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MIT Study: Vehicle Emissions Cause 200,000 US Deaths per Year

September 4, 2013 Jo Borrás 10 Comments deaths, Diesel, e-check, emission, Emissions, exhaust, exhaust gas, Gasoline, harmful, heart attack, law, laws, MIT, news, Oil, report, Science, stacks, states, study, Trucks

In the past, we’ve written about the dangers of harmful emissions from diesels and the clear and present dangers of

Electric Vehicles Infrastructure

Electric Underground Trucks Make for Safer Work Environments

July 21, 2013 Jo Borrás 2 Comments atlas, atlascopco, carbon monoxide, coal, coal mine, coal mining, copco, earth-mover, earth-movers, electric, emission, Emissions, emissions credits, equipment, EV, EVs, Green, mine, mining, plug-in, tractor, underground, underground truck

Whether it’s mining for coal or building New York’s new subway system, one of the biggest problems facing workers underground is ventilation. Letting fresh, breathable air in and getting harmful, carbon saturated air out is a tremendous challenge – the electric underground truck is here to help!

Hybrid / EVs Plug-in Hybrids

10 Best Value Hybrid Cars (and 1 Honorable Mention Lexus)

September 14, 2012 Jo Borrás 3 Comments 10 best, 10 best hybrids, 10 best luxury hybrids, 10 best value hybrids, benefit, benefits, best, best hybrid return, best mileage, best value, budget, CAFE, cost, emission, Ford, Fuel economy, high mileage, high mpg, hybrid car, hybrid cars, hybrid option, hybrids, lincoln, mk-z, MKZ, money, mpg, option, save money, saving, saving money, savings, value

What are the best value hybrid cars available? It’s a popular question on green forums, and basically centers on the question: does the money you save on gas offset the extra money you have to spend on a hybrid option?