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As a result, Sivak concludes, it is likely that the declines in these rates prior to 2008 reflect other societal changes that influence the need for vehicles (such as, increases in telecommuting and in the use of public transportation). million in 2008. The number reached a maximum of 236.4 —Michael Sivak. In 1984 there were 0.66

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For example, then-DaimlerChrysler used Millenium Cell sodium borohydride technology it its Natrium fuel cell concept car, introduced in 2001. Millenium Cell liquidated in 2008.). Earlier post.).

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Registration of ethanol to make E15 is a significant step toward its production, sale, and use in model year 2001 and newer gasoline-fueled cars and light trucks. E15 is not permitted for use in motor vehicles built prior to 2001 model year and in off-road vehicles and equipment such as boats and lawn and garden equipment.

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2001 Nissan Hypermini. 2008 Tesla Roadster. 2008 Tesla Roadster. 2008 Tesla Roadster. Corbin Sparrow. 1996 Corbin Sparrow. 50 mile range. 1996 General Motors EV1. 100 mile range. Nissan Hypermini. Nissan Hypermini. 72 mile range. 211 mile range. 2009 Tesla Model S prototype. 2009 Tesla Model S prototype. 1,000 hp.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Natural gas pipeline capacity additions in 2011 were well above the 10 Bcf/d levels typical from 2001-2006, roughly the same as additions in 2007 and 2010, but significantly below additions in 2008 and 2009. Golden Pass, Ruby Pipeline, FGT Phase VIII, Pascagoula Expansion, and Bison Pipeline projects added 6.1

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JANUARY 17, 2012

In October 2011, the refinery yield of distillate fuels (a category that includes diesel fuel and heating oil) reached 29.7%, matching the previous record set in December 2008, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). For all major products, only the distillate yield is higher now than it was in October 2001.

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km-resolution MISR aerosol properties over Southern California for years 2001–2003, 2007–2009 and 2013–2015. Maps of 3-year averaged PM 2.5 sulfate, nitrate, OC and EC concentrations estimated using 4.4 LA=Los Angeles basin, CV=Central Valley, OC=Organic Carbon, EC=Elemental Carbon. Click to enlarge.

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He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., He left Pittsburgh eight years later to teach at Pennsylvania State University in State College, where in 2001 he became director of its multivariate analysis center. He retired in 2008. as a software engineer.

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million (2001-2005). million (2008-2012). This is the third time Novozymes has partnered with the DOE for bioenergy enzyme development. Prior contracts include: Bioenergy (subcontractor to National Renewable Energy Lab): $13.8 Development of a Commercial-Ready Enzyme Application System for Ethanol: $12.3 Earlier post.).

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APRIL 30, 2012

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. Improve test procedures as well as test cycles.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

TMMAL was established in 2001 as TMC’s first outside-Japan V8 engine plant for. After starting production in 2003, it added V6 engines to its lineup in 2005, and, in January 2008, reached a cumulative engine production of one million units. trucks and SUVs.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Multiple different approaches to creating titanium MMCs have been used, including the use of SiC particles (Poletti, 2008) and carbon nanotubes. Edtmaie (2008) Production of titanium matrix composites reinforced with SiC particles, Composites Science and Technology , Volume 68, Issue 9 doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.03.018.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Between 2004 and 2008, global energy intensity experienced its sharpest decline in 30 years, with an average annual growth rate of 1.87%. Starting in 2008-09, however, energy intensity again bumped up, experiencing the first rise in three decades. From 2001 to 2010, the rate dropped to 0.03%.

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Headquartered in Wales, Riversimple was founded in 2001 (under the previous name of OScar Automotive) by the Oxford and Cranfield University graduate, and automotive engineer, Hugo Spowers, with the primary purpose of “pursuing, systematically, the elimination of the environmental impact of personal transport.”.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Although nuclear power remains the dominant source of non-fossil electricity generation, growth in wind and solar generation since 2008 has also contributed to a decline in the carbon intensity of electricity generation. The nuclear share of non-fossil electricity generation has generally declined since reaching 75% in 2001.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

Petermann Glacier spawned smaller ice islands in 2001 (34 square miles) and 2008 (10 square miles). Such a process of detachment, called calving, occurs regularly on the Petermann glacier, with smaller calving events in summer 2008 and 2009.

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

Toyota, which had originally introduced a mild-hybrid version of the Crown in 2001, first introduced a full-hybrid model based on a THS (Toyota Hybrid System) II system in 2008. The original Crown made its debut in 1955; the new release represents the 14th generation. Earlier post. )

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JULY 30, 2010

A result of an intensive joint development effort between Sion Power and QinetiQ, the Zephyr flight exceeded 336 hours (14 days) of continuous flight, significantly surpassing the previous official record of 30 hours 24 minutes set by Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4A Global Hawk in March 2001. m) and a weight of just over 110 lbs. (50

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Süd-Chemie, a global chemical company, invested C$35 million (US$32 million) in 2007 and 2008 in one of its Canadian affiliates—Phostech Lithium—to increase lithium iron phosphate production capacity for use in new generations of lithium-ion batteries to 1,500 metric tons per year.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2013

2001 to 2006. -5%. The rate increased to a maximum of 611 gallons in 2003. The rate for 2011 was 530 gallons. Measures of motorization in the US. Peak year(s). Reduction in 2011 from the peak. Vehicles per person, per licensed driver, and per household. Distance driven. 9% to -5%.

