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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The vehicles are 23-foot, gasoline-powered hybrid electric cutaway buses using the StarTrans Senator bus body, Ford E450 chassis, and the Azure Dynamics Balance parallel electric hybrid system with the Ford 5.4L The HTUF program benefits from the participation of more than 80 fleets representing roughly one million trucks and buses.

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GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies; targeting commercial feasibility in 2020 time frame

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GM’s Project Driveway program, launched in 2007, has accumulated nearly 3 million miles of real-world driving in a fleet of 119 hydrogen-powered vehicles, more than any other automaker. —Takanobu Ito, president & CEO of Honda Motor Co. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Fuel Cells Hydrogen'

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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Though 12 miles is well short of the 40 plus miles of the upcoming Chevy Volt, the costs associated with the hybrid system should also fall well short of the Volts costly power train. The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public. .

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