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EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

Green Car Congress

In its recently released Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2011 ( earlier post ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane (CH 4 ) emissions from the field production of natural gas have declined by 36% from 2007 to 2011 (from 83.1 In 2011, CH4 emissions from coal mining were 63.2

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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PERC identifies more than 13 million vehicles worldwide in 2007 as propane-fueled.) PERC estimates that operating costs of a propane fleet typically range from 5 to 30% less than a gasoline-powered fleet, when capital costs (vehicle and infrastructure) and operation and maintenance costs are all taken into consideration.

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Study Concludes That Class 8 Truck Fuel Consumption Could Be Reduced By Up to 50% By 2017 Using Existing and Emerging Technologies; Current Payback Requirements Could Forestall Implementation

Green Car Congress

This study finds that fuel consumption for new tractor-trailers could be lowered by 20 percent starting in 2012 and as much as 50 percent beginning in 2017, while providing net savings for the owner based on lifetime fuel savings paying for the incremental vehicle, operation, and maintenance costs.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

As a result, it concludes, “The day-to-day cost of driving an electric vehicle in New York, including electricity and maintenance, will be 40 percent to 70 percent less than a gasoline vehicle costs to operate&# meaning that “electric vehicles offer the potential to save drivers significant sums of money over time.&#.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

They deliberately suppressed and illegally covered up the EPA’s 2007 ENDANGERMENT FINDING that said the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country. Tags: Environmental Politics Killer Coal News Media Saving Energy Sustainability Yes We Can!

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KLM Testing MDI AirPod Compressed Air Cars at Schiphol; UC Berkeley Study Finds Compressed Air Cars Significantly Less Efficient than Battery Electric Vehicles

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One of the AirPods is a cargo version adapted to transport parts and maintenance equipment at Schiphol-Center and the other is for personnel transport at Schiphol-Oost. In 2007, MDI signed an agreement with Tata Motors for the application of CAE technology in India. Earlier post.).