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MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

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—Cohn and Bromberg (2019). We’ve been working for a number of years on ways to make engines for cars and trucks cleaner and more efficient, and we’ve been particularly interested in what you can do with spark ignition [as opposed to the compression ignition used in diesels], because it’s intrinsically much cleaner.

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Mayor of London expanding Ultra Low Emission Zone London-wide; new £110M scrappage scheme

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On 8 April 2019 the Mayor of London launched the ULEZ in central London. The ULEZ has already helped to reduce roadside pollution levels by 44% in central London and 20% in inner London. The ULEZ is a very targeted scheme to get the most polluting vehicles off the road.

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CARB approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

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The Fiscal Year 2019-20 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. Such reasons include advantages to the electrical grid such as load balancing and energy storage, increased jobs and economic development, reduced stormwater pollution and consumer savings. The paper by Matthew N.

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CARB puts HVIP on hold after receiving voucher requests for entire $142M budget

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CARB, in partnership with CALSTART, launched HVIP and Low NO x Engine Incentives in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses in California. Clean trucks and buses delivered in August 2019 alone were supported by more than $8 million in vouchers.

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British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

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British Airways will invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia and acquire cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel from the plant. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022.

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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The action plan also encompasses a range of initiatives, including a focus on clean transportation. They further agreed to reduce air pollutant emissions by aligning air pollutant emission standards for light- and heavy-duty vehicles and corresponding ultra low-sulfur fuel standards by 2018. Short-lived climate pollutants.

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