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PG&E showcased extended-range electric truck from via motors at national Plug-In Day event

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) showcased the utility’s first extended-range electric truck with manufacturer VIA Motors at three Bay Area National Plug-In Day events—in San Francisco, San Rafael and Cupertino—on Sunday. The gasoline engine extends the range to 350 more miles.

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Tesla Giga Berlin to produce Semi Truck

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While some Class-8 automakers have turned to alternative fuels, others have turned to electric trucks. The Tesla Semi has already proven its mettle in real-world tests at the Run on Less event. Tesla’s all-electric Class-8 truck dominated its opponents, demonstrating range, charging efficiency, and performance advantages.

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Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range

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Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range Making the Case To Be Your Only Car Clean Fleet Report recently ventured on a 1,796-mile, four-state road trip in an all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Extended. The Mach-E has a 91 kilowatt-hour (kWh) extended range battery, and a 10.5

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Hyundai to showcase Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicle at Bharat Mobility show

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A Hyundai Nexo – which gets power from hydrogen fuel cells – is on display at the company’s HQ in Gururgram. Hyundai Motor will showcase its smart mobility solutions and alternative fuel technology at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 starting tomorrow (February 1).

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. IDTechEx is producing an event looking at the whole range of electric vehicles.

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Audi introduces new lightweight, efficient, powerful turbo engine for DTM

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In the DTM, the amount of fuel is limited to 95 kilograms per hour. The specific consumption of the DTM engine is extremely low and now within ranges that used to be typical for diesel engines. The long mileage, distributed to many events with short runs, is really tough. The format of the DTM is a great challenge.

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Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

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Along with our partners like Clean Cities, our team works extremely hard to encourage the use of clean-vehicle technologies, such as alternative fuels, replacing older engines, and use of electric and hybrid vehicles. —Harold P. Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association.

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