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Disneyland will remake its Autopia around EVs in 2026

Baua Electric

Disneyland will replace gasoline vehicles at its Autopia ride with EVs in 2026, the Los Angeles Times confirmed this week. The groups drawing attention to the disparities in recent weeks and encouraging the shift to electric are planning a Sunday morning (10 a.m.) EV production.

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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

Green Car Congress

The Hertz Corporation is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its fleet in the US. Hertz also deploys CNG airport buses at its Los Angeles Airport location and rents CNG vehicles in both Italy and the United Kingdom. The fuel also typically costs half the price of gasoline and is produced domestically.

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BP to sell Carson refinery and ARCO retail network in US Southwest to Tesoro for $2.5B

Green Car Congress

BP has reached agreement to sell its Carson, California refinery and related logistics and marketing assets in the region to Tesoro Corporation for $2.5 It processes ANS (Alaskan North Slope), Middle Eastern and West African crudes and supplies 25% of the Los Angeles gasoline demand. million gallons/day. Fuel gases.

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Kia unveils Optima Hybrid sedan at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. liter Theta II gasoline engine is mated to a small electric motor and drives the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission without the traditional torque converter. Kia Optima Hybrid.

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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 298 horsepower (hp)/295 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) seconds MPG: 21 city/29 highway/24 combined Small displacement, but dual power R/T Plus – Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 1.3-liter, liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft The primary way to charge the 15.5

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Traction Action

Plug In Partners

T his week's meeting of the Electric Drive Transportation Association in Washington was accompanied by some significant announcements. Plug-in vehicles would combine today’s new electric-flex fuel (gas and/or biofuels such as ethanol) hybrid technology with a larger battery that could be recharged by plugging it into a standard wall sockets.