All-Electric, Conversion and PHEV

Conversion of Volkswagen Emden plant for EV production underway

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2020

Volkswagen has begun conversion of its Emden, Germany plant to support the production of Evs; the first electric cars are to roll off the production line there from 2022. With the conversion of our plant at Emden into a production location for electric vehicles, Volkswagen is forcing the pace of system change.

Conversion

Conversion Production All-Electric Germany

Toyota unveils new Prius; HEVs launching this year, PHEVs in spring 2023

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Toyota unveiled the all-new Prius in a livestream event from Japan, with Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models to launch in winter this year and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models to launch in spring 2023. Toyota Safety Sense, the latest active safety package with advanced and improved functions, is standard on all new Prius grades.

Prius

Prius PHEV Toyota Plug-in

Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. The car is no longer limited to 34 miles per hour, all-electric.

NiMH

NiMH Kits Conversion Prius

Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

Baua Electric

MARCH 24, 2024

And this year, unlike other recent years, all of them were gasoline-fueled. An electric motor can be clutched in with or without the 3.6-liter liter V-6 engine to the 8-speed automatic transmission, providing up to 22 electric miles. Does that still mean multiple electric Jeeps will be trekking to Moab in the future?

Jeep

Jeep Concept PHEV Fully Electric

Efficient Drivetrains delivers Class-6 PHEV with CNG range-extender armored truck

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

Efficient Drivetrains has delivered the first of six plug-in-hybrid electric armored vehicles to Sectran Security. The industry-first Class-6 International brand armored truck was the first delivery from the company’s newly expanded Dixon, California hybrid and electric vehicle center of excellence.

PHEV

PHEV Range Peterbilt Gas-Electric

NHTSA vs Tesla, Honda Clarity PHEV, EV sales, electric conversions: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 7, 2019

And readers are still in favor of electric-car conversions in our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on. Honda focuses sales of the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid in California. New forecasts peg 2037 as the year EV sales will overtake gasoline worldwide.

Conversion

Conversion Honda Sale PHEV

NAR and EDI converting 6 Class-5 armored trucks to natural gas PHEVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

North American Repower (NAR)—a California-based natural gas engine management and conversion technology company—and Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. The Sectran Security trucks make frequent stops as part of their highly congested urban routes.

PHEV

PHEV Convert Gas Gas-Electric

ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L

Conversion

Conversion Plug-in Plug Hybrid

Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L Δ in electric range. Skarke et al.

Waste

Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust

Electrification Coalition releases Fleet Electrification Roadmap; suggests fleet adoption could put a cumulative 200,000 PHEVs and EVs on the road by 2015

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The analysis in the EC roadmap concludes that fleet adoption of grid-electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs) could lead to a cumulative 200,000 units on the road by 2015. In 2009, the EC published its Electrification Roadmap, which proposes that by 2040, 75% of the light-duty vehicle miles traveled in the US should be electric miles.

Fleet

Fleet PHEV 2015 Tax Credit

PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

PECO is expanding its fleet with new natural gas and hybrid electric models. The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well.

PHEV

PHEV Fleet Philadelphia Stimulus

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., In our base case, we assume average US values for emissions and damage valuation of electricity generation, oil refining, vehicle. Michalek et al.

PHEV

PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries

Colorado releases new electric vehicle plan

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2020

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), a non-regulatory department within the Governor’s Office focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles, has released the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020. BEVs and PHEVs currently on the road in Colorado.

Colorado

Colorado Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric

West Coast fleets adopting XL electrification systems to meet emissions goals

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

XL plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) Ford F-150 pickup trucks improve fuel consumption by up to 50% and reduce CO 2 emissions by one-third when compared to their standard gasoline-powered vehicles.

F-150

F-150 Fleet Emissions PHEV

Argonne team releases 2018 GREET LCA model

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Among the major expansions and updates in the 2018 model set are: GREET 2018 continues to expand the GREET bioproduct module to assess environmental impacts of bio-derived chemicals produced from biochemical, biological, and thermochemical conversion technologies.

2018

2018 Hydrogen Conversion Lithium Ion

BMW is building EVs and legacy gas-burners on the same production lines—and it seems to be working – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Legacy automakers, keen to make an “orderly transition” to EVs, have embraced all kinds of half-measures, from PHEVs to awkward ICE-to-EV conversions to pick-your-powertrain production lines. BMW’s current offerings include hybrids, PHEVs and pure EVs. It plans to begin manufacturing EVs in the US by 2030.

BMW

BMW Building Gas New York

Survey finds German motorists consider PHEVs more attractive and practical than HEVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

agreeing that an electric range of 50 km (31 miles) would meet their daily needs. The independent online survey asked more than 1,000 German motorists for their views on driveline technologies such as hybrids and all-wheel drive as well as issues ranging from the environment to their vehicle preferences. driving diesels and 72.6%

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Gasoline-Electric Plug

Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2023

It has has earned instant attention for its ability to ‘dance’ with all four wheels off the ground and drive unfettered with only three attached wheels thanks to its electromechanical body control system. Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia appeared first on EV Central. The post Denied!

