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Colorado State University retrofits two delivery trucks with hydraulic hybrid systems

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The vehicles, 2012 GMC trucks, will be put into delivery service on campus. Lightning Hybrids has been working on the hydraulic hybrid system, made and assembled in Loveland, since September 2008. Colorado State has selected Lightning Hybrids LLC ( earlier post ) to provide the systems.

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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 Police Department also has 10 GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs employed by NYPD Duty Captains for marked patrol.

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XL Hybrids to display retrofitted hybrid Chevrolet 2500 Cargo Van at MIT Energy Conference

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a company that has developed a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), will display a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo van fitted with the company’s hybrid technology at the 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Conference Energy Showcase on 16 March.

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CleanFUEL USA Expands Propane Engine Products With IMPCO

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Partnerships like this make it feasible to address the industry’s distribution, installation and service/support gap for propane engines, broadening the potential for propane to become a widely utilized domestic fleet fuel. 2008 and 2009 3.5L liter Chevrolet G Van and GMC Savana. liter GMC Sierra and Savana.

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GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

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In a post on GM’s FastLane blog, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of the four core brands remaining after the restructuring: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL. over July 2008. over July 2008. compared to July 2008 results. Jeep Patriot sales increased 134 percent (8,059 units) compared with July 2008. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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It followed the new Volt with the all-electric 238-mile range Bolt before the Volt was unceremoniously dropped as the company shifted to full-electrics only with the introduction of the Ultium battery platform that will underpin the next generation of vehicles, led by the GMC Hummer EV pickup and Cadillac Lyric crossover. Fleet To Electric?