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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

Green Car Congress

The demonstration vehicles include tree maintenance trucks and a telephone pole installation truck. New Leaf, located in San Diego, collects used cooking oil from more than 1,500 restaurants and industrial kitchens and converts it into biodiesel. million to 5 million gallons a year. Villa Ford Inc.

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

Green Car Congress

Appendix C outlines four areas of qualified investments: ZEV infrastructure (including the development and maintenance of ZEV charging stations), public awareness, increasing ZEV access, and a green city. ARB may approve, partially approve or disapprove the Plan. liter Consent Decree. Brand-neutral public education.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report got a chance to sample the model at a recent media event in San Diego. Clean Fleet Report, at a media event in San Diego, drove a fully optioned XSE painted in the eye-catching Acidic Blast with the Black roof. It combines a 2.0-liter, The last four have a contrasting black roof.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

I think we have 22 or 24 buses in the San Diego area, and we have another deployment underway in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where we are initially deploying 24 as well. That means if you buy retail and you sell wholesale at your meter, it hurts your business case. Many including San Diego Unified, LA Unified.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

Clean Fleet Report

After driving 246 miles through Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego, we had 30 miles of range remaining on the dash gauge. Maintenance – Three years/36,000 miles. The Advance can go 248 miles while the Performance is rated by the U.S. EPA at 235 miles. Ready to take you there.

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Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in March 2024

Baua Electric

If you’re spending this much, you’ll want to ensure you’re buying from a reputable company with top-notch products and service. It also has awesome-looking cast wheels that remove the issue of spoke maintenance, plus add to the cool stance. The e-bike is nearly maintenance-free thanks to the belt drive and hydraulic disc brakes.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

At IBM plants in San Diego, Endicott, N.Y, Lowe's plan for the PC called for buying existing components and software and bolting them together into a package aimed at the consumer market. In reality, customers were buying 200,000 PCs per month by the second year. and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

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