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TARC rolls out six new Proterra battery-electric buses; fleet total of 15

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With the six new buses, TARC’s all-electric fleet is the second largest of its kind in the country, and the largest east of the Mississippi. In January 2015, TARC launched nine all-electric ZeroBus vehicles, also manufactured by Proterra. They replaced high polluting trolley buses on fare-free downtown circulator routes.

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Latest generation diesels power 36% of US commercial trucks

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in 2015, according to analysis by the Diesel Technology Forum of operation data from 2017 of vehicles (GVW 3-8) provided by IHS Markit. Some states have the new diesel technology in more than two-thirds of their fleets. Indiana, Texas and California rank highest in the greatest total numbers of new Class 8 heavy-duty trucks.

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XL Hybrids XL3 powertrain technology now available on diesel commercial van

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Special financing options are available to XL Hybrids’ customers to retrofit current fleet vehicles and pay for the hybrid system over time. XL Hybrids is unveiling a Reach van with the XL3 system in the company’s booth at the 2015 NTEA Work Truck Show, 4-6 March at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

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Argonne and NGO Energy Vision case studies demonstrate success of renewable natural gas as transport fuel

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One study looks at Fair Oaks Farms, a large dairy cooperative in Indiana with roughly 36,000 cows. Atlas is committed to converting its entire refuse fleet to natural gas as older diesel vehicles retire. Energy Vision and Argonne produced the studies jointly.

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AM General to build prototypes for the next-gen USPS Postal Delivery Vechicles; ZEV versions

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The awards were in support of the service’s plans and need for the replacement of their aging fleet. billion in 2015. The postal award is part of AM General’s growing commercial business, which was selected by Mercedes-Benz as its only contract manufacturer in the United States, producing the R-Class vehicle in Mishawaka, Indiana.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

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As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. Clean Fleet Report has reviewed all Genesis models and have been impressed with them all. In this time Genesis went from being a model in the Hyundai line-up to becoming a car company on its own.

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