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Pennsylvania DEP awards more than $4.4M in alternative fuels grants to 12 projects; bulk for natural gas

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The project is expected to displace 250,000 gallons of diesel fuel and eliminate nearly 369 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. This project is expected to displace 640,572 gallons of diesel per year and reduce 80 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Cranberry Taxi Inc. Talon Logistics Inc. liter 400 HP engine.

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Rejoice My Tongan Brothers and Sisters! You Will Soon Be Rid of Your Ridiculous Royal Family & You Can Now Save Yourselves

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You’re going to need to start by eliminating your use of diesel generators and switching to more carbon free sources of energy. You needed a solar Tonga project like yesterday. That’s step one in learning to save yourselves. Hell of a role model, King. Way to rule.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. In addition to the city fleets, high mileage and high visibility fleets are included, such as Coca-Cola, Sysco, Frito Lay, school districts, and taxis. Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc.’s

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs. Diesel fuel is also frequently blended with a small amount of biofuel. 20 ] EDI-Drive PHEV Powertrain - Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. [

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. Conclusions.

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BCG forecasts electrified vehicles to take half of global auto market by 2030; hybrids to dominate

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Only when alternative energy sources—nuclear, wind, and solar, for example—become major factors in electricity generation will electric powertrains materially contribute to lowering atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases. Regional Market Variations.