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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. Customers have shared plans to use E-Transit for recreational vehicles, school buses, automotive service, carpet cleaning, service vans and other commercial applications.

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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

Green Car Congress

UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025. Oklahoma City, Okla.;

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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway

Green Car Congress

LightningElectric is available for the Ford Transit as part of Ford’s eQVM program. One will go westbound to California and throughout that state (Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, San Diego, Los Angeles, Long Beach), while the other will travel eastbound through Detroit to New York (Kansas City, Detroit, Albany, New York City).

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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

Electric Auto Association

The inaugural Route Zero Road Trip targets clean air standards and the open road with American-powered electric vehicles visiting Old Route 66 destinations. Route Zero Road Trip celebrates clean air standards and American-powered electric vehicles by visiting destinations on the old Route 66. See more on the EV fact sheet.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. When the meetings are in person, it gives me an excuse to go to Kansas City.” Members of the Mid-America EAA show-off different types of EVs, including a lawn mower.

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EPA proposes increase in renewable fuel levels for CY 2017

Green Car Congress

The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set annual RFS volume requirements for four categories of biofuels. EPA will hold a public hearing on this proposal on 9 June 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. EPA implements the program in consultation with the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Energy. Circuit Court.

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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

Johnson was part early adopter, part showman, and part publicist for the possibilities of electricity. Linda Hall Library , in Kansas City, Mo. Part of a continuing series looking at photographs of historical artifacts that embrace the boundless potential of technology.

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