2016, Cleaner and New York

New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York will utilize the $127.7 million received from the 2016 Volkswagen settlement to significantly increase the number of electric vehicles and other clean vehicles in the state. With the support of the Attorney General's Office, New York received $127.7

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New York Clean Cleaning Vehicles

Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Canada is currently completing a mid-term review of its light duty vehicle regulations.

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Cleaner Canada California Transportation

Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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JUNE 16, 2012

The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. By comparison, average households in states like California, New York, Illinois and Michigan use between 562 kwh and 799 kwh monthly. Ford’s progress has been achieved by investing in energy-saving practices and equipment.

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2016 Ford Manufacturer Energy

Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

The RFS aims to reduce oil imports and cut back auto emissions with cleaner-burning fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, biomass-based diesel, and sugar-cane-based ethanol. In addition, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been operating on B20 since 2000. billion gallons of renewable fuel.

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Production New York City Tax Credit New York

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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DECEMBER 20, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (ARB), in partnership with CALSTART, launched the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more efficient trucks and buses in California. For FY 2016-17, funding has not yet been appropriated for this project.

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Fleet California Diesel Cleaner

MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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JANUARY 3, 2017

A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time.

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Taxi MIT New York City New York

New TNGA Dynamic Force 2.0L engine for 2019 Corolla Hatchback smaller, more powerful than 1.8L

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MARCH 26, 2018

At the New York International Auto Show this week, Toyota will stage the premiere of the new 2019 Corolla Hatchback. The all-new TNGA-based powertrain features the 2.0-liter From Toyota’s December 2016 introduction of TNGA powertrain technologies. Physically, the engine is smaller and lighter than its 1.8-liter

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2019 Engine Power Powered

Canada aligns with US on light-duty vehicle GHGs, Tier 3 regulations and heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced developments on three new regulatory initiatives to further support Canada’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to provide cleaner air through lower air pollutant emissions from cars and trucks. GHG regulations.

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Canada Light Vehicles Fuel

The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Cars That Think

MARCH 3, 2024

His contributions enabled the company to release its first Google Home product, a smart speaker, in 2016. It is now used in a variety of Samsung products including air conditioners, cellphones, and robotic vacuum cleaners. That was a really rewarding experience,” he says. He worked at Microsoft for three years before joining Google.

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Engine Google Universal Seattle

Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

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AUGUST 11, 2016

The authors emphasized that their findings do not specifically address an individual’s health risk or the personal benefits of cleaner air, but rather assess population level health impacts. New York City (Jersey City-White Plains), NY-NJ: 282 lives saved, 977 fewer morbidities and 818,666 fewer impacted days. Cromar, Laura A.

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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MAY 8, 2017

Similarly, the trip from Shanghai to New York City also is shortened by a third when taking the NWP instead of the path through the Panama Canal. HFO and distillate), which would require a complete shift to cleaner fuels (e.g., Shorter distances result in fuel, labor, and time savings.

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Oil Panama Emissions Fuel

Large-scale study associates even brief exposure to PM2.5 with childhood lung infections

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APRIL 14, 2018

Dr. Horne and colleagues studied 146,397 individuals who were treated for ALRI between 1999 and 2016 at Intermountain Healthcare facilities throughout Utah’s Wasatch Front region. level is lower than places like Los Angeles and New York. Nearly 60% of US children live in counties with PM 2.5

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Pollution Los Angeles Utah New York

United Airlines pledges to reduce own emissions by 50% by 2050; Trans-Atlantic biofuel flight

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

million vehicles from the road each year, or the total number of cars in Los Angeles and New York City combined. United has sourced more than 2 million gallons of sustainable aviation biofuel since 2016 and is responsible for more than 50% of the airline industry’s commitments to biofuel.

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Emissions San Francisco Los Angeles New York City

Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

This level is still below the state’s first climate milestone (2020’s AB 32 goal, met four years early in 2016) of reducing to 431 MMTCO 2 e below 1990 levels. MTCO 2 e per person in 2017—the third-lowest among the 50 states, behind New York and Maryland. This is plausibly due to bus fleets becoming cleaner or electrified.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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

MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

New TNGA Dynamic Force 2.0L engine for 2019 Corolla Hatchback smaller, more powerful than 1.8L

Canada aligns with US on light-duty vehicle GHGs, Tier 3 regulations and heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency

The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

Large-scale study associates even brief exposure to PM2.5 with childhood lung infections

United Airlines pledges to reduce own emissions by 50% by 2050; Trans-Atlantic biofuel flight

Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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