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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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It’s also the kickoff to National Drive Electric Week which runs from September 22 – October 1, 2023. Let’s look at these two annual events and what they mean for current and future electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Minimize your use of electricity generated by fossil fuels as much as possible.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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and Beaver and Salt Lake City, Utah, and has its own LNG fueling station on its property in Ontario, Calif. New UPS-built fueling stations in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., Since 2000, the fleet powered by alternative fuels and technologies has driven more than 295 million miles. ; Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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There probably isn’t a more important model for Mitsubishi than the all-new 2023 Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. Why so important?

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. City of Fairfield.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to be among the first to drive the all-new 2023 Crown crossover, reported here in this Flash Drive story. The all-wheel drive 2023 Crown comes with two hybrid engine choices. of torque driving all four wheels through a continuously variable transmission (CVT). A country cruiser.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

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Clean Fleet Report has written previously about the Volkswagen ID4, the all-electric crossover that was launched early in 2021. The first ID4 was rear-wheel drive (RWD), next up was the all-wheel drive (AWD) version, both of which had 82 kilowatt-hour (kWh) batteries. A New Model, New Screens, New Colors. 2023 ID4 Choices.