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MEEF funds 100 Tesla Model 3s for vehicle-as-a-service provider Breathe

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This latest funding will see internal combustion engine vehicles replaced as part of a contribution towards tackling the capital’s air pollution problem and supports the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s commitment to zero-emission transport in the capital. —Jeff Davis, Director of Breathe.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [

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Exploring the Potential Use, Impact and Valuation of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. the electric range capability—of the PHEV. Two recent studies explore different aspects of the use, potential impact and valuation of PHEVs.

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Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully

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In the study, published in the journal Nature Energy , Noel Melton, Jonn Axsen and Daniel Sperling conduct a media analysis to show how society’s attention has skipped among alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) technology between 1980 and 2013, including methanol, natural gas, plug-in electric, hybrid electric, hydrogen and biofuels.

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Toyota "Moves"

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Toyota moves to corner the 'plug-in' market Reversing course, the Japanese automaker reveals it will make hybrid cars that can go even farther on electricity. But gasoline prices have since soared to more than $3 a gallon. A typical hybrid has a big gasoline engine and a tiny electric motor.

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Wall Street Report

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FIALKA Staff Reporter THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 25, 2006 DAVIS, Calif. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It Some cities, environmental groups and state pollution regulators have joined this " Plug-in Partners " effort.

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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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Very broadly, ARB staff is making a number of major recommendation to the Board in reworking the ZEV regulation, including focusing it to address GHG emission reductions as well as criteria pollutants emission reductions. ARB should enact policies to accelerate the “greening” of California’s electrical transmission grids.

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