2016 Chicago Cost Of Diesel 
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MARCH 2, 2017
RMS, one of the largest rail intermodal yard operators in the US, purchased their first Orange EV truck in July 2016 for use at a Class 1 railyard in Chicago. We put the Orange EV truck in Chicago at one of our toughest ramps. The Chicago winters also play an important role in it being a difficult location. tons NO x , 1.6
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DECEMBER 20, 2016
Heavy-duty electric truck builder Orange EV announced that fleets in California can purchase a new T-Series pure electric terminal truck for less than the cost of a new Tier 4 diesel truck. For FY 2016-17, funding has not yet been appropriated for this project. —Mike Saxton, Orange EV chief commercial officer.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2016
The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. Propane autogas, a domestically produced fuel, costs the company an average of $1 per gallon, versus their $2 per gallon cost of diesel.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2019
The battery leasing credit facility, the first of its kind in the North American public transit industry, is expected to lower the upfront costs of zero-emission buses and put Proterra electric buses at roughly the same price as a diesel bus.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
Additional diesel PM reductions in 18 major CA railyards with five new locomotive measures. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough. Total cost of those five measures is estimated to be $3.9 Source: Staff presentation. With Five Locomotive Measures Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Vouchers may be requested through December 31, 2016. For the Chicago, California and New York programs, fleets contact Orange EV to submit requests and help manage the process. Additionally, with electric trucks, fleets avoid the higher cost to purchase, operate and maintain Tier 4 diesel emission systems.
Charged EVs
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Taking a component that was almost one-third of the volume cost of the bus and reducing that as much as possible was critical [in order to make] a competitive product. Secondarily, on that battery decision, I think we looked a lot at cost. Then, we kicked off our battery strategy in 2015, 2016. Dustin: That’s right.
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