Australia

Australia BYD Ferrari PHEV

Careful Bus deploys school buses in NYC outfitted with XL hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

The XLH system uses regenerative braking during deceleration and electric assist during acceleration to increase fuel economy. Since working with XL, our maintenance team has noticed significantly extended brake lifespans, our drivers have all positive feedback on the added boost during acceleration, and we’ve reduced fuel usage, too.

New York City

New York City Hybrid New York Fleet

Amped Up: Installing an EV Charger at Home

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no shortage of debate in this country about electric vehicles – and for good reason. Level 2 chargers connect to a 220V outlet, like the ones used to power an electric range or clothes dryer. I’m not concerned about that development because convenient adapters for making the conversion are small and inexpensive.

Installation

Installation Plug-in Plug PHEV

ORNL study finds best current use of natural gas for cars is efficient production of electricity for EVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. Because the use of natural gas for transportation requires compressing, liquefying, or conversion, it is important to determine the best use of natural gas as a transportation fuel. —Curran et al. L/100 km).

Gas-Electric

Gas-Electric Gas Fuel Economy PHEV

Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

WTW energy demand and GHG emissions for EV and PHEV drivetrains for various electricity sources; gasoline ICE vehicle is solid square, hybrid the hollow square. First, it considers the performance of both mature and novel hydrogen production processes, multiple electricity generation pathways and several alternative drivetrains.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

A new draft working paper published by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Test current profile used to simulate driving day for cells showing all trips.

PHEV

PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion

FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. The joint commitment represents more than 10,000 vehicles and potential revenues of at least $600 million for manufacturers who can produce viable plug-in electric vehicles.

Fleet

Fleet PHEV Energy South Carolina

Spatially explicit life cycle assessment of 5 sun-to-wheels pathways finds photovoltaic electricity and BEVs offer land-efficient and low-carbon transportation

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

A new spatially-explicit life cycle assessment of five different “sun-to-wheels” conversion pathways—ethanol from corn or switchgrass for internal combustion vehicles (ICVs); electricity from corn or switchgrass for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs); and photovoltaic electricity for BEVs—found a strong case for PV BEVs.

Transportation

Transportation Carbon Conversion Li-ion

Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric San Diego Gasoline PHEV

Volkswagen introduces Touareg R plug-in hybrid model

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

The Touareg R can be driven at up to 140 km/h using electric power; above this speed, the turbocharged V6 gasoline engine (TSI) supplements the electric drive motor. The Touareg R will cover most commuter distances fully electrically. kWh) built into the luggage compartment underbody.

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Plug-in Hybrid Plug Gasoline-Electric

Natural gas plug-in hybrid Class 4 logistics truck with EDI drive system

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Hybrid and electric drivertrain provider Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. EDI), in partnership with Greenkraft, CALSTART and the California Energy Commission, has designed and optimized a compressed natural gas and plug-in hybrid electric Class-4 logistics truck. The CNG PHEV truck has an all-electric range of 40 miles (64 km).

Plug-in

Plug-in Gas Plug Hybrid

May 2023 – Strongest May ever for Tesla in the UK

Push EVs

JUNE 20, 2023

Tesla hits the UK with its strongest ever May, helping lift the plugin electric vehicle market share to 23.1%, up from 18.3% BEVs have grown well, whilst PHEVs have remained mostly flat. full electrics (BEVs), and 6.2% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). full electrics (BEVs), and 6.2% plugin hybrids (PHEVs).

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Plugin Tesla PHEV Market

Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life. Audi opened its electric initiative with the introduction of e-tron, which has been available at dealerships since March. Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 2.4 – 2.1 97.9 - 111.9

Audi

Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz’s Q1 2024 report shows revenues are down, but its share of EV sales is growing

Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

The automaker also recently revealed the “ G580 with EQ technology” – an all-electric version of the famed G Class, complete with four motors and the ability to complete tank turns (although it seems to have sacrificed Mercedes’ dedication to aerodynamics to stay true to the combustion-clad design that preceded it). compared to 18.2%

Mercedes

Mercedes Sale PHEV Financing

Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc.,

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Convert Grid Batteries Battery

Argonne releases GREET 2020

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Vehicle technologies include conventional internal combustion engines, hybrid-electric systems, battery-electric vehicles, and fuel-cell-electric vehicles. Fuel/energy options include petroleum fuels, natural gas-based fuels, biofuels, hydrogen, and electricity. Delivery of high-purity CO 2 for algae growth.

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2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner

Bright Automotive To Convert VW Transporters to Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Conversions are expensive, noted Lyle Shuey, Bright VP of Marketing and Sales, and the converted Transporters will not be as efficient as the purpose-built IDEA. Bright plans to begin delivering Transporter PHEVs in the second quarter of 2010. The Bright IDEA and Transporter PHEV. Transporter PHEV Conventional.

