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Georgia Tech life-cycle study finds TCO of medium-duty electric and diesel delivery trucks similar; electric life-cycle energy use and GHG lower than diesel

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Life-cycle energy use and GHG emissions normalized with NYCC diesel case (8.06 They also found that the total costs of ownership (TCO) of the electric and diesel trucks are similar. They also found that the total costs of ownership (TCO) of the electric and diesel trucks are similar. MJ/t·km and 0.63 kgCO 2 e/t·km) at 100%.

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Ryder’s natural gas fleet surpasses 20 million miles

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The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving more than 40 customer operations in California, New York, Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Utah, Georgia, and Louisiana. Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1

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Ryder 1st commercial fleet provider to surpass 100M natural gas vehicle miles

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This latest milestone reinforces Ryder’s ongoing commitment to assist companies, across multiple industries reduce fuel costs, lower carbon output, and meet their environmental objectives. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011.

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University of Victoria to retrofit research ship with fuel cell hybrid system

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million in funding provided by the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund for ocean research projects to refit the former Coast Guard vessel Tsekoa II for ocean research in the Strait of Georgia and off the west coast of Vancouver Island. The refitting contract will go out for bids early in 2011.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. improved oilseed crop that uses carbon more efficiently than. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. The team will.

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