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BYD unveils North America’s largest electric bus factory; capacity for up to 1,500 vehicles annually

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This manufacturing facility is powered 100% by renewable energy, which is provided by the City of Lancaster’s Energy Company, Lancaster Choice Energy. BYD is currently producing an additional 300 buses based on current customer orders and has options for more than 300 additional electric bus purchases.

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Ford names first markets for the Focus Electric

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Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Range is targeted to be 100 miles (161 km) on a full charge. Portland, Ore.;

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. THINK developed the EV-Ready Cities Index to measure which markets are most likely to begin and benefit from the transition to electric vehicles, providing an objective comparison of the EV purchase and usage incentives as well as the market fit for EVs.

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UPS to add 1,400 new CNG vehicles over next year; building 15 new CNG fueling stations

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UPS announced plans to purchase and deploy 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year, representing a 27.5% To support the purchase and planned deployment of the 1,400 new CNG vehicles, UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; UPS CNG package truck. Click to enlarge.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The CEO of Daewoo fled South Korea in 1999 to avoid criminal charges, the company went bankrupt in 2000 , and the bad news for Daewoo just kept coming as the new century began.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

I discovered a Mexican-market '06 Peugeot 407 in a Denver boneyard, earlier this year, and thought years would pass before the next time I'd hear the ghosts of André Citroën , Louis Renault , and Armand Peugeot singing La Marseillaise over a car graveyard. Up to 40 miles to the gallon of gas. Citroën held out here until 1974.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. Some small players were gobbled up by bigger companies. For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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