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UK’s OLEV and Innovate UK announce £24M low-emission freight and logistics trial competition

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A new £24-million (US$31.5-million) funding competition has been launched by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) with support from Innovate UK to enable industry-led research trials and development of innovative vehicles or on-vehicle technology. The competition’s aim is to trial or develop low-emission vehicles in the freight, logistics, utilities and emergency industries.

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Labor Day deals on hybrid, electric, fuel-efficient cars

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Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, and while many people use the holiday for relaxation, automakers hope some will be lured into showrooms as well. Carmakers are offering a host of Labor Day deals, including several on green cars. While some of these deals apply nationwide, others are only available in certain regions, so browse this.

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ChargePoint offering 10% off Home 32 Amp EV charging station

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For National Drive Electric Week, ChargePoint is offering 10% off its 32 Amp ChargePoint Home EV charger. The 32 Amp station adds about 25 miles of range per hour to an EV. The charger comes in both plug-in and hard-wired versions, with 18' or 25' cords. The charger is available on Amazon. Offer ends 18 September.

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Is the SUV killing off the family estate?

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The UK car market is in robust health at the moment. Car manufacturing is up and new car sales are more than back to their pre-recession figures. What.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Select truck fleets boosted fuel economy 3% in 2015 compared to national Class 8 average

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Seventeen trucking fleets operating more than 62,000 tractors and 217,000 trailers recorded a 3% increase in fuel economy in 2015, saving an accumulative $501 million on fuel when compared to the 2015 national average fuel spend of 1.7 million over-the-road class 8 trucks. They achieved these gains by purchasing a variety of fuel efficiency technologies, according to the Annual Fleet Fuel Study released by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE).