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Volvo Trucks to Highlight Projects at ITS World Congress

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Volvo Trucks will display several next-generation ITS projects at its stand at the 16 th World Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) to be held at the Stockholmsmässan in Stockholm from 21-25 September 2009. The driveline is accordingly adapted so that progress is as efficient and economical as possible.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. Tags: Brief. kg) of aluminum used. —Bill Cooke.

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NHTSA calculates US motor vehicle crashes in 2010 cost $871B in economic loss and societal harm

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The US Department of Transportation''s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new study that finds the price tag for motor vehicle crashes in the US in 2010 carried a cost of $871 billion in economic loss and societal harm. The economic cost of motor vehicle crashes in the US is the equivalent of 1.9%

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MECA: 31,283 Diesel Retrofits in US in 2008

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In particular, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received $300 million in DERA (Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) economic stimulus funding from Congress in March 2009 to fund clean diesel projects through the agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC). Tags: Brief.

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US House Members Introduce Bipartisan Disapproval Resolution to Block EPA Regulation of GHG; Mirrors Murkowski Resolution

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Under the Congressional Review Act of 1996 (CRA), Congress has 60 legislative days to review a major rule under expedited legislative procedures and consider a resolution to disapprove of the rulemaking. Congress stands in the shoes of the American people. Executive branch agencies, like EPA, carry out the laws passed by Congress.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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Their hybrid technological and economic analysis is based on a detailed inventory of California’s power system. To that end, they have integrated their analysis into SESAME, a lifecycle and techno-economic assessment tool for a range of energy systems that was developed by MIT researchers. Gençer and Drake D. —Drake Hernandez.

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Everledger launches battery passport pilot with Ford

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During manufacturing, Ford batteries and their inner modules are tagged with 2-D data matrix codes, which are then scanned with a cell phone by each organization as the battery changes hands.

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