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‘Clean-Idling’ Technology Could Stop Trucks from Wasting a Billion Gallons of Fuel Annually in the U.S.
Long-haul trucks idle 500 to 3,500 hours a year, burning an average of .80 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. At current fuel prices, that adds up to $3,000-$4,000 in fuel spent idling every year per truck. And with some fleets as large as 10,000 vehicles, money spent idling cuts into already narrow profit margins.
Maryland Unveils Low-Emission Diesel Electric Commuter Train
The emergence of gensets and low-emissions locomotives for passenger trains has been slower than for freight trains. But MotivePower would like to change all that.
The Mercury Train: The Concorde of High Speed Rail
Making train travel exciting, sexy, and super comfortable, a new high-speed train design by PriestmanGoode aims to get the British government moving on high-speed rail across the country.
U.S. Mayors: High-Speed Rail Would Bring Billions of Dollars to Cities
High-speed rail would bring in billions of dollars in new business and hundreds of thousands of jobs, a U.S. Conference of Mayors report finds.
High-Speed Rail Chugging Along in the US
High speed rail is steadily moving forward in the US and projects around the nation recently received an infusion of another $80 million.
We Can’t Reinvent the Automobile (Video)
Transportation researcher Michael says we’re not moving away from cars any time soon. What do you think?
World’s Largest Airlines Commit to Use Biofuel in Jets
A coalition of fourteen major airlines–both passenger and cargo carriers–have formally signaled their interest in using a plant-based biodiesel blend from a Seattle-based company.
Diesel GenSet Locomotives by CSX Cut Local Air Pollution, Boost Fuel Efficiency
As planned, CSX has continued to roll out the ultra low-emission diesel GenSet switchers.
Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car?
With what appears to be a perfect storm building on the horizon for electric vehicles (EVs), some utilities are way ahead of others when it comes to readying the grid–and their customers–for a large-scale deployment of the paradigm-changing electric car.
U.S. House of Representatives Passes $150 Million Bill for Natural Gas Vehicle R&D
Yesterday, the House of Representatives, by unanimous consent, passed H.R. 1622 – a bill that would direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct a five-year program of natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration; and (2) coordinate with the natural gas vehicle industry and with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding [...]
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