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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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The new SuperTruck achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy. and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR, released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck tractor-trailer achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 mpg US (23.5 Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc.

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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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Betsy Price, Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas; Gil Quiniones, President & CEO, New York Power Authority; Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council; Dan Turton, Vice President, North America Public Policy, General Motors; Greg White, Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; and.

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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

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Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area — UTA campus, Arlington streets, I-30 corridor and Managed Lanes. Urban and freight test beds in the following cities offer real-world environments where a variety of scenarios may be explored: Austin Area — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Riverside Drive corridor.

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City of Ann Arbor Receives Four Hydraulic Hybrid Recycling Trucks; 30% Reduction in Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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The four trucks, based on the Peterbilt Model 320 Hybrid with Labrie body, will operate in daily curbside recycling duty and are expected to provide up to 30% improvements in fuel economy and emissions and significant reductions maintenance costs. The Eaton HLA system in the truck. Click to enlarge.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives. The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Total DOE award: $14,999,927. Total DOE award: $14,997,240.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., Santa Barbara, CA.,