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Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s blue agave plant fiber byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Ford is using about 20% fiber to reinforce its plastics. There are about 400 pounds of plastic on a typical car. 13 mm wide.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The air would be cleaner, and people could knock out two birds with one stone, fueling their ride while tending to other necessary chores. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Those considering investing in EVs could soon enjoy a comfortable, covered spot that tops off their juice.

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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

Chinese electric pick-up an Aussie chance No Toyota Prado or LandCruiser does that – for all the Japanese giant’s promotion of its hybrids – nor the Ford Everest, Isuzu D-Max or any other ladder-frame 4×4 wagon. 100km fuel consumption average and has an 80-litre fuel tank. 2024 GWM Tank 500 Ultra. SCORE: 3.5/5

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

The Truth About Cars

It gives you the chance for some seriously swift acceleration without making the fuel-economy sacrifices demanded of you by the bonkers 392. It’s going to be the theme of just about every Wrangler (and Ford Bronco, for that matter) review that I write – these off-road rigs are quite annoying on road but that’s OK because that’s the point.

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The Grand Tour's "Sand Job," Nothing to See Here, I'm Afraid

The Truth About Cars

The complicated V12 Aston is from the Ford era but is also of an earlier archaic electronics era, a troublesome combination. But their mobile fuel tanker (moving set piece) drives right through the barrier like a maniac, and encounters nary a mine.& This special is now half over, but already long out of juice.

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Charging EV Fleets: What are the best chargers to use?

Blink Charging

The upfront costs of doing the switch at the same time will be more, but you’ll end up saving money on fuel and maintenance costs over the next several years. Its 19.2kW of output which his sufficient for the new Ford Lightning and Ford Mach-e’s available. Mobile chargers.

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Juiced’s RipCurrent S e-bike is $599 off for limited-time, Traeger Pro 34 grill, Leviton level 2 EV charger, and more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s Green Deals is a surprise flash sale on Juiced Bikes’ RipCurrent S Fat-Tire e-bike that is dropping the price to $1,800 for the first 50 models sold. Juiced JetCurrent Pro Foldable e-bike (pre-order): $2,299 (Reg. 3,695) Juiced’s HyperScrambler 2: $1,999 (Reg. Spring e-bike deals!

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