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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

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liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. In 2008, FedEx Corp. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet.

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Honda Plans to Launch Hydrogen Vehicle Using FCEV Technology

Electric Vehicles India

We introduced the FCX Clarity sedan in 2008. In collaboration with Isuzu Motors and Dongfeng Motor Group, Honda has started testing fuel cell heavy-duty vehicles. Then, we reduced the size of our fuel cells even more, and in 2016, we unveiled the Clarity Fuel Cell, the first FCEV to achieve 5-seat packing.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $2.6M for natural gas vehicles

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The vehicles are manufactured by Anaheim-based Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. The newly approved incentive go to the following companies: Tom’s Truck Center is awarded $400,000 for the buy-down of 20 natural gas-powered vehicles in the 14,001-to-26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight range. Nations Bus Corp.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Suzuki Equator RWD Crew Cab

The Truth About Cars

The Volkswagen Routan , Saab 9-7X , Mitsubishi Precis , Acura SLX , Isuzu I-Series , 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider and 1988-1993 Pontiac LeMans come to mind here. It was available for the 2008 through 2012 model years, and fewer than 6,000 were sold during that span.

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Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle

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L engine manufactured by Isuzu, which is used in passenger cars in Europe and Asia. The second engine was a Ford 2008 6.4 The information presented can be used for developing emission inventories, apportioning air pollutant sources, and estimating exposures and risks. —Chin et al. For the study, they used a GM 2002 1.7

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

His garage currently houses, apart from the e2o, a Toyota Prius and an Isuzu pickup. In 2008, in one of his characteristic random oves, he decided to move on. He went on to own a Rover 2000, which was the most handsome looking car of its time. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai.