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San Pedro Bay Ports release draft of 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update; $7-$14 billion price tag

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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 C lean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update. Given the magnitude of the investment, the draft plan calls for the ports to intensify their funding advocacy and increase collaboration with their partners to finance the new strategies.

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Green Energy Oilfield Services building fleet with 60 Peterbilt LNG trucks

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The Peterbilt Model 388 tractors are equipped with a Westport HD 15-liter natural gas engine and fuel system. The Peterbilt Model 388 tractors are equipped with a Westport HD 15-liter natural gas engine, Eaton 13-speed transmission, 40,000 lb Dana Spicer rear axles and a Peterbilt Airtrac suspension. Click to enlarge.

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Fallbrook Introduces Variable Accessory Drive Applications for NuVinci CVP

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the developer of the NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) transmission ( earlier post ), introduced a new suite of automotive- and truck-related applications for the NuVinci CVP, referred to as continuously variable accessory drives (CVADs), at the Clean Heavy Duty Conference and Expo in Long Beach, Calif.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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But that’s also where the battery pack sits, so that battery pack has to be mounted in such a way that when that truck backs up and hits the kingpin and grabs the trailer, it doesn’t jar it and cause shorting issues or whatever else over the long-term life of the battery. Most commercial trucks are engineered for 1.2 million miles.

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Ford developing a strategy to address urban personal mobility globally; a mobility company, not just an auto company

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The Ford chairman had already begun talking about the future of urban personal mobility in the context of ever-increasing congestion at the TED2011 conference in Long Beach. —David Berdish. The idea is to bring the service and reception quality of the Renault network to beneficiary customers as identified by the social services.

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