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APRIL 18, 2013

GM announced that the new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel ( earlier post ) delivers an EPA-estimated 46 mpg US (5.1 It will be available in certain cities this spring and nationwide and in Canada in early fall. GM is strongly positioning the Cruze Diesel against the VW Jetta TDI automatic.

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JUNE 14, 2018

The Toronto Transit Commission , the third largest transit agency in North America and the most heavily used system in all of Canada, purchased ten Proterra Catalyst E2 buses in support of the transit agency’s goal to convert its entire fleet of 1,926 buses to zero-emission buses by 2040. million CAD.

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MARCH 23, 2022

WattEV’s TaaS model provides shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

In fact, over 50% of what we produce is an alternative to diesel, and we are prepared to meet further growth in demand. Electric buses also have fewer parts to maintain, which helps the district see immediate savings on maintenance costs. —Phil Horlock.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an electrical brushless diesel fuel pump for on- and off-highway engines with significantly improved durability. Canada diesel: > 2,000 hours. The design enables the product to enhance the life of an engine in service and reduce maintenance expenses. Brushless motor design.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. extends Cummins range of on-road diesel engines for North American vehicles. V8 Turbo Diesel to be used in the Nissan Titan pick-up truck ( earlier post ), the ISV5.0 Diesel Engines'

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2016

The new 15 LNG fueled vehicles will replace Ryder diesel-powered vehicles in the existing fleet and will be serviced out of Ryder’s Lafayette, La. facility, which is being engineered to meet the unique compliance requirements for natural gas. service locations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Canadian Pacific and Natural Resources Canada have partnered on a biodiesel fuel pilot project under the National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative. The National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative provides an opportunity for real-world testing and performance evaluation in advance of regulatory action.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

AltAir Fuels LLC ( earlier post ) will receive $5 million to expand production of renewable diesel fuels at its Paramount facility in Los Angeles County from 30 million gallons per year to 40 million gallons per year, and allow for processing of additional feedstocks. Renewable diesel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2018

There is no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle; power flows in series from the engine to the generator to the traction motor. The additional system orders validate the success of our product in the transit market and the need for electrified buses in Canada. Series E hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

GoFor, a North American delivery company committed to carbon-negative last mile services, and ODIN Automotive announced a preferred partnership to deploy ODIN’s electric delivery vehicle ecosystem in the US and Canada starting in Q2 of 2022. ODIN acquired StreetScooter production rights from DHL in January. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Verizon, one of the largest fleet operators in the US, is the first customer slated to integrate the EV410 into its field maintenance and service fleet. The company also unveiled a new addition to its vehicle lineup, the EV410, a mid-size eLCV designed for smaller, more frequent trips.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Postal Fleet Services has relied on Ryder for fleet leasing and maintenance solutions for more than 10 years. The 20 CNG fueled vehicles will now be added to the existing fleet of Ryder diesel-powered vehicles that already supports Postal Fleet Services’ mail distribution operations.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, as well as in Canada. million gallons of diesel fuel with lower emission domestically produced natural gas. maintenance facility.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2014

The World Bank has published a report, undertaken by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), intended to inform efforts to control black carbon emissions from diesel-based transportation in developing countries. —“Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles”. Earlier post.). Euro 6/VI).

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Jeannois has also placed a purchase order for four LionM buses to be delivered over the next four years, to gradually replace its luxury diesel-powered minibuses used in its corporate and tourist shuttle passenger transport branch. These LionC buses will be added to Jeannois' existing fleet of three LionC all-electric buses.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

BAE Systems marked its 7,000 th delivery of a series hybrid-electric system for buses by meeting orders from a transit agency in Canada. The Series-E system enables transit agencies, as well as maintenance and training staff, to transition to electric systems from their known mechanical systems and diesel power.

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JUNE 23, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. The average price of US on-highway diesel was $5.718 per gallon, up $2.432 from a year ago. Other important suppliers to the US.,

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APRIL 20, 2019

Within OECD Europe, the growth in Italy was partially offset by declines in Norway (-6.2%), where several fields were under maintenance in 2018. In contrast, Mexico experienced the largest decrease in the OECD in absolute terms (-19.7%), due to prolonged maintenance at the Madero refinery in the last half of 2018.

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MAY 16, 2019

This is particularly relevant to customers in Canada and the US’ East and West Coast Emission Control Areas (ECAs), which are now subject to regulatory limits around 70% stricter than IMO Tier II. The essentially maintenance-free exhaust gas aftertreatment system is extremely lightweight, as well. The engines are immediately available.

