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New Flyer launches New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions; sustainable charging and mobility solutions for zero-emission buses

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The Infrastructure Solutions team will be based at the Vehicle Innovation Center (VIC) in Anniston, Alabama. We look forward to working with agencies in helping overcome hurdles in electric bus and Bus Rapid Transit adoption. —Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Daimler opens Mercedes-Benz engine plant in China; first MB passenger car engine plant outside of Germany

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Being based on a flexible production-line concept, the annual capacity is planned at 250,000 units for the initial phase. In the near future, the GLA-Class will complement the portfolio of locally produced Mercedes-Benz passenger cars as the fourth model. With Daimler’s €2-billion (US$2.7-billion)

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NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

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The pent-roof design will enable the use of elevated levels of EGR dilution to yield a high efficiency engine that can also meet future NO x regulations. A pent-roof cylinder head version of a diesel engine will be developed for operation on natural gas and integrated into a medium-duty truck chassis. Plug-in Hybrid CNG Drayage Truck “PHET”.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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Let’s look at these two annual events and what they mean for current and future electric vehicle (EV) drivers. In the EV world, there is a concept called “well to wheel emissions,” which considers fossil fuel emissions during the charging process depending on the electricity generation itself.

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

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New Two-Cylinder Prototype Demonstration and Concept Design of a Next Generation Class 3-6 Opposed Piston Engine. University of Alabama. AOI 13: Alternative Fuel Proof-of-Concept in New Communities and Fleets. Zero Emission Freight Future. A New Approach for Increasing Efficiency of Agricultural Tractors and Implements.

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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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Better understanding of this process will contribute to higher efficiency engines in the future. The new model will facilitate the rapid development of high-efficiency, low emissions engine concepts. The new model will facilitate the rapid development of high-efficiency, low emissions engine concepts. The University of Alabama.

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