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Cleveland Schools replacing 49 diesel buses with propane

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Cleveland Schools, Ohio’s second largest school district, is replacing 49 12-to-13-year-old diesel buses with Blue Bird’s Propane Vision buses. The school district annually estimates about $50,000 in electrical costs for powering block heaters to start their diesel buses in cold weather.

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NC proposes one of US’ most anti-EV bills yet–No free EV charging unless free gasoline or diesel is offered too

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Ben Moss of Richmond County, Mark Brody of Union County, and George Cleveland of Onslow County filed House Bill 1049 on Wednesday. The bill would provide DOT with $50k to REMOVE electric charging stations & ban EV charging on government property unless they also offer free gasoline or diesel.

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Ford builds 2-millionth EcoBoost engine, with take rates growing globally; expected to exceed Ford’s global diesel production

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With customer demand exceeding its initial projections, Ford now expects EcoBoost production to exceed its global diesel engine production. liter EcoBoost to 1,000 engines per day, and is investing $200 million in its Cleveland, Ohio plant to build the 2.0-liter million for 2013, up more than 60% from 2012. liter EcoBoost in the US.

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Study provides more insight into air pollution mechanisms that cause cardiovascular diseases

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Of particular interest is the fact that with regard to the much-discussed diesel exhaust emissions, particulate matter and not nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), both of which are produced by burning diesel fuel, have a negative effect on vascular function. —Thomas Münzel.

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UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

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Produced from landfills, dairy farms and other bio sources, RNG yields up to a 90% reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to conventional diesel. Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio. Vehicles equipped with CNG fuel systems can interchangeably use RNG and conventional natural gas. UPS CNG Fueling Station.

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Winnebago, Motiv unveil all-electric healthcare vehicles

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Based on the average cost of fuel in the US, the eMLU is expected to save $150,000-$200,000 in combined diesel fuel and maintenance savings. Winnebago Specialty Vehicles is showcasing an all electric, zero-emissions chassis at the Mobile Health Clinics Forum, 14-17 September 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Daimler Buses North America’s Orion VII Transit Bus Makes World Debut with SCR

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Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) unveiled the new-generation diesel Orion VII transit bus, now equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions technology, at the Bus & Paratransit Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The new generation Orion VII is available with diesel, hybrid and natural gas (CNG) drives.