Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. Uber’s also in the process of adding transit connection information to its app as it strives to become a one-stop mobility information service.

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Cars Fleet Los Angeles Houston 98

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A few years ago, finding that EV tech had advanced, Mack decided to build an electric truck for a long-time customer, the New York City Department of Sanitation. The City of New York and Republic Services have been the ones running the trucks the longest. As with any electric vehicle, the challenge has been range.

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New York New York City Charging Fleet 84

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Can I get from Pittsburgh to New York's Hudson Valley—a trip I make a dozen times a year? So we're going to talk in miles, gallons and even miles per gallon. John, I know you have a place in New York's Catskill Mountains, just down the ridgeline from the Hudson Valley, so you're sympathetic to my plight.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electrical 95

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Can I get from Pittsburgh to New York's Hudson Valley—a trip I make a dozen times a year? So we're going to talk in miles, gallons and even miles per gallon. John, I know you have a place in New York's Catskill Mountains, just down the ridgeline from the Hudson Valley, so you're sympathetic to my plight.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electrical 94

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Five possible areas of improvements include: reducing miles driven; increasing the number of people per trip; reducing the number of trips; improving the vehicle efficiency; and improving the efficiency of the fuel supply. Urban planning as part of the solution. Still, Prof. TOD is about “ advancing the right kind of a balanced model.

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2009 Congress 2007 Personal 150

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Coda popped onto the electric-vehicle stage in June 2009 as an offshoot of Miles Electric Vehicles, a maker of electric light trucks in China. These vehicles are expected to range in price from about $40,000 to more than $100,000. Which has the longest range? GM calls the Volt an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV.

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Plug-in Plug Al Gore NMG 140

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Photo by Jim Wilson, New York Times. The New York Times looks at how EVs are going to shake up our cities. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electrical Electric 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels! I know this and I speak for them.

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Hybrid i-MiEV 2009 New York 30

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

It’s much tougher to raise the level of funding necessary and get the interest rates below the 7%-9% range. To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

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Solar Energy Power Powered 170

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers. Oh, and the whole electric thing is good too.

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Minivan Chrysler Dodge Circuit 2009 46

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It eliminates waiting in lines or out of order machinery and gives you the benefit of your vehicles full range right from your doorstep. Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse.

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Charging Batteries Battery 2009 38