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Average <b>Fuel Economy</b> for New Vehicles Sold <b>...</b> - TrueCar Blog

Sun, 2013-05-19 08:30
Average Large Truck Fuel Economy Posts Year-Over-Year Increase of 0.6 MPG.
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Not Your Grandpa's RV: This Roving Lab Tracks <b>Air Pollution</b>

Sun, 2013-05-19 05:32
Not Your Grandpa's RV: This Roving Lab Tracks Air Pollution. Richard Harris May 18, 2013. Ira Leifer, next to an RV he has outfitted with methane sensors and other equipment to sniff the air. (NPR). If you're driving down the road someday and you come ...
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Living Close To Major Road Could Be Bad For Your Kidneys - Huffington Post

Sat, 2013-05-18 11:18
Already, "living close to a major roadway is associated with higher levels of exposure to air pollution from traffic and an increased risk of stroke and other major adverse cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction," researchers wrote in ...
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Working in China good for career, bad for health - Leader Post

Sat, 2013-05-18 11:18
Whitney Foard Small loved China and her job as a regional director of communications for a top automaker. But after air pollution led to several stays in hospital and finally a written warning from her doctor telling her she needed to leave, Small ...
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Regina Leader-Post

Suzuki SX4 Voted the Best Real MPG Performer in <b>Fuel Economy</b> <b>...</b>

Sat, 2013-05-18 10:00
With low fuel consumption becoming even more important these days, Suzuki GB is pleased to announce that the SX4 range was voted the Best Real MPG Perf.
www.boxautos.com/suzuki-sx4-voted-the-best-real-mpg-perfo...

Audi A8LTDI diesel has good <b>fuel economy</b>, voice recognition <b>...</b>

Sat, 2013-05-18 10:00
Sequels seldom match the first episode, but the 'Return of the Audi A8L TDI diesel' was a winner.
www.freep.com/.../Audi-A8LTDI-diesel-has-good-fuel-econo...

AP <b>Fuel Economy</b> Calculations - COBB Tuning Forums

Sat, 2013-05-18 10:00
I have a question about how the AP measures fuel economy on my 2009 WRX... I am doing some experiments to see how the avg mpg readout from my car ...
https://forums.cobbtuning.com/forums/showthread.php?...

Not Your Grandpa's RV: This Roving Lab Tracks <b>Air Pollution</b>

Sat, 2013-05-18 06:40
If you're driving down the road someday and you come across a camper with a 50-foot periscope sticking up into the sky, you just might have crossed paths with Ira Leifer. His quirky vehicle is on a serious mission. It's sniffing the air for methane, a ...
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China Airlines Shunning EU <b>Emissions Standards</b>: But What Else Is <b>...</b>

Sat, 2013-05-18 06:15
There seems to be a pervasive resistance to provide, show or share any sort of verifiable data (as we in the metals industry know all too well).
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Embrace clean air standards

Sat, 2013-05-18 04:12
As a local Subaru dealer who works with one of the greenest brands in the nation, our air quality has become a major concern. The good news, however, is that new federal standards that could help dramatically improve our community's air are being ...
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The future of exotic sports cars is here!

Sat, 2013-05-18 03:53
Porsche 918 front side. The Porsche 918 Spyder high-performance coupe takes hybrid technology to a new level to create an 880+ horsepower supercar that can also derive fuel economy benefits for a potent V8 engine.
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MENIFEE: City purchases hybrids with <b>air quality</b> grant

Fri, 2013-05-17 19:03
The city will be using grant money from the South Coast Air Quality Management District to pay for four Toyota Highlander hybrids. Before, the city was renting four vehicles for $750 each per month. That's $36,000 annually for four vehicles from the ...
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MIT symposium looks down the road to 54.5 mpg

Fri, 2013-05-17 18:44
The automotive industry has been taking a variety of approaches to achieve the government-mandated 54.5 miles per gallon Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard by 2025. Those initiatives were the subject of the third annual automotive ...
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Tehama County Air district seeks grant for logging trucks

Fri, 2013-05-17 16:58
The Tehama County Board of Supervisors authorized the Air Pollution Control District Tuesday to seek $441,000 in grant funding as part of a program to replace logging trucks. The grant would provide funding for the replacement of seven on-road, heavy ...
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Grand Fire update: <b>Air quality</b> alert for LA County, 3500 acres burned in Kern <b>...</b>

Fri, 2013-05-17 14:24
Update 12:13 p.m.: Air quality warning for LA, road closures near Frazier Park. Air quality in Los Angeles has taken a hit from the fire burning in the Los Padres National Forest, the South Coast Air Quality Management District says. In their statement ...
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GMC 2014 Sierra Full-Size Pickup Designed for Better <b>Fuel Economy</b> <b>...</b>

Fri, 2013-05-17 14:05
GMC 2014 Sierra Full-Size Pickup Designed for Better Fuel Economy, Performance (VIDEO). May 16, 2013 02:34 PM EDT | Matt Mercuro. print; email. Sierra. A 2014 GMC Sierra pickup undergoes testing in the GM Aerodynamics testing. Time spent in the lab ...
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Air India seeks compensation over 787s <b>fuel-economy</b> claim

Fri, 2013-05-17 14:05
National carrier Air India has sought compensation from Boeing for Dreamliners not meeting the 20 per cent fuel efficiency claims as the airline could achieve only a tad over 17 per cent fuel economy by its six 787s, an AI source said. "We have already ...
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Business Today

Unexplained major drop in city <b>fuel economy</b> | PriusChat

Fri, 2013-05-17 11:32
I have had the car for 3 1/2 years and 35000 miles and I generally have averaged about 42-45 MPG in my normal mixed driving of about 90% suburban surface.
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NEMPA/MIT Conference Looks at <b>Fuel Economy</b> and Vehicle Weight

Fri, 2013-05-17 11:32
The challenge of balancing vehicle weight with fuel economy was the central topic at a New England Motor Press Association and Massachusetts Institute of ...
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China Airlines Shunning EU <b>Emissions Standards</b>: But What Else Is New?

Fri, 2013-05-17 11:31
Specifically, we mean the aerospace industry messing with the rules-and-regulations-for-businesses behemoth that is the European Union. With the highly controversial 8-year-old carbon trading market as the backdrop, it turns out that Air China and Air ...
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