Clean Fleet Report

JULY 28, 2025

liter, 4-cylinder, non-turbocharged engine and two electric motors, producing a total system 245 horsepower. This system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. In 427 miles of driving through Southern California we averaged 34.6

Toyota

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 22, 2025

Cost Savings on Repairs & Maintenance Truck maintenance is expensive, and any measure that helps prevent wear and tear is worth considering. For fleet managers, this means fewer maintenance issues and a lower risk of unexpected downtime due to preventable damage.

Vehicles

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2025

Toyotas hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. In 226 miles of driving, mostly in the Normal drive mode, on highways in Southern California we averaged 41.4 Your numbers may differ.

Toyota

InsideEVs

JULY 25, 2025

The brake pads in EVs last a lot longer, up to 100,000 miles in real-world taxi use. Yes, you read that right: particulates from brake dust are worse for you than those produced by diesel engines. Brake dust is high in copper, and its apparently even more harmful than diesel soot. And Not Just In The Obvious Way.

USA

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2025

Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to take the Civic Hybrid on a 970-mile, mostly freeway, road trip from Southern to Northern California and back. miles per gallon. Personal note: I own a 1997 Honda Civic EX with 198,100 miles, which I bought new. The engine hums like a sewing machine.

Civic Hybrid

Electric Vehicles India

JULY 30, 2025

Tata Motors Unveils ACE Pro: A New Era in Last-Mile Cargo Mobility Tata Motors, India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched its latest innovation in the small commercial vehicle segment — the Tata ACE Pro , a four-wheel mini-truck engineered to meet the evolving needs of last-mile delivery and small businesses.

Miles

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2025

kWh 11 kW onboard charger Curb Weight: 4,376-4,453 pounds All-Electric Driving Range (AER): XLE: 256 miles; XLE Plus: 314; Limited 299 All-Wheel Drive Dual motors Horsepower: XLE and Limited: 338; Woodland: 375 0-60 mph: 4.9 There is no engine or transmission lag, just seamless power when needed. seconds Battery: XLE: 57.7

Toyota

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Enabled by gains in high-speed computing, artificial intelligence, and materials science, nuclear physicists and engineers are toppling longstanding technical hurdles. Department of Energy labs, and it employs about 800 scientists, engineers, and other workers. And stellarators, a once-overlooked approach, are back in the spotlight.

IDEA

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 24, 2025

The interview was part of a series conducted via The Car Guy Online Youtube channel and featured a former General Motors’ powertrain engineer going by the pseudonym “Chello.” Boeing engineers). By the end of the discussions, Chello said that the final decision was almost always unsatisfactory to the engineering team.

Industrial

Charged EVs

APRIL 28, 2025

Here at Charged , weve covered quite a few companies that target the commercial fleet market, which is rapidly electrifying, driven by the massive savings on fuel and maintenance costs and the need to compete on a price-per-mile basis. They get the full revenue from the charger and we support them through operations and maintenance.

Fleet

The Truth About Cars

MARCH 4, 2025

This one has 76,000 miles on it and the 2.3 naturally-aspirated engine. It also has Kenwood audio and a fair bit of maintenance has been done -- though some more is on the horizon. So perhaps you want an old Swedish droptop with which to trundle around town? If so, we have a 1995 Saab 900S convertible for you.

Convert

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Polestar’s First Dedicated EV Platform Delivers Polestar has released three models in America, with variants, beginning with the company’s last gasoline engine propelled car, the limited production sublime 2021 Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid. In the 486 total miles we drove during our week we averaged 33.5 kWh per 100 miles.

Motors

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2025

of torque for a 200 mile all-electric driving range (AER). kWh Long Range battery DC Fast Charging 10-80%: 43 minutes Add approximately 100 miles in 15 minutes The Kona Electric was easy to charge using the MyHyundai with Bluelink app that offers plug-and-charge at these public charging networks.

Hyundai

InsideEVs

JULY 30, 2025

However, manufacturers eventually adapted; those big pushrod V8s became overhead cam four and six cylinders with things like fuel injection, or computerized engine management. Now, we have a whole market of EVs that can travel hundreds of miles at a time and recharge within a few minutes.

EPA

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

Maintenance

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

Emissions

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

We set an ambitious goal in 2020 to create a tire made 100% from sustainable materials in 10 years, and our scientists and engineers have made great progress toward that goal. Separately, Goodyear announced it has developed and is testing a custom-engineered non-pneumatic tire (NPT) to support Starship delivery robots.

Waste

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

magniX, a company developing electric propulsion systems for aircraft, and AeroTEC, a leading independent company focused on aerospace testing, engineering and certification, announced the successful flight of an all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. Replaceable motor mounting points. Advanced liquid cooling and thermal performance.

All-Electric

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

Gatik is the market leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial delivery service with Walmart. Cummins will work closely with Gatik’s engineering team to provide additional technical expertise.

