Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

Waymo is set to open its autonomous ride-hailing service to the public beginning in Phoenix this year. including Atlanta, San Francisco, Metro Detroit, Phoenix and Kirkland, Washington. EPA testing also established a total driving range rating of 566 miles (911 km), and set the electric-only range rating at 33 miles (53 km).

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Minivan Chrysler Plug-in Plug 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Optimized gear ratios enabling improvement in fuel economy.

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Michigan 2012 Ford Lithium Ion 363

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

a) Capacity Fade in Phoenix, comparison of air cooling vs no cooling for two drive cycles. (b) b) Capacity Fade in Phoenix and San Francisco, using GPS data. Air cooling can increase battery life by a factor of 1.5–6, 6, depending on regional climate and driving patterns, they found.

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PHEV San Francisco Phoenix Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE.

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

They Could Have Called It “The Phoenix”. However, Ford also could have called it Phoenix, as in “to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of time.” However, Ford also could have called it Phoenix, as in “to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of time.”

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