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Proterra and Freightliner Custom Chassis to develop all-electric chassis MT50e for delivery truck applications

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The production-ready MT50e will be on display at the upcoming NTEA Work Truck Show, 4-6 March in Indianapolis. The vehicle is designed to enable more than 125 miles (201 km) driving range and can fully charge in three hours with SAE J1772 CCS DC fast charging.

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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. The results are published in Earth Systems Science Data. million people. —Professor Gurney.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS also purchased 50 additional LNG vehicles that were deployed in Indianapolis, Ind.; The company has driven more than one billion miles since 2000 with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Chicago, Ill.; Earth City, Mo.; and Nashville, Tenn., where UPS has existing LNG stations.

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Embracing a century of EV history

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Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I Nick ended up driving it for 20 years and 250,000 miles.” It’s been great to be a part of that.”.

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Embracing a century of EV history

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Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I Nick ended up driving it for 20 years and 250,000 miles.” It’s been great to be a part of that.”.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Relative to SG1, SG2 results in higher urban populations and greater mean densities per census tract, as well as a larger number of tracts with densities of 10,000 people per square mile and higher. The eleven metropolitan regions that were studied include Madison, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Minneapolis-St.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Since litigation is often the most costly and acrimonious way to settle a business dispute, a better alternative would be to create an environment where the ZEV mandates could be met. presence in Indianapolis. IER, which runs Autolib, is expanding to Lyon and Bordeaux in France and will have its initial U.S. million tons. More than 2.2

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