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NewsOctober 27, 2010

DOT, EPA Propose the Nation's First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2010

Which Emits Less Carbon Dioxide, Hybrids or Natural Gas Cars?

The answer depends on whether the vehicles are doing city or highway driving.

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NewsAugust 12, 2010

San Francisco Aims to Reduce Fleet, Partners With Car-Sharing Program

A plan in San Francisco calls for a cut in fleet size, along with required accountability for department heads.

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NewsMay 27, 2010

Obama Calls for New Fuel Economy Rules for Trucks

The new rules, which will be written by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, would apply to commercial medium and heavy-duty vehicles beginning with model year 2014.

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NewsApril 29, 2010

Calif. Moves to Revise Diesel Engine Rules

The poor economy has idled many of the diesel vehicles initially targeted by those rules. CARB’s staff members have acknowledged that they previously overestimated how much pollution that construction equipment, buses and trucks emit into the air.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2010

AT&T Fleet Rolls Out 1,000th Alt-Fuel Vehicle

The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 2018.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2010

EPA Tightens Nitrogen Dioxide Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new national air-quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a pollutant that can be generated from vehicle emissions.

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NewsDecember 31, 2009

EPA Releases New Mobile Source Emissions Model

WASHINGTON - An updated version of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model - MOVES2010 - is now available for use to estimate air pollution from cars, trucks, and other on-road mobile sources.

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NewsDecember 10, 2009

Report: Construction Industry Below Calif. Diesel Emissions Target Level for Years to Come

California Air Resources Board (CARB) inventory displays need to rethink new "retrofit" requirements as industry, economy combine to cut current and forecast emissions.

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NewsDecember 3, 2009

New Trends Report: Fuel Economy Increases as CO2 Decreases

According to a report conducted by the EPA, for the fifth consecutive year, carbon dioxide emissions for new cars and light-duty trucks have decreased.

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