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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

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earlier post ) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA), a regional aircraft lessor with offices in Ireland, France, Canada, Mauritius, and South Africa. Universal Hydrogen Co.

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EU Likely to Miss 2010 Air Pollutant Limits; NOx the Toughest

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Updated emission estimates for the EU for 2010 show just 14 Member States expect to meet their respective 2010 air pollutant limits set under the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive), according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). The progress toward meeting ceilings for the other pollutants remains largely on track.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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Together, we are taking a further step in electrifying urban logistics, contributing to decreased noise and air pollution in major cities across eleven European countries. The vehicles are charged simply overnight either with alternating current or direct current chargers depending on availability.

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UK expert group focuses attention on non-exhaust emissions from road traffic as regulatory concern

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In the UK, available data indicate that half of NEE occurs on urban roads, owing to the greater braking per km than on non-urban roads. Members of the group are drawn from those with a proven track record in the fields of air pollution research and practice. Emissions may also be high in areas such as trunk-road exits.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Within the EU28 the trends vary between countries with decreases of 6% for the UK and Bulgaria and of 3% for Greece and Spain, while increases of 5% in Ireland and Denmark and of 4% in Sweden and Finland occurred. Other greenhouse gases keep creeping up. The new report contains country-specific fact sheets for 216 countries.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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The report found that strict new emissions laws are having a strong effect on the availability of cleaner cars, but wealth, motoring taxes, fuel prices and consumer attitudes, which vary wildly from country to country across Europe, have much more of an effect on how clean a car is chosen.&#. Ireland / 157 / 162 / 13.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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The link to the reveal was posted only on its European site, which may indicate that its first production EV outside China will be available only in Europe. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up. The X Prologue will be the first Toyota EV concept released outside China.

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