2016, Chicago and Fleet

Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Hertz believes it has one of the most fuel-efficient rental fleets in the industry.

2016

2016 Fleet San Jose Hyundai

JLL taps Proterra for fully electric commuter shuttle bus service in Chicago

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Electric bus manufacturer Proterra and professional services firm JLL announced the first commercial agreement to provide commuter shuttle services via a fleet of 10 electric buses. The program will begin in December 2016. Creating clean transportation options is a key pillar of the City’s sustainability goals.

Chicago

Chicago Fully Electric Fleet Clean

Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

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. Deployments in 2016 will include New York City, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore. million pounds.

North America

North America Water America Fleet

Amazon buys 11 Boeing 767-300s for cargo network

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

Amazon Air’s fleet expansion comes at a time when customers are relying on fast, free shipping more than ever. Having a mix of both leased and owned aircraft in our growing fleet allows us to better manage our operations, which in turn helps us to keep pace in meeting our customer promises.

San Francisco

San Francisco Buy Los Angeles Purchase

Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. —Bishop et al. In their study, Bishop et al.

Emissions

Emissions Fleet Light Taxi

New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

In France, which liberalized the taxi market in 2015, the number of reported PHV drivers doubled in three years (from more than 15,000 in 2016 to 30,000 in 2019). The number of Uber drivers in London almost doubled in three years (from 25,000 in 2016 to 45,000 in 2018), accounting for roughly half the total PHV licence number.

Pollution

Pollution Taxi London San Francisco

Rail Management Services (RMS) orders 9 more Orange EV T-Series electric yard trucks

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

Rail Management Services ( RMS ), an intermodal lift-on/lift-off contractor with a hostling fleet of 700+ trucks, has placed a follow-on order for nine additional T-Series battery-electric terminal trucks from Orange EV. We put the Orange EV truck in Chicago at one of our toughest ramps. Frankly, I was surprised. tons NO x , 1.6

Chicago

Chicago Re-Charge Maintenance Fleet

Lyft and GM’s Express Drive expands to Colorado and California; adds Bolt EV

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

Launching in San Francisco in the summer of 2016 and in Los Angeles by the fall, Express Drive’s California members will have access to vehicles from the largest electric vehicle fleet in ridesharing, including the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and the extended-range electric 2016 Chevrolet Volt. and Baltimore.

Colorado

Colorado San Francisco Los Angeles California

With HVIP vouchers, California fleets can buy new electric trucks for less than new Tier 4 diesels; funding queue for next year filling fast

Green Car Congress

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. More than 60% of Orange EV’s fleets have re-ordered. For FY 2016-17, funding has not yet been appropriated for this project.

Fleet

Fleet California Diesel Cleaner

UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2017

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6

Gas

Gas West Virginia Alternative Fuels Vehicles

Proterra and Mitsui create $200M credit facility to scale Proterra battery leasing program

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

This battery lease program removes one of the biggest barriers to electric bus adoption, and transit agencies will now be able to modernize fleets faster and achieve their zero carbon goals sooner. We’re seeing innovation both in technology and in businesses around the mobility sector.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Fleet Chicago

Argonne rolls out updated version of AFLEET alternative fuels and advanced vehicles analysis tool

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2016

The 2016 AFLEET Tool and user guide are available online. Although anyone can download and use the tool, AFLEET was designed for managers that purchase and maintain a fleet of vehicles.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Fuel Chicago Vehicles

CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

However, we estimate that near future (~2018) potential air emissions benefits from PEV adoption in PJM are small relative to HEVs (or even negative when considering the net effect on the automaker’s fleet under federal fuel economy policy). Weis et al.

Coal

Coal Pollution Grid Gasoline-Electric

Orange EV approved to give up to $150K discount for electric terminal trucks with NY EV vouchers

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Orange EV, a manufacturer of battery-electric heavy-duty trucks, announced that fleets in the state of New York can now save up to $150,000 per T-Series pure electric terminal truck (the 160 kWh model; the 80 kWh model is approved for a $123,960 voucher). Vouchers may be requested through December 31, 2016.

New York

New York Chicago Fleet Electric

California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

The top set of recommendations call for: Replacing existing switch and medium horsepower locomotives with cleaner locomotives (2010-2013); Retrofitting switch and medium horsepower locomotive with particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) after-treatment devices (2012-2016); and.

Diesel

Diesel California Emissions 2007

Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Background. Background.

America

America California Charging Fresno

Proterra beefs up its battery expertise: Q&A CTO Dustin Grace

Charged EVs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Proterra Energy division offers a turnkey electrification solution for fleets, including financing, charging infrastructure and maintenance. Then, we kicked off our battery strategy in 2015, 2016. Some of our more involved projects are the Chicago Transit Authority, and also Foothill Transit, which was our very first customer.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Charging Fleet

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In early 2016, a US Supreme Court ruling halted the measure’s potential enactment; the legal case is unresolved and the Trump administration has announced it intends to unwind the CPP. The results for increasing the average fuel efficiency of the US fleet are still stronger than what we can do on the planning side ,” Hsu says.

Transportation

Transportation Cleveland CO2 Phoenix

EV Driven

Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

JLL taps Proterra for fully electric commuter shuttle bus service in Chicago

Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

Amazon buys 11 Boeing 767-300s for cargo network

Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

Rail Management Services (RMS) orders 9 more Orange EV T-Series electric yard trucks

Lyft and GM’s Express Drive expands to Colorado and California; adds Bolt EV

With HVIP vouchers, California fleets can buy new electric trucks for less than new Tier 4 diesels; funding queue for next year filling fast

UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

Proterra and Mitsui create $200M credit facility to scale Proterra battery leasing program

Argonne rolls out updated version of AFLEET alternative fuels and advanced vehicles analysis tool

CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

Orange EV approved to give up to $150K discount for electric terminal trucks with NY EV vouchers

California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

Proterra beefs up its battery expertise: Q&A CTO Dustin Grace

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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