The Obama administration has made clear that it wants to "reset" relations with Russia, so the two former Cold War foes can cooperate on Iran, fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan,and reducing their vast nuclear arsenals.
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Because hydrogen can clean the exhaust right from a cold engine start, the plasma reformer method is 20% to 50% more efficient at reducing NOx than other clean-diesel technologies, allowing less unburned fuel to pass through in the process.