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Toyota develops packaged fuel cell system module for sale

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The maintenance requirements of the new module are simple and infrequent, helping to reduce the total cost, from procurement and usage to disposal.

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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To meet this demand, Bucher Municipal, a leading supplier of municipal vehicles such as street sweepers, winter maintenance equipment, refuse vehicles, and sewer cleaning trucks, has joined forces with Volvo Trucks to develop an all-electric sewer cleaner built on the Volvo FL Electric truck.

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Report suggests that not following good eco-driving practices can lead to a reduction in on-road fuel economy of up to about 45% in total

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The types of vehicles consumers select has by far the most dominant impact on on-road fuel economy—the best vehicle currently available for sale in the US is nine times more fuel efficient than the worst vehicle. vehicle selection and maintenance), tactical decisions (e.g., route selection), and operational decisions (e.g.,

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Volkswagen offering subscriptions to ID.3 and ID.4 in Germany

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—Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen. In addition, Volkswagen will be launching its online leasing and sales offerings in Germany toward the end of 2021. The dealer network will be incorporated into the subscription model right from the start, for example, when it comes to maintenance and repairs.

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2022 Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle offering new Toyota Teammate advanced driver assistance; Level 2 automation

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The first-generation Mirai (2016-2020) was Toyota’s first production FCEV offered for sale to retail customers in North America. An extended ToyotaCare maintenance plan, good for three years or 35,000 miles, is included with the vehicle. Each Mirai comes with up to $15,000 of complimentary hydrogen.

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Delaware adopting California’s ZEV regulations

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The regulations mandate that a certain percentage of the vehicles delivered for sale in a state are ZEV vehicles. Each year, manufacturers must meet a ZEV credit amount that is based on average annual sales. Electric vehicles also tend to have lower maintenance costs than gasoline cars, which also reduces ownership costs.

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New Mexico adopts Clean Cars Rule

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The rule includes a combination of increasingly stringent vehicle emission standards and a requirement that manufacturers deliver for sale an increasing number of zero-emission vehicles, such as battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in New Mexico. —New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Cabinet Secretary James Kenney.