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Shell begins market test of Nitrogen Enriched Diesel; lowered fuel consumption

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Shell Oil Products US has begun a market test of Shell Nitrogen Enriched Diesel, extending the company’s exclusive “Nitrogen Enriched” advanced cleaning system to diesel. Heavy-duty truck fleet trials of Shell Nitrogen Enriched Diesel demonstrated a 4.8% Heavy-duty truck fleet trials of Shell Nitrogen Enriched Diesel demonstrated a 4.8%

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Baltimore welcomes electric car sharing scheme

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Urban residents in Baltimore, Maryland, have a chance to go green at the city’s Inner Harbour, as manufacturer Electrovaya launched the country’s first electric car sharing programme. Electrovaya has labelled the fleet of emission-free cars a “game changer&# in urban transportation.

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Wal-Mart Testing Two Different Hybrid Systems and Three Alt Fuels on Class 8 Trucks

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In addition to its work at highway speeds, the engine also charges an onboard energy storage system, which provides power to the electric motor when demand is high. This technology could help Wal-Mart increase its fleet efficiency by up to 25%. This technology could help Wal-Mart increase its fleet efficiency by up to seven percent.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000.

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Campaign Begins

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Nothing has to be invented to produce a plug-in hybrid vehicle,” says Dr. Andrew Frank, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of California at Davis and Director of the UCD Hybrid Electric Research Center. When that prolonged oil crisis occurs, Americans will pay anything because they will have no choice.