Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A performance evaluation of Class 8 hybrid electric tractor trailers (Kenworth T370 hybrid tractors) compared with similar conventional vehicles (Freightliner M2106 standard diesel tractors) by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that hybrid tractors demonstrated 13.7% Resources.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Hybrid 262

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. ZEV access initiatives (under development), and an additional approximately $25 million spent on the operational costs of running Electrify America (e.g., personnel, other business expenses).

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Charging America DC Raleigh 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. The SAE standard for this is called J1772.

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Plug-in Standards GM Plug 39

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2017

Arizona-based startup Local Motors has unveiled Olli ( earlier post ), a 12-passenger minibus that may hit university campuses in Las Vegas and Miami later this year. From a mathematical perspective, buses take up less space, use fewer resources and accommodate a greater number of passengers. The benefits of autonomous buses.

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Transportation Emissions Fuel Las Vegas 284

Charged EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy). The data is tough because a lot of it is reliant on battery chemistry,” James Litinsky, the CEO of MP Materials, said at the recent All-In Summit in Miami. Farewell to falling prices. Time for action.

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Supplies Price 63