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EVs dominate list of efficient cars in ORNL 2022 Fuel Economy Guide

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The site provides consumers with information to help guide buying decisions for all types of vehicles, including current EV federal tax credits, as well as operation and maintenance tips to save drivers money. Consumers can personalize estimates for their annual miles and local fuel prices, for example.

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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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The electric F-150, which is undergoing tens of thousands of hours of torture testing and targeting millions of simulated, laboratory and real world test miles, will be more powerful than any F-150 available today and deliver commercial and personal customers the lowest expected lifetime total cost of operation among F-Series trucks.

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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By working with drivers to transition to electric vehicles, we have the potential to avoid tens of millions of metric tons of GHG emissions to the atmosphere and to reduce gasoline consumption by more than a billion gallons over the next decade. Lyft said that the potential benefits to drivers are very significant.

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New full LCA highlights complexity of environmental advantages and disadvantages of EVs relative to ICE vehicles; the importance of life cycle thinking

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They found that electric vehicles (EVs) powered by the present European electricity mix offer a 10% to 24% decrease in global warming potential (GWP) relative to conventional diesel or gasoline vehicles assuming lifetimes of 150,000 km (93,206 miles). They investigated two types of batteries in the EV case: LiFePO 4 and LiNCM.

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Study shows two-stroke scooters dominant source of air pollution in many cities; asymmetric polluters

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Chemical analysis of the emissions shows that SOA is mainly produced via photo-oxidation of aromatic VOCs, present in gasoline, from the exhaust. Further, real-world emissions may be further exacerbated by poor maintenance and tampering, rife for scooters. Emissions Health Personal Transit'

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Toyota, City of Grenoble, Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, Cité lib, EDF launch ultra-compact urban EV car-sharing project; i-ROAD and COMS

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In addition, this project will provide a new IC-card-based personal identification and payment system, linking the charging stations with existing public transportation systems. They will be in charge of responding to customer inquiries, subscription management, reservations and maintenance of vehicles and charging stations.

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Groupe PSA and Huawei showcase their first connected vehicle

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The vehicle’s maintenance status and the history of journeys and driving styles are also accessible from the customer’s smartphone. Equipped with a variety of driving assistance features, a new E-Tense 4x4 300 hp gasoline hybrid version will follow in 2019. Huawei’s OceanConnect IoT platform underpins Huawei’s Connected Car Solution.

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