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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Blue Bird will begin production of its first Type C Vision bus fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) in 2016. Propane-powered school buses built by this Blue Bird, Ford and ROUSH CleanTech partnership have tallied more than 60 million miles. V10 engine and 6R140 transmission with ROUSH CleanTech’s fuel system.

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OCTOBER 17, 2015

Toyota gave its Prius c—the smallest of the brand’s eight hybrid models—a major styling and interior upgrade for 2015; for 2016 the big enhancement is the available Toyota Safety Sense C (TSS-C), which equips the car with an array of driver-assist technologies: Pre-Collision System, Lane Departure Assist, and Automatic High Beams.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Nissan Motor Company is targeting becoming world’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles (LCV) by fiscal year (FY) 2016. By using the service, fleet managers will be able to cut down on running costs by remotely monitoring maintenance information, as well as the driving behavior of their staff, while the vehicles are on the road.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

the largest heavy-duty transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is adding the 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Near Zero engine ( earlier post ) to its Xcelsior bus family. Base warranty, extended coverage options, maintenance procedures and service intervals are also the same as the current ISL G.

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JUNE 15, 2021

The increase in average age will further drive vehicle maintenance opportunities from an increasingly aged vehicle fleet. While new vehicle sales proved resilient, the most significant impacts to VIO from the pandemic were felt in the rate of vehicle scrappage and vehicle miles traveled. —Todd Campau.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2016

Operating 24 hours per day over the 106-day period, the Proterra Catalyst vehicle achieved 32,545 total miles—nearly twice the distance of standard industry tests at Altoona. From mid-October to the end of January 2016, the bus achieved 98% uptime. Total estimated cost of maintenance for this test, incl. Source: KCM.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

UPS expects its ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation) routing system ( earlier post ) to reduce the distance driven by its drivers by 100 million miles annually when fully implemented in 2016. UPS’ ORION routing system uses data from customers, drivers and vehicles to reduce miles driven on delivery routes.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

The 24 th Annual Highway Report, based on data that states submitted to the federal government, ranks each state’s highway system in 13 categories, including traffic fatalities, pavement condition, congestion, spending per mile, administrative costs and more. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

In order to reach this out-of-touch conclusion, the killjoys at Investopedia start with an assumption that one should limit their transportation expenses to 10 percent of an annual salary, including insurance, fuel, maintenance, and the car payment itself. per month (about 10 cents per mile). Simple math leaves is with $330.50

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2017

This latest report provides data and analysis on 12 Proterra BEBs and eight CNG baseline buses from August 2015 through December 2016. kWh per mile—17.35 miles per diesel gallon equivalent (mpdge). per mile, including $0.04 per mile reflecting the expected energy loss of approximately 10% during charging.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2018

In China, battery-electric cars dominate the electric car market, with a 75% share in 2016. in China in 2016. More than three-fourths (77%) of consumers prefer new-energy vehicles with a driving range on a full charge of more than 200 kilometers (124 miles), while 38% prefer a range of more than 300 kilometers(186 miles).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2018

Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance. The Chevrolet Bolt EV with an EPA-estimated range of 238 miles is the most popular vehicle among Maven Gig drivers. Pricing starts at $229 per week plus taxes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In a new study, IHS Markit forecasts that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) will by 2040 grow to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65% increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the United States—the key markets examined for the study—and will keep growing. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For a fixed monthly fee and mileage allowance, similar in expenditure to leasing and running a new family-sized hatchback, the company will cover all repair, maintenance, insurance and fuel expenses. The result is a range of up to 300 miles (483 kg) on 1.5kg of hydrogen and a top speed of 60 mph.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The eU01s will be presented at the Paris Motor Show and launched at the end of 2016. A Bosch Performance Line electric motor combines with a 400 or 500 Wh lithium-ion battery to offer a range of 75 or 95 kilometers (47 or 59 miles). Copyright Mikael PENNEC. The eU01s is compatible with the BOSCH Nyon system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Toyota anticipates that the 2016 RAV4 Hybrid—unveiled earlier this year at the New York International Auto Show ( earlier post ) and the eighth hybrid in Toyota’s line-up—will receive EPA ratings of 34 mpg city / 31 mpg highway / 33 mpg combined (6.9, l/100 km, respectively) for both 2016 RAV4 Hybrid models.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2017

Maven has been operating on-demand ridesharing rentals in San Francisco since August 2016; more than 20 million miles have been driven in San Francisco and nearly 1 million rides have been given. Maven Gig Bolt EVs have driven nearly 20,000 miles in San Diego. Maven Gig launched in San Diego in May and is fully subscribed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

