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JANUARY 16, 2020

—Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda. Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama will join Joby’s board of directors and play an active role in setting strategic direction at the Board level.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. This grant would allow ConnDOT to upgrade the upcoming purchases of buses and would fund the incremental cost of a hybrid bus compared to a conventional bus.

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JULY 8, 2022

IDTechEx research suggests that on average, decoupling the cost of the battery from the electric vehicle can reduce the purchase price of EVs by 20%. Sun Mobility in India has also launched its ‘Quick Interchange Station’ that facilitates the swapping, charging, and maintenance of battery packs for electric buses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The four main areas of focus for reducing the lifecycle cost of the new bus were purchase price; fuel economy; scheduled maintenance; and unscheduled maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, and EVs). Installation costs. Maintenance costs. Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.).

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Japan Mitsubishi Honda Charging 261

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The system will enable the new advanced bus platform to achieve 45-70% increased fuel economy over average diesel powertrains and more than double the fuel economy improvement of hybrid-electrics, contributing to an overall lower cost of ownership for transit authorities and reduced emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

infiniRel Corporation is developing a health diagnostics and control system for solar plants, improving efficiency and profitability, and reducing operational risks by optimizing maintenance, improving output, and extending the life of critical assets with patented, predictive diagnostics. the cost of energy storage?by

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Cleaning Clean Energy Energy Storage 371

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Valeo and Orange are proposing an new concept for sharing vehicles between several drivers, either between individuals or within a corporate fleet of vehicles, based on NFC (Near Field Communication) no-contact technology. The vehicle sharing process is simple.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2010

These improvements will all be made in the hopes of driving down the cost of solar energy. HiTek Services will focus on optimizing reflector array, or heliostat, designs in order to reduce the cost of using heliostats in a solar field. Infinia Corporation – Kennewick, WA – up to $3.0 Terrafore, Inc. Riverside, CA – up to $1.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation has sold five Balance Hybrid Electric buses to Votran, the transit entity for Volusia County, Florida. FTA stimulus funds covered 100% of the cost of the vehicles. Votran is managed by the national firm McDonald Transit Associates, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The drive train, with a Ford 5.4L

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Hybrid Stimulus Maintenance Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Green reviewed the role clean diesel vehicles play in the current vehicle fleet by analyzing the total cost of ownership of diesels and comparing it to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. They developed three- and five-year cost estimates of depreciation by modeling used-vehicle auction data and fuel costs by modeling government data.

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Gasoline Diesel Vehicles Fuel Economy 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ricardo and Cooper Corporation of India launched of the first of a completely new range of Cooper engines at the Delhi Auto Expo. Low cost of ownership was of paramount importance to the design team, and the new engine boasts excellent longevity and ease of service. Farrokh Cooper, Cooper Corporation’s chairman and managing director.

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Engine Market Diesel India 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

VSE Corporation last week received notification from the US Postal Service (USPS) that it will be awarded a contract to deliver a more fuel-efficient repowered gasoline Long Life Vehicle (LLV) prototype delivery vehicle for the existing fleet. VSE submitted a proposal with Wheeler Bros., —Dave Wheeler, CEO of WBI.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

NVIDIA and FANUC Corporation are collaborating to implement artificial intelligence on the FANUC Intelligent Edge Link and Drive (FIELD) system to increase robotics productivity and bring new capabilities to automated factories worldwide. The convergence of Internet of Things and industrial manufacturing has begun.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

and Nikola Corporation are forming a joint venture with a goal to decarbonize heavy-duty trucking. service and maintenance) and a green and sustainable hydrogen infrastructure. The vision of the joint venture is to promote the advantages that hydrogen offers at cost parity or better than diesel based on the total cost of ownership.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

This award helps to fulfill a cost-sharing target for the recipient's $122 million award from the Department of Energy. Rand Corporation , based in Santa Monica, will receive $4,474,558 to evaluate the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program and projects.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

This collaboration will combine Nikola’s proposed FCEV bundled lease offer, which will include Nikola’s FCEVs, vehicle service and maintenance and hydrogen fuel supply, with OPAL Fuels’ significant experience in developing, constructing, and operating heavy-duty truck fueling stations to deliver a complete end-to-end solution.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. Delaware Transit Corporation. Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation. City of Tucson. Southern California Association of Governments.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

the owner of IVECO and FPT Industrial, intends to enter into a strategic and exclusive heavy-duty truck partnership with Nikola Corporation to accelerate industry transformation towards emission neutrality of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks in North America and Europe through the adoption of fuel-cell technology. CNH Industrial N.V.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Dr. John Sethian, the plasma physicist leading the project at NRL, says that if NRL’s technology works as expected, it would be about 10-20% the cost of a catalytic scrubber for energy, and with no byproducts. Today, industry uses Selective Catalytic Reduction to reduce NO x , but the scrubbers are expensive to build and to operate.

