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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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Exposure to ozone, long associated with impaired lung function, is also connected to health changes that can cause cardiovascular disease such as heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke, according to a new study of Chinese adults. They monitored indoor and outdoor ozone levels, along with other pollutants.

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Tsinghua Study Finds That Conventional Three-Way Catalyst Can Handle the Unregulated Emissions from Low-Content Methanol-Gasoline Blends

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Bush called for one million cars in the most polluted areas in the US to be running on methanol, ethanol or natural gas by 1997. To investigate the transient exhaust emissions, cold-start and driving cycle tests should be carried out in further work. —Fan et al. —Fan et al.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. 16 ] Watson, Grant and Andrew A. Frank (2012) Electrification of Taxi Cabs in Major Chinese Cities with Range Extended Electric Vehicles. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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Report: Rural California Doesn't Want Electric Buses

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Yet California is pushing schools to get rid of their air-polluting diesel buses and swap them for battery-powered ones. Gavin Newsom having flown to China in October to meet with President Xi Jinping, and several other Chinese officials, to discuss all-electric buses, battery storage solutions, and carbon markets. In October, Gov.