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The First Customers Receive VinFast’s VF 5, Priced At $19,500, Batteries Not Included

CleanTechnica EVs

The concept of the economy EV was first introduced in January 2022 at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and later the same year at the […] VinFast turned over the first batch of VinFast VF 5 smart electric vehicles to its new owners in simple ceremonies at dealers and luxury malls all over Vietnam.

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Honda debuts hydrogen-powered Class 8 fuel cell Semi truck concept

Baua Electric

Honda is debuting a hydrogen semi truck concept at this year’s Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, an annual expo focusing on clean medium and heavy duty vehicles, next week in Las Vegas. Honda has been a little slow to electrify, falling behind as has been the case with a lot of Japanese automakers.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

Dana Point to Barstow; Barstow to Las Vegas, Nevada; and Las Vegas to St. miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh) We often had company Barstow-to-North Las Vegas, Nevada (162 miles) SOC on arrival: 43% AER remaining: 116 miles SOC on departure: 71% AER: 198 miles Charging time: 54 minutes KWh added: 27.6 George, Utah.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

The Clean Fleet Report Report Card. Clean Fleet Report has been growing along with the market. In addition to taking deep dives on vehicles, Clean Fleet Report has looked at EV batteries , various infrastructure issues and other issues for this growing market. We published our 2,000 th article this year.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Click to enlarge. Total DOE award: $15,000,000. Total DOE award: $14,999,927.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

Green Car Congress

NO 2 ’s contribution exceeded 20% in 92 cities located in both developed and emerging economies. The problem affects cities in the United States as well: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Milwaukee were the top five cities in the US with the highest percentage of pediatric asthma cases linked to polluted air.

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Opinion: The Dark Side Of The Shale Bust

Green Car Congress

“We attracted everyone who had failed in Sacramento, everyone who failed in Phoenix, everyone who failed in Las Vegas, everybody who had failed in Houston, everyone who failed in Florida,” Kalil said in a June 3 interview with WHQR.org. And it’s really frustrating for those of us left to clean up the mess.”.