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Denver RTD orders 17 New Flyer electric buses

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RTD provides transportation in the Denver metro area, delivering nearly 33 million annual bus rides on 124 routes. New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric buses provide up to 525 kWh of power and 250 miles of range on a single charge. The contract marks New Flyer’s first battery-electric bus order from RTD.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

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If you owned a car that had traveled more than 400,000 miles during its life, could you bear to send it into the cold steel jaws of The Crusher ? 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards.

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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Percent of total miles completed on the Lyft platform in EVs and business-as-usual projection for California, the US leader in EV market share. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver. Lyft said that the potential benefits to drivers are very significant.

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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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They again evaluated a baseline scenario in which current conditions essentially continue intact, as well as a handful of alternate scenarios in which total vehicle-miles traveled varies due to increased use of mass transit and changes in housing density. miles per gallon by the year 2027. miles per gallon by the year 2027.

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Hyundai and US DOE extend fuel cell vehicle loan partnership in concert with new DC-based hydrogen fueling station

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In February, Hyundai reported that Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell drivers had accumulated more than 1,000,000 miles on the roads and highways of Southern California. Michigan and Denver. Earlier post.) Phase two further expands the program’s reach to Northern California, Washington D.C.,

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Alstom invests €14M in electric autonomous shuttle company EasyMile

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The EZ10 provides shared driverless transportation for the last mile. We are confident in the success of the EZ10, already tested in different climates and conditions. It is based in Toulouse, Singapore and Denver (USA) and employs today 60 employees. Alstom will be present at EasyMile’s board.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

The Denver EAA chapter is still dedicated to its core mission nearly 50 years after its founding. Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. When folks would find out the car had a 40-mile range, that was the end of discussion. Even with climate change, they’ve had to be educated.”