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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

Clean Fleet Report

How Corporations Can Help the U.S. The general assumption seems to be that Americans will simply ditch their gasoline-powered vehicles in favor of EVs. Meanwhile, the electrification of city- and corporate-owned vehicles has been dominating recent headlines. News and World Report recently posed the question: will the U.S.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline. The version used in the fleet test has a 50-liter methanol tank as well as a 10-liter gasoline tank. It features a 1.8-liter,

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Thriev adding 20 BYD e6 electric cars to London fleet

Green Car Congress

Thriev , a company offering zero-emission, chauffeured cars to corporate and private users in London, is adding 20. BYD e6 electric cars to the fleet. Last month, the Mayor of London announced that from 1 January 2018, all new taxis would have to be zero-emission capable in order to gain an operating licence.

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SoCalGas to partner with SunLine Transit Agency to test combination of technologies to produce hydrogen from RNG

Green Car Congress

The goal is to produce emissions-free renewable hydrogen for fuel cell electric cars and other vehicles at a price competitive with gasoline. The second technology, STARS-165 SMR, built by the start-up STARS Technology Corporation , takes the Linde system a step further.

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Volvo to unveil XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at Detroit show; system targeted for US and China markets

Green Car Congress

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. and Russia.

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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage driven, CAFE explained, Mercedes electric cars: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we take a spin in the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage GT, explain Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, and look at future electric cars from Mercedes-Benz. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The Coming Takeover of Electric Cars EV adoption is moving quickly. Without proper preparation, a scenario in which our busiest cities see their electrical grids regularly overloaded during peak-demand times is not at all far-fetched.