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CRC ACES Phase 2 report finds emissions from modern heavy-duty diesels well below required levels

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2010 engines emissions reduction relative to 2010, 2007, and 2004 US emission standards. earlier post ), found that emissions of NO 2 and other nitrogen oxides—which can have direct health effects and contribute to the formation of smog—were approximately 61% below the 2010 EPA standard and 99% lower than in 2004 engines.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 40 other known cancer-causing substances. NO x helps create ground-level ozone, or smog. BNSF has been operating four liquefied natural gas yard locomotives in downtown Los Angeles since the mid-1990s.

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

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The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. During the early 1900s, a distillery was a standard piece of farm equipment. 80.28, “applicable standard” means: 9.0 These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles. 40 CFR § 80.27