Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Unassuming Speed McLaren lets you know right away the GT is a serious driver’s car—the carbon fiber steering wheel is void of all buttons and controls for the audio, telephone and cruise control—meaning serious driving ahead. The roof with a fixed glass panel slopes to the carbon fiber deck lid with a window over the 14.8
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), Britain’s biggest bus and coach manufacturer, has chosen GKN Hybrid Power as a preferred partner and committed to the purchase of 250 of its Gyrodrive electric flywheel hybrid systems ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2011
We’re talking a lot of weight reduction—500-700 lbs [227-318 kg] out of the vehicle, but still enabling the customer to have the package they are accustomed to in the particular vehicle that they purchased. Once you take the weight out, you take the engine down and get substantial deltas in fuel economy. Why would you do that?
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 18, 2024
Where the magic happens Single motor driving the rear wheels 182 horsepower 221 pound-feet of torque Power Output: 128 kW Three carbon-fiber reinforced hydrogen tanks with a three-layer structure Hydrogen Tank Capacity: 5.6 This is why the complementary fuel purchase incentive offered by Toyota is so valuable.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Two tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and other materials are used to store hydrogen at 70 MPa (approximately 700 bars or 10,000 psi). Middle layer: carbon fiber reinforced plastic (structural element). High-pressure Hydrogen Tanks.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 1, 2022
But it has yet to catch on with consumers, which is no small thing as the state of California has spent more than $300 million since 2012 for consumer rebates, fueling stations, the purchase of transit buses and grants subsidizing the development of hydrogen-powered freight trucks. Pricing, Purchase Incentive and Warranties.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. And even greater ranges can be expected soon. But use of petroleum will continue.
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