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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

Green Car Congress

The tests, carried out between December 2012 and September 2013, measured fuel economy; carbon dioxide emissions; hydrocarbon emissions (THC); carbon monoxide (CO); and oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) emissions. Standard speed from a West Virginia University study (a special route cycle developed to compare performance).

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

With all this, consumers and policymakers alike are hopeful that society will soon greatly reduce its carbon emissions by replacing today’s cars with electric vehicles. about 60 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels, primarily natural gas, which produces less carbon than coal does. falls somewhere in the middle, deriving.