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Maintenance Trends & Cost Outlook for 2024

Green Fleet Magazine

Parts and labor shortages, elevated interest rates, and a surge in EVs and new vehicle technologies are all impacting fleet maintenance. Holman's Chris Foster digs into the factors moving the market and what fleets can do to mitigate expenses.

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How Electric Vehicles Help You Prolong the Life of Your Fleet

Green Fleet Magazine

Fleet managers try to prolong the working lives of their vehicles with regular maintenance and efficient usage. All light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles will eventually need maintenance or repairs on the hundreds of moving parts. Here’s what you need to know about maintaining your EV fleet.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

Cars That Think

During his career, he has engaged in projects that affected Panama’s development—as part of the international team working on the electrical interconnection between countries in Central America. He was also responsible for planning the transmission and distribution systems and the maintenance of the Panama Canal power system.

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How EV Connect Can Help With EV Fleet Management

EV Connect

And it affects questions of maintenance — you no longer need to worry about oil changes and similar maintenance, but how are you maximizing battery life and efficiency? Learn more Sources EV Magazine - Top 10 companies driving commercial fleet electrification Forbes - How Electric Vehicles Are Disrupting Fleet Management

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Ford to offer 1L EcoBoost in 2014 Fiesta in North America

Green Car Congress

liter four-cylinder with about 25% fewer moving parts. A timing belt-in-oil for the primary cam drive system produces less noise (being sealed), and is maintenance-free. liter EcoBoost was given a Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine, and this month the engine won the prestigious DeWar Trophy in Great Britain.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

Compared with other aircraft, the spinning drone is simpler to produce, requires less maintenance, and is less complex to control because its only control surface is the trailing-edge flap. As part of the job, in Oghara, Nigeria, then a small fishing village along the Niger River, he collected fares and directed passengers on and off the bus.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ 23 ] Bringing up the throttle on cellulosic ethanol - Ethanol Producer Magazine 16 March 2016. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A. 20 ] EDI-Drive PHEV Powertrain - Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. [

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