Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2012
This latter development is due as much to the fact that developed bus markets may experience a general slowdown, due to austerity measures and the end of stimulus funding, as to any changes in demand for electric drive. Current hybrid buses can cost around $200,000 more than a comparable diesel bus, depending on the bus specifications.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2009
The MD engine project is a result of the Nissan Diesel acquisition ( earlier post ). The market for heavy-duty trucks in Europe and North America has plunged about 60% from its peak in 2006. The company is already planning to apply the Volvo Group heavy-duty (HD) engine platform in all HD trucks. Leif Johansson.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2010
The new chassis model is the only one domestically engineered and the first in the industry to be completely all-electric (includes HVAC system) in North America, according to FCCC. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2010
The all-electric chassis also was initiated before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-fuel transportation projects. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2010
Non-OPEC supply is projected to increase by 600,000 bbl/d in 2010, about 50,000 bbl/d more than last month's Outlook, because of a revised forecast for production in North America. Projected annual average retail diesel fuel prices are forecast at $2.95 per gallon in 2010 and 2011, respectively. growth rate recorded last summer.
Green Cars News
JUNE 17, 2009
The Group is developing a platform for medium-heavy diesel engines as well as making significant investments in research and technology. He also noted a slight upturn in certain countries including China, Japan and India, thanks to Government stimulus packages.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,
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