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Latest generation diesels power 36% of US commercial trucks

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Beginning in 2011, all new heavy-duty trucks were equipped with selective catalytic reduction and particulate control technologies, which combine to achieve stringent new EPA emissions requirements for NONO x x emissions of no more than 0.20 established in 2007. grams per brake horsepower hour (g/BHP-hr.).

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EIA: E85 fueling station availability is increasing, but slowly; in 2% of all retail stations

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The number of retail fueling stations offering E85 blend (up to 85% ethanol) has grown rapidly since 2007, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The share of nationwide E85 stations in the five traditional ethanol-producing states of the Midwest fell from 54% in 2007 to 36% in 2013.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. Several other states were much above normal including: Maine which experienced its fifth wettest, and Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut each recorded their sixth wettest month. million square miles during July.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

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a national standard was cut from the 2007 energy bill — lack teeth, for the most part (&# California’s is pretty strong&# ) and Pre… Cali Regulators Hail End of Startup Phase for Clean Energy Projects Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps : [.] Marketing consulting by ACS.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Newsletter Vol.

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Plug In America Awards Grants to Support Formula Hybrid Competition

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This year’s Formula Hybrid International Competition will be held 4-6 May in Loudon, NH, at the New Hampshire International Speedway. Copyright 2007 Jay Friedland. It is organized by the Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering. High Voltage ultracapacitors used in a Formula Hybrid racecar. Click to enlarge.

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