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Nissan Enters into EV Partnership with City of Houston

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Houston is one of 14 cities that have joined the Clinton Climate Initiative C40 in a commitment to make their cities more electric vehicle-friendly. Nissan also has agreed to make available a supply of electric vehicles to the City of Houston and in and around the metropolitan area. Washington D.C., and with Houston-based Reliant Energy.

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13 environmental groups urge USPS to select plug-ins for next-generation delivery vehicles

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billion miles every year and uses more than 180 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of fuel. Testing sites include Flint and Utica, MI; Falls Church and Leesburg, VA; and Tempe and Tucson, AZ. Oregon Environmental Council. Safe Climate Campaign. The USPS fleet travels more than 1.3 Electric Auto Association.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), global CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere should be stabilized below 450 ppm, Nissan noted. In July 2007, an ultra-low precious metal catalyst for gasoline vehicles was developed. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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