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Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits

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Supported by a $50,000-grant from the Colorado Energy Office, 16 low-income workers in Durango, Colorado will receive e-bikes through a pilot program of the 4 Corners Office of Resource Efficiency ( 4CORE ). Recipients will also receive helmets, LED lights, locks, panniers and training. The bikes are Class II e-bikes—i.e.,

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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Chrysler is already relying heavily on its award-winning Pentastar V-6 gasoline engine, which features a light-weight aluminum block with variable valve timing that improves fuel efficiency over its pre-2010 predecessor engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.

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Chrysler Slings Updates at Pacifica for 2024

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This decision deletes a few features or makes them optional (power liftgate, ambient lighting, and the like) but opens the plug-in hybrid price point to more customers. Two new colors are on the palette: Red Hot and Baltic Gray. Heady stuff, we know. The top-rung Pinnacle gets a different hue for its quilted Nappa leather seats as well. .&

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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Also as part of this announcement, the Jefferson North Assembly Plant would receive an investment of $900 million to retool and modernize the facility to build the Dodge Durango and next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee. FCA expects to create 1,100 new jobs at Jefferson North. Realignment of FCA US manufacturing operations.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

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& From Automotive News : A top concern was the EPA's proposed limits on vehicle tailpipe pollution for 2027-32 model-year cars and light trucks — a regulatory move that, if finalized, could result in battery-electric vehicles making up two-thirds of new-vehicle sales by 2032, according to the agency's projections. "EVs

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