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XL Hybrids, Henley Transmission Services partner to certify AAMCO for hybrid conversion installation, servicing

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AAMCO service centers will also be trained to provide any necessary warranty service and maintenance on the hybrid vehicles. XL Hybrids was founded by MIT alumni and is based in Boston.

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Lightning Hybrids and National Fleet Hybrids partner on hydraulic hybrid retrofits

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It is available for test drives and was showcased at the Massachusetts Clean Cities Coalition meeting on 13 June in Boston at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. National Fleet Hybrids is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Van Builders, Inc., a premium manufacturer of vans and shuttles that has been in business since 1992.

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Kiessling Transit orders 32 more Lightning Hybrids hydraulic hybrid buses

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This order for 32 units follows an order last year from the Boston-area transit company for 35 units that were commissioned in September 2015. The ERS has demonstrated improvements of 25% in fuel efficiency, and significantly reduced tailpipe emissions. Earlier post.) Those vehicles have recorded close to a total of one million miles.

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Lightning Hybrids secures order for 35 hydraulic hybrid systems from Kiessling Transit

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The application of this technology will result in improved emissions, less fuel use, longer brake life, better low-end torque, and lower maintenance and operational costs. Kiessling Transit purchased a pilot vehicle equipped with the hybrid system through Lightning Hybrids’ Boston-based dealer, National Fleet Hybrids, in 2013.

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New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

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This includes raw materials extraction, manufacturing, construction, operation, maintenance, and end of life of vehicles, infrastructure, and fuels. In terms of GHG emissions, large aircraft on a total g CO 2 e/PKT basis outperforms Boston light rail (the Green Line). Chester and Horvath (2009).

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

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Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. All I ever heard them do was badmouth the small Honda car I drive and complain about CAFE fuel economy standards.

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