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Phoenix Cars delivers electric flatbed truck with V2G capability to US Navy

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Phoenix Cars LLC, a developer of electric vehicle technologies for the fleet market, delivered an electric Zero Emissions Utility Shuttle flatbed (ZEUS) to US Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. Vehicle To Grid (V2G) charging capability will provide mobile power capability available for future needs. ZEUS. Click to enlarge. The fully sized electric flatbed truck will be used as a service vehicle to transport supplies and equipment for facilities maintenance around Naval Base Port

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2016 Toyota Mirai Is First Fuel-Cell Car To Pace A NASCAR Race Tonight

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Even if you're not a fan of NASCAR, you may want to tune into the race tonight at Richmond International Raceway. Specifically, you'll want to pay attention to the pace car. That's because said pace car will be a 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Mirai: First Drive Of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Sedan (Dec 2014) The Mirai.

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Bayer MaterialScience names BioAmber as bio-succinic acid supplier for new bio-based polyurethanes for textiles

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p> Bayer MaterialScience has chosen BioAmber Inc. ( earlier post ) as the supplier of bio-succinic acid used to produce a new range of innovative, bio-based polyurethanes for textile applications that Bayer MaterialScience has begun commercializing. Bayer MaterialScience has launched IMPRANIL eco, a series of bio-based waterborne polyurethane dispersions with renewable content that reaches as high as 65%.

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Volt Deals, MINI Drive, Tesla & Google, Shanghai Show: The Week In Reverse (Video)

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What does E85 ethanol fuel tun out to be really, really good for? And, where do you have to live to get a good clearance deal on a 2015 Chevy Volt, at least right now? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, April 24, 2015. Friday, we mused about the sales prospects for.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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