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USPS Swaps Out 3% of Fleet for More Fuel Efficient or Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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The US Postal Service (USPS) will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the US General Services Administration (GSA).

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

A comparable SUV, such as a 2023 Ford Explorer AWD with the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an EPA highway rating of 26 miles per gallon, would have used 69 gallons of gasoline. The fuel costs we saw posted during our trip averaged $4 per gallon for 87 octane, which would be $276 gasoline costs, so advantage electric, but not by much.

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Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range

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Recharging One-pedal driving with regenerative motor braking converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. There were few times, as we drove through California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, where the brake pedal was applied. Lifting off the accelerator pedal slows and eventually brings the car to a stop.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Jerry spent the night at the guest house of LiFeBATT USA before leaving the next day for his home state of Arizona. with a plan to visit 40 EAA chapters before Jerry would arrive home in Bisbee, Arizona in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. LiFeBATT USA distributes Lithium Iron Phosphate battery modules that are manufactured in Taiwan.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0 by RSS or sign up by email. About Gas 2.0 on It’s On!

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. To recharge 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity in 5 minutes requires 240 kilowatts of electricity. Installing a dedicated circuit panel say a 200 amp model could be an alternative or supplement to public fast charging stations.

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