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Denver RTD orders 17 New Flyer electric buses

Green Car Congress

RTD provides transportation in the Denver metro area, delivering nearly 33 million annual bus rides on 124 routes. New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric buses provide up to 525 kWh of power and 250 miles of range on a single charge.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

Green Car Congress

The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Availability of the Focus Electric will expand in 2012 to the remaining 15 launch markets as production ramps up. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.;

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It’s in the powertrain!

Electric Auto Association

The Lucid Air is lauded for efficiency BY Gordon Hrodda, Member of Denver Electric Vehicle Council. What most people care about in an EV is range, and the brute force approach taken by many legacy manufacturers is to extend range by including a bigger battery. Lucid Air power train. (An Ditto for the GM Hummer.

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