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JUNE 10, 2011

For light passenger vehicles, even at 2010 oil-natural gas price differentials, the high incremental costs of CNG vehicles lead to longer payback times for the average driver, so significant penetration of CNG into the passenger fleet is unlikely in the short term, the report finds. million in 2008 to around 17 million in 2035.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. A lower total cost of ownership—factoring in both direct and indirect costs and savings over the life of the vehicle—is the second biggest driver, cited by 64% of respondents.

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MAY 11, 2022

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan —the third update to the state’s initial 2008 Scoping Plan. That broad-based coordination lays the foundation for a whole of government approach to future implementation.

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Fain has stated he’s going to push to reinstate cost-of-living changes that had been dropped right through the 2008-09 recession and to finish a tiered salary machine that takes staff years to achieve supremacy pay of about $32 an date. More or less 80 p.c

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JANUARY 31, 2009

A crude oil price of US$100/bbl results in an approximate cost of €0.56/L A substitution of the present 2008 global motor fuel consumption of 2 Gtoe/a would therefore require a biomass harvest of 4 Gtoe/a. This sustainable level probably is less than a quarter of the future transportation energy consumption. per liter (US$2.72-5.03/gallon

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MAY 16, 2018

Designed to last the lifetime of the bus, this ultracapacitor storage will reduce total cost of ownership by not requiring mid-life replacement. Due to this and other improvements, a 53% reduction in the cost of parts and consumables is predicted over a ten-year period. Another 26 are on order for routes 77 and 87.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

port fuel injected (PFI) gasoline—during periods of higher fuel costs. The also found that future fuel savings between the diesel and gasoline engines accounted for less than 20% of the difference in the resale price for the truck. They suggested that other attributes such as performance or prestige account for this difference.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Graphex will be responsible to obtain all appropriate approvals for the development and construction of the project as well as the costs of the facility construction. Graphex has been proficient in graphite processing in Jixi since 2008 and transacting commercially since 2013.

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JANUARY 25, 2020

in model year 2008 to 51% in model year 2018. The researchers estimate the annual social cost of these premature deaths at $5.95 The market share of GDI-equipped vehicles increased from 2.3% The EPA projects 93% of vehicles in the U.S. will be equipped with GDI engines by 2025.

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MAY 6, 2011

million to provide hydrogen fueling infrastructure on Hawaii, and to further increase the efficiency and output potential of future commercial hydrogen stations. million in November 2008, which provided for the development and testing of a prototype electrolyzer system capable of producing 65 kg of hydrogen per day.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

per gallon US) subsidy and fuel excise and value-added tax exemptions, and ( b ) a prospective future scenario with no form of government support measures. In 2011, China contributed 29% of world carbon dioxide emissions and therefore the country has a significant potential to influence the present and future global energy situation.

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MAY 26, 2018

These proposed amounts are expected to fund up to 95% of the cost of a battery-electric school bus; to fund the incremental costs of a zero-emission transit bus above the typical Federal Transit Administration funding; and to fund a large portion of the incremental costs for a battery-electric shuttle bus. . $10 Background.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Real weighted average cost of capital is 7.5% Source: IRENA.

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APRIL 5, 2012

When fully implemented, the agreement is expected to reduce harmful air pollution by approximately 5,400 tons per year and result in future cost savings for the company. Marathon also projects additional savings through the operation of the equipment to be installed in the future. At an estimated cost of $2.2

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The digitization of the 5,000 articles—dating between 1909, when the publication launched, and 2008—took almost eight years to complete. I think it really is a renewed relationship through this journal between the SAIEE and IEEE,” he says, “which will bring about value for both organizations in the future.”

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MARCH 12, 2012

The Obama Administration released a progress report highlighting its achievements in meeting the “all-of-the-above” energy plan outlined in the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future released last year. —President Obama. Transportation.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

In 2008, 64% agreed with that; in 2007, 63%; and in 2006, 62% agreed. Support for policies on soft measures to encourage alternative modes, such as improved public transport, was higher than measures that would increase the cost of car travel. Almost exactly the same proportion disagreed with this.

