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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen again this year to 11.8 From 2002-2007, the average age of light vehicles in the US increased by 3.5%. Light vehicles in operation in the US have now reached a record level of more than 278 million according to the analysis—an increase of more than 5.9

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? The symptoms start with a check engine light (CEL) that sometimes comes on. The brake light LED can wear out on the 2004, 2005 models.

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Volvo LIGHTS team helps facilitate authorization for public MDHD EV charging stations in California

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Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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GMC Hummer EV review, traffic-light pollution, Porsche synthetic fuels: Today’s Car News

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Poorly timed traffic lights are adding to emissions. The GMC Hummer EV isn’t a truck for EV fans, but it’s even better than we expected off-road. And Porsche invests more in synthetic fuels. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We drove the 2022 GMC Hummer EV last week in Arizona. It drives a size smaller—provided.

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Achates near-zero heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel enters fleet service; compliant with 2027 NOx levels

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The cleaner engine is able to deliver ultra-low NO x by managing exhaust gas temperatures to ensure rapid catalyst light-off and by maintaining aftertreatment temperatures at optimum operating conditions in all driving conditions. CALSTART leads the extensive demonstration project team.

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Hydrogen embrittlement in ferritic steels creates complications for clean energy storage, transportation

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A review of various methods, published in Applied Physics Reviews has improved the understanding of the structure, property, and performance of ferritic steels that are subjected to mechanical loading in a hydrogen environment. Holzlechner, G. Eliezer, T. Boellinghaus, and W.E.S. Ling Martin, Matthew Connolly, Frank W.

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CALSTART launches California light-duty EV charging infrastructure incentives project; $30M first wave

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This incentives project is designed to transform electric vehicle (EV) charging accessibility and accelerate the market with the rapid installation of light-duty electric vehicle Level 2 charging infrastructure across California. The project team will review applications once the funding lane closes and notify awarded recipients.

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