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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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Lane Transit District (LTD) in Oregon has awarded New Flyer a contract for 11 Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses, including seven ABB depot chargers to support electric bus infrastructure development. LTD has a longstanding commitment to sustainability.

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

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Most of the vehicles debuting at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show were powered by some sort of electricity. Fiat stopped selling the Cinquecento, or 500e, in the United States (in reality California and Oregon only) in 2019. Electrified Debuts Dominate the Scene. Here, in alphabetical order, are the World or North American debuts.

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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Of the 27 proposed sites, 16 are in California, five are in Oregon and six are in Washington. Those highways include Interstates 8, 10, 80, 210 and 710 and state routes 60 and 99 in California; I-84 in Oregon; and I-90 in Washington. An additional 41 sites on other highways that connect to I-5 are being proposed for electrification.

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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Hertz believes it has one of the most fuel-efficient rental fleets in the industry.

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New York to test and evaluate 5 New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE electric buses

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The electrical infrastructure is being assembled at Siemens’ Tualatin, Oregon rail electrification facility. New Flyer also partnered with Black & Veatch, a leader in engineering and construction of complex charging networks for fleets nationwide, to deploy the high-power charging infrastructure both on-route and in the depot.

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Foss Maritime to Add Second Hybrid Tug to SoCal Fleet; Retrofit Rather Than New Build

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Foss Maritime Company, builder and operator of a hybrid tugboat ( earlier post ), will add a second hybrid tug, a retrofit, to its Southern California fleet with the help of an air quality grant obtained by the Port of Long Beach. The Foss/Aspin Kemp and Associates hybrid technology is already proving its worth on the Carolyn Dorothy.

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Honda begins deliveries of 2013 Fit EV; first unit to City of Torrance

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The program is a prelude to the limited retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer. Honda and the city will continue to further these initiatives while also studying local government fleet usage of an electrified vehicle. City of Torrance gets its Fit EV. Click to enlarge.

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