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Lightning eMotors creates electric motor coaches at lower cost and CO2 impact

Green Car Reports

A Colorado-based company is giving old diesel buses an all-electric upgrade. While companies like BYD and ProTerra specialize in new fully-electric buses, Lightning eMotors appears to be the first to widely market a kit that upfits existing buses with electric powertrains.

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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs

Green Car Congress

The T2145e electric motor coach undergoing final testing in Colorado. ABC also liked that Lightning eMotors would be able to develop custom zero-emission repower kits for a variety of customers and vehicle applications, Cornell said. The first zero-emission motorcoach was delivered in December.

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AFOSR and NASA Launch First Test Rocket Fueled by Aluminum-Ice Propellant

Green Car Congress

It consists of an all-carbon-fiber, minimum-diameter high-power rocketry kit. Penn State and Purdue University researchers presented a paper on an investigation of ALICE propellants at the 45 th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit earlier this month in Denver, Colorado. Credit: Dr. Steven F. Rishal, Grant A.

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Pay Attention: Toyota Unveils New Tacoma

The Truth About Cars

Hot on the heels of a new Colorado/Canyon and fresh Ranger, the Big T has unleashed a new Tacoma. It tag teams an electric motor and 1.87-kWh The popular TRD Sport (and every other trim from here on out) is available only as a Double Cab and the hybrid engine as an option or standard kit. Why are we asking you to pay attention?

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

The R1S is available in dual-motor, performance dual-motor, and quad-motor options, each offering different levels of performance and range. Model Trim Horsepower 0-60mph Torque Est. Range Dual Motor AWD 533 hp 4.5 sec 829 lb-ft 352-400 miles Quad-Motor AWD 835 hp 3.0

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

Hub motors integrate a motor directly in the wheel center (either front or rear wheel), in an enclosed system that's independent from the bike chain and pedal drive. Gearless hub motors directly link the motor's stator to the bike axle. Hub motors are relatively affordable, low-maintenance, mass produced by the millions.

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Cummins chooses Hythane OptiBlend system for retrofitting dual-fueled power on drilling rigs

Green Car Congress

The Optiblend kit displaces diesel with natural gas (up to 70%) or other alternative fuels, without modifications to the internal components or the stock fuel management system. In 1989, HCI began blending various ratios of hydrogen and natural gas and testing them in an emissions laboratory at Colorado State University.

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