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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

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MIT and the IEA both have newly released reports exploring the potential for and impact of a major expansion in global usage of natural gas, given the current re-evaluation of global supplies. The IEA takes a more conventional approach, assessing the impact on the penetration of vehicles burning gas as their fuel. Earlier post.)

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UC Davis, ITDP report finds shared mobility essential for realizing full benefits of electrification and automation

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RethinkX offers aggressive forecast for shared, autonomous, electric transportation. passenger miles traveled will be served by on-demand Autonomous Electric Vehicles (A-EVs) owned by companies providing Transport as a Service (TaaS).

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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UPS intends to achieve its 2020 airline goals by: Investing in more fuel-efficient aircraft types and engines; Fuel-saving operational initiatives, such as lower flight speeds; reduced flight segments, where viable; computer-optimized flight plans; computer-managed aircraft taxi times; and jet engine washing; and.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

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Faced with worldwide emissions regulations and rising gas prices, the small engine market is migrating from mechanical carbureted systems to cleaner, more efficient electronic control and electronic fuel injection (EFI). A three-wheel taxi with a two-stroke engine can produce harmful emissions equivalent to about 50 modern automobiles.

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27

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New blog post: Athens orders natural gas refuse trucks [link] #. New blog post: Honda introduces flex fuel car in Brazil [link] #. New blog post: Hybrid taxi company opens in Scotland [link] #. green cars # electric cars # hybrid cars: CO2 data aids car choice [link] #.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

Charged EVs

These might be utilities, system integrators, or electrical installers and contractors. In most cases we need to ask permission to share our customers’ names, but I can mention one company: The Paz Group , one of the biggest, if not the biggest oil and gas company in Israel. We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

These might be utilities, system integrators, or electrical installers and contractors. In most cases we need to ask permission to share our customers’ names, but I can mention one company: The Paz Group , one of the biggest, if not the biggest oil and gas company in Israel. We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa.