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South Africa's First Green Taxi Goes to Durban

12-8-2011 by Environment News Service

Delegates at the United Nations climate change conference now taking place in Durban have the option to ride in a carbon-neutral luxury taxi fueled by liquid petroleum gas and biodiesel.

Categories: Biofuels - Emissions - Energy - Sustainable mobility - Internal combustion engine - Urban strategies

Keywords: bioethanol - CO2 - - Environment - Recycling

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Electric Cars Top the 2012 Annual Fuel Economy Guide

11-28-2011 by Environment News Service

An electric car, the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, crowns the U.S. government's latest Top 10 List of fuel-efficient new cars.

Categories: Fossil fuels - Climate change - Sustainable mobility - Internal combustion engine - Vehicles - Electric vehicles - Hybrid vehicles

Keywords: Environment - motorization - USA

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Four U.S. States Partner to Buy Natural Gas Vehicles

11-28-2011 by Environment News Service

The governors of Colorado, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wyoming have signed a memorandum of understanding that encourages U.S. auto manufacturers to develop new natural gas-powered vehicles.

Categories: Fossil fuels - Energy - Sustainable mobility - Internal combustion engine - Vehicles

Keywords: Natural gas - motorization - Transportation - USA

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EU: Carbon Efficiency of New Cars Increasing

07-1-2011 by Environment News Service

New passenger cars registered in the European Union in 2010 emitted 3.7 percent less carbon dioxide per kilometer traveled than new cars from 2009.

Categories: Emissions - Sustainable mobility - Urban mobility - Internal combustion engine - ICE vehicles - Vehicles

Keywords: Environment - Europa - France - greenhouse gas - Infrastructure - Transportation

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U.S. Republicans Urge Doubling of Mileage Standards by 2017

06-23-2011 by Environment News Service

A group of prominent Republicans is urging President Barack Obama to "set aggressive motor vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards starting in 2017.

Categories: Emissions - Internal combustion engine

Keywords: Environment - Infrastructure - Tires - USA

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