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Polk County, Oregon Sheriff’s Office running 10 patrol cars on propane

Green Car Congress

The Polk County, Oregon, Sheriff’s Office is running 10 patrol cars converted to propane autogas, including seven Ford Crown Vics, two Chevy Tahoes and one Ford F-350 pickup truck; the office expects to save more than $20,000 every year by using the alternative fuel.

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7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

Clean Fleet Report

Replace Parts for Better Performance. When you’re taking care of your truck, it’s important to make sure that all the parts are in good working order. You can buy US diesel parts online for the exact make and year of your diesel truck if any part is worn out, broken or damaged. 2021 Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel.

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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

Green Car Congress

Upgrades include 400 new robots, a new 3D printer that enables workers to make parts and tools more quickly and cheaper as well as enhanced data analytics to keep the assembly line moving as efficiently as possible. l/100 km)—17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway—outperforming the Chevy Tahoe 5.3L and fleet sales were down 66.3%

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. By replacing aging fleet vehicles with Proterra electric buses, the City of Fairfield will improve both route efficiency and air quality. Alabama A&M University.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report drove the 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD with the 3.8-liter Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. Now in year two, the 2021 Hyundai Palisade continues to be one of the best three-row midsize SUVs.

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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

This story is the 2,000 th one posted on Clean Fleet Report (as a point of reference we hit story #1,000 on Feb. When this publication began in 2006 commercially available electric vehicles were a novelty; the idea of a mainstream EV was part of a vision of a sustainable transportation system of the future. But a little context.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

Pocket change, really (although, an early tricked-out “Founder’s Fleet” model with all the options and extras included will cost $322k). The Sport is also capable of 225kW CCS DC charging, for the few marinas that have installed DC fast chargers (there’s one in Tahoe ). They’re still not the full production boats, but they’re close.

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