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Hilux, Ranger EV ute conversions by Roev from $47,990 as company confirms 2023 production

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Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. Roev will remove the ICE from Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers and replace them with an electric motor and batteries. 2023 Roev electric Toyota HiLux.

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California ARB approves XL Hybrids aftermarket hybrid conversions for Ford Transit vans and wagons

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XL Hybrids has received a California Air Resources Board Executive Order (CARB EO) allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered Ford Transit cargo vans and passenger wagons to be upgraded with the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System. XL Hybrids had earlier received CARB Executive Orders on General Motor cargo vans and wagons.

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Lightning Systems receives California ARB executive order for aftermarket hydraulic hybrid vehicle conversions for Ford E-450s

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Lightning Systems announced that its LightningHybrids hydraulic hybrid system has received an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2016 model year Ford E-450 vehicles. In doing so, fuel is saved, and all-round vehicle efficiencies are increased.

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Ford begins pre-production of F-150 Lightning electric truck; investing $250M more in Rouge EV Center

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billion in Michigan since 2016 and created and retained 7,000 jobs in the state. We knew the F-150 Lightning was special, but the interest from the public has surpassed our highest expectations and changed the conversation around electric vehicles. —Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company. Ford has invested $7.7

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DLR presents HY4 4-passenger fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft at 2016 Hannover Messe

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DLR is presenting the HY4—a four-seater passenger fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft prototype ( earlier post )— at the 2016 Hannover Messe, along with research and development partners Hydrogenics, Pipistrel, H2FLY, the University of Ulm and Stuttgart Airport. Der Stuttgart Airport is supporting the project as a home airport.

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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The report estimates consumption to have been more than 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2016. Similar to how ethanol is currently blended into motor gasoline in the United States, methanol is blended into gasoline in China. Consumption of MTBE and other derivatives in China was estimated at 230,000 b/d in 2016.

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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

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Local Motors, creator of the first 3D-printed cars ( earlier post ), introduced the first self-driving vehicle to integrate the advanced cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson. The vehicle, dubbed “Olli,” will be used on public roads locally in Washington DC, and late in 2016 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.

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