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Purolator deploys fully electric delivery vehicles in Vancouver; Motiv Power Systems

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Purolator is taking another step in greening its fleet with the arrival of fully electric curbside-delivery trucks in Vancouver—the first to be launched nationally by a Canadian courier company. Purolator’s deployment of this technology marks Motiv’s first collaboration with a company in Canada.

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Reports: Toyota and BMW to expand partnership on fuel-efficient vehicles, with Toyota providing hybrid and fuel cell technology to BMW

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and BMW will expand their partnership, one aspect of which will be Toyota providing hybrid systems and fuel cell technology to BMW. The Nikkei report followed a story in German newsmagazine Der Spiegel on the likelihood of an expanded partnership between the two companies. Toyota already provides hybrid technologies to Mazda Motor.

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Lease A Green Vehicle, Get Rebate Yourself--In CO, Anyway

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A bill signed in Colorado will now allow lessees to claim any tax credits for hybrid cars and electric vehicles, rather than the lessor. Previously, the state had allowed banks or finance companies to choose whether claim the credits themselves on lease vehicles, or to pass the credits on to the lessee.

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Range Rover, Sport Hybrids To Debut At Frankfurt Show

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Range Rover isn''t the first brand that comes to mind when thinking of green vehicles. Cars for traversing green and pleasant lands, perhaps, but not saving fuel as they do so. However, the company is changing. First there was the smaller, lighter Evoque, then plug-in hybrid prototypes.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

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You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. You’ll be happy to hear that auto insurance companies are competing for green customers by offering discounts. We’ll show you how to minimize your carbon footprint from the vehicle you drive in its care, repairs and maintenance. Green Vehicles.

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J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

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Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2

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Miller Industries Adds Eaton Hybrid-Powered Race Recovery Vehicle To Fleet; New Application for Hybrid Trucks

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used an Eaton hybrid system-equipped 2009 International DuraStar 4300 recovery vehicle during the recent Daytona 500 motorsports race. The hybrid recovery truck. Towing and recovery is a new application for trucks equipped with our hybrid power systems and we are looking forward to positive field results.

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