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Nevada launches “Clean Cars Nevada” effort; adopting California LEV and ZEV

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Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced the “ Clean Cars Nevada ” initiative, which will evaluate the adoption of new regulations to provide Nevadans with more choices for low and zero emission electric passenger cars and trucks at dealerships throughout the state beginning in 2024.

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Porsche simulates hydrogen V8 for virtual Nordschleife run; 440 kW, 261 km/h, near-zero NOx

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For clean combustion of hydrogen, the turbochargers have to, on the one hand, provide around twice as much air mass as they do in gasoline engines. On the other hand, however, the lower exhaust gas temperatures result in a lack of energy for their propulsion on the exhaust side. —Vincenzo Bevilacqua.

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Santa Monica signs 5-year deal with Clean Energy for renewable LNG for bus fleet; deploying CWI Near-Zero NOx engine

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The City of Santa Monica, California has awarded Clean Energy a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract to fuel its Big Blue Bus (BBB) fleet of vehicles. BBB began using Redeem by Clean Energy in January 2015. Through this commitment, clean burning RNG and the new 0.02 Earlier post.).

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International consortium working on new sensor technology to measure real-world, in-use vehicle emissions

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As part of the Horizon 2020 research project CARES (City Air Remote Emission Sensing), an international research consortium is working on new contactless exhaust measurement methods that will enable municipalities to take emission-reducing measures. The aim is to detect the exhaust class of each individual vehicle using these measurements.

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New nanostructured earth abundant metal catalysts rival platinum on a weight basis; diesel emissions treatment

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This is referred to as “chemistry at a point”. The utility of structures prepared via this concept has been demonstrated in relation to exhaust clean-up from diesel emissions, oxidizing CO and NO simultaneously over hundreds of hours of operation. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.

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7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

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Engine oil keeps the engine clean and free from dirt, grime and rust, which can damage your truck. The first thing to consider is viscosity, which refers to the thickness or thinness of an oil’s consistency. It’s not expensive, and it will help clean out the sludge in the fuel tank and injectors over time.

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Study finds that babies in strollers can be exposed to up to 60% more pollution than their parents

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In the study published by the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) at the University of Surrey in the journal Environment International , the researchers examined more than 160 references to highlight the factors concerning the pollution exposure of babies in strollers and associated mitigation strategies. 2018.07.038.

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