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Hertz launches ‘electrified’ fleet push in Denver

Teslarati

Following enormous investments into electric vehicles, Hertz has launched its first planned electrified fleet in Denver, Colorado. Hertz has made headlines over the past few years for making enormous purchases with Tesla, Polestar, and, most recently, General Motors. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Foton Motor to extend cooperation with Cummins; second stage of the “China Super Truck” program

Green Car Congress

At the 8 th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Denver, Foton Motor and Cummins signed a Memorandum of Green Power and Smart Truck Cooperation Development. Under the MoU, Foton Motor and Cummins will launch an in-depth cooperation to boost energy-saving, low-carbon and green development.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Stanza Altima GXE

The Truth About Cars

Over the last couple of decades, the Nissan Altima has become the butt of countless online jokes and is now generally considered the most wretchedly disposable of US-market motor vehicles. Finally, in a Denver-area boneyard , I found this battered '93 GXE sedan. It was based on the following Bluebird generation, the U13. You'll see.

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AFOSR and NASA Launch First Test Rocket Fueled by Aluminum-Ice Propellant

Green Car Congress

It consists of an all-carbon-fiber, minimum-diameter high-power rocketry kit. Penn State and Purdue University researchers presented a paper on an investigation of ALICE propellants at the 45 th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit earlier this month in Denver, Colorado. Credit: Dr. Steven F. Rishal, Grant A.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

I discovered a Mexican-market '06 Peugeot 407 in a Denver boneyard, earlier this year, and thought years would pass before the next time I'd hear the ghosts of André Citroën , Louis Renault , and Armand Peugeot singing La Marseillaise over a car graveyard. Peugeot stuck it out until 1991 , when the last new 405s hit American streets.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. Most emission inventory calculations use a computer model to estimate the fleet’s emissions.

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Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits

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Pedal-assist e-bikes use an electric motor and battery to help power the bike. The motor amplifies the power behind each pedal stroke, augmenting the energy the rider puts into the bike. The initial three-month pilot program provided e-bikes to 13 low-income essential workers in the Denver area. Micromobility.

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