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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today.

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Recap: Exhibiting at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo and Honoring Our Customers

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Increased government funding and legislative support at both state and federal levels has large in part contributed to the surge in Expo attendance, along with a general interest in a cleaner and greener future. Demos of EV Connect’s Fleet Solution to Attendees.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

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The Rebirth of Components: Lastly, we explore the rebirth of components through recycling and refurbishing, a testament to the industry’s resilience. Beyond the potential for financial incentives, it paves the way for a cleaner environment and champions the circular economy.

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OSU study: Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution

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The nation’s air on the whole has become cleaner in the past 70 years, but those benefits are seen primarily in whiter, higher-income areas, said Kerry Ard, an associate professor of environmental sociology at The Ohio State University (OSU), who presented the research.

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

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It’s an $80 billion industry that accounts for around 450,000 jobs. Electric public transportation is essential to creating cleaner, greener cities. But that doesn’t mean public transit’s reach is negligible. According to the American Public Transit Association, Americans took nearly 10 billion trips via public transportation in 2019.

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. The buses will operate on the 88 Penn route, linking downtown with East End neighborhoods. Tri-County Industries, Inc.: Mercer County. Mifflin County.

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Eindhoven University of Technology to make biofuels from its own wood waste; cyclic oxygenate CyclOx and ethanol

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Delaying the start of combustion, and giving the mixture of air and diesel fuel more time to mix thoroughly results in a cleaner combustion process. In other words, an economically viable feedstock for X1 is available at any neighborhood gas station. It’s also high time for industry to become enthusiastic about this pilot project.

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