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Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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After completing a major body of research focused on boosted (also known as turbocharged) spark ignition (SI) engines in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, Co-Optima’s FY 2019 LD research and development (R&D) shifted to multimode solutions that employ multiple engine operating modes to maximize engine efficiency and fuel economy.

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CARB releases 2022 draft Scoping Plan update

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Among the transportation-related actions for the proposed scenario are: VMT per capita reduced 12% below 2019 levels by 2030 and 22% below 2019 levels by 2045. 10% of aviation fuel demand is met by electricity (batteries) or hydrogen (fuel cells) in 2045. 100% of LDV sales are ZEV by 2035.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

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The issue is: How do these impacts compare to the positive impacts and, in the case of renewable energy projects, how do they compare to fossil fuel alternatives? Wind and solar farms are alternatives to fossil fuel-fired power plants. All economic development projects have negative impacts.

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AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles in Fleet Over Next 10 Years

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The new deployments will bring AT&T’s alternative-fuel fleet to more than 15,000 vehicles by 2019. AT&’s investment represents the largest US corporate commitment to CNG vehicles to date. Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T. The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Ann Arbor, Mich.,