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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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To legislate to ensure only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale, preventing 8,000 tonnes of harmful particulate matter from entering the atmosphere each year. In future only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale. Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat.

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J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

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Interest in HEVs and BEVs is driven by a dramatic reduction in or elimination of tailpipe emissions, and the increased fuel economy of these vehicle types helps reduce the world’s dependence on oil. Power said, more important are the personal financial implications of deciding to purchase an alternative-energy vehicle.

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Refugees are up-cycling their discarded life jackets and dinghies

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The bags, which come in various forms and sizes, have so much more about them than being just a bag - they are helping our environment, helping refugees and stand for every person who has had to leave their home behind and take an unimaginably terrifying journey to foreign land. Image by Jim Black.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Previous assumptions held that ethanol’s lower energy content directly correlates with lower fuel economy for automobiles. Donovan, CEO Renergie, Inc. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. The 500e remains one of our favorite city cars as it manages to carry through the Italian charm and personality found in the company’s gas models.

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MAEAA Web Links

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PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. EV Technical Files :Some handy info on the EV Album website EPA Fuel Economy :complete list of the EPA fuel economy results for recent years MotorPerformance Data : Graphs and drawings of Baldor, GE, and PrestoliteEV motors. Porsche911T : D.