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The widely held consensus among Americans is that diesel is a dirty fuel used by large trucks.  It makes you want to hold your breath as you pass a tractor trailer on the freeway.  What about diesel engines equipped in everyday passenger vehicles?  Advancements in vehicle and fuel technology make a compelling case for the use of Clean Diesel vehicles in America.
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Save the Date:  October 15, 2010

What:  Northeast Ohio Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day

When:  Friday, October 15, 2010

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Though most of us in Northeast Ohio enjoy a short average commute time (just 26 minutes), not all communities have that luxury.  To cope, regions with high populations and high outward migration have adopted the use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, otherwise known as the Carpool Lane.  These forms of traffic infrastructure keep more vehicles off the road, but is it really doing much for smart growth and regional development?  This author wants to weigh out the options.
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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE? The focus of this year’s HTUF National Conference will be on the impact of hybrid and high efficiency truck technologies over the last ten years, highlighting the changing face of the future. Attendees will hear about policy and legislative actions in incentive programs, resources to support change, the military’s role in advanced truck deployment, the impact of fleet changeover, and what’s next for our industry overall.
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Join Clean Fuels Ohio, the Dayton Development Coalition and the Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corp for a day long event showcasing transportation energy alternatives and leading Ohio fleets adopting these solutions to improve efficiency and environmental performance.
 
Learn about gaseous and biofuel alternatives to petroleum, see vendor and technology displays, ride & drive in alternative fuel vehicles and celebrate the 2010 class of Ohio Green Fleets.
 
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For more than a decade, the DEER Conference has been the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) primary mechanism for the public exchange of state-of-the-art advanced combustion engine research and development (R&D).
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Shopping for a new car is no easy task.  Most people have a laundry list of requirements, but without the budget to back it up.  Champagne taste on a beer budget?  This author is in the same boat.  Sometimes, however, there is a car that checks all the boxes on that laundry list and better yet, it's affordable; however, you cannot purchase the car.  That seems to be the problem in the case of these four French vehicles that are practical, affordable, fun, and eco-friendly. 
 
Renault Twingo
 
Base Cost:  $12,138 USD
Base Powertrain:  1.2L Petrol - 5-Speed Manual
Vehicle Class:  B
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Subaru.  A car company highly under-valued relative to its competition could be your best bet for affordable, safe, efficient motoring while working for a sustainable environment.  Technological strides in production and vehicle development coupled with corporate stewardship of community involvement foster the double-digit market share gains to industry titans like Honda and Toyota.
 
THE VEHICLES
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