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AUGUST 11, 2009

A VW Transporter van. Start-up Bright Automotive, which in May unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van ( earlier post ), will convert VW Transporter vans with the series hybrid Bright powertrain as a bridge between the concept and the production version of the IDEA. The Bright IDEA and Transporter PHEV.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

The raw data for the analysis were lane length (which takes into account all roadway lanes of travel) and distance traveled, both from the Department of Transportation. Rural lane miles during the period from 1991 through 2016 showed a generally continuous decline totaling 6%, from 6.405 to 5.992 million miles. Lane length.

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JULY 13, 2017

Despite a plethora of alternative transportation modes—buses, trains, bicycles—city dwellers are driving more miles than ever, say University of Michigan researchers. Overall distance driven (combining both urban and rural) rose by 15%—the same rate of increase for US resident population since 2000.

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DECEMBER 8, 2013

A new report by the US PIRG Education Fund and the Frontier Group details reduced driving miles and rates of car commuting in the US’ most populous urbanized areas, as well as greater use of public transit and biking in most cities. fewer miles today than when per-capita driving peaked in 2004. The average American drives 7.6%

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APRIL 25, 2022

The Hyperloop is a proposed ultra-high-speed transportation system for both commuters and cargo. Musk first mentioned the concept in 2012, dubbing it a new mode of transport that would be immune to weather, collision-free, twice as quick as a plane, and power-efficient. Starship is faster for longer journeys.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2022

What I’ve learned using it for 6 weeks and 2000 miles For the last six weeks I’ve been using Full Self-Driving (Beta) both for local and long-distance driving — virtually all the time. I will often repeatedly push the software to the limit when I know it would be too slow for a regular driver […].

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Transit buses came in fourth (3,347 BTU/person mile).

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

Total transportation fuel use in California broken down by subsector and fuel type for each scenario: business-as-usual (BAU); plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); and combined PEVs and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). And the remaining non-electrified transport was made as efficient as possible to reduce the amount of liquid fuels needed.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

—Baruch Feigenbaum, lead author of the Annual Highway Report and assistant director of transportation at Reason Foundation. North Dakota’s rural and urban Interstate pavement conditions both rank in the top 10 and the state has kept its per-mile costs down. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Juiced’s RipRacer e-bike comes equipped with a 750W motor and an upgraded G2 52V lithium-ion battery allowing it to reach top speeds of 20 to 28 MPH depending on your throttle and pedal assist usage, while also offering a range of 35 to 55+ miles. The Explorer 2000 Pro offers a 2,160Wh capacity that can provide a 2,200W max power output.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2017

The event showcased 50 low-emission cars that traveled a total of 600 kilometers (373 miles) in three days. Michelin then hosted a second Challenge Bibendum in 2000. Movin’On 2017 will examine various themes in the future of urban mobility: New experiences in transportation. Intelligent mobility. Factory 4.0.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Temperature change per transport work by mode for various years after the emissions: per passenger kilometer for passenger travel (left) and per ton-kilometer for freight transport (right). Global average values for the year 2000. Bars represent 1 SD. Credit: ACS, Borken-Kleefeld et al. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

As a coupé, it features classic proportions and lines, but in just a few seconds, the car transforms into a quasi pickup for transporting sports gear—there is even enough space for two e-bikes in the cargo bed. The approach angle of the Audi activesphere—relevant for off-road drives—is 18.9 degrees, the departure angle 28.1

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AUGUST 14, 2012

and in the transportation sector by 1.4%. Factors influencing the decrease included: In 2011, transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions fell primarily due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles traveled. Energy consumption in the residential sector fell by 1.1% per gallon.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

million square miles), 1.71 million square kilometers (660,000 square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 mean, but 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 square miles) above the average for July 2007, the lowest July in the thirty-two-year satellite record. Average ice extent for July was 8.39 million square kilometers (3.24

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

By 2017, our goal is to reach one billion miles driven by our alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. To accomplish this goal the company must continue to innovate and help pave the way toward more sustainable transportation solutions. In 2012, the growing fleet drove 49 million miles, a 43 percent increase compared to 2011.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2015

The UK Department for Transport reports that more than 25,000 plug-in car and plug-in van grant claims have been submitted since the scheme began in 2010. Even the traditionally quiet January sales market saw nearly 2000 claims; and total ULEV sales in 2014 were some 4 times the level of the previous year.

