The Truth About Cars

APRIL 11, 2024

China had long been a sort of a sleeping giant in the world economy, though it hasn’t been so sleepy over the last few decades. Automakers there are exporting so many electric vehicles that China has found its shipping fleet – already the eighth largest in the world – is inadequate to handle the volume.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2022

The eJLTV offers the US Army and US Marine Corps the same level of performance and protection as the base JLTV with the addition of silent drive, extended silent watch, enhanced fuel economy, and increased exportable power that enables it to be used in combat and reconnaissance scenarios. —John Bryant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

The company’s focus on mass production ensures that L3 autonomous trucks are sufficiently reliable for OEMs to produce and highly affordable for fleet operators to procure and operate, while its advanced technical features significantly increase driver safety and enable end-customers to receive goods at lower shipping costs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

The California state fleet has reduced its petroleum consumption by 13% compared to a 2003 baseline, according to a state progress report. In 2003, the state fleet consumed 38,559,715 gallons of petroleum-based fuel (gasoline and diesel), according to the report. 281,619 gallons gasoline equivalent (gge) of CNG and propane (7%).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP). EV Market Stimulation in Divested Economies. Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia. Metropolitan Energy Center. Native Sun Community Power Development. Upper Midwest Inter-Tribal EV Charging Community Network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

announced that its vehicle fleet was 16.6% The company has a goal of making the vehicle fleet 20% more efficient by 2020. Among the company’s initiatives to improve fuel economy are: Upcoming addition of 87 all-electric trucks to its green fleet bringing the all-electric vehicle count to 130. pick-up and delivery fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2010

Currently (2010), electrified products (only hybrids at this point) represent 1% of Ford’s global fleet. Affordability. The PHEVs share 85% of the components of the HEV system, with the notable exceptions being the battery pack, charger and wiring, and electric pumps and cooling circuits, resulting in significant economies of scale.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, has begun deliveries of Ford E-450-based all-electric walk-in vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). We’re proud to now be a part of USPS’ long tradition of implementing the latest technology to green their fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

More than 100 truck and bus fleets requested funding for vehicles produced by more than 20 manufacturers. In many cases, HVIP vouchers can make zero-emission buses and trucks nearly as affordable as their fossil-fueled counterparts at point of sale. The Disadvantaged Community voucher enhancement remains unchanged.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. The Administration will also seek to expand bilateral cooperation with major emerging economies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2021

Earlier post.). With $50 million funded by DOE HFTO over five years, a team of five national labs co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have set out with a 2030 goal of demonstrating systems that have a 25,000-hour, or 1-million mile, lifetime for long-haul trucks.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Cummins is the project lead and is working with a number of public and private partners on these projects, which are part of DOE’s “H2@Scale” initiative to develop affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

On 31 March, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the final rule for The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles for Model Years 2021-2026. The final rule requires a 1.5% mpg and 199 g/mile CO 2 in 2026. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Working with ride-hailing companies, Total-care Service will enable Toyota to leverage onboard telematics data through a shared information platform and provide services such as fleet management, automotive insurance, and vehicle maintenance packages, aiming to expand the use of ride-hailing vehicles and enhance the driving experience for end users.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Our communities and planet can’t afford to wait—we need “today solutions” to cut GHG emissions from these vehicles. Driving towards a circular economy. Even better, some cities and businesses are taking a step further to create a circular economy, so their vehicles can run on renewable diesel made from their own waste.

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Push EVs

JULY 13, 2023

Plugless vehicles will continue to be sold in Norway until plugin options — most likely BEVs — appear in all vehicle segments, and at affordable price points. Let’s see if this somewhat affordable small SUV can catch on in Norway, as it already is doing in France. June’s EVs At 90.9%… How About The Fleet? YTD cumulative share.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. AOI 11: Improving Mobility, Affordability, and Energy Efficiency Through Transit. Utah State University.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

GM proposed that its flexible and modular approach to EV development will drive significant economies of scale and create new revenue opportunities, including: Continuous improvement in battery costs: GM’s joint venture with LG Chem will drive battery cell costs below $100/kWh.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The Annual Evaluations provide CARB’s latest assessments of California’s on-road fuel cell electric vehicle fleet, auto manufacturer projections for future deployment volumes in California, and progress in development of California’s hydrogen fueling station network. This report is the seventh annual publication.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2012

