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CU Denver study finds ride-hailing increases vehicle miles traveled

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increase in the miles cars travel for ride-hailing passengers in Denver’s metro area, according to a study published this week in the journal Transportation by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver. Although our data collection focused on the Denver region, these results provide insight into the impacts of ride-hailing.

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Capstone Receives order for 34 microturbines for Denver RTD electric bus fleet

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The buses are expected to be delivered to Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) later this year. The new Denver RTD buses will operate on the 16 th Street Mall in downtown Denver. The microturbine recharges the batteries on the fly and shuts down when the batteries reach the desired state of charge.

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California Assemblymembers introduce bill phasing out gasoline-fueled small off-road engines

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California Assemblymembers Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to phase out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE), which are primarily used in lawn and garden equipment, including leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and other outdoor power equipment. —Assemblymember Marc Berman.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet S-10, Cassette Tape Cladding Edition

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Here's an early Chevy S-10 , found in a Denver car graveyard with a generous coating of cassette tapes and bottle caps. liter V6 engine. 1987 Chevrolet S-10 art car in Denver wrecking yard. 1987 Chevrolet S-10 art car in Denver wrecking yard. 1987 Chevrolet S-10 art car in Denver wrecking yard.

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Lightning Hybrids to Introduce Hydraulic Hybrid Sports Sedan at Denver Auto Show

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Colorado start-up Lightning Hybrids will unveil the prototype of its hydraulic hybrid four-seat sports sedan at the Denver Auto Show 1-5 April. The company says it anticipates numerous patent filings are anticipated, the most significant attributable to the design of an integrated hydraulic axial piston engine. Rendering of the LH4.

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Successful Engineering Validation Flight of US Commercial Jet Using 40:60 Synthetic Jet Fuel Blend

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United Airlines has conducted a successful engineering validation flight using Rentech’s certified synthetic jet fuel (RenJet). The validation flight was conducted using a 40:60 mix of Rentech’s synthetic jet fuel with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan—the second-generation of the vehicle—is powered by the latest version of the EA888 four-cylinder engine, the 2.0L This is the only engine/transmission combination available in the Tiguan in the US. L TSI EA888 Gen 3, the new B-Cycle engine delivers about an 8% improvement in efficiency.

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