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Pennsylvania DEP extends alternative fuel vehicle rebate program with additional $1.5M

Green Car Congress

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will extend the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate program once it reaches its milestone of awarding 500 $3,500 rebates for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles. million toward electric vehicles since 2011.

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

Clean Fleet Report

A Look at the Lightest Alternative Fuel. Of course, there are a range of eco-friendly vehicles on the market, but one emerging contender is hydrogen-powered cars. Of course, there are a range of eco-friendly vehicles on the market, but one emerging contender is hydrogen-powered cars. History of Hydrogen Vehicles.

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Maritz study finds growing but still low US consumer awareness about alternative fuel technologies; knowledge gap and confusion a sales challenge for OEMs

Green Car Congress

Results of a survey released by Maritz Research demonstrates that while US consumer awareness about alternative fuel vehicles continues to grow, only about one in five consumers state they are “very familiar” with any alternative-fuel technologies. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles rose from 15 to 22%.

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Toyota to demo Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in New York City

Green Car Congress

(TMS) announced that New York City will join the company’s US Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration program. Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHVs) will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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Decades Of Promises: 'Dude, Where's My Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car?'

Green Car Reports

Carmakers routinely lose money on the first generation of new technologies--Toyota, for example, with its first-generation Prius hybrid. hydrogen Future Cars infographics hydrogen fuel cell alternative fuel vehicles' But while hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric cars have had a.

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Hollywood stars defy Death Valley with hydrogen-fuelled car

Green Cars News

In the glamorous world of alternative fuel vehicles, you are undoubtedly likely to attract celebrity friends; just as the Toyota Prius has Leonardo DiCaprio and the Honda FCX CLarity has Jamie Lee Curtis; Mercedes B-Class F-Cell hydrogen-fuelled car can count Hollywood stars Diane Kruger and Joshua [.].

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

We’re 100% used EVs and hybrids,” said Robert Beas of Beas Auto Sales , noting that he displayed a pre- owned Prius Prime, Mitsubishi Outlander, Hyundai Sonata, Chevrolet Volt, and Ford C-max plug-in hybrids at the event. I thought it would be internal combustion running on hydrogen, but then we found out it was electric vehicles.”

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