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ENC (ElDorado National) Axess Battery Electric Bus passes Altoona BRTC testing

Green Car Congress

The BRTC has extensive experience in testing full-size, heavy-duty transit buses, mid-size buses with commercial chassis, and modified minivans, including those using a range of fuels, and is currently equipped to test low- and zero-emission buses. Altoona BRTC Testing.

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IIHS: small car driver death rates remain high

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Alongside vehicle safety ratings, driver death rates are another source of information consumers can use to inform their purchasing decisions. The two types of information complement each other. The number of deaths is derived from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Registration data come from IHS Markit.

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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

The Truth About Cars

However, automakers frequently run vehicles under development in places they never intend on selling them and employees sometimes leak information. Wagons haven’t been fashionable in North America since they were supplanted by the minivan in the 1980s. The likely scenario is that the design boss simply spoke out of turn.

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Toyota’s advertisements force Hispanic constancy

Baua Electric

. “We are very excited about what the future holds, because we know the Hispanic population just continues to increase in importance,” she instructed Car Information. “Not only the number of Hispanic consumers, but the purchasing power that they represent, which is near $2 trillion.

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National Research Council Study Finds That Available Technologies Can Result in Significant Fuel Savings for Passenger Vehicles Over the Next 15 Years, But at Higher Purchase Prices for Consumers

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Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council.

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Customer story: Real-world examples of how our Emergency Mobile Charging Systems have made a difference

Setec Powerr

Drivers make an appointment on the operator’s website when they need to recharge, and they can bring the charger to you very quickly based on the information you provide. And mounting the equipment in a minivan increases its mobility and enables the flexibility to provide electricity service anywhere.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Miller of Synovate believes that in the US “ 20% of the people are willing to pay up to 10% of the vehicle’s purchase price more (i.e. Edwards and Miller both emphasized the importance of a buyer’s emotion in purchasing a vehicle. He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan.

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