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Collins Bus , a subsidiary of REV Group, and an industry leader in manufacturing Type A School Buses, Multi-Function School Activity Buses (MFSAB), childcare buses and electric/alternativefuel buses announced that its zero-emissions Ford E-Transit Type A School Bus is available to order.
The performance tipped the overall alternativelyfueled vehicle (AFV) sector into negative growth for the first time since April 2017, undermining efforts to reduce emissions through fleet renewal of the latest ultra low emission vehicles.
One of the many charts available from the maps and data library on the AFDC site, this shows the number of light-duty alternativefuel vehicles (AFVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and diesel models offered by vehicle manufacturers from 1991 through 2012. Click to enlarge.
These include vehicle availability, consumer awareness, charging infrastructure, and threats from competing alternativefuels or fuel efficiency solutions. —Scott Shepard, senior research analyst with Navigant Research. Though PEV market growth has been considerable, challenges remain.
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The new vans enhance an already robust alternativefuel vehicle (AFV) fleet for DHL Express in the US, which includes fully electric, hybrid-electric and clean diesel varieties in addition to low-power electric-assist e-Cargo Cycles. Earlier post.).
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This will translate into an increasingly popular and available product over the next 5 years. Additionally, the report identified the low availability of fueling infrastructure as a key challenge for wider adoption, but highlighted heavy industry investment as key to reducing this concern over the next 5 years.
The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the AlternativeFuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). This means that more public recharging capacity will be available on the streets in urban areas as well along the motorways.
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The agency’s reasoning was that since alternativefuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternativefuel vehicles was negligible. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1 Click to enlarge.
out as part of the review of the AlternativeFuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID). Moreover, one hydrogen refueling site should be available every 200 kilometers along the TEN?T Policymakers need to take action to ensure a rapid infrastructure roll?out ACEA says that an EU-wide target of around 300 truck?suitable
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DOT and DOE are working directly with manufacturers, automakers and labor to understand what domestic sourcing is available today, and what may be possible in the future. New Solicitation for AlternativeFuel Corridors The DOT announced a forthcoming solicitation for the sixth round of AlternativeFuel Corridors designations.
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Diversifying the types of vehicles and fuelsavailable to our drivers offers our city protection from often-volatile oil prices and better prepares us for the future. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
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In recent years, AqualisBraemar LOC has developed a range of marine and engineering consulting services to support carbon-reduction initiatives in the maritime sector, including expertise in electrical engineering and alternativefuel integration for vessels.
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Allison Transmission announced the availability of hydrogen fuel cell and compressed natural gas (CNG) testing at its Vehicle Electrification + Environmental Test Center ( VEET ).
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternativefueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles. Where biofuels are available, the USDA fleet is directed to use biofuels. Earlier post.).
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Among alternativefuels, n-butanol is superior to ethanol in terms of energy density, volatility, and hygroscopicity. Biodiesel has been utilized as an alternativefuel for transportation. The annual production yield of biodiesel increases substantially with the pressing need for renewable fuels.
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