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Electric School Bus U.S. Market Study & Buyer’s Guide: A Resource for School Bus Operators Pursuing Fleet Electrification

CleanTechnica EVs

This comprehensive study and guide offer school districts and others an overview of the electric school bus market and a catalog that presents electric school bus models available today with detailed vehicle specifications.

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J.D. Power study: consumers possess inaccurate knowledge of fully automated self-driving vehicles

Green Car Congress

Power 2021 Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study, consumers possess inaccurate knowledge of fully automated self-driving vehicles. The study index is based on six unique attributes of consumer comfort with fully automated, self-driving vehicles. This year, the study has been redesigned as an annual offering from J.D.

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Study finds emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg studied the construction of an 8km stretch of road in detail and calculated how much emissions can be reduced now and until 2045, looking at everything from materials choice, production technology, supply chains and transport.

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Electric trucks like the Tesla Semi are nearing cost parity with diesel, EU studies show

Teslarati

Two new studies from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Transport & Environment (T&E) have suggested that advances in technology would enable battery-powered heavy trucks like the Tesla Semi to become cheaper to own and run compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts. Don’t hesitate to contact us for news tips.

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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

Green Car Congress

The electric F-150, which is undergoing tens of thousands of hours of torture testing and targeting millions of simulated, laboratory and real world test miles, will be more powerful than any F-150 available today and deliver commercial and personal customers the lowest expected lifetime total cost of operation among F-Series trucks.

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Lightning Systems reaccredited under bp?s Advancing Low Carbon Program

Green Car Congress

Case studies of all 76 accredited activities were published March 27 on bp.com/advancinglowcarbon , timed to coincide with the publication of bp’s annual Sustainability Report. All Lightning products are available today. The Lightning Systems GM 6500XD electric Class 6 truck is zero-emission on the road.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

Green Car Congress

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure.