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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif.

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Linde Ionic Compression Hydrogen Technology to Fuel AC Transit buses

Green Car Congress

The technology uses less electricity than other hydrogen fueling stations and requires less maintenance. The station also will be able to fuel hydrogen fuel cell cars made by major auto manufacturers, including Hyundai, Daimler, Toyota, GM, and Honda. Both units are high-performance, fast-fill dispensing systems.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

EV Life

According to a recent study , the average American driver saves $1,117 per year on fuel and maintenance costs when they switch from a gas car to an electric one. For this example, I’m looking at charging options for the 2020 Hyundai Kona. For the Hyundai Kona below, EV Life estimates it will take one hour to recharge 5 miles.).

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DC Fast Charger Reliability Is Critical For Mainstream Adoption of Electric Vehicles

EV Adoption

A new study on the reliability of DC fast chargers in the San Francisco Bay Area provides some much needed data and independent analysis to help hold EV charging networks accountable to a higher level of charging customer experience.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The Mirai has had only a little competition Along with the Mirai, the Hyundai Nexo FCEV (and its predecessor, the Hyundai Tucson FCEV ) has been on sale in California since around 2016 and makes-up a part of the total 18,025 FCEVs sold in California. A maintenance-free car for about $21,000 sounds pretty enticing.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. Even in their resurrected state, they dont have a prayer against toyota, honda, hyundai, and their worst nightmare, CHINA… — Seren 21. Learn your facts before you post please. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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