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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The current station was designed and built by Trillium in 2007 and continues to be maintained by Trillium. the leader in hydrogen fuel and technology in North America, will supply and deliver liquid hydrogen on a weekly basis to the facility. Infrastructure will be added to OCTA’s existing CNG fueling lanes.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has presented its new heavy-duty truck flagship: the new Freightliner Cascadia. The new Detroit rear axles have features such as lower sump volume, gear-set coating, friction reducing gear cutting and optional Axle Lubrication Management that reduces parasitic loss and improves fuel economy.

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MAY 20, 2013

Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. Other end-uses, including glass-ceramics, greases and polymers, have also shown high rates of growth, but are predicted to moderate over the next five years as emerging economy growth slows.

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JULY 11, 2013

Since 2007, however, Greece and Portugal have converged closer to the WEC average, investments declining to around 1.0% Data for North America also show a constant GDP share (0.6%), below the OECD average. The share of investment in Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), which until 2002 had remained at around 1.0%

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JULY 25, 2009

The joint technical and commercial feasibility study that the two companies have been conducting over the last 18 months concluded that the project was not viable at a time of global economic recession and dampening forecasts for petroleum product demand in North America. Irving Oil had conducted initial feasibility work and.

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JULY 5, 2011

These new partners have already begun taking action to develop and implement fuel-efficiency projects in their fleets, including: Coca-Cola, which has the largest hybrid delivery fleet in North America, has deployed hybrid delivery trucks and trained drivers in eco-driving techniques. This project is expected to save 1.5

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AUGUST 23, 2013

And yet clean diesel, one of the cleanest choices for putting the US on the road to energy independence, hasn’t see any sort of incentive since the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? Are these sales incentivized?

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JANUARY 23, 2012

million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5 The outlook reflects increased use of LNG in markets outside of North America, strong domestic natural gas production, reduced pipeline imports and increased pipeline exports, and relatively low natural gas prices in the United States compared to other global markets.

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JULY 17, 2009

The plant, which would produce methanol and dimethyl ether from the gasification of kraft pulp black liquor, was announced in August of 2007 in partnership with Chemrec AB of Sweden. Unlike Europe, the demand for methanol and dimethyl ether as transportation fuels has not developed in North America. Earlier post.).

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MAY 12, 2017

However, each material used in vehicle production contributes to lightweighting and improves fuel economy, but each does so at a different cost to the manufacturer—and to the environment. This study found aluminum produced in North America emits four to five times more GHGs than steel.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.

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MARCH 16, 2013

The ATVM loan program was established in 2007 by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) to provide up to $25 billion in loans for projects to produce more fuel-efficient passenger vehicles and their components. billion in loan authority or $4.2

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MAY 20, 2009

Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the plant, which had been idled in 2007. EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and direct gasoline injection to deliver up to 20% improved fuel economy, 15% fewer CO 2 emissions and superior driving performance compared with larger displacement engines. The EcoBoost begins production.

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AUGUST 23, 2016

BC’s target is to reduce 2050 emissions 80% below 2007 levels. British Columbia continues to have the highest and most comprehensive carbon tax in North America. As provincial and territorial governments are closest to their economies, they can fashion a carbon price mechanism that meets the needs of their own jurisdictions.

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MAY 15, 2014

They assumed that all sectors of the economy follow the same proportional reduction. By 2050, all regions have reduced new vehicle fuel consumption by 83% relative to 2010 yielding average new vehicle TTW emission targets in 2050 ranging from 24 g CO 2 /km in Latin America to 32 g CO 2 /km in North America.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

At the same time, Polk analysts forecast North American production volumes to increase to the 15.9 increase from 2012), driven by an improving economy and capacity expansion in the region. Polk expects continued recovery in the industry in 2013 and 2014, a positive sign for the US economy. million unit range (an anticipated 2.4%

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FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Rising global vehicle sales and profitability have encouraged automakers to continue to increase vehicle production, providing the global economy with some positive offset to the dampening impact of the recent surge in energy prices, according to the latest Global Auto Report released on Friday by Canada-based Scotia Economics.

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APRIL 21, 2010

million by using recycled materials, and diverted between 25 and 30 million pounds of plastic from landfills in North America alone. Materials engineers are in the process of determining if recycled polymer can be used for similar components in the global Focus coming to North America and Europe in 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

per year from 2000-2007. The developing and least-developed economies, 80% of the world’s population, accounted for 73% of the global growth of emissions in 2004. In 2008, the minimum ice extent was 9% greater than in 2007, but still the second lowest on record. Global emissions were growing by 1.1% Ecosystems.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

594, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) §§ 201 et seq., Discouraging the use of North American transportation fuel sources would only create additional, unneeded burdens for California’s consumers and economy, increase our reliance on energy from less stable parts of the world, and weaken our national security.

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MAY 4, 2011

Fuel efficiency was not used as a specific criterion for evaluation; estimated 2014 MY EPA combined label fuel economy is 25 mpg US (9.4 The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan’s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Taxi of Tomorrow. —Ron Sherman, President of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade.

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APRIL 7, 2010

This growth is the result of an expected recovery in the global economy, with world gross domestic product (GDP, on an oil-weighted basis) assumed to rise by more than 3 percent per year. Before 2008, the United States was typically a net importer of distillate fuel, averaging 160,000 bbl/d over the summers of 2000 through 2007.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Feature lower structural costs enabling its North American region to break even (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry volume of approximately 10 million vehicles. This rate is substantially below the 15 to 17 million annual vehicle sales rates recorded from 1995 through 2007. The Chevy Cruze, GM’s new global compact car.

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JUNE 26, 2010

The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007). There are currently three regional gas markets—North America, Europe and Asia—which have very little integration and which rely on completely different pricing structures.

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JULY 8, 2009

The paper’s twelve co-authors come from leading research institutes in Europe (England, Germany, Finland), North America (Canada, USA) and Asia (Australia, Japan). The report points out that between 1990 and 2000 the carbon intensity of the global economy was 0.27 These are the models to which we ought to be looking.”.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Cummins unveiled the ISX15 which will provide better fuel economy, better performance and better reliability compared to today’s industry-leading ISX engine. Fuel economy gains of up to 5% will be realized as compared to Cummins 2007 engines, and gains of up to 9% as compared to competitive 2010 in-cylinder solutions are anticipated.

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lawmakers established the RFS in 2005 and expanded it in 2007, well before solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles became the stalwarts of decarbonization they are today. There are certainly areas of the economy where electrification does not make a lot of sense,” he says. And although the plan seeks to reduce U.S.

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MARCH 24, 2010

This collaboration created “The Boss” Chevrolet Tahoe, which brought autonomous vehicle operation to life in 2007. Clay Dean, Director of Advanced Design for GM North America. EN-V takes the lessons learned in “The Boss” and offers mobility to people who could not otherwise operate a vehicle. Smaller, smarter design.

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JUNE 14, 2007

Air-Car Ready for Mass Production Bob Ewig Popular Mechanics May 31, 2007 The world's first commercial compressed air-powered vehicle is rolling towards the production line. 37% Higher fuel economy. W ith all of the accelerated development in advanced batteries, most car companies are focusing on that technological track.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. Red Herring ).

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The USA recorded one of the steepest declines in concern about climate change/global warming among global markets over the four-year period from 2007 to 2011, dropping 14 percentage points. Source: Nielsen. Click to enlarge. —Ram Mohan Rao, Managing Director, Nielsen Egypt.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center , “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117-169 ) amends the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ), now known as the Clean Vehicle Credit, and adds a new requirement for final assembly in North America that takes effect on August 16, 2022 ” .

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