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GM Ventures invests in battery-electric bus company Proterra

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Proterra’s EcoRide BE-35 battery electric bus ( earlier post ) is averaging up to 24 mpg (diesel equivalent) in service, a more than 600% improvement over a typical diesel bus. While this investment will help Proterra commercialize its electric bus and fast-charging technology, it also helps to address the future challenges of urban mobility.

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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

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Lack of good charging infrastructure is another oft-quoted barrier. Two brief charging stops that could have just been one and I arrived home with a bit less than 15% battery remaining. The Mach-E’s navigation system is battery state aware and also knows something about charging station locations. It charged $0.35

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Flash Drive: 2022 Toyota Tundra

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RWD – 18 mpg city/23 highway/20 combined. AWD – 17 mpg city/22 highway/19 combined. RWD – 18 mpg city/23 highway/20 combined. AWD – 17 mpg city/22 highway/19 combined. AWD – 17 mpg city/22 highway/19 combined. Here is how the models breakout: SR. iForce V6 twin-turbo. 348 hp/405 lb.-ft.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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Fuel economy numbers have not been announced, but the same gasoline-hybrid power plant in the Toyota Tundra pickup gets 20 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. Built in San Antonio, Texas, at the same assembly plant as the all-new 2022 Tundra pickup, Toyota will be getting the third-generation Sequoia to dealers in late summer 2022.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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The final SuperTruck demonstrator ran a five-day, 312-mile (502-kilometer) roundtrip route on Texas Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Dallas, at a weight of 65,000 lbs (29,484 kg) GVWR at a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), where it achieved an average result of 12.2 mpg (19.26

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

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The most convenient and expected place to charge will be at home using the Ford Mobile Charger that is included with the purchase of a Lighting. When on the road, charging is a seamless transaction through the BlueOval Charge Network. No payment is required at the time of charging as long as there is a balance on the account.

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