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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

Electric vehicles are most efficient when driven in town to take advantage of the regenerative braking, or on the open road at slower speeds. The all-electric efficiency averaged about 3.0 Driving: Day 1 We departed Dana Point, California, with 280 miles all-electric range (AER) and a 97% state of charge, (SOC.) George, Utah.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

The Truth About Cars

Prius drivers were stereotyped as left-lane camping, NPR-listening, Green Party-voting smug virtue-signalers. But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive. It was all about passing up gas pumps. I get it – sound deadening equals fuel-economy killing weight.

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

Green Car Congress

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

Green Car Congress

a developer and manufacturer of advanced range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications ( earlier post ), is gearing up for a commercialization push with the appointent of four advanced engineering and commercialization executives. Wrightspeed Inc., Tim Dummer, Chief Business Officer.

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Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo

Clean Fleet Report

There is also a similar program in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the full-size Bronco. inch LCD information screen displays a different animation graphic for each mode, such as green leaves for Eco and red checkered flags for Sport. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Traxen AI-based iQ-Cruise delivers average of 10% fuel savings for heavy trucks

Green Car Congress

Traxen, a metro Detroit-based technology, launched its intelligent adaptive cruise control system, iQ-Cruise, for traditional and electric commercial vehicles. We hope to see technologies like the iQ-Cruise deployed across the industry to improve freight efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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World’s first hydrogen station for commercial trucks opens – is it too late?

Baua Electric

Eckerle notes that the US federal government is handing out $8 billion to jump-start what it calls the “hydrogen economy,” and expects sufficient funding to build up to 60 more hydrogen truck stations like this one in California – which would, theoretically, be enough to serve 5,000 trucks and 1,000 buses.