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EPA Awards $20M in Recovery Act Funding for Clean Diesel Finance Program

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These recovery act grants will fund the purchase of new, cleaner or retrofitted vehicles and equipment. Louisville Jefferson Metro County Government: $2 million for a revolving loan program to replace, repower or retrofit older construction, agricultural and other nonroad diesel equipment.

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Peterbilt Launches Model 320 Hydraulic Hybrid, Full Lineup of Natural Gas Powered Vehicles

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Among its other product introductions at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Peterbilt announced the limited production availability of the Model 320 Hybrid Class 8 refuse truck, equipped with Eaton’s Hydraulic Launch Assist ( HLA ) technology ( earlier post ). The Model 320 Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

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Jeffrey Bemis, of Litron Laboratories, Rochester, New York; Dr. Lance Hallberg, of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; and Dr. Daniel Conklin, of the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. These ancillary studies evaluated endpoints not examined in the core study.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

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For a cleaner and more elegant look, the rear wiper could be tucked under the spoiler to increase rearward vision for the driver. Built in Louisville, Kentucky, this small SUV is both the entry level and the most efficient Lincoln. Other than the extra door for charging, there is no indication the Corsair Grand Touring is electrified.

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AI-Guided Robots Are Ready to Sort Your Recyclables

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My company, Amp Robotics , based in Louisville, Colo., In the future, AI systems could also sort by combinations of material and by original use, enabling food-grade materials to be separated from containers that held household cleaners, and paper contaminated with food waste to be separated from clean paper.

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