Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
A team at the University of Stirling in the UK has found new evidence of the link between air pollution and cancer as part of a new occupational health study. This new research indicates the role of traffic-related air pollution in contributing to the increasing incidence of breast cancer in the general population.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2014
and Verizon Telematics, are supporting the launch of “Techstars Mobility, driven by Detroit”—a startup business accelerator program sited in downtown Detroit. Techstars Mobility, driven by Detroit will run for three years with a new class of 10 startups each year. Ford, Magna International Inc. —Bill Ford.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2009
The US Environmental Protection Agency and its industry partners will offer a preview of a series hydraulic hybrid yard hostler next week at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Mich. The trucks spend about half of their time idling and contribute to air pollution generated in ports throughout the world. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 29, 2011
The Car Training Institute (CTI) is organizing a conference on vehicle emission reduction—including both criteria pollutants and CO 2 —on 16-20 May 2011 in Detroit, MI. The California Air Resources Board is proposing LEV III standards that tighten current US passenger car pollutants by 70% or more.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2019
In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. —Daniel Cohn. The research was supported by the MIT Arthur Samberg Energy Innovation Fund.
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2009
million joint study on the health effects of air pollution on children living near heavily traveled thoroughfares in the US. Under the cooperative agreement, researchers will study the types of pollutants common near roadways, how people are exposed to them, the extent of exposures, and the types and severity of health effects.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2013
In a state-by-state analysis, the researchers found that California suffers the worst health impacts from air pollution, with about 21,000 early deaths annually, mostly attributed to road transportation and to commercial and residential emissions from heating and cooking. 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study.
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