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EcoDual achieves EPA compliance for natural gas conversions of heavy-duty diesel engines under CAFC rule

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EcoDual , LLC, a provider of dual fuel natural gas conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, has achieved US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance for installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. The EcoDual system achieved its EPA compliance under this rule.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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The federal government and automakers have set new goals for electric vehicle sales, and now it’s up to the business world and EV charging companies like Blink to provide the right number of EV chargers by 2030. It’s promising to see electric vehicle sales increase, but now they need commercial EV charging stations to stay charged.

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Why Electric Buses Are the Healthy School Choice

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Depending on how the electricity to charge them is produced, electric school buses may still have well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions, but even these emissions will disappear as more utility companies switch to renewable energy. Currently, the EPA is accepting applications to the 2023 CSB Rebate Program until Jan.

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LS9 collaborating with MAN Latin America to test UltraClean renewable diesel in Brazil

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a synthetic biology company producing renewable fuels and chemicals directly by microbes, has begun a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing company, to test LS9’s renewable diesel in both stationary engines and operational fleet vehicles in Brazil. LS9, Inc.,

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

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Electrify America’s charging network were the backbone of our trip Cost Comparison We charged 412.23 kWh over the 1,796-mile trip at an estimated retail cost of $203. The fuel costs we saw posted during our trip averaged $4 per gallon for 87 octane, which would be $276 gasoline costs, so advantage electric, but not by much.

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Citi report finds meeting higher CAFE/GHG standards likely to bring higher profits for all automakers, nearly $2.5 billion in extra profits for Detroit Three

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In November 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed standards for the secondary phase of the National Program (CAFE/GHG vehicle standards for model years 2017-2025), with a standard of 49.6 increase in profits of $4.76

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid

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The EPA 46 MPG Is Only the Start. One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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