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NREL study finds Class 8 hybrid trucks delivered 13.7% higher fuel economy than conventional diesels in comparable usage

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Laboratory and in-use fuel economy comparison. higher fuel economy than the conventional tractors, resulting in a 12% reduction in fuel costs for the hybrids. higher fuel economy than the conventional tractors, resulting in a 12% reduction in fuel costs for the hybrids. Source: NREL. Click to enlarge.

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Parker Hannifin and Autocar Deliver Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Vehicles to Florida Communities

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Parker Hannifin Corporation, in partnership with Autocar, delivered hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities ( earlier post ): City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and Miami-Dade County. Hydraulic hybrid technology represents a breakthrough in efforts to reduce fuel use and pollution from these vehicles.

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Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

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Buses in nine markets are immediately being converted to run on B20 where the fuel is centrally stored and available: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio and San Diego.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

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Benford was presented by Clean Fuels Ohio on April 4, 2022 to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Ohio Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry. Conventional gasoline vehicles only convert about 30% of the energy stored in gasoline to power at the wheels—the balance (~70%) literally goes up in smoke.

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Kenworth Receives Largest Hybrid Tractor and Truck Order Yet

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Coca-Cola Enterprises uses tractors as its standard bulk delivery truck for large deliveries, and plans to deploy the Kenworth hybrid tractors to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Portland (Ore.), The Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks (rated at 33,000 lb.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Such tagging will better quantify CO 2 monitoring and make it possible to accurately inventory geologically stored carbon.

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Tesla Model S Plaid fire: Strange observations and claims to date

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This was a rather dramatic image, and it promptly fueled speculations among the anti-EV crowd about “self-driving” cars catching fire. . According to the fire chief, firefighters eventually removed the Model S Plaid to a complex to safely store it overnight. The owner was reportedly nowhere to be found.

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