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If all the cars and light trucks in the nation switched from oil to electrons, idle capacity in the existing electric power system could generate most of the electricity consumed by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
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General Motors says it will produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, the automaker announced at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show.
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A new program to offset shipping-related carbon-dioxide emissions, Carbonfree Shipping, has been launched by Carbonfund.org.
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Next month, eight PhD candidates will start working in the joint Shell TU Delft research program Sustainable Mobility.
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New technologies and governmental pressure to reduce environmental impact have created a range of options for consumers looking to curb gas consumption.
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Con-way Freight, a subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary partnership to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance, a federation of Canada's provincial trucking associations, has unveiled a 14-point action plan to drastically reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions in the freight transportation sector.
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Who killed the electric car? Who cares? It's history! What's far more interesting is who's working to bring electric cars to life. By Joel Makower
by Joel Makower
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Cars built by the Big Three automakers gave off 230 million metric tons of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the United States in a year, more than the biggest U.S. electric utility, environmental researchers say.
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U.S. automakers say they will double production of flexible-fuel vehicles by 2010, adding vehicles capable of running on ethanol blends and other biofuels and reducing dependence upon foreign oil.
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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are set to announce what a top official described as radical new environmental policies that could change the way America's ports operate.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled the first-ever series hydraulic hybrid diesel urban delivery vehicle, the result of a partnership between the EPA, UPS, U.S. Army, International Truck and Engine Corporation, and Eaton Corporation.
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The Engine Manufacturers Association has released a new specification to test and evaluate how blended biodiesel fuels perform in today's clean-burning diesel engines.
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UPS's fleet of alternative fuel trucks has hit a major milestone, traveling more than 100 million miles to deliver packages to homes and businesses.
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As carbon dioxide emissions from the Japanese transportation sector continue to climb, Kyoto-based Sagawa Express is answering the call for a cleaner trucking company. By Kazunori Kobayashi
by Emily Rabin
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Bank of America has introduced a pilot program that will reimburse $3,000 to bank associates purchasing a new hybrid vehicle.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has jointly developed a car interior material made of plant-derived plastic capable of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50% over the lifecycle of the automobile interior.
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Diesel-electric hybrid buses could account for half the buses run by U.S. transit agencies in three to five years, up from about 10% today, say DaimlerChrysler AG executives.
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Nissan Motor Co. is upgrading the automobile painting line at its Kyushu Plant. The new painting system reduces the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by about 40% over the previous system.
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With environmental activists turning a fresh eye on freight, progress is gaining speed. By Joel Makower
by Emily Rabin
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More than 50 light-duty vehicles demonstrated their ability to reduce oil use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional vehicles that achieve the 27 mpg CAFÉ standard for light-duty vehicles.
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An ethanol powered car engineered by French high school students has achieved the best fuel efficiency at the European Shell Eco-marathon 2006, winning the race at the Nogaro auto racing circuit in southwest France.
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Eco-labels reflecting CO2 emissions became a legal requirement for all new cars sold in France this week as part of the country's climate change policy.
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The nonprofit DriveNeutral program has launched an ambitious new online campaign to promote carbon offsets for individual drivers.