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Proterra beats out BYD for Mineta San José International Airport electric bus contract; 10 Proterra electric buses to be in service by late 2018

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Scheduled to be placed in service in late 2018, the buses will be designed and built in California at Proterra’s Los Angeles County manufacturing facility. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport electric bus deployment in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to traveler benefits, the operational cost of electricity, at $.19/mile,

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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However, emissions do not just remain in conurbations; particles and gaseous pollutants can be transported thousands of kilometers by the wind. The University of Bremen is the scientific base of the international project known as EMeRGe (Effect of Megacities on the transport and transformation of pollutants on the Regional and Global scales).

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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway

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Lightning was one of the first to test under the newly released 2018 CARB efficiency and range validation test procedures for medium-duty vehicles, performed at the SGS Environmental Testing Center. The fuel cell uses hydrogen to charge the electric batteries for a longer-range zero-emissions fleet solution.

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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The team’s first step in February 2018 was to use GRIDSMART cameras to create an image dataset of vehicle classes. Simulation of Urban MObility ( SUMO ) is an open-source simulation suite that enables researchers to model traffic systems, including vehicles, public transportation, and even pedestrians.

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ICCT provides policy update on proposed China Phase 4 fuel economy regulations

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A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. 100km (34 mpg US) in 2015. The multiplier is set at 5 in 2016–2017, falling to 3 in 2018–2019, and then to 2 in 2020. in 2018–2019, and 1.5 Source: ICCT.

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BMW launches plug-in hybrid variant of X3; updates to other PHEVs

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liters per 100 kilometers (98 mpg US) , with CO 2 emissions of up to 56 grams per kilometer. With a luggage volume of 450 liters, the transport capacity of the BMW X3 xDrive30e is at the level of those model variants which are fitted with a conventional engine. BMW X3 xDrive30e. Its combined fuel consumption is at least 1.9

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Solaris introducing new Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid; facelifted electric and hybrid models as well

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At the 14 th International Fair of Public Transport TRANSEXPO in Kielce, 23-25 October 2018, Solaris will introduce the new Solaris Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid. mpg) in the SORT (Standardized On-Road Test Cycles) 2 test. Solaris Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid.

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