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Virginia Clean Cities reaches 1,000 vehicle conversions to propane

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Veolia Transportation is switching 300 taxis nationwide to autogas, while Southeast fleets include the City of Sandy Springs, and the Carroll, Jackson and Muscogee County Sheriff’s Offices in Georgia; Community Counseling Services and Pearl River County in Mississippi; Buncombe County, N.C.;

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Sales of Ford trucks with CNG/LPG prepped engines up 350% since 2009; company expanding range offered

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Transit joins the current compact Transit Connect van, wagon and taxi lineup; Ford Super Duty pickups; stripped chassis, E-Series vans, wagons and cutaways; and medium-duty F-450, F-550 and F-650 variants in offering factory-prepped engines for CNG/LPG conversion. liter V6 equipped with a CNG/LPG prep kit.

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UK to invest $841M from 2015-2020 to boost ultra low emission vehicle industry

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Additional funding of £50 million (US$84 million) will also be available for local areas to invest in cleaner taxis and buses. This investment will help create skilled British jobs and have further positive impact down the supply chain. Charging infrastructure.

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

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liter Partial Consent Decree to be spent by California on replacing older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. Electrify America has identified three potential Green City initiatives on which to focus: ZEV car‐sharing, ZEV delivery fleet, and ZEV taxi fleet provider. Green City.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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This technology is particularly useful for commercial electric autos, such as taxis and delivery vehicles, where downtime for charging can impact business operations. The shift towards electric vehicles is reshaping the entire value chain, from manufacturing and supply chain management to sales and after-sales service.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs running on electricity and biofuel are cleaner than conventional vehicles running on fossil fuels. [ This distributed energy strategy would supply the domestic and transportation energy needs of the household. 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [ 23 ] , [ 24 ].

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BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

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Under a newly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, BYD will supply greentomatocars with 50 of its battery-electric e6 models for trial use as minicabs in London. It is my aim that London’s minicabs and taxis will be zero-emission by 2020, which will have a major impact on air quality.

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