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ORNL researchers quantify the effect of increasing highway speed on fuel economy

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Vehicle installed on the chassis dynamometer in the ORNL vehicle research laboratory. legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. Thomas, Brian H. West and Shean P. Click to enlarge.

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DOE Award Supports Largest Single Deployment of EVs and Infrastructure Yet; Up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF EVs in 5 Regions

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million, for installation of approximately 2,500 charging stations in each of five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region. Scott Becker vice president, Legal and General Counsel, Nissan North America. Nissan introduced the LEAF on 2 August.

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