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Clean Fuels Ohio signs LoI to deploy 500 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric hybrid pickups across Ohio

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Workhorse has also received Letters of Intent from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, and Southern California Public Power Authority. Powered using Panasonic 18650 Li-ion batteries, the truck’s battery pack is expected to deliver all-electric 80 mile range, covering the majority of miles driven in a day by fleets.

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2,150 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickups under letters of intent by fleets

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The Letters of Intent have come from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, Southern California Public Power Authority, Clean Fuels Ohio and one other utility. The truck’s battery pack is expected to deliver 80-mile all-electric range and to achieve 75 MPGe while in all-electric operation. Workhorse Group Inc.

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SCPPA signs letter of intent for 500 Workhorse W-15 4WD range-extended electric pickup trucks

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With expected all-electric 80-mile range using Panasonic 18650 Li-ion batteries, the battery pack is expected to cover the vast majority of miles driven in a day by fleet owners of locally driven trucks. WKHS has already received Letters of Intent from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, and the City of Orlando and others.

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Ford names first markets for the Focus Electric

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Portland, Ore.; Production will occur on the same line as the gasoline version of the Focus. Range is targeted to be 100 miles (161 km) on a full charge. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Seattle; and Washington, DC. The Focus Electric’s motor will be powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Portland, Ore.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The vehicles are 23-foot, gasoline-powered hybrid electric cutaway buses using the StarTrans Senator bus body, Ford E450 chassis, and the Azure Dynamics Balance parallel electric hybrid system with the Ford 5.4L engine and the 5-speed automatic TorqShift transmission.

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Two Week Commuting Report

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Since I don't work Fridays, this is the end of my second week commuting to work fifteen miles each way. However, if I start from a stoplight in the same way as a gasoline vehicle (rev the engine and slowly let out the clutch), I can start much more quickly than if I just leave the clutch out and floor the accelerator from a stopped motor.

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