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Ports of LA, Long Beach approve 2017 Clean Air Action Plan; targeted GHG reductions; zero-emissions on-road drayage by 2035

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The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The group’s meetings will be open to all who wish to attend.

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US study of miners links heavy exposure to diesel exhaust to increased risk of lung cancer death; researchers suggest implications for urban areas with high exhaust concentrations

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documented the risk of dying from any cause, with an emphasis on lung cancer, using data from the full study population (the cohort study). Some of the higher average elemental carbon levels reported in cities include Los Angeles (4.0 The first (Attfield et al. µg/m 3 ), the Bronx (6.6 µg/m 3 ), nine urban sites in China (8.3

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

If everyone could hear Ed talk about the smart grid and how plug-in cars make it possible to inventory electricity then we’d already be building that grid today. It’s going to change the world of our Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. See, you really should have been there.

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California releases summary of Advanced Clean Car Rules: GHG, ZEV, LEV III and Clean Fuel Outlets

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Further documents will be released on 7 December. Separately, the US DOT and EPA released their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. Earlier post.) Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

When the air resources board relaxed its rules in 2003, it allowed car companies to receive credits toward zero-emission standards by building so-called partial-zero-emissions vehicles — super clean cars that produce little or no smog. This high-pollution moment is referred to as a cold start.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. The expansion will add an assembly line to build lithium batteries for automotive applications. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. unit, said.

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