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Hydraulic Hybrid Systems and EMI Partner to Target Fleet Retrofit Market; First Retrofit Underway

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HHS says that its system is expected to deliver at least a 40% improvement in fuel economy made possible through regenerating braking energy that is then used during acceleration. The first conversion of the partnership is already underway, a MY 2002 CNG Chevrolet HD 2500 provided by Denver International Airport. Click to enlarge.

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Study concludes US will not meet Renewable Fuel targets with ethanol as primary biofuel

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The study was presented as an invited paper at the 2010 annual meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association in Denver, CO and published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Thus, at present, if every drop of gasoline were blended as E10, the maximum ethanol that could be absorbed would be 14 billion gallons.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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In a still repressed economy during an era when “no new taxes” is the mindless mantra that forces cutbacks and the elimination of educational programs and resources, the only place the dollars are going to come from are nontraditional, innovative sources. photo by Glenn Marzano). Courtesy of CBS EcoMedia).

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. Its car share program, Hertz on Demand, launched in December 2008 and grew to more than 1,000 vehicles, 85,000 members and more than 500 locations worldwide, including corporate fleets, airports, hotels, utilities, government, and universities.

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