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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Green Car Congress

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

Green Car Congress

Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 The clinics were in Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, St. μg PM 2.5 /m parts per billion (ppb) NO x. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m m 3 increase, coronary calcium progressed by 4.1 Agatston units per year (95% CI 1.4–6.8)

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Automobile Information manage providers, ranked through general OEM automobile portions gross sales

Baua Electric

Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 726-2462 Swamy Kotagiri (CEO) $18,920 ( f ) $16,671 ( f ) $37,840 ( f ) $36,242 ( f ) Frame buildings, exteriors, powertrain, electronics, mechatronics, mirrors, lighting fixtures, seating, whole automobile production Northville, MI, USA (734) 855-2600 Martin Fischer (president & member board of control) $12,000 $10,454 (..)

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

Such a vehicle could reduce gasoline consumption for the average American by 50 percent to 70 percent and reduce automobile emissions well in excess of emissions that might result from the additional use of power plants. consumers purchased more than 200,000 hybrid vehicles, which have grown from two models in 2000 to 11 models today.