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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Year

The Truth About Cars

It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. Thumbs up on the road, and being stopped at a fuel station or outside a store to answer a question or two is a new experience.

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Convert Oil Wells to Solve the Solar Storage Problem

Cars That Think

The California-based Hyperlight Energy will be piloting an installation where they plan to use existing oil wells as solar thermal wellsprings, with the stored energy being converted back to clean electricity when required. to test the concept for the first time. But we can still reduce the carbon [cost] of that oil.”

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San Francisco orders 30 El Dorado hybrid buses with Allison H40 EP systems

Green Car Congress

The H 40/50 EP Series is equipped with regenerative braking, a system that converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy to stored electric energy when decelerating or stopping, and has ratings up to a maximum 246 kW (330 hp). billion miles, saving more than 340 million gallons of fuel, and preventing 3.4

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Maserati launches new tri-motor GranCabrio Folgore convertible that goes 0-100 km/h in 2.8 sec

Baua Electric

We were on location for the debut of the new Maserati convertible, which features three all-electric motors and impressive performance specs. At the time, Maserati shared that the GranCabrio Folgore would launch in 2023—however, the new convertible faced delays alongside the Grecale Folgore and plans for an ultra-luxe Quattroporte Folgore.

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Start of sales for new Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer

Green Car Congress

The new eVito Tourer, which can be ordered now, reaches a new dimension in battery-electric commercial passenger transport in terms of mile performance and range: used as a hotel shuttle, a large-capacity taxi or a vehicle for ride-sharing services. The energy is stored in a lithium-ion battery in the underbody of the vehicle.

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VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

Green Car Congress

To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions. The range with one full battery charge is more than 200 kilometers (124 miles).

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Bi-partisan bill in Senate to advance deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure, expand access to higher biofuel blends

Green Car Congress

Under the program, eligible entities may use the funds to: Distribute to private or public entities for costs related to incentivizing deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure; Convert existing pump infrastructure to deliver ethanol blends greater than 10% and biodiesel blends greater than 20%; and.

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