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Michelin to acquire commercial truck telematics provider NexTraq; pushing to grow its services business

Green Car Congress

Michelin will acquire NexTraq , a US provider of commercial fleet telematics, in an all-cash transaction. NexTraq provides solutions for driver safety, fuel management and enhancing fleet productivity. Based in the Atlanta area, NexTraq is a subsidiary of FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc.,

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report earlier reviewed the 2021 K5 GT-Line AWD with the turbocharged 1.6-liter Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. The LED tail lights connect across the trunk by a distinctive dashed light pattern.

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Allison Transmission announces global availability of 9-speed transmission, expanded electrification portfolio at IAA CV

Green Car Congress

Allison first announced the 9-speed model in 2017 at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. The Allison 9-speed model leverages the proven durability of the Allison 2000 Series 6-speed transmissions, which have accumulated more than 100 billion miles globally.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5T AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report drove the all-wheel drive 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy with the turbocharged 2.5-liter Cracking 30 mpg on the open road with a midsize AWD was a nice surprise, but it really shouldn’t be that big of deal as Clean Fleet Report feels all AWD cars, at a minimum, should get 30+ mpg on the highway. Room available.

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New Gen4 smart electric drive; electrification of all smart models

Green Car Congress

The market launch will start in the spring of 2017. From the autumn of 2017 a 22 kW fast charger will be available as an option in Europe. Instead of the planned 1000 vehicles more than 2000 smart fortwo electric drives were produced in Hambach. With the onboard charger, in the USA and the UK the charging time is 2.5

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It's very important for fleet buyers and people who look at the what we call total cost of ownership or TCO when buying a car, if you are buying a fleet of twelve hundred sedans for salespeople all over America to drive that are provided by the company. And so fleet buyers essentially spreadsheet out what does it cost?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It's very important for fleet buyers and people who look at the what we call total cost of ownership or TCO when buying a car, if you are buying a fleet of twelve hundred sedans for salespeople all over America to drive that are provided by the company. And so fleet buyers essentially spreadsheet out what does it cost?