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Los Angeles Harbor Commission Launches 2009 Alternative Fuel Truck Incentive Program with $44.2M

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The 2009 incentives will be used to help bring trucks into service at the Port that run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), or lithium-ion battery electric power. This initiative follows a 2008 incentive program that put into service more than 2,200 trucks that currently meet or exceed 2007 US EPA emission standards.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2010 Reference Case Projects Moderate Growth in US Energy Consumption, Greater Use of Renewables, and Reduced Oil and Natural Gas Imports

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Assuming no new policies, growth in energy-related CO 2 is driven by electricity and transportation fuel use. However, assuming no new policies, however, fossil fuels would still provide about 78% of all the energy used in 2035 and CO 2 emissions from energy will grow at 0.3% overall from 2008 to 2035. Click to enlarge.

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EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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Conversion systems allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels; most conversions involve switching gasoline or diesel vehicles to operate instead on a gaseous fuel such as natural gas or propane; an alcohol fuel; or electricity. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S. We update this list regularly because the market is changing so quickly.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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In 2008, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 13.2 million metric tonnes in 2008 from 1.9 UPS also operates the largest private alternative fuel/technology ground vehicle fleet in the package sector, now totaling 1,819 vehicles in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the UK and the United States. MMT in 2007.customers

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EC Releases Communication on European Strategy for Clean and Energy-efficient Vehicles; Special Focus on EVs

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The authors note that technological developments in green automotive propulsion technologies can/should have spin-offs to maritime, air, heavy-duty vehicles, urban and light rail transport modes. The strategy aims to provide a technology-neutral policy framework. Electric vehicle technology. Infrastructure.

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Senators Kerry and Lieberman Release Details of Energy and Climate Bill; Incentives for Electric Drive and Natural Gas Vehicles

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According to the recently finalized Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 , net US GHG emissions in 2008 were down 2.7% It also establish pilot projects to determine the regional feasibility of light- and heavy-duty plug-in electric vehicles. compared to 2005 levels.). Expanding manufacturing.