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Tesla Semi takes center stage in Frito Lay’s mutli-million dollar sustainability initiative

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It’s also the first to implement site-wide alternative fuel vehicles, on-site renewable energy generation, energy storage equipment, and employee EV charging stations. If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5, 12 Crown Li-ion forklifts.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

Clean Fleet Report

New Sporty Look for the Affordable 50 MPG Midsize Sedan. A spacious interior with a smooth comfortable ride, high fuel economy (we broke 50 mpg!), The undetectable and seamless transitions give the Camry Hybrid XSE EPA-rated fuel economy of 44 mpg city/47 highway with a combined of 46 mpg. So how to decide?

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Using 87 octane fuel, there is a total system of 260 horsepower combined. The Environmental Protection Agency rates fuel economy at 30 mpg highway and combined in hybrid mode, with an impressive 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) that measures the pure electric mode. mpg based on the dashboard computer.

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

Green Car Congress

ion batteries is approximately four times too high on a kWh basis; current batteries are two to three times too heavy and large, and high? ion batteries are not intrinsically tolerant to abusive conditions. displayed in longer EV range, higher MPG and/or MPGe ratings). Fuels and Lubricant Technologies. energy batteries.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

Green Car Congress

Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. Our history with alternative fuels has been truly awful.” Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Steven Plotkin.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug In America makes no representations as to the workmanship, creditworthiness, or any other attributes of the companies listed or of their products or services. org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com

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Here Come the PHEVs

Plug In Partners

Quantum works with a number of companies and government agencies on alternative fuel vehicles. liter turbocharged direct-injection four-cylinder engine producing 148 horsepower and returning about 48 mpg. (clip) Fisker also hopes to come out with SUVs and other types of cars. The Audi features a 1.4-liter

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