Hyundai and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are extending their fuel cell vehicle confirmation program, originally from 2013 through 2015, to a second phase, from 2016 through 2017. In February, Hyundai reported that Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell drivers had accumulated more than 1,000,000 miles on the roads and highways of Southern California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

between 2016 and 2017, bringing the state’s ZEV market share to 4.5%, compared to 3.6% Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

GM’s Maven Gig ( earlier post ) launched in San Francisco in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers; it since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2015

Chevrolet will expand its compressed natural gas lineup to include the bi-fuel 2016 Silverado 3500HD Chassis Cab, allowing drivers to operate the vehicle on CNG or gasoline. For all other customers, it is covered under Chevrolet Complete Care five-year/60,000-mile powertrain limited warranty.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Volvo takes full responsibility for vehicle servicing, battery maintenance as well as maintenance of the standard-based charging stations for a fixed monthly cost. Start in-service is planned towards the end of 2016. TEC is buying the bus system as a turn-key solution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Among their findings: A note on fuel pricing and cost per mile. as the average price), resulting in an average effective cost per mile for BEVs of $0.04. For FCVs, Schoettle and Sivak note, the effective cost per mile is currently $0.09. BEVs also tend to produce the lowest amount of greenhouse gases (well-to-wheels) per mile.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

The company’s EDI PowerDrive 6000 PHEV drivetrain system surpassed one million miles in a commercial fleet setting in late 2016. The company is supplying its drivetrain technology to Yaxing Motor Coach for integration into a fleet of city buses to be delivered in March of this year. regenerative braking capabilities. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 3, 2015

By 2016, 50 hydrogen filling stations—built and operated as part of the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP)—will supply Germany’s metropolitan areas and main corridors. Fuel cell vehicles combine a high range of about 400 to 500 kilometers (250 - 311 miles) with a very short refueling time.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Based on the success of two Irizar 100% i2e electric buses that have been operating in London since June 2015, London’s largest transport operator, Go-Ahead, is incorporating the buses into its fleet and has signed an agreement with Irizar that includes service and maintenance. The product range includes 10.8m

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

kWh per mile on the service route, which equated to 17.48 miles per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE). miles per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE), which equates to 4.51 miles per DGE. kWh per mile over 399,663 miles of use. The baseline CNG buses had an average fuel economy of 4.04

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AUGUST 13, 2014

Based on those numbers, we estimate that to fill our fuel cell sedan to go 300 miles initially will cost about $50 and then go down to about $30. The state of California has earmarked $200 million to build at least 100 new stations by 2024, with 40 of them to go online by the end of 2016. The company is putting up $7.2

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

FE) to support the long-term operation and maintenance expenses of new hydrogen refueling stations in California. On 17 November 2014, Honda unveiled the FCV Concept in Japan, pointing the way to an all-new Honda fuel-cell vehicles slated for launch first in Japan by March 2016 followed by launches in the US and Europe. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The maintenance and fuel costs will be met by a collaborative project which is being part funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). The Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell has a range of around 120 km (75 miles) before refueling is required. Intelligent Energy and DIGIMAN. In May 2017, the EU launched the €3.5-million Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Renault Kangoo ZE-H2 electric van with fuel cell range extender from Symbio FCell is now in series production and offers a range of more than 200 miles (322 km), more than double the range of the electric-only van. T electric light duty truck is being tested at La Poste and will be commercially available in 2016. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 25, 2022

In 380 miles of mixed driving through Southern California, Clean Fleet Report achieved an average of 31.2 EV runs solely on electricity for about a half mile and/or only up-to 25 miles per hour. In 2016 we were so taken by that year’s RX that three staffers had to take a closer look: Road Test: 2016 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

Metro will evaluate whether the new all-electric buses can reduce operating and maintenance costs and lower life cycle costs compared with Metro’s current fleet. BYD’s electric buses use the company’s own Lithium iron phosphate rechargeable batteries which can reportedly travel 155 miles between charges with a full passenger load.

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APRIL 7, 2018

Slip Resistant Flooring: Buses will also feature durable and slip resistant flooring that allows for increased safety and easy maintenance. Big Blue Bus operates a fleet of 200 vehicles transporting more than 54,000 customers daily across a 58 square mile service area. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The FCveloCity modules feature: Standard 5 year, 250,000 mile warranty (for transit applications). Remote diagnostics through direct or wireless connection allows customer to remotely monitor performance data and anticipate preventative maintenance. Integrated humidification system to maximize system performance and durability.

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