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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. CNG is made by compressing natural gas to less than one percent of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. San Antonio, Texas; Tifton, Ga.;

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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In so doing, they could reduce travel times and greenhouse-gas emissions. Our Texas-based group is focusing on three of these issues: autonomy, communications, and standards. On the standards front, we are part of an IEEE working group, P1920.2 , developing standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communications.

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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Freight efficiency is based on payload weight and fuel efficiency expressed in ton-miles per gallon. l/100 km) during testing last fall on US Route 287 between Fort Worth and Vernon, Texas. The testing was conducted over 11 runs meeting SAE International test standards along a 312-mile route. Earlier post.)

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