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Penske orders 750 Ford E-Transit cargo vans for rental and leasing fleet

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These are the first light-duty electric trucks to be made available in Penske’s rental and leasing fleet, as previously announced. Penske Truck Leasing is a Penske Transportation Solutions company headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania. The move follows successfully piloting the vehicles late last year.

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Oil giant Shell partners with Penske for light-duty EV charging

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Oil and gas giant Shell has partnered with Penske Truck Leasing to launch a new joint initiative to support light-duty electric vehicle charging at Penske locations. JUST IN: We have a new joint initiative with Penske Truck Leasing to support their light-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging at Penske locations.

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Alcoa to roll out lightest heavy-duty truck wheel in Europe, offering increased fuel efficiency, payload

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Regular cleaning with commonly used truck cleaning products or with just soap and water will keep the wheels shiny, even after hundreds of washes and thousands of kilometers, reducing maintenance costs. The Ultra ONE Wheel is made with the strongest wheel alloy on the market, Alcoa’s MagnaForce alloy.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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News: Ford Puts E-Transit Vans Out for Public Test

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The transition to commercial electric vehicles is even more problematic than what is going on in the light-duty sector. The E-Transits will show up at Penske’s Reading, Pennsylvania, facilities initially, but will next be added in Southern California. Aim to Acclimate Customers to Electrification. Rolling Out Around the Country.

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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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The increased efficiency also translates to fewer engine stages and parts for lower weight and reduced maintenance costs. The large, light-weight fan moves more than 90% of the air around the core, delivering a very quiet engine with very low fuel burn.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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Clean Energy will construct a new station that includes fast-fill and time-fill fueling options using two Clean Energy Compression (CEC) compressors as well as modifying a maintenance facility to facilitate CNG buses. Clean Energy will open five additional stations for the fleet that is expected to consume 450,000 DGEs a year.

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