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Honda adding 120 EV chargers to Torrance Campus; 50kW DC fast charger adjacent to campus

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In an effort to increase the use of alternative fuel vehicles by its associates for daily commuting, and to prepare for a new generation of plug-in vehicles set to arrive by 2018, Honda is adding 120 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers on the Torrance, CA headquarter campus of American Honda Motor Co., The new chargers (Level 2 SAE J1772 6.6

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Utah Transits Authority adding 5 battery-electric New Flyer buses to fleet

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million Low-No grant from the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase five New Flyer battery-electric buses. Each all-electric bus in service with UTA will save the equivalent of 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year. The air compressor and air conditioning compressors are electrically powered. Earlier post.)

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BP invests $5M in mobile electric vehicle charging company FreeWire; intro at some retail sites this year

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a US-based manufacturer of mobile electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging systems, and plans to roll out FreeWire’s Mobi Charger units for use at selected BP retail sites in the UK and Europe during 2018. kW or DC fast charging at 50 kW. BP’s venturing business has invested $5 million in FreeWire Technologies Inc. ,

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USPS Swaps Out 3% of Fleet for More Fuel Efficient or Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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The US Postal Service (USPS) will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the US General Services Administration (GSA). Using 35 delivery vehicles in Florida that run on propane fuel.

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At the EV Crossroads

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stand when it comes to the transition to electric vehicles. When this publication began in 2006 commercially available electric vehicles were a novelty; the idea of a mainstream EV was part of a vision of a sustainable transportation system of the future. liter gas engine (28 mpg highway) for a run in the snow up to Lake Tahoe.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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of the electric power required in full-capacity operation and 100% of demand when the plant is not in production. CO 2 emissions by the European new vehicle fleet will be reduced by some 30% during the period from 2006 to 2015—emissions will be below the threshold of 120 grams CO 2 /km for the first time by 2015.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. The survey is similar to surveys run by UMTRI on the same topic in 2006 and 2007. Earlier post.).

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