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Used Car of the Day: 2002 BMW M5 Dinan

The Truth About Cars

Today we head to Florida for this Tampa-based 2002 BMW M5 Dinan. It's a stick with 140,000 miles on the clock. It appears to have been well-maintained with a lot of Dinan bits, including exhaust, cold-air intake, and chip. There's also a short-throw shifter and upgraded sound system.

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New fleet customers for XL Hybrid’s plug-in hybrid upfit for Ford F-150 pickups

Green Car Congress

XLP will provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions. Southern California Edison (SCE); and Tampa Electric (TECO). Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.;

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

Green Car Congress

Audi has conducted research over tens of thousands of miles in Europe and various US states, where such testing is permitted. mile route of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race in Colorado in 27 minutes without a human in the car. California has allowed limited use of its roads for automated vehicle testing in past years.

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What EV has the Best Bang for the Buck?

Clean Fleet Report

Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. with a sticker price under $30k, the trade-off is less range; the Leaf will only get you about 149 miles per full charge, making it perfect for short commutes or jaunts around town but not so good for road trips.

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Report: JR Tokai and 11 partners to team on bid for high-speed rail system in Florida

Green Car Congress

JR Tokai aims to win an order for a 130 km [81 miles] line connecting the cities of Tampa and Orlando. The Nikkei reports that Central Japan Railway Co.(JR JR Tokai) plans to team up with 11 partners to bid for a high-speed rail system in Florida.

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APTA reports record public transportation usage in US in 2013; growth outpacing population and VMT growth

Green Car Congress

While vehicle miles traveled on roads (VMT) went up 0.3%, public transportation use in 2013 increased by 1.1%. Since 1995 public transit ridership is up 37.2%, outpacing population growth, which is up 20.3%, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which is up 22.7%.

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BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs

Charged EVs

I want an extra 100 miles, 50 miles.” If you’re a hundred miles away from where they’re located, they may be a fee. So, right now, if you said, “Well, Josh, how quickly can you expand to the Tampa/St Pete, Florida area?” Now Tampa Bay EV owners can start getting range delivered. Hey, Alexa, charge my car 50 miles.”