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Michelin to ship tires on sail-powered cargo ships

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The transport commitment signed by Michelin concerns the transport of tires loaded in containers from Halifax (Canada) to Saint-Nazaire - Montoir de Bretagne (France) on the pilot line opened by NEOLINE, which will also serve the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, as well as Baltimore.

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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

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Laser ignition promises less pollution and greater fuel efficiency, but making small, powerful lasers has proven difficult. Spark plugs can ignite leaner fuel mixtures, but only by increasing spark energy. Conventional spark plugs sit on top of the cylinder and only ignite the air-fuel mixture close to them.

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ExxonMobil and Electrovaya Launch Electric Car Sharing Program in Baltimore

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ExxonMobil is sponsoring an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The 10-vehicle program (five now, with a further five cars to be made available to the public in the next few weeks) uses Electrovaya’s low-speed Maya 300. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Siem Aristotle joins sister ship as the world’s two largest LNG-powered car carriers

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Siem Car Carriers’s (SCC’s) Aristotle , the second of two LNG-fueled PCTC (pure car, truck carrier) ships in the SCC fleet (the other is the Confucius ), is on her maiden voyage from Emden, Germany to North America. The ship’s first bunkering took on more than 800MT of LNG fuel. The Aristotle operates exclusively for Volkswagen Group.

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Veolia Transportation converting 300 of its US taxis to propane autogas; launching Baltimore’s first propane autogas taxi fleet

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The company has also installed an autogas fueling station in Baltimore to serve 50 Checker and Yellow taxis. Veolia Transportation is Baltimore City’s largest operator of taxicab services. Propane autogas is the most widely used alternative fuel in the world.

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Tesla chosen over Ford for $5 million Baltimore City EV fleet

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Tesla landed what could be $5 million in sales from the Baltimore City government, as the city has decided to purchase EVs made by the industry-leading automaker for employee use. More and more city governments are using Tesla EVs to cut down fuel and maintenance costs, helping to push taxpayer dollars to other things.

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Shell begins market test of Nitrogen Enriched Diesel; lowered fuel consumption

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The fuel has been shown to reduce fuel consumption in a test of heavy-duty vehicles and will be available on a trial basis starting 31 January 2011. Gunk build-up can impair optimal fuel flow and can result in increased fuel consumption and associated CO 2 emissions. Earlier post.)

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