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AUGUST 26, 2014
Zipcar was the first car-sharing company in the United States to introduce electric vehicles, starting in Boston in 2002, and the first to offer hybrid vehicles through a partnership with Honda in Seattle in 2003. Honda’s 2014 Fit EV, based on the popular five-passenger Fit, is rated at a combined fuel economy of 118 MPGe.
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MAY 21, 2012
The technology improves a vehicle’s US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) city fuel economy by 25%, providing a three-year payback in heavy use fleet applications, or immediate savings when combined with vehicle financing, according to XL. XL Hybrids was founded by MIT alumni and is based in Boston.
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DECEMBER 14, 2011
Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Optimized gear ratios enabling improvement in fuel economy. Portland, Ore.;
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JANUARY 21, 2011
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. The first taxi was delivered to Boston Cab Dispatch in December 2010. The Ford dealership, Packey Webb Ford, of Downers Grove, Ill.,
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JUNE 25, 2012
Testing at Environmental Solutions Worldwide Americas (ESWA), an EPA-certified vehicle laboratory, showed a 21.2% reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). The XL Hybrids system in place.
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AUGUST 10, 2017
The Chanje vehicles have demonstrated greater than 50 MPGe fuel economy in city and highway driving when tested by independent third-parties. s top law firms, the US EPA and other. A 70 kWh liquid-cooled battery can charge at up to 7.2 The dual motor system delivers a peak 148 kW and 564 lb-ft (764 N·m) of torque.
Creative Greenius
JANUARY 19, 2009
Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. All I ever heard them do was badmouth the small Honda car I drive and complain about CAFE fuel economy standards.
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