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DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

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Other fuels that play a role in commercial trucking include gasoline (23%) and compressed natural gas (0.4%). of diesels on the road are 2007—meaning they are equipped with at least a diesel particulate filter. of diesels on the road are 2007—meaning they are equipped with at least a diesel particulate filter.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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are electric, and the remainder are gasoline or other fuels. are powered by diesel, gasoline (22.9%), compressed natural gas (0.46%), other (ethanol, fuel cell, LNG, propane, 0.85%) and electric (0.09%). are advanced diesel technology; 2.1% are CNG, 0.3% That’s a 10.2% increase in one year (2022 vs. 2021).

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The extracted rock can be used directly as a power plant resource or it can be processed to produce shale oil, which in turn can be refined into gasoline, diesel or jet fuels. million tonnes emitted in 2007. In the US state of Utah, Eesti Energia purchased Oil Shale Exploration Company in 2011.

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Clean Energy Expands Southern California LNG Truck Fueling Infrastructure

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We plan to connect this group of LNG fueling stations in Southern California to Northern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The first, operational since December 2007, is located nearby in Carson, CA. This augmented LNG truck fueling capability plays a key role in the creation of a full-scale Southwest LNG truck-fueling corridor.

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Researcher Describes Conceptual Cold Fusion Battery, or Small Power Unit

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Fuel for fusion comes from ordinary seawater, and estimates indicate that 1 gallon of seawater packs the energy equivalent of 16 gallons of gasoline at 100 percent efficiency for energy production. The number of presentations on the topic at ACS National Meetings has quadrupled since 2007. George, Utah. Vladimir Vysotskii, Ph.D.,

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Study concludes that NG leakage higher than reflected in inventories; transportation fuel climate benefits questioned

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In contrast to the “green light” for coal-to-NG substitution for power generation, the authors suggest that climate benefits from vehicle fuel substitution are uncertain (gasoline, light-duty) or improbable (diesel, heavy-duty). for 100 year assessment periods (gasoline and diesel substitution, respectively). Alvarez et al.

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