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Daimler, Blue Bird, IC Bus introduce electric school buses at NAPT

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The first generation Saf-T-Liner C2 Electric Bus comes equipped with the PowerDrive 7000ev powertrain from EDI, which provides 100-160 kWh of battery capacity and a baseline of 100-miles range and an operating range up to 100-miles between charges, with an option for a higher range with additional battery packs. Earlier post.).

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Charmed by a City Off Thailand’s Beaten Path

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Ceramics factory stores are ideal for gift shopping. That afternoon, we rented a motorbike and headed two miles southeast to get to the bottom of the city’s chicken fixation. We were alone as mist evaporated from the forested floor a half-mile below until a Dutch couple arrived, followed by a handful of retirees from Bangkok.

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Ford pushing for common industry metrics to understand customer daily electric driving requirements

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The data is anonymized and stored in secure servers at Ford, where it is analyzed by a customized suite of tools. Ford has compared its MyFord Mobile (MFM) data to the Atlanta regional travel survey, recognized as representative of US driving. Ford data shows that the 50 th percentile customer drives just under 30 miles every day.

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