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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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FedEx and our suppliers have demonstrated that converted hybrids are a viable, lower-cost option compared to purchasing new hybrids. FedEx will also use 10 zero-emission Modec electric delivery vehicles in the United Kingdom.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

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MEML was closed in 2004 due to a lack of demand. 2007 – In 2007, Hero Cycles teamed up with ULTRA Motor of the United Kingdom to produce a line of two-wheelers. The main issue with these vehicles was their lack of consistency, short battery life, and extremely high battery costs. 2001 – Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.

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UK Department For Transport Study on Light Goods Vehicle CO2 Concludes that Potential CO2 Reduction from Low-Carbon Technologies Within 5 Years is Quite Low, But Much Larger by 2020

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Between 2004 and 2006, while the emissions of CO 2 from passenger cars declined by 3%, that from LGVs grew by 22%. The work program of the study comprised 8 tasks: A review of the available data on lading factor and average load for vans in the United Kingdom. tonnes, and are described as vans.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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It creates a risk that consumers will lose faith in type-approval fuel consumption values, which in turn may undermine government efforts to encourage the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles through labeling and tax policy. United Kingdom); and TCS (Switzerland). United States.

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