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12 natural gas Ford Transit Taxis to enter service in Chicago

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Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CNG is less expensive and burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in 30 to 40% less greenhouse gas emissions.

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Independent testing shows 21.2% reduction in fuel consumption with XL Hybrids retrofit system

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Testing at Environmental Solutions Worldwide Americas (ESWA), an EPA-certified vehicle laboratory, showed a 21.2% Our hybrid controller connects to the CAN; our controller is read-only. XL Hybrids was founded by MIT alumni and is based in Boston. The XL Hybrids system in place. Click to enlarge.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Reply Neutral Haikibutsu @ Apr 19th 2009 4:31PM It would be better if there was a 7 point or more: 3 for power and ground, and 4 for a USB-like connection to tell you things like car status, power, etc. Reply Highly Ranked Shyam D @ Apr 19th 2009 4:34PM Such data connections could easily be relegated to a wireless connection.