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Tesla Model Y welcomed by Kansas PD, expected to give cost savings

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The department noted that they started looking into the idea of an all-electric patrol car last year after seeing dismal reviews of available hybrid patrol cars. Captain Kirt Yoder, the agency’s project manager, noted that Tesla Kansas had been quite helpful. Tesla-Kansas City was great. per kWh.

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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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For drive cycles, the Argonne team used the Kansas City data collected in 2005 by the US EPA, which instrumented more than 100 drivers and collected their driving statistics for one day. Basic comparison of fuel consumption showed mean values of: Basic conventional: 6.6 L/100km (35.6 Hybrid (HEV): 4.69 L/100km (50.2 L/100km (71.9

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