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 for OCTA is able to achieve in excess of 300 miles of zero-emission range without refueling. The project is also a partnership with Air Products, which designed and provided enabling equipment for the hydrogen fueling station and will provide maintenance and hydrogen fuel.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

This will be coupled with Mahindra’s well-established vehicle design, engineering, sourcing capability and manufacturing assets. Preventive maintenance AI. REE will leverage Mahindra’s global presence and its unique volume flexibility capability as well as its engineering and product development expertise. OTA updates.

Commercial

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

All B-Class Electric Drive vehicles will be covered by Battery Coverage Plus which includes 8-year, 100,000 mile battery coverage, coverage for defects, coverage for capacity, no cost annual maintenance, and Roadside Assistance. Range is an estimated 85 miles (137 km). 50-state availability will be announced in 2015.

Mercedes

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the first time, two electric vehicles with a 500-mile driving range (two variants of the Lucid Air) sit at the top of the guide’s 10 most fuel-efficient vehicles. The top 10 “fuel sippers” among 2022 models in the new guide are all-electric vehicles offering a minimum of 111 miles per gallon-equivalent fuel economy.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

ZeroAvia will now turn its attention to the next and final stage of its six-seat development program—a 250-mile zero emission flight out of an airfield in Orkney before the end of the year. The demonstration of this range is roughly equivalent to busy major routes such as Los Angeles to San Francisco or London to Edinburgh.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2019

As electric vehicles gain market share, dealers are concerned with profit potential per unit and service drive retention on vehicles with thousands of fewer parts than traditional combustion engine vehicles. Most electric vehicle manufacturers provide coverage for an EV battery up to eight years or 100,000 miles.

Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

The solution aims to deliver the same performance as a conventional aircraft engine, and much lower operating costs. ZeroAvia plans to start supplying its platform to commercial operators and aircraft manufacturers in 2022, initially targeting up to 500-mile regional flights in 10 to 20-seat fixed-wing aircraft.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

The eGen Flex system—comprising the drive unit, inverter and rechargeable energy storage system—includes full electric drive capability for up to 10 miles, depending upon duty cycle and accessory load demands. This also reduces dependence on fossil fuels at the pump, while delivering increased uptime.

New York City

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2020

Lexus’ first full electric vehicle, the UX 300E, unveiled in China in November 2019, will offer a 10-year (or 1 million kilometer / 621,000 mile) battery warranty. kWh battery pack which supports 400 km (249 miles) of range in the NEDC cycle, corresponding to more than 300 km (186 miles) target range in the WLTP cycle.

Lexus

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Norfolk Southern will initially acquire 800 of the Greenbrier engineered gondolas. US Steel’s materials innovation, Norfolk Southern’s commitment to sustainable freight transportation, and Greenbrier’s deep engineering capability have led to a stronger, lighter, and more energy-efficient product for the freight rail industry.

Corporation

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

The NREL team collected and analyzed in-service fuel economy, maintenance, and other vehicle performance data on 11 hybrid (P100H) and 11 conventional diesel (P100D) step vans operated by the United Parcel Service (UPS) in Minneapolis. The hybrid group accumulated 33% fewer miles than the conventional group during the complete 18-month study.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

This second-generation Mirai is a complete reboot from the first generation, with an EPA-estimated range of 402 miles on the Mirai XLE (previous EPA rating of 312 miles). An extended ToyotaCare maintenance plan, good for three years or 35,000 miles, is included with the vehicle.

Toyota

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2023

I know that in principal EVs are much less complex than cars with internal combustion engines. An internal combustion engine (ICE) replacement cost is ~$7000. I am a huge EV and Tesla fanboy. It is much more complex than an electric motor. In addition, ICE cars have very complex transmissions (replacement cost ~$5000).

Maintenance

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Zero-8 e-Axles leverage Dana’s most robust and efficient drive axle technology, and are engineered for demanding, over-the-road applications. The Spicer Electrified Zero-8 e-Axles complement Dana’s established heavy-duty electric-vehicle (EV) e-Propulsion systems, which are currently powering thousands of vehicles around the world.

Production

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan—the second-generation of the vehicle—is powered by the latest version of the EA888 four-cylinder engine, the 2.0L This is the only engine/transmission combination available in the Tiguan in the US. L TSI EA888 Gen 3, the new B-Cycle engine delivers about an 8% improvement in efficiency.

2018

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The battery packs come with a five-year / 75K mile warranty and are validated with billions of real-world miles, giving them the added advantage of being exposed to every possible road condition that fleet drivers may encounter. The BMW battery packs offer fleets proven road performance, increased reliability, and longer warranties.

Power

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

Under the agreement, Otto and ZeroAvia will work to integrate ZeroAvia’s ZA600 zero-emission engines to Otto’s Celera aircraft. When powered by ZeroAvia’s powertrain, the Celera will offer long range zero-emission flights, while further reducing operating costs, thanks to reduced maintenance costs and falling hydrogen-fuel prices.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Irizar has manufactured a liquid natural gas (LNG) i4 model coach with a range of more than 1000 kilometers (621 miles) for intercity or short distance routes. meters long, has a double central door with built in PRM manufactured by Masats and was been built on a Scania 320 EB 4X2 E6D LNG biofuel chassis with a 9-liter, 320 hp engine.

Manufacturer