Big Washington Gathering Will Mark Clean Cities 20th Anniversary
ACT Expo 2013 will be in full swing just three weeks from now in Washington, with the assembled thousands celebrating the 20th anniversary of DoE’s Clean Cites program at America’s largest and pre-eminent alt fuels conclave.
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Allison’s H 3000 in a Peterbilt 348 at EUFMC in Williamsburg This Week
Pacific Gas and Electric, Allison Transmission and Peterbilt plan to show the first utility material handler truck equipped with the new Allison hybrid H 3000 system for commercial trucks at EUFMC, the Electric Utility Fleet Manager Conference vehicle expo in Williamsburg, Va. this coming week. updated with live photo June 3
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Van On Show at GM Fleet and Commercial Preview in Orlando
Massachusetts’ XL Hybrids has added Knapheide Manufacturing to its list of fuel-saving electric driveline distributors. XL systems will be installed by Knapheide through its existing ship-through process, “thus providing a one-stop purchase, upfit, delivery and invoice experience for commercial fleets,” XL says.
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Market Trends & Fleets Emphasized at Three-Day Conclave in Washington
Fleets & Fuels publisher and Alternative Clean Transportation Expo organizer Gladstein, Neandross and Associates has released the full agenda and speaker line-up for the 2013 conference taking place June 24-27 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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Sales in the U.S. Accounted for Nearly 2 Million Units
Toyota is celebrating sales of 5 million hybrid vehicles worldwide, and says that nearly 2 million – 1,951,243 – of them have been Toyota and Lexus models sold in the United States.
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More than 35% of Transit Buses Used Alt Fuels or Hybrid Drives
“Public transportation is leading the way in green vehicles,” says the American Public Transportation Association, which says that more than 35% of U.S. public transportation buses employed alternative fuels or hybrid technology, as of January 1, 2011.
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UQM Motors and Controllers to Extend Life of CNG Hybrids,
Which Are Soon to Be Replaced by DesignLine Diesel Hybrids
Colorado’s UQM Technologies reports an order from the Denver Regional Transportation District for PowerPhase Select brand electric generators and motor controllers to “refresh” the agency’s CNG-fueled, series hybrid electric MallRide buses. updated April 11
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New Panamera S E-Hybrid Produces 416 Total System Horsepower
For very special fleets? Porsche is promoting the Panamera S E-Hybrid, a $99,000 car with 416 total system horsepower. The new plug-in “expands upon the driving performance of the previous generation, while fuel consumption is reduced when compared to the previous Panamera S Hybrid,” Porsche says.
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Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Introduced in New York
Subaru of America is talking up its first production hybrid, unveiling the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. The new car is based on the XV Crosstrek crossover introduced for 2013. The hybrid model is slated to arrive in dealerships in the fourth quarter.
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Upfits with Off-the-Shelf Components for $10,000
Owners of 2007 to 2013 Ford E-series trucks who feel they missed out on hybrids will get another chance: for $10,000 they can convert their vehicles with a plug-and-play kit from Indiana’s Echo Automotive. Fuel savings of 25-50% will mean a payback in three to four years, Echo said at the NTEA Work Truck Show.
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