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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

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Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. The Class 8 tractor is designed for local and regional distribution and drayage.

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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

Green Car Congress

Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. The Class 8 tractor is designed for local and regional distribution and drayage.

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NASA’s New Earth Space Mission maps methane ‘super-emitters’

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This image shows a methane plume 2 miles (3 kilometers) long that NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission detected southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Over its mission, EMIT will collect measurements of surface minerals in arid regions of Africa, Asia, North and South America, and Australia.

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Nissan to Take Reservations for LEAF EV in US in Spring 2010; Goaling 20,000 Reservations by Late 2010

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Carlos Tavares, head of Nissan’s operations in North, Central and South America. Of those in North America who have contacted Nissan already: About 70% reside in markets where the all-electric zero-emission car first will be brought to market. Metro areas with the strongest consumer responses are San Diego, Calif.; Tucson, Ariz.;

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Per BMW’s press release the MINI E will be motivated by a 150kW electric drive system with a range of 150 miles per charge and a top speed of 95 mph. We’ll know soon enough when we get the opportunity to see the debut of the all electric plug-in MINI E in November 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. www.bmwusa.com.

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