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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. However, there is more than 15 years of research showing that the contribution of non-exhaust primary particles to the total traffic generated primary particles is significant in urban areas. Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. Background.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 9/23/2011

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9/19/2011: Bought 1993 Plymouth Laser for $300. Then towed the vehicle back to our hometown at the cost of $200 in rental and gasoline. 9/20/2011: Cleaned car. Removed: radiators, exhaust manifold, upper cylinder head, alternator, camshaft, and assorted support bars. 9/21/2011: Sold above components to recycling center.

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ICCT: decline in diesel sales will have negligible impact on attainment of European CO2 emission standards

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Other technologies—such as efficiency improvements in gasoline engines as well as the rollout of hybrid electric power trains—offer more compelling and cost-effective pathways to reducing CO 2 emissions from European passenger cars, the ICCT says. For instance, hybrid electric vehicles and diesel cars in the small (e.g.,

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2011 Highlander Hybrid Equipped with Larger Engine, Improved Fuel Economy

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2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Toyota has significantly revised its Highlander and Highlander Hybrid crossover sport utility vehicles for 2011. liter V6 for 2011, replacing the previous 3.3-liter The 2011 Highlander Hybrid receives EPA estimated fuel economy ratings of 28 mpg city and 28 mpg highway (8.4 Click to enlarge.

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Refreshed 2014 Toyota Yaris features revamped 1.0L engine with switching between Atkinson and Otto cycles; new hybrid

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gasoline unit that is the first member of a new family of 14 highly efficient engines to be launched by 2015. Mass-produced gasoline engines on average have a thermal efficiency of between 30 and 35%, Toyota said.). liter gasoline engine and 1.4-liter A 4-cylinder, 1.33-liter liter diesel complete the range. lbs) lighter.

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Maryland commits to ban on gas vehicle sales

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Maryland aligned with the California Air Resource Board (CARB) vehicle standards in 2011 and is one of seventeen states in the U.S. Car exhaust is the largest source of greenhouse gas in the State of Maryland. “ It is based on California’s economy, California’s transportation needs, and California’s electrical grid.”

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Continental supplying first turbocharger with aluminum housing

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100 kW gasoline engine for the MINI Hatch ( earlier post ) has been ongoing since spring 2014. Second, cooling of the exhaust flow reduces the thermal load on the catalytic converter, meaning it hardly ages at all. engine in 2011. Integration of the unit in the three-cylinder, 1.5L —Udo Schwerdel.

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