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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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Basic transportation, EV style

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Members of the new University of Texas San Antonio EAA chapter ready for go-kart competition. That was back in 2004, when his father taught him how to ride his 1980’s-vintage gas-powered version. Two years later, the family moved to San Antonio to open a second Johnny Rockets.

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GM Ventures invests in battery-electric bus company Proterra

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was founded in 2004 and is currently manufacturing buses in a temporary plant in Greenville, S.C. with additional buses to be added, and new buses and charging stations are also headed to San Antonio and Tallahassee, Fla., —Jon Lauckner, president of GM Ventures. Proterra Inc. later this year.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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National Academy of Engineering ; United Kingdom Royal Academy of Engineering ; Canadian Academy of Engineering Most meaningful awards: IEEE Medal of Honor : “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership”; UCLA Alumnus of the Year 2004.