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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

Blink Charging

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. seconds, [and three of] 16 vehicles [it has] tested in the past decade that blasted to 60 mph in less than 3.0 Internal sensors inject fuel into the combustion engine.

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UK consortium developing biogas and hydrogen dual-fuel Class 66 locomotive

Green Car Congress

Maximum speed is 75 mph. This solution will support a program to decarbonize freight operating companies’ diesel fleets in a cost-efficient manner that does not require significant short-term investment and facilitates operational learning in support of a longer-term fleet replacement programme, potentially using 100% hydrogen fuel.

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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

Green Car Congress

Between 2009 and 2015, the legislation more than doubled the fuel efficiency of the fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, leading to estimated declines in air pollution emissions. The scientists report that overall fuel efficiency of the medallion taxi fleet climbed from 15.7 exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

liter V8’s exhaust. To get to 60 mph in 2.5 Since the Tesla Model S Plaid claims 0-60 mph in 1.99 Meanwhile, the E-Ray can run in all-electric Stealth Mode up to 45 mph, just enough to silently get down the block, before the 470 ft.-lb. of V8 torque kicks in and the pipes open up.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report drove the 2023 Grecale Modena that offered plenty of power, style and class and for $30K less than the more powerful Trofeo. With 0-60 mph in 5.3 of torque produces an aggressive exhaust note with spirited acceleration. The base GT ($63,500), the mid-level Modena ($72,900), and the Trofeo ($109,495).

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the rear-wheel drive 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback, powered by a high-performance turbocharged 2.3-liter In 240 miles driving around Southern California we averaged 23 mpg, but in a 100-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged 31.2 liter EcoBoost.

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Facebook CTO shares insights on Tesla’s shift to pure vision for Autopilot

Teslarati

This is because Tesla has the ability to capture and label data at a fleet-wide scale. Given Tesla's ability to capture and label data at fleet-wide scale this is a smart approach. This is proven by the fact that a good number of accidents on the road could be attributed to distracted driving or exhausted drivers.

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