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Independent Repair Shops Win Over Dealerships in Consumer Survey

The Truth About Cars

Conversely, Jeep and Kia, followed closely by Hyundai, find themselves at the lower end of customer satisfaction scores. The Consumer Reports survey specifically sheds light on members' experiences with repairs paid out of pocket, excluding maintenance, tire issues, collision repairs, and services covered by warranty or recall.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

Preliminary conversations with commercial customers indicate a healthy mix for demand across all eight configurations, with roughly 40% leaning toward high-roof vans and 60% pointing to medium-roof, low-roof, cutaway and chassis cab versions. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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TWAICE and pepper partner for full battery transparency in retrofitted commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

This provides pepper customers with battery insights and enables optimal operation. TWAICE can deliver the critical battery performance insights for which automotive companies around the world are looking. Retrofitting can be an economical and sustainable alternative to diesel vehicles.

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ABC Companies selects Lightning Systems for diesel-to-electric coach repower program

Green Car Congress

It is a dramatically lower cost solution for those looking to integrate an electric coach versus buying new and can also net significant operational savings associated with fuel and maintenance cost reductions. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning Systems.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Madison, Wis. Amesbury, Mass. Tempe, Ariz.

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Missing out on EV Fleet Funding and Getting the Infrastructure Wrong: A How Not-To Guide

EV Connect

ICE vehicles are dominated by moving parts, and maintenance and repair intervals revolve (pun intended) around replacing fluids. Conversely, EVs contain fewer moving parts, and software plays a much more important role. The management and operations dynamics of EV fleets start with shifting from a focus on hardware to software.

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Use of onboard chargers in EVs: Enhancing consumer experience | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Beyond the physical constraints, the increased weight of these chargers introduces complexities in their systems and components, leading to potential escalations in maintenance costs and repair intricacies over the vehicle’s lifespan.

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