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Toyota Chairman sees long run for hybrids; calls on automakers for 5M hybrid sales in US in 2016

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Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada predicted in remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Today I wish to call on the industry to sell 5 million hybrids in the US by the end of 2016. I personally expect a lot from this hydrogen fuel cell technology. That’s what it takes. —Takeshi Uchiyamada.

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. The curated Maven Reserve experience includes a dedicated parking space for the duration of the reservation and a personalized walk-through of the vehicle. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Ford logs strongest-ever calendar year start for SUVs in US; sales bolstered by women and Millenials

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Ford recorded 115,228 SUV US sales at retail through the first two months of 2016, making for the best-yet calendar year start for Ford SUVs (Escape, Edge, Flex, Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, Expedition) ever, highlighted by a best-ever February. Sales of Ford’s utilities for January and February 2016 were up 16.1%

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Maven Gig begins expanding geographically; Bolt EV the most popular

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GM’s Maven Gig ( earlier post ) launched in San Francisco in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers; it since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers. Future cities include Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Pricing starts at $189 plus taxes for a Chevrolet Cruze.

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New York access for all

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Hudson Valley chapter works with LMI communities Mount Vernon, NY residents check out an EV The Greater Hudson Valley Electric Vehicle Association , founded in 2016, has turned its electric vehicle (EV) outreach efforts toward underrepresented markets, specifically Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) communities in the Hudson Valley area.

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The Relay That Changed the Power Industry

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Washington State University, Pullman To develop and manufacture his relay, he launched Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in 1982 from his basement in Pullman, Wash. He read it while an engineering graduate student at Washington State University , in Pullman. “I One was how difficult it was to restore power.” I couldn’t put it down.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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used data collected at three US sampling sites: (1) in Washington State on the taxi and shuttle loop at the Seattle−Tacoma International Airport; (2) a long-term light-duty site in California located on I-10 between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles; and (3) a long-term light-duty site in Illinois located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

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