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Cleveland Schools replacing 49 diesel buses with propane

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Cleveland Schools, Ohio’s second largest school district, is replacing 49 12-to-13-year-old diesel buses with Blue Bird’s Propane Vision buses. V10 engine operates every Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision school bus. This engine also powers the Ford F-450, F-550 and F-650 chassis cabs and other stripped chassis platforms.

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Automakers and suppliers part of DOE Better Climate Challenge

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DOE will provide technical assistance and convene peer-to-peer exchanges to facilitate solution sharing across facilities and fleets. Cleveland-Cliffs. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. Any organization with a portfolio of buildings/plants/housing in the US is welcome to join. Minimum 50%. BorgWarner.

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UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

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This three-year commitment represents a $450-million investment in expanding the company’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet as well as supporting infrastructure. The investment in CNG fuel systems expands UPS’ relationship with Agility Fuel Solutions and supports UPS’ fleet sustainability efforts.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

Clean Fleet Report

Companies across the world are transitioning their fleets to either fully electric or hybrid systems. For comparison, today only one percent of our current national fleet consists of electric vehicles. Steam and gasoline-powered vehicles had internal combustion engines (ICE). EVs started simple. EVs vs. ICE Vehicles.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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Kia also has all-new 2023 versions of the Niro EV and Niro PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report will be reviewing separately, so make sure to sign-up for the newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to be among the first to drive the 2023 Niro Hybrid.

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First Three Conditional Loan Commitments Under DOEs ATVM Program go to Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors and Tesla Motors

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Applications for the loan program have included vehicles running on electricity, biofuels, and advanced combustion engines, and were submitted by both car and component makers, US automakers, US manufacturing subsidiaries of non-US-based companies, major US auto parts suppliers, and startups. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9

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Companies Vie to Build NASA’s Next Communications Network

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“It’s an ambitious wish list,” says Eli Naffah , Communications Services Project Manager at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Inmarsat now operates a number of geostationary satellites in their GX fleet. The projected GX7 satellite , pictured here, is expected to launch in 2023.