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At Le Mans, Audi clinched the first victory of a TFSI engine (2001), the first success of a race car with a TDI engine (2006), plus the first triumph of a sports car with a hybrid powertrain (2012). For 18 years, the brand was active in Le Mans prototype racing.

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MARCH 31, 2009

The Volkswagen Group has already been building Skoda, Volkswagen and Audi models at its plant in Aurangabad since 2001. In 2008, the Volkswagen Group produced 6.347 million vehicles worldwide, some 66.2% (4.201 million) of which were built outside Germany.

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Back in 2001, she spotted a poster on her professor’s door advertising for an internship, and she applied without knowing the company she’d be working for. But as her degree program came to a close in 2001, Chakraverty was undecided about her next move. “I It turned out to be Atari , the legendary video-game company.

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Engine Baltimore 2001 Maryland 68

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MAY 28, 2010

Shell’s activities in US tight gas began in 2001, with acreage purchases in the Pinedale Anticline in Wyoming, where the use of multi-well production pads and reservoir fracturing technology has led to rapid production growth, a competitive cost structure, and reduced environmental footprint, according to the company. billion boe).

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In just three years, between January 2008 and January 2011, the operational fleet grew from 1,737 high-speed trainsets worldwide to 2,517. HSR reached 62% of the country’s passenger rail travel volume in 2008, up from just 23% in 1990, thanks to affordable ticket prices, an impressive network, and reliability.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Hachigo went on to assume responsibilities as the person-in-charge of developing the second generation CR-V, Honda’s highly successful compact sport-utility vehicle for the worldwide markets, in 2001. After retiring from this position in March 2008, Hachigo became General Manager of Purchasing Division No.2

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The fuel type accounted for just 37% of the total market—its lowest share since 2001. The Captur was the top-selling small SUV with 121,200 registrations—ahead of both the Peugeot 2008 and Dacia Duster. The diesel decline continued during the first six months of 2018, as registrations were down by 17%.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Starting in 1999, Aura Systems focused all of its resources on the AuraGen (all other operations were sold and or discontinued) and in early 2001 the first AC-only, 5kW commercial units became available. In late 2001, AC/DC units as well as an 8kW unit were introduced.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

In its development of biofuel policy, China’s 10 th five-year plan (2001–2005) proposed a biofuel industry to utilize surplus grain stocks. million tons in 2008.

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There have been 5 recession since then until now and I wanted to see if Oil had anything to do with them, because deep in my heart, I knew the most recent recession was directly caused by the oil price spikes that started in 2007 and peaked in 2008. The oil price continued to increase all the way into the middle of 2008.

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It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. Goodenough’s other honors included the Royal Society’s 2019 Copley Medal , a 2014 Charles Stark Draper Prize from the National Academy of Engineering, the 2001 Japan Prize , the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal , and a 2009 Enrico Fermi Award.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

In 2008, the 8-hour standard was lowered to 0.075 ppm. The worst sites in California have demonstrated a 52% improvement in ozone from 1976 to 2010, a 29% improvement in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) from 2001 to 2010, an 84% improvement in carbon monoxide from 1970 to 2009, and a 92% improvement in sulfur dioxide from 1970 to 2009.

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MARCH 10, 2016

ADTF has been developed by Audi Electronics Venture GmbH since 2001 in collaboration with various specialist departments at Audi. The software has been sold by Elektrobit (EB) since January 2008. The key is a large number of ready-to-use modules and an extensive collection of programs and documentation.

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JUNE 18, 2016

These regulations were updated in 2008. 1973–2001. As a bridge to the regulations, the government and industry signed additional MOUs. The United States started regulating CAC emissions from locomotives in 2000. Current Tier 4 regulations apply to locomotives manufactured in 2015 or later. 1973–1992. 1993–2004. 2005–2011. 2012–2014.

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billion gallons in 2001 to 1.4 Starting in 2005, the rate of VMT growth slowed considerably (and declined rapidly in 2008) while average new vehicle fuel economy began to increase. Ethanol consumption from the transportation sector has increased from 0.7 billion gallons in 1990 to 12.6 billion gallons in 2013. MMT CO 2 Eq, up 2.7%

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Since the first commercial customer installation in July 2008, Bloom’s Energy Servers have collectively produced more than 11 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, with CO 2 reductions estimated at 14 million pounds. Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in 2008 were nearly 40% higher in 2008 than in 1990. surface temperatures, 1980-2008. For example, a La Niña climate pattern was active in 2008. However, 2008 was the ninth warmest year on record. Annual variability and averaged linear trend of global.

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