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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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These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Phoenix, Ariz., Building these fueling stations is a solid future investment for UPS. In 2012, the growing fleet drove 49 million miles, a 43 percent increase compared to 2011.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. That allows us to invest for the long-term, rather than planning around near-term fluctuations in fuel pricing. Phoenix, Ariz.;

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Cyclone Power taps OSU Center for Automotive Research for design and testing services for external combustion engine

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Cyclone will utilize Phoenix Power's waste motor oil combustion chamber / heat exchanger (CCHX) to supply steam to the system during these tests, which will also allow the team to document exhaust emissions from the integrated system.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. UPS already operates 112 LNG tractor trailers from fueling stations in Las Vegas, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Road Test: 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre EV

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Our Spectre, shod with 23-inch Wing Spoke polished wheels with self-leveling center ‘RR’ logo caps, (the largest wheel available for a car) was rated by the EPA with an all-electric driving range of 266 miles, which is pretty much what we got in our week with an efficiency of 2.9 miles per kW.

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Santa Monica AltFuel Expo Sets up

Plugs and Cars

One can be quite encouraged by the 30 odd alternative fuel cars of all shapes and sizes. Phoenix Motors AltairNano powered SUV was the other full BEV. ZENNs and Miles Motors and scaled down pickups and jeeps from companies I'd never heard of. A real car, by any measure. I hope to find out more tomorrow.

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