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UPS adding 200 more series hybrid delivery trucks

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UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. will be deployed beginning in January 2017 starting in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and, possibly in other states as well. Earlier post.).

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Development of Advanced Combustion Strategies for Direct Injection Heavy Duty Propane Engines to Achieve Near-Diesel Engine Efficiency. University of Alabama. General Motors LLC. Purdue University.

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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

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These include the heavy-duty manufacturing regions of the upper Midwest; technology hubs in California and along the Pacific Coast; technology innovators on the East Coast including Massachusetts, New York, and the Carolinas; and a corridor that runs through, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio.

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DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

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The new investments will go toward a wide range of research, development, and demonstration projects that aim to reduce the price and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles. Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration (Area of Interest 2). Description. TPI Composites.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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If interested in towing a light trailer, the maximum weight is 1,500 pounds. Built in Huntsville, Alabama the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid is an economical vehicle to buy and drive. In addition, we aim to offer reviews and news on advanced technology and the alternative fuel vehicle market.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mazda CX-50 AWD

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The CX-50 is built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. The narrow LED head and daytime running lights take up as little real estate as possible on the front fenders, and the turn signals are mere slits sitting just above the bright lower fascia. There are 10 different CX-50 trim levels.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Mercedes EQS

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Fabrics are soft to the touch, plastics are limited, but high-quality, and metal and lighted accents provide defined edges to the interior space. Eventually, Mercedes says it will have electric versions of all of its models with the EVs displacing gas and diesel models completely by the end of this decade. Aggressive Pricing.