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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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SmartWay also contributes to cleaner air and healthier citizens by cutting emissions that help produce smog, including fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. Davis Transfer Co. DHL Express USA. billion in fuel costs—equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over six million homes. Cargo Transporters.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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For example, by identifying the worst factories or plants for emissions—the super-polluting units within an economic area—it would be possible to improve them with new, cleaner technology, cutting emissions without major economic disruption, he researchers suggest. Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Bo Zheng, Steven J.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range.

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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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and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. He holds more than 35 patents (12 of which belong to UC Davis), has published more than 100 papers, and is an internationally recognized subject matter expert. In fact, use of these fuels is required by law in many states of the USA. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank.

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