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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Fuels Heavy-duty Policy'

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UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

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Heavy-duty vehicles: medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, mostly used for goods movement and commercial and industrial use, as well as off-road equipment. Fuels: liquid petroleum fuels that dominate transportation today and renewable and alternative fuels that can act as substitutes. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes.