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Clean Fuels Ohio signs LoI to deploy 500 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric hybrid pickups across Ohio

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Workhorse has also received Letters of Intent from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, and Southern California Public Power Authority. If needed, the on-board gasoline generator will then operate after battery power has been depleted, extending the range. Earlier post.).

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2,150 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickups under letters of intent by fleets

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The Letters of Intent have come from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, Southern California Public Power Authority, Clean Fuels Ohio and one other utility. If needed, the on-board gasoline generator will then operate after battery power has been depleted, extending the range. Workhorse Group Inc.

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SCPPA signs letter of intent for 500 Workhorse W-15 4WD range-extended electric pickup trucks

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The Workhorse W-15 light duty platform design is an extension of the E-Gen electric technology used in Workhorse medium-duty delivery trucks. If needed, the gasoline generator (from BMW) will then operate after battery power has been depleted, providing a full hybrid range of 310 miles per tank. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Promote electric vehicle adoption by increasing access to charging infrastructure and supporting the development of plug-in electric vehicles that are as accessible, available, and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles. Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Hawai`i Electric Light. Duke Energy.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. Unlike gasoline or diesel fuel prices, electricity prices can vary significantly on a kWh basis.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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sha—a light vehicle class or kei car—powered by a 12-valve, 659cc DOHC inline-3-cylinder engine that featured the MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve timing Electronic Control system) for maximum power output and fuel efficiency. In its home market, the Mitsubishi i was a keijid?sha—a i-MiEV, Japan-spec. Click to enlarge.

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Letter from Copenhagen

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Bikes had their own express lanes, their own concrete lane barriers, their own street lights, their own place on subways, their own bus racks, their own hipster club parking spaces, their own prams, even their own kind of road-rage. Like Portland, like Paris, like Tel Aviv, like Tokyo, like Los Angeles, like Copenhagen, like Hawaii!