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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Hertz believes it has one of the most fuel-efficient rental fleets in the industry.

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SF Bay Area local governments roll out 90 EVs into their fleets

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The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. The Transportation Authority of Marin also participated with additional support for the Marin Municipal Water District.

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Audi to announce EV production plans in Mexico: report

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A hybrid variant was later introduced as well. Audi’s announcement regarding the expansion of its electric vehicle production will take place on July 18 at the San Jose Chiapa plant in Puebla, as per insiders who reportedly provided information to Reuters. The exact amount of Audi’s investment remains unclear.

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Frito-Lay boosts electric fleet; 275 electric trucks by the end of 2012

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The new all-electric trucks will operate from distribution centers located throughout California: Alameda, City of Industry, La Mirada, Manteca, San Diego, San Jose and Torrance. In May of this year, Frito-Lay reached a milestone of one million all-electric miles driven.

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ECONAMIQ: Flexible over-expansion with cylinder deactivation can reduce ICE fuel consumption by up to 20%

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By utilizing the proven architecture of existing combustion engines, our technology can be integrated in engines with 4 or 8 cylinders relatively easily, as well as (range extender) hybrid electric vehicles. ECONAMIQ is headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands with subsidiaries in New York (NY) and San Jose (CA).

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California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects

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HyGen Industries, LLC was awarded $5,306,814 to construct three 100% renewable hydrogen refueling stations located in Orange, Pacific Palisades and Rohnert Park. Linde LLC was awarded $4,250,000 to install two hydrogen refueling stations located in San Ramon and Oakland. ITM Power Inc.

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UC Berkeley study confirms that yes, EVs do what they promise to do

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Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley , found that between 2018 and 2022, CO2 emission from all sources (industries, homes, traffic) across the San Francisco Bay Area dropped around 1.8% EVs made up nearly 40% of new auto registrations in San Jose and 34% in San Francisco last year.