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HK Motors, American Public Gas Association and NGVAmerica to Collaborate to Promote Natural Gas Hybrids

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Start-up HK Motors plans to begin producing a family of light-duty natural gas hybrid-electric passenger vehicles at its plant in Alabama beginning in 2013. Natural gas hybrids will use similar electric-drive technology to gasoline-powered hybrid vehicles available today, only natural gas will be the power source rather than gasoline.

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Tesla released the Cybertruck RWD to make the AWD look like a deal

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Considering that it is the most affordable Cybertruck available today, it would be fair to expect the vehicle to be geared for consumers who truly use their trucks for work. It doesnt even have otherwise basic Cybertruck features like the rear light bar, which is part of the pickup trucks iconic, futuristic look.

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. hybrids, and electric vehicles.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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The report treats different motorized modes separately, with a focus on light-duty vehicles (LDVs), heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and powered two-wheelers. The provision of high-quality information on vehicle fuel economy to prospective vehicle purchasers should be central to any strategy to encourage improvements in fleet average fuel economy.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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The team looked at once-daily charging, at home or at work, in order to study the adoption potential given today’s charging infrastructure. The team found that the vast majority of cars on the road consume no more energy in a day than the battery energy capacity in affordable EVs available today. —Jessika Trancik.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

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RWD EV6s deliver the best range, and AWD EV6s provide the best all-weather traction and performance at a minor penalty in range, with an EPA range of 232 miles for the Short Range Light, 310 for the Long Range Light, Wind and GT-Line, 282 miles for the AWD Wind, 252 miles for the AWD GT-Line and 218 miles for the performance GT AWD.

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What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

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Vehicle to load (V2L) : This is probably the most common type of bidirectional charging available today. Before you purchase a charger and a vehicle, be sure they’re compatible with each other. With V2L charging, you can use your EV battery to power appliances and tools on the go.