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Verizon and VIA Motors unveil extended-range electric cargo vans

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Verizon will now test and deploy two of the vans in New Jersey and New York. Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors and a VIA board member, unveiled Verizon’s new vehicle on Monday at the North American International Auto Show.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Develop and demonstrate technologies to enable a downsized, boosted, lean, low temperature gasoline combustion engine system that improves fuel economy while meeting emissions requirements. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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New Vehicle – Five years/60,000 miles. Maintenance – Three years/36,000 miles. The GV60 is sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah and Washington states. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV

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It joins the line-up of cars and SUVs powered by hybrid, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology that have made Toyota the world leader in electrified vehicles. Complimentary Maintenance Two years/25,000 miles. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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