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NewsMay 14, 2007

Average Gasoline Prices Continue to Climb

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Gasoline prices rose sharply for the second straight week, increasing an average of 8.3 cents to $3.054 per gallon for the week of May 7.

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NewsMay 14, 2007

President Bush Orders Federal Agencies to Find Ways to Regulate Vehicle Emissions

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- President George W. Bush today responded to a recent Supreme Court ruling by ordering federal agencies to begin looking for ways to regulate vehicle emissions before he leaves office.

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NewsMay 14, 2007

L.A. Metro Transportation Authority Decides to Purchase 100 More CNG Buses

LOS ANGELES --- The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board of directors has agreed to spend $86.4 million to purchase 100 compressed natural gas buses.

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NewsMay 14, 2007

Senate to Consider New Fuel Efficiency Standards Bill in June

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Next month the Senate will consider legislation that seeks to raise fuel efficiency standards to an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.

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NewsMay 14, 2007

Schwarzenegger CO2 Reduction Plan Sparks Race to Develop Alt-Fuels

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to curb CO2 has sparked a race to develop alternative fuels that can capture a chunk of the state's $45 billion fuel market.

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NewsMay 8, 2007

NAFA Convention Highlights Cost Efficiency of Battery-Electric Vehicles

HOUSTON – A highlight for the "green” technology focus at the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) conference May 5-8, was Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), which hosted a Ride-n-Drive at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

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NewsMay 7, 2007

Gasoline Prices Continue to Rise

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Gasoline prices rose sharply for the week of April 30, increasing an average of 10.2 cents to $2.971 per gallon, reported the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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NewsMay 7, 2007

Plug-in Hybrid Technology Available for Aerial Lift Trucks

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. --- Odyne Corp., a developer of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology for trucks and buses, announced an agreement with Dueco Inc. to develop a proprietary plug-in hybrid electric vehicle propulsion system for aerial lift truck applications.

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NewsMay 7, 2007

Gasoline Prices Could Hit Record This Month

NEW YORK – U.S. retail gasoline prices could hit an all-time high by the end of May due to ongoing problems at the nation's oil refineries, automobile and travel group AAA said on May 2, according to Reuters. Gasoline prices have risen 30 cents since early April to $2.97 a gallon on average.

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NewsMay 7, 2007

Google Employees Use Biodiesel Commuter Shuttles in the Silicon Valley

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google has begun free commuter shuttles to and from its Silicon Valley headquarters in an effort to spare its employees a long and congestion-filled commute

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