Using $130 million, the company will open four factories in China while receiving a US$70-million engineering services contract to design a system specifically for the China fleet market. Designed to replace a base V-8 internal combustion engine powertrain, the current system’s technology improves fuel economy from 80–200%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. billion, as the world’s population grows and more people in developing economies are able to afford cars. Hybrids are expected to account for about half of global new-car sales by 2040. Source: ExxonMobil.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2019

Projects will focus on novel, innovative materials and designs that decrease the size and increase the power density of electric drive systems by a factor of eight, while achieving cost reduction and performance improvement targets for more affordable electric drive systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

Further, Volkswagen has signed off a comprehensive decarbonization program aimed at achieving a fully CO 2 -neutral balance in all areas from fleet to production to administration by 2050. The 2025 target is to reduce the CO 2 footprint of the vehicle fleet by 30 percent across the lifecycle compared to 2015. billion) by 2023.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A new program funded by proceeds from California’s cap-and-trade program aims to encourage the turnover of California’s school bus fleet to zero-emission and cleaner-burning school buses. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

The Clean Fleet Report Report Card. Clean Fleet Report has been growing along with the market. In addition to taking deep dives on vehicles, Clean Fleet Report has looked at EV batteries , various infrastructure issues and other issues for this growing market. We published our 2,000 th article this year.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The need to supply rural internet access with affordable service has never been more urgent, especially for locations where terrestrial technologies may not reach. Starlink has an active fleet of satellites orbiting the planet, providing consumer-based service.” ” “The strongest assets of Haiti are the people.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

And I am sure some Malibus were being bought by fleets, not Joe and Jane down the street. Sure, the current Malibu is a bit behind the competition -- most car reviewers would place it behind the segment stalwarts from Honda and Toyota, and clearly most buyers have, too -- but it is still affordable and fuel efficient.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

A reliable car rental company is distinguished by a large selection of cars from economy to business class; the presence of responsive, professional and attentive staff; and an individual approach to each client. You should choose a company whose fleet is no older than three years. Moreover, don’t chase excessively cheap prices.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

Clean Fleet Report drove the Niro PHEV EX Premium, and came away with a good feeling about this compact crossover that can deliver a 560-mile driving range. All three Niro PHEV trim levels, LXS, EX and EX Premium (the version Clean Fleet Report tested) have the same propulsion system–a 1.6 Smooth Operator. kW electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

This project is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2016

Whereas fuel cost used to be a major driver for fleet managers, the lowering of oil prices and the availability of low-cost natural gas has reduced this concern, Navigant notes. Similar ratios have been identified in other world regions; further, as economies grow, the truck population is forecast to increase.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

Tailwinds fuelling EV expansion Driven by a combination of improving market readiness and a fast-growing economy, EV adoption is set to soar. India’s economy, boasting a 7.3% GDP growth rate, has secured a place as the world’s fastest-growing large economy, on track to surpass the USD 5 trillion mark in the near future.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Hyundai’s first-ever hybrid SUV, the all-new 2022 Tucson Hybrid, delivers great fuel economy and seats five while hauling all their stuff, too. This system is designed to maximize both fuel economy and traction depending on the road conditions. The EPA estimates fuel economy to be 37 mpg city/36 highway/37 combined. SEL $32,875.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This gave Clean Fleet Report the opportunity to sit down with the Seltos Product Manager, Jenny Chang, to discuss the latest updates to this compact SUV. It is the most affordable of our all-wheel drive-equipped SUVs, sliding between the Soul and Sportage in price. Seltos — the Gateway to Kia. A quick redo.

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EV Info

APRIL 20, 2023

During a question-and-answer with analysts, Musk said that he expected 12 months of “stormy weather” in the economy. He also said, whenever there’s uncertainty in the economy, people will generally postpone “big new capital purchases like a new car.” Full details on Tesla IR Site.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to drive the 2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD and came away reminded why more than 50% of Lexus owners return to the brand. The EPA rates fuel economy at 31 mpg city/28 highway/30 combined. Fuel economy reported by Clean Fleet Report represents the reviewer’s driving experience.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that California Climate Investments in zero-emission vehicles have reached $599 million since 2013, putting hundreds of thousands of ultra-clean cars, and entire fleets of zero-emission trucks and buses on California roads and highways.

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