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Recargo-sponsored attempt at record solo 12,000-mile EV journey around US with Model S

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Norman Hajjar, Managing Director of Recargo’s driver research division, PlugInsights, is attempting an 18-day, 12,000-mile, battery-powered journey sponsored by the electric vehicle (EV) software and information services company. Daily commutes and cross-country trips alike are now made better by driving electric.

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UPS adding 200 more series hybrid delivery trucks

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UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range-extender engine, these trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains, approximately four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. I drove by the gas station with a smile every single day, because I was using an electric car that didn’t use any gas,” he said. “I

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. I drove by the gas station with a smile every single day, because I was using an electric car that didn’t use any gas,” he said. “I

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared.

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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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Contributions of regions to total life cycle emissions for three fuels (µg per vehicle-mile traveled per km 2 land area). We focus on transportation fuels in the US and analyze three fuels pathways: gasoline, ethanol from corn grain, and cellulosic ethanol from corn stover. Dashed lines show US average emissions. Click to enlarge.

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USPS Swaps Out 3% of Fleet for More Fuel Efficient or Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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The US Postal Service (USPS) will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the US General Services Administration (GSA). Using 35 delivery vehicles in Florida that run on propane fuel.