News tagged with truck emissions

Fuel economy slipped as gas prices dipped throughout April

(Phys.org) -- After recently topping 24 miles per gallon for the first time ever, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States slipped back below that mark last month, say researchers at the University of Michigan ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

New study links air pollution and early death in the UK

In a study appearing this month in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, MIT researchers report that emissions from cars, trucks, planes and powerplants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each y ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Diesel technologies drastically cut emissions under real-world conditions

New research from North Carolina State University shows that federal requirements governing diesel engines of new tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides ...

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fuel economy of new vehicles slipped in December

(PhysOrg.com) -- After two months of increases, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States fell by a half mile per gallon last month, say researchers at the University of Michigan ...

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Vehicles of 2017 could get 54.5 mpg

One of the most powerful points in Thomas Friedman's book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded," was that when President Ronald Reagan rolled back fuel efficiency standards for American vehicles, it wasted an amount of petroleum equivalent ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 9

Fuel economy of new vehicles is up for the first time since last spring

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in seven months, average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is on the rise, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research ...

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Clean soot particle filters

The soot particle filters found on diesel vehicles are designed to ensure that no harmful particles make their way through the exhaust pipe. Often, though, the exhaust from newer-model engines is not hot enough ...

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

GM, LG partner on electric vehicles

General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer electric vehicles, the companies said Thursday.

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers Measure Diesel Emissions on the Freeway

The 53-foot-long tractor trailer that houses UC Riverside's mobile emissions laboratory was back on the road Friday and Monday on Interstate 10 between Redlands and Beaumont testing ways to better measure ...

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created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Portable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Portable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease

In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function. Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Obama to unveil dramatic new auto emissions standards

A new front in the battle against climate change will open Tuesday, when President Barack Obama unveils sweeping new auto regulations described as equivalent to taking 177 million cars off the road.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (57) | comments 16