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NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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UPS’ first-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans improved the on-road fuel economy by 28.9% Both the Freightliner hybrid model and the conventional model use a Mercedes-Benz MBE 904 four-cylinder diesel engine. greater than the diesel van group’s 10.2 UPS van fuel economy comparison. Source: Lammert 2009. Eaton Corp.

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

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GMC recently invited members of the automotive press to Phoenix, Arizona, where we went through a two-day crash course in what makes the Hummer tick. We then spent 100 miles on the freeway, and a couple hours on technical off-road trails in the desert. Level 2 240V +16 miles per hour and 20-to-100% in 16.5 Unique Interior.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will replace 190 older diesel school buses with hybrid electric school buses to be used in school districts throughout Kentucky. The project will replace 180 diesel drayage trucks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with LNG trucks. The project will replace 28 heavy-duty diesel refuse trucks with CNG trucks.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. They are also useless if you ever need to drive over 100 to 200 miles in one trip.