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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. AMPLY developed an interactive map to compare gas and electric fleet fueling costs. At about $0.19/kWh

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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. 4-cylinder engine; charging capability remains the same, as does the electric range. The small ICE could be outfitted for gasoline, propane, or CNG.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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highlights the small-but-growing phenomenon of people converting fossil-fueled cars to run on electricity. and its power-train designer and supplier, Electric Classic Cars, in Newton, Wales, will replace a car’s petroleum-clogged heart and give it a new, electric lease on life. Around the world, specialists like E.C.D.

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What Does Battery Storage Mean for EV Drivers?

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This innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging station will be beneficial to both drivers and businesses that want to host DCFC charging stations. The system draws power from the electricity grid to charge its battery during off-peak utility hours, and then uses the stored energy from the battery to charge EVs. and 7:00 a.m.

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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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GENI: Green Electricity Network Integration ($36.4 Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 University of Florida, Gainesville. Production of Terpene Biofuels in Pine The University of Florida project will increase the production. contains no rare earths, in a prototype electric motor.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. The grants will go to projects in 17 states.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Tarpon Springs, Florida - Over the past year, Jerry Asher has driven some 33,000 miles through 48 states. "I His sermon is on how electric vehicles should be this country's salvation. "We At 34 miles per hour, the hybrid uses a mix of gas and electricity. It costs pennies to use electricity versus dollars for gasoline."