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Toyota-led consortium developing prototype hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Hilux pickup

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Crucial to the project is the need to maintain performance and reliability, factors that are critical in commercial vehicles, while also ensuring any solution can be produced cost-effectively. Toyota applied for APC funding last year, presenting a project to contribute to the development of new, cleaner technologies and mobility solutions.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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To clarify regional costs, the report breaks down the costs of smog, soot and climate pollution caused by passenger vehicles in each of the 10 ZEV states. As of 2015, those costs are: California: $15 billion. New York: $7.9 New Jersey: $4.6 Connecticut: $1.4 Oregon: $1.3 Maine: $513 million. Rhode Island: $407 million.

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CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

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We optimize fleet composition (mix of conventional vehicles (CVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs)) and operations to satisfy demand at minimum cost and compare findings across a wide range of present-day and future scenarios for three cities. Source: Bruchon et al. Bruchon, Jeremy J. 0c05141.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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The paper, “Market Development for Green Cars”, presents and analyses policies, programs and approaches for the development, market introduction and diffusion of green cars (primarily from the demand (pull) side). High entry costs may exist for new technologies, and therefore lead to high cost of switching to these new technologies for users.

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MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

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In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. Ethanol or methanol would be employed to increase knock resistance. —Daniel Cohn.

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Log9’s Pankaj Sharma on how EVs are redefining mobility | Autocar Professional

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The burgeoning B2B sector, in particular, is witnessing unprecedented cost savings, revolutionising logistics and delivery services. The plummeting cost of lithium-ion cells underscores the economic viability of EVs, with prices steadily declining and making them increasingly accessible to consumers.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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The state plans to use more than 60% of the funding to accelerate the adoption of electrified transportation by reducing the cost of electric buses and trucks, particularly transit buses, and providing funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. More than 150 people attended the public events.

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