion gallons of ethanol would be blended with gasoline by 2016, 3.75 The Argonne CCLUB greenhouse gas emissions model from biofuels production incorporates detailed carbon stock factors for different ecosystems that enable an exhaustive analysis of carbon emissions and sequestration from LUC. A total of 17.5 Updated Modeling.

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