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AC Transit’s fuel cell bus breaks 25,000 hour operating record; demonstrating potential to meet diesel life cycle expectancy

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Traditionally, a public transit buses life expectancy is measured in terms of the number of miles on its diesel engine. A diesel engine’s life expectancy is 6 years or 250,000 miles before overhaul. The highest-mileage bus that has not had a reline has surpassed 160,000 miles. —AC Transit Board Director Chris Peeples.

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Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

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California is also making strides toward reducing the number of miles people drive, through more sustainable local and regional housing, land use, and transportation planning. As a result of ARB’s 2012 ZEV program and Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-16-12, California expects to have more than 1.5 —Draft Scoping Plan Update.

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New MECA report calls for implementation of particle number (PN) limits by North American regulators

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microns in diameter); then outlines various control strategies and technologies that can be used to meet current and upcoming EPA standards; documents the successful use of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) to meet and exceed US and European emission standards; and then makes the argument for PN limits.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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So we now have over 300 billion miles that have been driven with FSD v12. They are also driving this and collecting real-world miles, and we have an estimate of, what are the critical events? Elon, thank you very much for this opportunity that I got back in 2017. And that percentage is increasing with each passing week.

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