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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Others, however, think the city should focus more in getting people out of cars altogether.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. This is excellent fuel economy for a 5,010-pound nicely styled shoe box. New York City to Toledo? Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle. What’s going on under the skin.

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Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

Cars That Think

The task is clearly enormous, not just for the chemical manufacturing industry itself but for the larger economy. Participating organizations pay membership fees so that they can collectively envision and fund research, with at least 90 percent of member funds allocated to the direct costs of shared research projects.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Capital District Transportation Authority, New York: $3,520,000. Red Rose Transit Authority – RRTA, Pennsylvania: $2,450,000.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. That will tell you how much energy your vehicle needs to travel 100 miles, a more accurate measurement than our traditional fuel economy (mpg) numbers.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Environmental Protection Agency rates fuel economy at 30 mpg highway and combined in hybrid mode, with an impressive 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) that measures the pure electric mode. Keep in mind this is a 5,010-pound aerodynamic shoe box getting this stellar fuel economy. New York City to Toledo?