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Chevrolet and GMC expand alternative fuel fleet offerings; expanded CNG/LPG lineup

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The announcement follows the selection of PSI, based in Wood Dale, Illinois, as General Motors Fleet’s preferred upfitter for CNG and LPG trucks. PSI is one of North America’s largest and most experienced providers of integrated turn-key, alternative-fuel powertrain solutions. All of the top 25 fleets use at least two fuels.

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Texas awarding up to $5.7M for alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles

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million in grants to eligible individuals, businesses, governmental entities, and school districts, to replace older diesel vehicles with new alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will award up to $5.7 Application deadline is 29 August 2012.

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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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To counter this trend triggered by China’s rapid motorization, the Chinese government is adopting a broad range of policies, including improvements in the fuel economy of new vehicles and the promotion of alternative-fuel vehicles, EIA notes. l/100 km) by 2015 and 47 miles per gallon (5.0 Source: EIA.

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FedEx receives first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop

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received its first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, the technology startup from General Motors (GM) focused on decarbonizing last-mile delivery. Powered by GM’s Ultium Platform, the Zevo 600 is designed for last-mile deliveries, with an estimated range of up to 250 miles on a full charge. FedEx Corp.

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UPS, NYSERDA project to convert UPS diesel delivery trucks to electric; UES 225 kW switched reluctance motor

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The core system features a 225 kW Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) with a high voltage backbone optimized for the duty cycle of UPS delivery trucks. The core system features a 225kW Switched Reluctance motor with a 600VDC backbone that can be configured with a number of battery types and sizes.

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DOE awarding $59M to 43 projects to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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Annually, vehicles transport 11 billion tons of freight—more than $35 billion worth of goods each day—and move people more than 3 trillion vehicle-miles. Annually, vehicles transport 11 billion tons of freight—more than $35 billion worth of goods each day—and move people more than 3 trillion vehicle-miles.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor A Major Update with More Power and Range Polestar recently invited the automotive media to get behind the wheel of its revised Polestar 2 single and dual motor sedan, what Polestar says is a “5-door electric performance fastback.” For brevity, we will stick with sedan.

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