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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

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Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

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Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

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GM introducing US/Canada version of 2013 Chevrolet Spark at LA Auto Show

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GM will introduce the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The original version of the Spark is already on sale in Europe, Asia, Australia, Mexico and South America. In the United States and Canada, the Spark will be powered by a 1.2L lb-ft (111 N·m). The dual-overhead cam 1.

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NASA’s New Earth Space Mission maps methane ‘super-emitters’

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Over its mission, EMIT will collect measurements of surface minerals in arid regions of Africa, Asia, North and South America, and Australia. The Los Angeles-area disaster was among the largest methane releases in US history.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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The urban areas with the highest number of transportation-attributable air pollution in 2015 were Guangzhou, Tokyo, Shanghai, Mexico City, Cairo, New Delhi, Moscow, Beijing, London, and Los Angeles.

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Nissan to Take Reservations for LEAF EV in US in Spring 2010; Goaling 20,000 Reservations by Late 2010

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Carlos Tavares, head of Nissan’s operations in North, Central and South America. Of those in North America who have contacted Nissan already: About 70% reside in markets where the all-electric zero-emission car first will be brought to market. Metro areas with the strongest consumer responses are San Diego, Calif.; Tucson, Ariz.;

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GM to debut new Chevrolet Spark

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The 2013 Chevrolet Spark will take centre stage at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The original version of the Spark is already on sale in Europe, Asia,Mexico, South America and Africa, but is now making its debut in the United States and Canada where it will be powered by a 1.2litre dual-overhead cam four [.].