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Fly the Hybrid Skies

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It also produces contrails, which are being studied for their impact on climate change. In the United States, an Aviation Climate Action Plan had already emerged with essentially the same goal3.The Meeting such a challenge will require fundamental changes to the airplane and how it’s operated. Why Hybrid Electric?

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Ricardo report finds hybrid buses have higher regulated emission intensities than conventional buses; need for whole vehicle testing

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While technologies for low carbon buses such as hybridization offer the prospect of significant reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions compared to conventionally powered vehicles, the improvement in terms of regulated emissions (criteria pollutants) may not be as great, according to a new report by Ricardo.

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California Legislature passes $1.5B California Clean Air Initiative to cut emissions; $895M for mobile sources

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180 million for Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program, of which at least $35 million is allocated for zero-emission buses. It redirects $7 million from deferred maintenance at California Community Colleges to provide emergency financial aid to Dream Act students. It appropriates $621.7 It appropriates $621.7

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NTNU study finds ships’ and spare parts’ contribution to offshore wind power lifecycle impacts has been underestimated

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Components: WT = wind turbine; Fnd = foundation; EC = electrical connections, including substation; Inst = installation; IOo = input-output, other; Mnt = Maintenance, excluding replacement parts; RP = replacement parts; EOL = end-of-life. Maintenance reports of operating wind farms have traditionally not been made public.

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Experts view on future transportation fuels

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Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. Kalghatgi, G.,

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It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

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Brand mulls electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell versions of iconic off-roader It is also a setback for makers of heavy duty 4x4s such as Toyota because those vehicles have been classified as passenger vehicles – which will have lower permissible CO2 emissions targets than utes and vans.

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Victoria Launches Australias First Trial of Hybrid-Electric Buses; Series and Parallel

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The Grenda parallel hybrid (top) and the Ventura series hybrid (bottom). The government of the state of Victoria has launched Australia’s first hybrid-electric bus trial. Gavin Jennings, Victoria Environment and Climate Change Minister. Buses in the Victoria Hybrid Trial. Series Hybrid Parallel Hybrid.

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