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MARCH 31, 2014

million gallons of diesel fuel with domestically produced natural gas and reduced emissions by more than 559,000 MTCO 2 e (metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions. Ryder actively monitors public and private incentive programs in 47 states and provinces throughout the US and Canada.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Firstgreen has recently expanded its North American footprint—its machines are now sold at nearly 20 dealerships, and the company reports that over 120 of its loaders are operating across the US and Canada. Firstgreen’s machines bring near-silent operation, zero emissions, minimum operating fluids, and minimum maintenance.

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JUNE 19, 2018

Carlton Rose, president, global fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS. RNG yields up to a 90% reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to conventional diesel. in Vancouver, Canada, and Tamworth, United Kingdom. UPS is a catalyst for wide scale adoption of natural gas vehicles.

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JANUARY 29, 2011

The University of Victoria (Canada) will use a portion of $13.3 The ship will rely on an all-electric propulsion system that will be powered by batteries, fuel cells and low-emission diesel generators. These diesel generators will only be used when power demands are high during long-distance cruising or submersible operations.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

When companies outsource their transportation and logistics operations to us, they not only get cost efficiency, but also the benefits of our environmental expertise, infrastructure, maintenance, and industry-leading partnerships. —Robert Sanchez, Ryder Chairman and CEO.

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MAY 1, 2018

Vancouver, Canada-based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. The weight saved in eliminating the diesel engines and their support systems, removing the diesel fuel, and changing to an aluminum hull provides the weight budget for the new electric drive and batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The Ram ProMaster program affords us the opportunity to expand our powertrain portfolio with a new turbo diesel that delivers a brand of capability unique to the North American market. diesel comes from a number of design features, such as: Isolated oil pan. Component location is a key maintenance consideration. I-4 EcoDiesel.

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MARCH 30, 2012

This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat. Canada, Corvus Energy provides a compact, modular lithium-ion battery system to commercial marine, aviation GSE, transportation, ports machinery, remote community, off grid and grid energy markets. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells. Earlier post.)

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. That is why many governments have mandated that EVs are fitted with low-speed noise emitters, including the United States, Canada, and the European Union.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The HDS 300 features the same benefits as its HDS 200 counterpart, now in service in the US and Canada. The integrated hybrid power system maximizes a fleet owner’s operational budget due to its superior efficiency and low maintenance costs. The traction motor is the sole source of propulsion for the vehicle and is sized accordingly.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 29, 2024

& While the EU does tend to lump plug-in hybrids into EV sales tabulations, the region is still outpacing the United States and Canada in terms of both PHEV and BEV volumes. has already postponed its planned ban of new gasoline and diesel models by five years to 2035. That number was presumed to be around 5.9

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Canada-based Nova Bus, a member of the Volvo Group, recently was awarded a contract for 15 LFSe+, Nova Bus’ long range electric buses, by TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s transportation network. Nova Bus also announced that the Chicago Transit Board approved the purchase of up to 600 new, 40-foot diesel LFS buses from Nova Bus. LFS Diesel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

The new vehicle is based on BAE Systems’ HybriDrive series hybrid propulsion system, used by transit agencies across the US, Canada and in the UK. The non-fuel cell HybriDrive system uses a diesel engine couple to a generator.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Cruze Diesel is identified by a discreet badge on the trunk. US buyers hunting for a non-premium diesel passenger car (i.e., Accordingly, Volkswagen of America (VoA) diesel sales to date in 2014 represent slightly north of 23% of all Volkswagen of America sales. Click to enlarge. of sales of the vehicle. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 4, 2010

The explosion and fire occurred while the unit was undergoing maintenance work. With a total crude-oil capacity of some 120,000 barrels per day, the refinery primarily supplies gasoline, jet fuel and diesel to markets in Washington and Oregon, and manufactures heavy fuel oils, liquefied petroleum gas and asphalt.

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APRIL 2, 2013

The study used a real-world case study of the transit system in Vancouver, Canada. Distance-based emissions factors, fuel consumption, and fuel and maintenance costs were estimated for diesel and CNG buses. benefit analysis to evaluate trade-offs between conflicting objectives.

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JULY 24, 2020

The DuoPower drivetrain delivers nearly twice the horsepower and five times better fuel efficiency than a standard diesel engine. Providing more than 87 million rides a year in Edmonton, ETS currently operates approximately 1,000 diesel buses in a 700-square-kilometer service area.

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