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Boston Approves Ford Transit Connect for Taxi Use

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The city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the Ford Transit Connect for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. Boston, the 10 th largest metropolitan area in the United States, regulates which types of vehicles can be used as taxicabs in its city streets.

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XL Fleet partnering with Curbtender to develop all-electric and plug-in hybrid refuse trucks

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of the transportation industry’s overall fuel consumption, making them an attractive application for electrification and reflecting a high-impact opportunity to drive decarbonization within the commercial sector. Refuse collection trucks travel 25,000 miles annually on average and contribute around 1.4%

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BRABUS, Boston-Power and Protean Electric team to deliver high-performance EV and hybrid cars based on Mercedes-Benz E-Class

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Boston-Power, Inc. Protean CEO Bob Purcell is also on Boston-Power’s Board of Directors.) The BRABUS 4WD Full Electric car will represent the debut of Boston-Power’s 1.2kWh liquid-cooled module, Swing Medley. The BRABUS 4WD Full Electric. Click to enlarge.

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More customers opt for XL Hybrids system

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Fleets benefit from a 20% reduction in CO 2 emissions and an up to 25% increase in fuel economy. while existing customer The City of Boston has also reordered. XL Hybrids announced a new set of customers are installing its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive Systems. and Dakota County, Minn.,

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Zipcar introduces Honda Fit EV into UC Davis West Village fleet

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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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Lightning Hybrids and National Fleet Hybrids partner on hydraulic hybrid retrofits

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The fuel efficiency gains are achieved by regenerating the braking energy that is normally wasted to heat, and using this energy instead of (and in addition to, if needed) the internal combustion engine for acceleration. National Fleet Hybrids is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Van Builders, Inc.,

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

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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 testing process compares fuel economy performance from the vehicle in its original condition with the performance using XL Hybrids’ charge-sustaining hybrid system.

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