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Verizon Contracts Steelweld to Convert 300 Vans to CNG, Adding 260 Hybrids

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In 2008, Verizon was the first service provider in the US to establish its own energy-consumption standards for new telecommunications network equipment to reduce its energy consumption and help shrink the company’s carbon footprint. —Margaret Serjak, Verizon’s operations president in California.

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DEED advertising pays off

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We’re 100% used EVs and hybrids,” said Robert Beas of Beas Auto Sales , noting that he displayed a pre- owned Prius Prime, Mitsubishi Outlander, Hyundai Sonata, Chevrolet Volt, and Ford C-max plug-in hybrids at the event. They had hired a research firm to go talk to people who were active in alternative fuel vehicles.

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CleanFUEL USA Expands Propane Engine Products With IMPCO

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IMPCO’s bi-fuel system is a certified engine conversion for the following vehicles: 2007 5.4L 2008 and 2009 3.5L Chevrolet Impala. liter Chevrolet G Van and GMC Savana. liter Chevrolet Silverado, Express, and G Van. Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe. liter GMC Sierra and Savana.

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Fiat, MINI and smart Beat 130 gCO2/km New Car Average in Europe for First Half of 2009

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The figures underline how incremental improvements to high-volume vehicles can have an impact that far exceeds that of low-volume hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles, JATO noted. One important contribution to Fiat’s result is the growth of natural gas as an alternative fuel for passenger cars, according to the company.

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NYPD Adds 40 Altima Hybrid Patrol Cars to Fleet

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The New York Police Department (NYPD) has deployed 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids as the first alternative fuel vehicles to be used as marked and unmarked patrol cars in the Police Department’s fleet. The Nissan Altima Hybrids account for 40 of more than 100 total hybrid vehicles the Department is expected to deploy this year.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Chevrolet Bolt 22,799. Chevrolet Bolt/Bolt EUV – Waiting for more GM EVs. First was to introduce the second generation Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car (which gets tossed in with plug-in hybrids even though its system really takes a different approach). since the Tesla roadster was introduced in 2008.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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. * previously announced The New GM will: Focus on four core brands in the US—Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC—with fewer nameplates and a more competitive level of marketing support per brand. Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012.

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