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Fusion Coal Powered Power 244

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

BCAP, created in the 2008 Farm Bill, helps farmers and forest land owners with start-up costs of planting new energy crops that can take several years to reach maturity until harvest, a timeline designed to parallel the construction schedule of commercial-scale energy facilities that will use these crops.

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Arkansas North Carolina Energy Production 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group and India-based Ola—one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms— announced a strategic partnership under which Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will make their biggest combined investment to date, as part the Group’s continued efforts to become a Smart Mobility Solutions Provider.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Combined with the increasing scarcity and cost of energy resources, it is therefore vital to develop a range of technologies that will ensure the long-term sustainability of mobility in Europe. After 2025, the total cost of ownership (TCO) of all the powertrains converges. Total Raffinage Marketing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2017

This helps to reduce maintenance expenses and allow users to experience lower fueling costs that will drive a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). —Phil Horlock, President and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. This announcement comes on the heels of a $4.4-million Earlier post.)The

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2010

As a result of the terms of these transactions and the related net balancing of the portfolio, in particular to contribute to the past costs of the Voyageur project, Total will pay Suncor C$1,751,250,000 (US$ 1.728 billion), with a value date of 1 January 2011. Suncor strategic growth update and 2011 corporate guidance ( presentation ).

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APRIL 26, 2016

Insitu’s ScanEagle is a versatile platform with multiple payload capabilities, including providing high-definition imaging at a fraction of the cost of larger UAV systems. The ScanEagle is operated in conjunction with Insitu’s Mark4 Launcher—a low-maintenance, runway-independent platform—along with its SkyHook recovery system.

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Fuel 2015 Oil Engine 150

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JUNE 23, 2021

The Group—including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation—and Grab will further develop new pilots and initiatives that lower the barriers of entry for Grab driver and delivery-partners to adopt EVs, such as lowering the total cost of ownership and reducing range anxiety. Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc.

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Driivz

JULY 3, 2024

This blog explores the costs and processes involved in setting up, operating and maintaining EV charging networks, as well as the revenue models that make EV charging a viable business. Operating and Maintaining an EV Charging Network Operating and maintaining EV charging networks, like any modern business, includes a range of cost factors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2010

This advanced core contains many key technologies contributing to the lower engine operating cost of the PW1000G engine. The PW1000G engine was recently selected by Irkut Corporation to power the new MC-21 aircraft family scheduled to enter service in 2016. —Bob Saia, vice president, Next Generation Product Family.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Delaware Transit Corporation. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. Smith has produced the Newton truck in Europe for more than three years and has sold vehicles to major fleet operators in sectors such as mail and parcel delivery, logistics, retail, highway maintenance and airports.

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Kansas City Kansas Electric Vehicles Transit Connect 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

(Boston, Massachusetts) will develop a cost-effective, high efficiency, power take-off system for a wave energy converter, a mechanism to convert water’s mechanical energy into usable electricity. This is a unique approach that seeks to replace lower efficiency, high maintenance, long-stroke linear generator systems.

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Plug N Drive

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Furthering corporate sustainability goals. It is important to identify your desired features before approaching charging station suppliers, such as: networked or non-networked units, user access to the station, ongoing operating costs and maintenance. Equipment Upkeep and Maintenance. In short, you may not have a choice.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

Springing for luxury items just isn’t in the cards for most of us, despite the lavish recompense* deigned upon us by our corporate overlords in Downtown Canada. Setting some variables in this equation, they propose a monthly insurance rate of $147, fuel costs of $260 per month, and maintenance pegged at $95.50 for a car payment.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh. Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2015

Diversified energy technology company Holtec is partnering with the US subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation—Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. MEPPI)—to develop the instrumentation and control solution for Holtec’s small modular reactor SMR-160. Source: Holtec. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America.

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