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News•October 11, 2006

Problems With Heavy-Duty Truck Engines Increase as More Manufacturers Employ New Emission Standards

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA – As manufacturers of heavy-duty truck engines strive to meet government-regulated emission standards by implementing new emission technologies, customers are increasingly experiencing problems with their engines.

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News•October 4, 2006

Toyota Ramps Prius Production Up by 50 Percent

TOKYO, JAPAN – Toyota Motor Corp. plans to increase production of its Prius hybrid cars in Japan to 300,000 units in 2007, a rise of 50 percent.

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News•October 4, 2006

Updated ASE Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Manuals Series Released

ALBANY, NY – Thomson Delmar Learning, a leading provider of lifelong learning solutions for customers in the educational and professional markets, and part of The Thomson Corporation, has published the ASE Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Test Preparation Manual Series.

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News•October 4, 2006

Clean Energy Launches NY CNG Refuse Truck Effort

SMITHTOWN, NY – California-based Clean Energy and Hallahan Truck Sales, a Holtsville, N.Y., natural gas refuse truck dealer, hosted special ceremonies on Sept. 19 to salute Smithtown, N.Y.'s commitment to ensuring a clean-air environment.

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News•October 4, 2006

Indiana University Considering Outsourcing Motor Pool to Cut Costs

MARTINSVILLE, IN – Indiana University (IU) will solicit proposals next month to find out if it can save money by outsourcing its Bloomington-campus motor pool.

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News•October 4, 2006

Postal Service Expands Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Testing to West Coast; East Coast Testing Extended Another Year

IRVINE, CA – The U.S. Postal Service has signed an agreement with General Motors to extend for another year hydrogen fuel cell vehicle testing in the Washington, D.C., area and to expand the program to the West Coast.

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News•October 4, 2006

GM Delivers Chevrolet Police Impalas to NYPD

DETROIT-General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations recently delivered several hundred Chevrolet Police Impalas to the New York City Police Department.

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News•October 4, 2006

Bay Area Set to Retrofit 1,700 Diesel Buses

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the area's transit systems are near completion of an unprecedented diesel cleanup program.

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News•October 4, 2006

Bloomington, Ill., City Council Approves Purchase of Hybrid Vehicles

BLOOMINGTON, IL – The Bloomington, Ill., City Council has approved the purchase of four hybrid vehicles that operate on gasoline and electricity.

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News•September 27, 2006

Wash. Public Agencies Buy More Hybrids Than Gasoline-Powered Cars for First Time

OLYMPIA, WA – For the first time, public agencies in Washington bought more hybrid cars than standard gasoline-powered cars in a model year. Public agencies bought 222 of the hybrid Toyota Prius compared to 218 standard vehicles through state contracts managed by the state Department of General Administration. Agencies also bought 206 hybrid Ford Escape SUVs and 390 flexible-fuel vehicles, those capable of running on a mixture of gasoline and ethanol.

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