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AUGUST 31, 2013

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has partnered with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation (Smith Electric) to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston region. Its service area is 12,500 square miles and contains more than 6 million people.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

UK Transport Secretary Justine Greening and Business Minister Mark Prisk announced the first vans eligible for the Government’s new Plug-in Car Van Grant. —Transport Secretary Greening. Faam – JOLLY 2000. Earlier post.) The first seven vans to be made eligible for the grants are: Azure Dynamics – Transit Connect Electric.

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APRIL 23, 2013

UPS was a founding Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor (ICTC) fleet partner, a group that established publicly accessible LNG fueling stations in California, Las Vegas, and Utah. Since 2000, the fleet powered by alternative fuels and technologies has driven more than 295 million miles.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. This scenario assumes that 100% of the study region’s vehicle fleet will be HEVs by 2050—half of which will be grid plug-in HEVs—but that the fleet will otherwise remain unchanged from 2000 in terms of its relative composition of different vehicle size classes. Stone et al.

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APRIL 18, 2014

LDVs accounted for 61% of all transportation energy consumption in the United States in 2012—8.4 LDV energy use is driven by both LDV fuel economy and travel behavior, as measured by vehicle miles traveled (VMT). LDV VMT per licensed driver peaked in 2007 at 12,900 miles per year and has since decreased to 12,500 miles in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

With a total tank capacity of 500 liters—2x 250 liters in two tanks accommodated separately in the QUANT’s substructure—the QUANT F has a projected range of 800 km (497 miles)—a 30% increase in comparison to the QUANT E from 2014. We can use all the cavities in the vehicle to transport the ionic fluid. This is unique.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases are part of UPS’ ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources, implement a fleet infrastructure that can utilize lower carbon intensity fuel sources and increase experience using alternative fuels in freight transport applications. Agility providing 445 CNG fuel systems to UPS.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

UPS already operates one of the largest private fleets of alternative-fuel vehicles in the transportation industry—2,022 in total. The fleet is deployed in eight countries besides the US and since 2000, has traveled 185 million miles (298 million km).

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JANUARY 30, 2010

Decadal warming rates arising from (i) greenhouse gases and aerosols alone (black); (ii) that obtained including the stratospheric water decline after 2000 (red); and (iii) including both the stratospheric water vapor decline after 2000 and the increase in the 1980s and 1990s (cyan). Credit: Solomon et al., Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

transportation services in 2030 estimated to increase by about 0.6% for locomotive transportation services. All of the experimental locomotives are intermediate line-haul units, with an operating range of approximately 200 miles (322 km), and will be used exclusively in California.

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MARCH 29, 2017

With more than 100 miles on the vehicle, the range and durability has been shown. A conventional vehicle with a gasoline engine would use $9 of fuel to go 100 miles. Atrex Energy has worked on research and development of a commercially viable power generator utilizing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) since 2000. worth of fuel.

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MAY 30, 2010

In Prince William Sound, 2000 mi (3200 km) of shoreline were contaminated, and the plume traveled up to 500 miles (800 km). Or it could be a disaster that served to submerge the plume, spread it into the Loop Current, and transport it to the ecologically rich Florida Keys. The high energy tides (15 ft [4.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

The 100 battery-driven electric Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL vans ( earlier post ) in use in Berlin and Stuttgart have covered 650,000 km (404,000 miles). In Stuttgart, the Integrated Concept for Sustainable Electric Mobility project (IKONE) is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The well, drilled by BHP Billiton on behalf of the unit operator BP, is located on Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon block 738 approximately 140 miles (225 kilometers) south of Grand Isle, LA., Oil and gas are transported to existing shelf infrastructure via the BP-operated Caesar (oil) pipeline and Cleopatra (gas) pipeline systems.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Since 2000, electricity has been the only economic sector that has seen continuous and significant improvements in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Over the last 17 years, the industrial, residential and transportation sectors have cut their emissions by less than 5 percent. percent and 0.1

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

AEM systems have been tested up to 2000 hours, and have identified improved voltage stability as a need. More than 1,200 miles (1,931 km) of steel hydrogen pipeline are in use in the United States today, operating at constant line pressures between 30 and 80 bar. Over-Road Transport and Distribution. Gaseous Tube Trailer.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

with LG Chem in 2000—is developing a 6.3m kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack from its China-based partner NVT Battery and features a range of about 133 km (84 miles) without use of air conditioning and with a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and consumption of 665 Wh/km. Click to enlarge. AEV eShuttle powertrain block diagram.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

In 514 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 34.7 But over a 240-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged an impressive 37.5 Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles. Basic – Five years/60,000 miles. Roadside – Five years/60,000 miles. EX $29,585.

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APRIL 1, 2021

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. We’re all Bay Area EV drivers, all EV advocates, mostly women who have worked in clean transportation, especially around government,” Amy said. “We

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