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News•November 7, 2013

Hybrid System Manufacturer to Participate in $45 Million DOE Project

Odyne Systems, LLC, a hybrid systems manufacturer for large trucks, has been selected to participate in a $45.4 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award to develop and deploy plug-in hybrid systems for trucks throughout North America.

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News•November 6, 2013

Chinese Pollution Initiative Could Spur EV Sales

China is quickly establishing itself as the world's largest automobile-driving nation, but it's coming at a cost -- hazardous levels of smog and heavy traffic. In order to stem both, Beijing is slashing the city's new car sales by 40 percent.

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News•November 6, 2013

Hertz Adds Prius to Australian Fleet

The Hertz Corporation has introduced 40 new Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicles into its Green Collection in Australia.

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News•November 6, 2013

UK's Ginsters Streamlines Fuel Costs

Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions has teamed up with bodybuilder Solomons to develop a prototype refrigerated box van for Cornwall, UK-based bakery manufacturer Ginsters.

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News•November 6, 2013

FedEx Express' Brazilian Fleet Goes Electric in 2014

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., will add the first electric vehicles (EVs) to its local fleet in Brazil in January 2014.

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News•November 6, 2013

Chinese Pollution Initiative Could Spur EV Sales

The government will allot a higher proportion of license plates every year to buyers of vehicles that need lower amounts of gasoline or use alternative energy. This could benefit electric automakers such as BYD Co Ltd.

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News•November 5, 2013

Calif. College Purchases Electric Motorcycles

A northern California community college has added two of Zero Motorcycles' electric cycles to help the agency's patrol fleet meet sustainability goals.

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News•November 5, 2013

Electric Vehicle Leads Sales in Norway

The Nissan Leaf topped the list of newly registered vehicles in Norway this past October with more than 700 of the electric cars making their way onto Norwegian roadways.

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News•November 5, 2013

Biodiesel Production Tops 1 Billion Gallons

For the third consecutive year, biodiesel production has surpassed the billion gallon milestone, according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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News•November 4, 2013

Feds Develop Alt-Fuel Analytical Tool

Several federal environmental agencies have developed an online calculator for fleet managers that helps estimate gasoline usage, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutant emissions, and the cost of ownership of vehicles.

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