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EIA: natural gas-fired reciprocating engines are being deployed more to balance renewables

Green Car Congress

Based on data in EIA’s Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, reciprocating engines accounted for 1% of the total natural gas-fired power fleet. Power plants with large reciprocating engines are often located in states with significant renewable resources, specifically wind generation. MW of capacity. MW of capacity.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

We drove several F-150 Lightnings, in various trims, with and without payloads or trailers, out of San Antonio and through the winding roads of Texas hill country during the first week of May. That last point is especially important, because Ford is heavily focused on the fleet usage aspect of an electric pickup.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report was invited to Toyota’s U.S. Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive the Sequoia while pulling a 6,500-pound boat and trailer. Built in San Antonio, Texas, at the same assembly plant as the all-new 2022 Tundra pickup, Toyota will be getting the third-generation Sequoia to dealers in late summer 2022.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

Green Car Congress

The final SuperTruck demonstrator ran a five-day, 312-mile (502-kilometer) roundtrip route on Texas Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Dallas, at a weight of 65,000 lbs (29,484 kg) GVWR at a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), where it achieved an average result of 12.2 Fleet: Schneider, Walmart. engine brake thermal efficiency.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to drive the F-150 Lightning at a media event in San Antonio, Texas. The ride was calm with minimal wind noise from the mirrors or the 275/50 Hankook DynaPro AT2 tires on 20-inch bright machined aluminum wheels with Ebony Black painted pockets. Silent Running.

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