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U.K. businesses are leasing fewer diesel cars, a new survey finds.
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Mercedes explores ways to turn its Sprinter van all-electric
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning an all-electric Sprinter model as part of an upcoming redesign of the van.
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Road for electric trucks with trolley-like catenary opens in Sweden
Scania, Siemens, and the Swedish government are testing electrified trucks on a stretch of public highway.
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How to turn long-haul trucking all-electric? Tractor swapping!
A Swiss infrastructure company proposes tractor swapping for electric trucks.
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Lighter Volvo aero truck concept is 30 percent more fuel-efficient
Volvo Trucks' concept is lighter and more aerodynamic than a conventional semi.
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LA police to buy 100 BMW i3 electric cars for department use
The LAPD will buy 100 BMW i3 electric cars after testing one for a few months.
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London Taxi Company now has additional funding to build its plug-in hybrid TX5 cab.
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Geek Squad switches to Toyota Prius C hybrids from VW Beetles
Best Buy's Geek Squad will replace its Volkswagen Beetles with Toyota Prius C hybrids.
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Germans to build own unique electric vans for postal service
Deutsche Post plans to start production of electric vans designed by a startup it acquired in 2014.
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Hybrid Police Cars Replacing Crown Vics: No Longer An Anomaly
Toyota claims hybrid police cars are a viable replacement for the old standard, the Ford Crown Victoria.
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Switching The World To Electric Vehicles Will Take Way Longer Than You Think
Fleet-turnover rates make implementing efficiency improvements a drawn-out process.
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Hyundai Supplies Five Tucson Fuel Cell Taxis To Paris Fleet
Five Hyundai fuel-cell vehicles will enter taxi service in Paris.
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Nissan says more than 550 Leaf and e-NV200 taxis are operating in Europe now.
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Fiat Chrysler Spends $40 Million On Natural-Gas Parts Truck Conversions
Fiat Chrysler is converting its Detroit-area parts-delivery fleet to CNG.
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New York City To Deploy Vast Electric-Vehicle Fleet By 2025
New York City wants to electrify roughly 2,000 non-emergency municipal vehicles by 2025.
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London's Black Cabs To Be Range-Extended Electrics, With Chinese Help
The London Taxi Company debuts a new extended-range electric model.
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Recovered Energy And Ultracapacitors Could Cut Big-Rig Fuel Use
A startup plans to adapt KERS technology for heavy-duty trucks.
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Hot Pizza: Domino's DXP $25K Chevy Spark Includes Warming Oven
Domino's is converting Chevrolet Spark hatchbacks into pizza-delivery vehicles.
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Changes to the tax code could make LNG more attractive to truckers.
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Electric-Car Range: The More You Have, The More You Use, Canadian Data Shows
With the recent announcement by the City of Los Angeles that it would lease 288 plug-in electric vehicles, now is a good time to look at a new study from Canada on how electric cars can be integrated into large fleets. It's important because it explicitly quantifies the range anxiety that...
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Autonomous Electric Hearse: Designer's Concept For The Last Mile
Here's one concept for a future driver-less electric hearse.
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Montreal Plan: 2,000 Electric Taxis By 2019 To Compete With Uber, Lyft
A Montreal taxi operator wants to add 2,000 electric taxis to its fleet.
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NYC's Nissan 'Taxi Of Tomorrow' Plan Upheld By Highest State Court
New York state's highest court upheld plans to standardize the New York City taxi fleet.
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Ford Transit Van Gets Add-In Hybrid Kit For Better Fuel Economy
XL Hybrids unveils a conversion kit for the Ford Transit full-size van.
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