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California settles with cargo terminals over diesel engine exhaust

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Harris announced a settlement with cargo terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles over diesel emissions from exhaust that requires the terminals to complete projects to reduce their diesel emissions and better notify the public of emissions. International Transportation Service, Inc.; Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.;

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Why Electric Buses Are the Healthy School Choice

Blink Charging

Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. What makes school bus fumes especially dangerous is that they often end up making their way into the vehicle cabins , schoolyards and playgrounds, and residential neighborhoods.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement. Subtopic 6A: Solid State Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Devices.

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New efficient hybrid optimization control method for diesel engine emissions and performance

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As reported in a paper in the International Journal of Engine Research , the hybrid method, which combines both particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) methods was able to locate a narrow window of operation which showed 27% lower NO x emissions and 60% lower particulate matter emissions than a standard PSO method.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Plug In America makes no representations as to the workmanship, creditworthiness, or any other attributes of the companies listed or of their products or services.

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Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid AWD powertrain, body

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Acura unveiled the production model of the next-generation NSX at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this past January ( earlier post ), and now has provided more technical detail on the high-performance hybrid sports car and its new Sport Hybrid-AWD power unit. With the newly designed twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. And I’m careful about choosing these fights because they’re very exhausting. Did you intern with Davidson? Got up on roofs.

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