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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US.

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UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Package Delivery Fleet Fuel Economy a Total of 20% from 2000 to 2020

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UPS is targeting a 20% improvement in fuel economy for its US package delivery fleet from 2000 to 2020. UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire US package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. million more miles than in 2000, yet fuel consumption decreased by 3.2

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UPS Purchases 130 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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UPS announced the purchase of 130 next-generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to add to its growing alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet. The fleet is deployed in eight countries besides the US and since 2000, has traveled 185 million miles (298 million km).

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Relationship between distance driven and economic activity: 1946-2017

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from 2000 to 2017. in 2000 to 0.7% in 2000 to 8.9% However, a recent analysis did not find a decrease in the amount of time people spend traveling using all modes of transportation in connection with purchasing goods and services between 2007 and 2017.).

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EIA: US uranium concentrate production in 2021 remained near all-time lows; 95% imported

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By most measures, production of uranium concentrate (U 3 O 8 ) remained at or near all-time lows in the United States during 2021, at 21,000 pounds—less than 1% of the post-2000 production high of 4.9 Purchase volume in 2020 was only slightly higher than in 2021, although the purchase price was slightly lower—48.9

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California ARB to hold workshop on future of Zero Emission Bus regulation

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In February 2000, ARB established a new transit fleet rule for transit agencies which included the zero emission bus (ZBus) regulation. There was a 15% ZBus purchase requirement affecting only large agencies (>200 buses). The EO has suspended the purchase requirement indefinitely since 2010.

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Sunseeker and Rolls-Royce to present first production yacht with MTU hybrid power in 2020

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The MTU hybrid propulsion system will consist of two 12-cylinder MTU Series 2000 diesel engines (each delivering around 1,432 kW/1,947 hp), on-board generators, electric propulsion modules, transmission system, batteries, control and monitoring systems and can be expanded on a modular basis.

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