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Rosenbauer and Berlin Fire Dept to develop hybrid fire truck; project eLHF

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What initially motivated the Berlin Fire Department’s concluded tendering procedure were the growing demands with regard to environmental protection and the complex exhaust systems of conventional chassis, which are having an increasingly negative effect on the design and operation of firefighting vehicles.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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With respect to the emissions updates, the OEMs must also provide proof that the changes do not negatively impact any other parameters relevant for type approval—such as pollutant and CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, noise and engine power. Excessively high pollution affects air quality in many German cities.

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Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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California’s Climate Protection Strategies do not help meet NAAQS Standards. This presents a very important point: today’s very low-emitting natural gas HDVs are more than just “bridge technologies” to the future of California’s near-zero-emission heavy-duty transportation sector. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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In Cologne, as in cities across Europe, low-emission zones are being introduced to address air quality challenges by discouraging the most polluting vehicles from driving through them.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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He had created Xennia Technology as well, whose inkjet technologies revolutionized other highly polluting processes, such as the surface treatment for ceramic tiles. The textile industry innovator mentions other horrendous figures during its presentations to investors and potential customers. gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050.

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Presently there are no plug-in electric hybrid vehicles offered by any major car company in the U.S. Green Star Products is targeting to replace in-city delivery trucks which are the highest polluting vehicles in use today. Toyota is presently planning to modify its Prius model to be a plug-in hybrid in the near future.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. INTRODUCTION.

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