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Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

Green Car Congress

The company will immediately convert buses in nine markets to 20% biodiesel (B20) as a first step toward the company's goal of converting its entire bus fleet to B20 over the next five years.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched Project Get Ready , an initiative that emerged from its Smart Garage Summit in October 2008 and that is intended to help communities prepare for plug-in vehicles including full battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and converted hybrid or internal combustion vehicles.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

Currently only available in California, the VF 8 also will be introduced in British Columbia, Toronto and Montreal. Additional charging is through regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Speak to your dealer representative about when these features will be available.

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Traction Action

Plug In Partners

Additionally, the campaign has gained more than 8,000 “soft” fleet orders for these vehicles when they are available. IC Corporation, the nation’s largest school bus manufacturer, will build 19 plug-in hybrid school buses to be used in 11 states as part of a consortium organized by Advanced Energy, a Raleigh, N.C.-based

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. If youre interested in converting your Prius, see the information at How To Get a Plug-In Hybrid. Some of these vehicles may be available for demonstrations using the available contact info. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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