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GMC unveils the midsize 2015 Canyon pickup; diesel coming in 2016

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turbodiesel engine coming in the 2016 model year. From a refinement standpoint, the Canyon features triple-sealed doors inlaid in the body sides, like the 2014 Sierra, for improved aerodynamic performance and a quieter interior. Like the full-size Sierra, Canyon is built on a fully boxed perimeter frame. The standard 2.5L

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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In France, which liberalized the taxi market in 2015, the number of reported PHV drivers doubled in three years (from more than 15,000 in 2016 to 30,000 in 2019). The number of Uber drivers in London almost doubled in three years (from 25,000 in 2016 to 45,000 in 2018), accounting for roughly half the total PHV licence number.

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Double trouble

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Nebraska EVA chapter works in tandem with the Sierra Club. Outreach event sponsored by Eastern NE EVA and the Nebraska Sierra Club. Additionally, the Sierra Club, with Eastern NE EVA’s support, was influential in electing a majority of environmentalists onto the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Board of Directors.

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Fulcrum BioEnergy files LCFS application for municipal solid waste to FT diesel pathway with low CI of 37.47 g/MJ

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Fulcrum BioEnergy, the parent company of Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels, has applied for a new fuel pathway under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCSF) for its process of converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) diesel fuel. For 2016, the target for diesel and diesel substitutes is 99.97

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Tesla becomes the target of Chevrolet National Dealer Council chairman’s EV goals

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Back in 2016, the Sierra Club sent out volunteers to over 300 dealerships across the United States. Sierra Club members who participated in the test also noted that they were heavily pushed into buying internal combustion cars instead. . The volunteers were tasked to inquire about electric vehicles.

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GM to introduce more diesels in US; Cruze “first of many”

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V8 Duramax for the Silverado and Sierra HD pickups. liter four-cylinder Duramax diesel—already offered in global markets—in MY 2016. For the US market, GM currently offers only a 2.0L turbo diesel for the Cruze and the 6.6L The Duramax is built by GM’s DMAX joint venture with Isuzu.). These are to be joined by a 2.8-liter

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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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These wildfire resilience projects create fire breaks around communities and use thinning and prescribed fire to remove flammable vegetation in fire-prone areas of the state, especially the western edge of the Sierra National Forest. Nearly $2 billion of the $3.3