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2025 Toyota 4Runner Officially Teased

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But the photo in question doesn’t offer much information beyond the model wearing its name at the bottom of the rear hatch and getting some new taillights. The last time we saw an entirely new example of the model was 2009. Toyota has officially previewed the redesigned 4Runner for the first time via Instagram.

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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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The E-PRTR, launched in 2009 to improve access to environmental information, contains data reported by individual industrial facilities (point sources) and, as of now, information on emissions from road transport, shipping, aviation, heating of buildings, agriculture and small businesses (diffuse sources). Click to enlarge.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. They then sold us a brand new 2021 Bolt EV Premier for $28,500. Let me tell you about it. Installing the 5.2

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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The paper, “Charged Up: Southern California Edison’s Key Learnings about Electric Vehicles, Our Customers and Grid Reliability,” shares information based on customer data and utility operations gathered since SCE began to prepare the distribution system and its customers for widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption in its service territory. (SCE

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USDOT and HUD Launch Collaborative Effort to Create Sustainable, Livable Communities That Integrate Transportation, Housing and Economic Development

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The new program builds on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a new interagency collaboration launched by President Obama in June 2009, between the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Full applications are due on 23 August.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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When Austin closed the Mueller municipal airport in 1999, community leaders committed to redeveloping the site into a ground-breaking mix-used, sustainable urban neighborhood. World’s largest LEED-ND certified community (2009). Attributes include: 700 acres. Three miles from downtown. More than 4,900 planned homes. Ultra green-built.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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Information is also made publicly available via presentations and the AVTA Web site to help fleet managers and private consumers make knowledgeable decisions when acquiring advanced technology vehicles. The AVTA also tests other electric drive vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles. Oregon E.V.

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