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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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The high share of diesels in the PHV fleet can be also found in the traditional taxi market. It’s thought that other European cities where Uber operates have similar levels of diesels in their fleet. French government data from 2017 show that 90% of the registered private hire vehicles, which includes Uber, were diesel cars.

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Four Next-Generation Fuel Cell Buses Introduced in Hartford

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Only the Greater Oakland/San Francisco, Calif., area will have a larger fuel cell bus fleet in the United States, also equipped with UTC Power fuel cell systems. Van Hool of Belgium is one of the world’s largest bus and coach manufacturers. UTC Power is a United Technologies Corp.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation. Go to Hymotion.com.

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