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PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

Green Car Congress

The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The NGVs will be used by PECO’s energy technicians in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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Ford to offer new diesel engine option in new Transit van; new Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Cost Calculator

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Ford also has developed a specialized new tool to help optimize fleet purchases based on specific fuel types and operating locations. has different environmental ramifications from operating one in Philadelphia. in 2008 to 53.7% For example, the tool can demonstrate how operating an electric vehicle in Portland, Ore.,

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. Zipcar Zipcar bills itself as the world’s largest car sharing service. In the U.S.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I One was affordability.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Michael purchased a new white Tesla Roadster with the intention of making a cross-country trip that would be powered only by homegrown American electrons. After celebrating at the River’s End Café, the road weary couple flew back to Philadelphia with the satisfaction of having achieved their all-electric Tesla Roadster cross-country goal.