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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases totaling $100 million are part of UPS’ ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources and reduce its environmental impact. Its fleet includes more than 6,840 all-electric, hybrid electric, hydraulic hybrid, CNG, LNG, propane and light-weight fuel-saving composite body vehicles.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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We catalogued dozens of unique electric vehicle actions and found statistically significant relationships between the electric vehicle share of new light-duty vehicle sales and model availability, consumer incentives, public charging infrastructure, workplace charging, HOV lane access, and city promotion actions. cities ”.

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Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

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The strategy will guide the current 2007-2012 offshore oil and gas leasing program, which was written by the previous administration but found by the courts last year to be legally flawed, as well as the new 2012-2017 program that this administration will propose.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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will construct new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for Arlington Transit (ART) in Arlington County, Virginia; Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) in Long Island, NY; and North Kansas City (MO) School District, which is set to become the largest school district in the US to transition its school bus fleet to CNG. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

Cars That Think

The second instrument was a highly experimental Multispectral Scanner System (MSS) designed by Virginia T. The light from the mirror passed through filters and onto the 24-element array of detectors—six for each of the MSS’s four spectral bands—yielding 24 channels of video data. Norwood and built by Hughes Aircraft Co.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. What type of leadership makes you thrive?