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Ford Crew Chief telematics system can improve fuel economy by up to 20% through better fleet management

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The US Department of Energy reports that aggressive driving decreases fuel economy by up to 33 percent. ” The Department of Energy details that fuel economy is reduced by 1% for every mile per hour above 55 mph. Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc.,

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Odyne Systems delivers 7 plug-in hybrid work trucks through the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program

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The Odyne plug-in hybrid drive system reduces fleet operating and maintenance costs, and depending on duty cycle, enables large trucks to obtain significant fuel economy improvements compared to traditional diesel engines.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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NO 2 ’s contribution exceeded 20% in 92 cities located in both developed and emerging economies. The problem affects cities in the United States as well: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Milwaukee were the top five cities in the US with the highest percentage of pediatric asthma cases linked to polluted air.

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US PIRG report finds reduced driving and rates of car commuting in most populous US urbanized areas

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The urbanized areas containing two Wisconsin cities, Milwaukee and Madison, saw the second and third biggest drops in per-capita VMT: 21% and 18%, respectively. The average number of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) per capita declined in 54 out of the 74 large urbanized areas the trends of which could be analyzed between 2006 and 2011.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The new Fisher buses will provide more than triple the equivalent fuel economy in all-electric mode and reduce CO2 emissions due to the extensive use of lightweight materials and the large capacity battery system. Milwaukee County Department of Transportation and Public Works, Wisconsin: $210,000.

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