Remove Fleet Remove MPH Remove Neighborhood Remove Water
article thumbnail

News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

It’ will be a high-water mark for performance, the stock-in-trade of Corvette for most of its 70 years. To get to 60 mph in 2.5 Since the Tesla Model S Plaid claims 0-60 mph in 1.99 Meanwhile, the E-Ray can run in all-electric Stealth Mode up to 45 mph, just enough to silently get down the block, before the 470 ft.-lb.

Power 81
article thumbnail

Bureau of Reclamation buys 27 e-ride electric utility vehicles for Grand Coulee Dam

Green Car Congress

We’re trying to introduce these electric vehicles as a way to offset our current gas fleet vehicles. The EUVs are designed to handle a 1000-pound payload and reach a top speed of 25 mph (i.e., Neighborhood Electric Vehicles) with plenty of torque to make it up steep grades around the power plant complex. Grand Coulee Dam.

Buy 150
article thumbnail

Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

Green Car Congress

Further, Parker Hannifin has paired a RunWise transmission with a CNG engine in the series hybrid powertrain as a one-off to test the waters for such a combination, McGrew said. The tests were conducted in three separate cycles: Low speed based on a rear-loading refuse truck serving a densely populated neighborhood (below 20 mph).

Hybrid 246
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

Maserati says the top speed is a stunning 203 mph, which we believe, but did not attempt, making it the fastest vehicle in its class. It had a surprisingly smooth ride on Southern California’s mostly concrete freeways, which are grooved for water dispersal. Observations: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo. Trofeo means trophy in Italian.

article thumbnail

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement. AOI 7: Fleet Efficiency. Turbomachinery.

Li-ion 231
article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel. All we really need in addition to fleets of new paradigm vehicles are additional solar and wind generation sources. Water delivery provides a useful analogy for electricity and the way it works.

PHEV 150