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CARB launches $25M pilot program to help small trucking fleets transition to zero-emission technologies

Green Car Congress

These will include flexible financing, short-term rentals, and full-service leases, such as all-inclusive truck-as-a-service options with enhanced incentives and fueling support. The pilot is within the larger Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).

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Greentech Media | Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents A new report from Japan's Patent Office has found that the country comprises most of the patents for electric vehicles, which include EVs, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. by: Tech-On! by: Tech-On! They do not include railway electric cars, which do not have wheels.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

I coordinate MAEAA’s monthly meetings in a hybrid format. My Bachelor's Degree is in Mass Communication and I am half way through gaining my Master's Degree in Business where I scored very high in Leadership, Teamwork, and Finance. My philosophy is simple: Members own the organization and are the Boards’ boss. I also have 4.5

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Greentech Media | The Bus With Plug and Play Batteries

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Diesel hybrid buses have brought that up a bit, but nowhere near the 50 mile per gallon level. Technically, buses based on the MESA will be serial hybrids, similar to the Chevy Volt , because they will drive on electricity but use a gas generator to recharge. Most buses get about three to five miles a gallon.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first step was the hybrid, which proved to the world that electric power can reduce gas consumption. Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future.