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MARCH 21, 2009

GM is defining a “reuse” strategy for cells, packs and modules within its future vehicle line-up. Kruse said that GM has developed all the software, electronic controls and pack engineering in-house, and that the process will continue with the portfolio into the future. We spent all of 2008 evaluating cells. ”. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Collaboration is continuing through Quest between Shell and various parties in an effort to bring down costs of future CCS projects globally. Shell initiated public consultation in 2008, two years before submitting a regulatory application. Support from the local community was essential to building Quest, Shell noted.

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MARCH 22, 2009

and Altech-Eco have signed an exclusive agreement to bring EPA-certified dedicated and bi-fuel (gasoline/compressed natural gas) retrofitted Ford Focus vehicles (MY 2008 and 2009) to Florida consumers. Ford Motor Credit has approved the financing for the incremental cost of CNG conversion. Wise Gas , Inc. Wise Gas, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The report expects aluminum to double its share of the light vehicle material mix by 2025 vs. the 2008 EPA baseline vehicle. According to the report, future growth in auto aluminum usage will be primarily driven by these and other applications being converted from steel. Ducker Worldwide. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 17, 2009

While this type of new technology is exciting to consider, unfortunately the escalating cost of the installation of the Chemrec process and the substantial investment required to modify our existing operations precludes us from proceeding with this project. billion in net sales for the year ended 31 December 2008. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. However, the system cost of the Turbohybrid was 150% that of the baseline, while the system cost of the full hybrid was more than 300% that of the baseline. Click to enlarge. In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter

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JULY 29, 2010

In 2009, Ford sold 4.817 million units worldwide, down from 5.532 million in 2008. one of the current and future technologies as a core part of our product portfolio, our capital allocation process, our vehicle platform design and manufacturing processes. Access to the fuel. Meeting the transportation need. Affordability.

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JULY 7, 2010

per share) the cost of the acquisition for Total amounts to approximately CAD 1.15 The first phase of approximately 160,000 barrels per day has already obtained the necessary administrative approvals to launch the development in the near future with a target production start-up, as expected by Total, in 2015-2016. billion (US$1.09

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MARCH 11, 2014

We regard fuel cell vehicles as promising environmentally friendly vehicles of the future, with high total energy (Well-to-Wheel) efficiency. … Eliminating the need for a humidifier allowed Toyota to simplify the structure of the fuel cell system, making it lighter, smaller and more cost-effective.

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Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one.

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JULY 4, 2014

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. Daimler Trucks demonstrated the vehicle on a trip along a section of the A14 autobahn near the city of Magdeburg, in which the Future Truck drove itself under realistic driving conditions. Sensor system in the Future Truck 2025. Click to enlarge. V2V and V2I.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

La Poste has targeted a 30% CO 2 reduction target per household served between 2008 and 2018. Cell assembly is also simplified, lowering the cost of mass production by more than 50%. —Jean-François Courtoy, Industrial Director at La Poste in Franche Comté.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles. Source: BASF.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Authorized in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, BCAP is designed to ensure that a sufficiently large base of new, non-food, non-feed biomass crops is established in anticipation of future demand for renewable energy consumption. The program had operated as a pilot, pending publication of the final rule.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. He went on to earn a master's degree in computer science in 2008, also from Loyola. On a visit to Pakistan with his parents, 7-year-old Aadeel Akhtar met a girl his age who was missing her right leg.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

The report concludes, and Commissioner Wright emphasizes in an overview of the report, that if biofuels are to play a significant role in New Zealand’s energy future, then drop-in synthetic diesel made from wood is the pathway on which the country should concentrate. Some biofuels are good, some are bad, and some are probably downright ugly.

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MAY 10, 2011

Range in recent levelized cost of energy for selected commercially available RE technologies in comparison to recent non-renewable energy costs. 77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Technology subcategories and discount rates were aggregated for this figure.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The Federal Aviation Administration estimates that in 2008, 248 million gallons of avgas were consumed in the US, contributing an estimated 550 tons of Pb to the air that comprise 57% of the national Pb inventory. Avgas 100LL, the most commonly used avgas, can contain up to 2.12 grams Pb per gallon (ASTM D 910).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. With the changes occurring in the industry, this should be revisited.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. A common theme across the. up to 6% per year.

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