Bright Automotive

Bright Automotive Convert Plug-in Transportation

MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Natural gas to fuel conversion processes.

MIT

MIT Gas Transportation Future

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Iron Phosphate Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center have concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Test current profile used to simulate driving day for cells showing all trips.

PHEV

PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion

MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2019

Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Lifecycle GHG emissions per km for different powertrain types (ICEV, LW-ICEV HEV, PHEV, and BEV) in selected counties.

MIT

MIT Ford Vehicles Gasoline-Electric

Spring is sprung in France

Push EVs

MAY 6, 2023

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% Full battery electrics, however, grew share, whilst plugin hybrids dropped share. comprised full battery electrics (BEVs) at 12.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) at 8.2%. We can see that BEVs are still growing decently, whilst PHEVs are sliding. PushEVs.

France

France Plugin PHEV Economy

The US’ EV incentives are being updated: Here’s some useful tips

Teslarati

JULY 2, 2022

After the introduction of infrastructure spending earlier this year, US states have introduced a multitude of new laws and incentives related to electric vehicles. The map shows that the total number of state-level EV laws and incentives ranges from 6 (many midwestern and mountain states) all the way to 136 (California).

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Delaware Connecticut Maryland Illinois

May 2023 – Germans love the domestic Tesla Model Y

Push EVs

JUNE 17, 2023

Full electrics gained share, but were outpaced by the losses in plugin hybrid share, due to recent policy changes. The bestselling full electric in May was the Tesla Model Y, boosted by domestic production. battery electrics (BEVs), and 5.6% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). PHEVs however fell by 40% YoY, to 13,803 units.

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Plugin PHEV Tesla Germany

What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Electric vehicle (EV) technology is advancing quickly. Batteries get more powerful , charging grows more efficient, and the path to an all-EV future becomes increasingly clear. With bidirectional charging, the batteries in our vehicles can not only provide fuel for the road but energy for our homes and even our shared electrical grid.

Charging

Charging Grid F-150 Convert

DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

PHEVs and demonstration locations. The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. PHEV Models Under AVTA Testing. All batteries are Li-ion unless otherwise noted.

Plug-in

Plug-in Miles Plug Electric Vehicles

Azure Dynamics to begin integrating plug-in hybrid technology in Ford F-Series Super-Duty Trucks; F-550 is first in 2013

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation has entered an agreement with Ford Motor Company whereby Azure will integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line. The new PHEV F-Series program further expands the Azure/Ford business relationship. gasoline vs. diesel).

Plug-in

Plug-in Ford 2013 Plug

DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The developed technology must utilize an electric motor for all or part of the motive power required by the vehicle to meet its duty cycle. The developed technology must be for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) or Electric Vehicle (EV).

Fleet

Fleet Fuel Vehicles PHEV

Conversion of Volkswagen Emden plant for EV production underway

Toyota unveils new Prius; HEVs launching this year, PHEVs in spring 2023

Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

Efficient Drivetrains delivers Class-6 PHEV with CNG range-extender armored truck

NHTSA vs Tesla, Honda Clarity PHEV, EV sales, electric conversions: Today's Car News

NAR and EDI converting 6 Class-5 armored trucks to natural gas PHEVs

ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

Electrification Coalition releases Fleet Electrification Roadmap; suggests fleet adoption could put a cumulative 200,000 PHEVs and EVs on the road by 2015

PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

Colorado releases new electric vehicle plan

West Coast fleets adopting XL electrification systems to meet emissions goals

Argonne team releases 2018 GREET LCA model

BMW is building EVs and legacy gas-burners on the same production lines—and it seems to be working – Charged EVs

Survey finds German motorists consider PHEVs more attractive and practical than HEVs

Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

Careful Bus deploys school buses in NYC outfitted with XL hybrid systems

Amped Up: Installing an EV Charger at Home

ORNL study finds best current use of natural gas for cars is efficient production of electricity for EVs

Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

Spatially explicit life cycle assessment of 5 sun-to-wheels pathways finds photovoltaic electricity and BEVs offer land-efficient and low-carbon transportation

Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen introduces Touareg R plug-in hybrid model

Natural gas plug-in hybrid Class 4 logistics truck with EDI drive system

May 2023 – Strongest May ever for Tesla in the UK

Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

Mercedes-Benz’s Q1 2024 report shows revenues are down, but its share of EV sales is growing

Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

Argonne releases GREET 2020

Bright Automotive To Convert VW Transporters to Plug-ins

MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Iron Phosphate Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

Spring is sprung in France

The US’ EV incentives are being updated: Here’s some useful tips

May 2023 – Germans love the domestic Tesla Model Y

What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Azure Dynamics to begin integrating plug-in hybrid technology in Ford F-Series Super-Duty Trucks; F-550 is first in 2013

DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

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