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Raleigh-Durham Airport to buy 4 Proterra electric buses and charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority has approved the purchase of four Proterra Catalyst E2 zero-emissions battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure. Combining this with greatly improved vehicle efficiency, at 21 MPG equivalent, and reduced vehicle maintenance costs will result in a savings of about $1.8

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Progress Energy of Raleigh, N.C. When driven on surface streets for the first 30 miles following a full charge, the Ford Escape PHEV can achieve up to 120 mpg—roughly 4.5 Consolidated Edison of New York. American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; and its parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. Advanced Energy , Prius by Hymotion and Advanced Vehicle Research Center, July 2007, (Raleigh, NC). Contact LMirisola@. Contact Ewan Pritchard at epritcha@advancedenergy.org. Contact pluginnewhampshire.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

It has announced it’s building of a vehicle and battery manufacturing plant in Raleigh, North Carolina. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. An exciting beginning with more to come VinFast has no intention of waiting that long.

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