U.S. Energy Dept. to Lend $8B to Ford, Nissan, Tesla to Build Green Cars
The U.S. Department of Energy will lend $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and about $2.1 billion to Nissan Motor Co. and Tesla Motors Inc. in a government-industry partnership to build green cars....

New Biogas Plant in Michigan Could be Fueling Vehicles by 2010
A new biogas plant could save the City of Flint, Michigan $3.5 million or more within the first seven years of operation. A long-term agreement between the city and Swedish Biogas International....

California Air Resources Board Wants Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen
California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols is urging Energy Secretary Steven Chu to continue with funding to support the research, development and deployment of hydrogen fuel....

China's Fujian Province to Switch to Natural Gas for 2,000 Buses
To make its public transport greener, China's Fujian Province will begin operating 2,000 inter-city buses fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The initiative is expected to save 180,000 tonnes of gasoline and diesel a year....

World’s Largest Landfill Gas to Vehicle Fuel Plant Nearing Completion
Construction on the world’s largest plant to convert landfill gas into clean vehicle fuel is nearing completion. The plant, located in California, is a joint venture between Linde North America, part of The Linde Group, one....



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use of alternative energy resources and technologies
for transportation in
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Natural gas, hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel, hybrid
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Featured Studies
   
  Report prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Emission Testing of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Natural Gas and Diesel Transit Buses
     
 

New Research Study From Energy Futures, Inc.
Container Ports and Air Pollution

Examines how U.S. and international container ports are switching to clean alternative fuel vehicles for the movement of goods. Natural gas has become the leading alternative fuel for goods movement at U.S. container ports, while hybrid electric vehicles are gaining popularity in Asia.

 

Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the United States
This study of 51 U.S. metropolitan areas concludes that: A reduction in exposure to ambient fine-particulate air pollution contributed to significant and measurable improvements in life expectancy in the United States.
New England Journal of Medicine

LACMTA Success with 2,000+ NGV Bus Fleet
Metro estimates that it has cut approximately 64,000 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions and 50 tons of particulate matter from L.A. skies since it began using compressed natural gas buses.
LACMTA

Sick of Soot
Executive Summary of the Union of Concerned Scientist’s Sick of Soot report on diesel pollution and its health implications.
Union of Concerned Scientists

WMATA Transit Bus Case Study. Comparison of natural gas and diesel transit buses operating in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
WMATA

Business Week Special Section "Green Trucks"
Business Week

Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector
A new book in which the world’s experts on climate change examine the potential for greenhouse gas reduction through the deployment of advanced technology and alternative fuels.
Dr. Daniel Sperling of ITS-UC Davis & James S. Cannon of Energy Futures

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