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EVs dominate list of efficient cars in ORNL 2022 Fuel Economy Guide

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For the first time, two electric vehicles with a 500-mile driving range (two variants of the Lucid Air) sit at the top of the guide’s 10 most fuel-efficient vehicles. The top 10 “fuel sippers” among 2022 models in the new guide are all-electric vehicles offering a minimum of 111 miles per gallon-equivalent fuel economy.

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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive priced at $41,450 for US; 85-mile range

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50-state availability will be announced in 2015. All B-Class Electric Drive vehicles will be covered by Battery Coverage Plus which includes 8-year, 100,000 mile battery coverage, coverage for defects, coverage for capacity, no cost annual maintenance, and Roadside Assistance. Range is an estimated 85 miles (137 km).

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Tesla offers Extended Service Agreement to select S3XY models

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The agreement extends specific coverage by up to 2 years or 25,000 miles. Model S vehicles produced between 2012 and 2020 Model X vehicles produced between 2015 and 2020 Model 3 vehicles Model Y vehicles Tesla S3XY owners can only purchase the ESA before their Basic Vehicle Limited Warranty expires.

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IIHS: small car driver death rates remain high

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From 2015 to 2018 there were 147,324 fatalities, compared with 134,905 from 2012 to 2015. While the death rates are adjusted for driver age and gender, they don’t capture other factors that might influence fatality rates, such as the speeds people drive, the number of miles they travel per day and the types of roads they use.

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Tesla’s Extended Service Agreement now available in Canada

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Tesla has launched its Extended Service Agreement (ESA) in Canada this week, which offers extensions of up to two years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first, for specific vehicle models (via Drive Tesla Canada ). After Tesla debuted an extended warranty program in the U.S.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. 908 million for Nuclear Energy, $74 million above the FY 2015 Enacted level, for ongoing R&D in advanced reactor and fuel cycle technologies as well as small modular reactor licensing technical support. 42% of the DOE Budget Request ($12.6

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NREL report on electric bus demo at Foothill Transit finds Proterra fuel economy >8x higher than CNG on same line

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This latest report provides data and analysis on 12 Proterra BEBs and eight CNG baseline buses from August 2015 through December 2016. kWh per mile—17.35 miles per diesel gallon equivalent (mpdge). per mile, including $0.04 per mile reflecting the expected energy loss of approximately 10% during charging.