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* USA - Giants of the road in drive to be green
USA -Financial Times Deutschland, by von Jonathan Birchall (Germany) -18 Sept 2006: -- Fleet operators in the U.S. start looking at commercial applications for hybrid systems. In 2003, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, heavy duty trucks accounted for around 15 per cent of of total US greenhouse gas emissions.. The eighteen-wheeler truck, with a 500hp tractor pulling a 53ft long trailer, is the workhorse of the US economy - and the bane of environmentalists. Every day thousands barrel across the US interstate highway system, consuming diesel fuel at the rate of around six miles per gallon - compared to around 55 mpg of petrol for an, admittedly, far smaller Toyota Prius, the best selling electric hybrid car... But now Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, is working on making its fleet of over 7,000 trucks just a little more like a four door Prius, supporting the development of the first-ever hybrid system for America's largest trucks... Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, sees Wal-Mart's interest as part of a "second wave" of the development of the hybrid power systems that capture and store energy generated by braking, using it to augment engine power...
* USA - Bill expands tax credit for gas-saving cars, trucks - Sen. Ron Wyden says cutting a tax break for large oil companies would pay for the legislation
Washington,DC,USA -OregonLive.com (Portland,OR), by JEFF KOSSEFF -Sept 19, 2006: -- A bill introduced Monday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, would give tax credits of as much as $1,860 to consumers who buy fuel-efficient vehicles... It would fund the program by eliminating a tax break for large oil companies... Wyden said the bill could subsidize the purchase of 1.8 million fuel-efficient vehicles a year for five years...
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