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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime: How its 42-mile range and 38 mpg compare to rivals

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Official EPA ratings were posted Monday for the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime, and they’re exactly as anticipated by Toyota ahead of the model’s launch. That includes a rating of 42 all-electric miles on the model’s plug-in charge, then 40 mpg city, 36 highway, 38 combined.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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New Toyota Highlander turbocharged engine offers more torque and fewer emissions

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The 2023 Toyota Highlander gas models are equipped with a new, higher-torque, high-efficiency turbocharged engine. The new engine, standard across all gasoline grades, is also more environmentally conscious, with more than a 50% reduction in NO x and NMOG compared to the outgoing V6 engine. The 265-horsepower, 2.4-liter

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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It will be based on a wide network of partners from all sectors and will revolve around 4 poles of activity, putting into practice the principles of the circular economy at each stage of the vehicle life cycle and mobility. are all strategic levers for the implementation of the reconversion project.

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Growth of  EVs: New challenge For Supermarkets and Gas stations

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The growing number of electric vehicles on the road is a great sign that we are moving forward in the right direction but along with the goodies, the growing population of EVs sets forward a few challenges. The majority of the petroleum giants and retailers have started to invest in the EV charging sector all over the world.

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Ford reveals CEO Jim Farley’s latest pay raise

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million, and another roughly-$2 million dubbed “all other compensation” in the document. UAW President Shawn Fain made a statement following the release of the Friday filing, pointing to Farley’s recent statements about potentially having to re-consider where Ford would build vehicles due to increasing union pressure.

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What is EVSE and EVCS?

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The electric vehicle industry is booming, and with it comes a plethora of terms and acronyms that can sometimes be confusing. Two of the most commonly used terms in the EV charging realm are EVSE and EVCS. EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. What is EVSE?