Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2019

Zero-emission vehicles represented roughly 3% of all new, light-duty vehicles sold in the first half of 2019, compared to roughly 2% during the same period in 2018. Since 1 May 2019, Canadians who purchase or lease an eligible battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or longer range plug-in hybrid vehicle, will receive an incentive of $5,000.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

This will represent around a 40% growth rate, down from the 70% growth rate in 2018. In markets like the US and the UK, direct purchase subsidies are already starting to wind down. BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects 2.6 million electric vehicles to be sold globally in 2019. BNEF said that it expects China will continue to lead, with some 1.5

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2019 Global Sale South Korea 392

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2017

The three powertrains in the 2018 Accord will include two direct-injected and turbocharged 4-cylinder engines, a new Honda-developed 10-speed automatic transmission and a sporty 6-speed manual transmission that will be available on both turbo engines, as well as the next-generation of Honda’s two-motor hybrid powertrain technology ( earlier post ).

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Honda Hybrid Motor Motors 191

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In 2001, the park began replacing its diesel bus fleet with diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. They will begin service in late 2018 and will operate year-round, transporting up to 1,480 visitors per day through the park’s Yosemite Valley. million boardings.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

Strategy 2018. The Group is currently driven by Strategy 2018— a set of action areas and measurable, defined strategic objectives for the year 2018 clustered into three primary areas: economy, people and environment. By 2018, “Think Blue. Since late 2011, “Think Blue. Think Blue.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

As announced in October 2018, NextSource signed a 10-year offtake agreement with a prominent Japanese trading company to purchase 20,000 tonnes per year of Molo SuperFlake graphite for use in battery anode applications for electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Madagascar Chinese Battery Batteries 300

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This order follows the completion of an 18-month electric bus evaluation of two 60-foot New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE buses program initiated in 2018. The buses were purchased as option orders off of the Commonwealth of Virginia state contract.

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Washington Seattle Battery Batteries 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

We are prepared to deliver a 100 percent battery electric coach that performs the same or better than our current clean diesel, hybrid and CNG models. for federal testing, as is required for all new bus models that are purchased using federal funds. —Ian Smith, MCI president. MCI will send its D45 CRTe LE CHARGE to Altoona, Pa.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The European Commission (EC) last week approved an increase in state funding by €300 million (US$332 million) for the purchase of electric buses in Germany in accordance with EU state aid rules. Public transport companies must also ensure that their electric and plug-in hybrid buses are powered by electricity from renewable energy sources.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The ZEV rule, after surviving industry litigation and multiple adjustments to reflect the uneven progress of hybrid, fuel cell, and battery technologies, now bears little resemblance to the original. by about 1.9%. They’ve done a great job of producing great cars. We want them to succeed and want them to make money on this. b)(1)(A).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2018

The demand for lithium and cobalt is expected to increase much more, by a factor of 10 to more than 20, as a result of future hybrid and full electric car purchases. Results show that total demand for copper, neodymium, and tantalum might increase by a factor of roughly 2 to 3.2, mostly as a result of population and GDP growth.

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Hybrid Netherlands Climate Global 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2019

The up to €400-million order is the result of a consultation launched in January 2018, the aim of which was to accelerate the renewal of the RATP bus fleet. The RATP fleet, consisting of 4700 bus, already includes 950 hybrid, 140 bio-methane and 83 electric buses.

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France Fleet Electrical Electric 302

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2019

The NRCan funding furthers the government’s commitment to renewable transit options and supports the purchase of eight electric buses for Brampton—six of which are New Flyers Xcelsior model. million in federal funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to support the adoption of zero-emission transit buses.

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Emissions Supplies Canada Purchase 274

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

SFMTA will only purchase all-electric buses starting in 2025 to meet the goal for 2035. MUNI also runs a fleet of hybrid electric vehicles which use renewable diesel. The SFMTA has been rolling out new electric hybrid buses with higher capacity on-board battery systems. One of MUNI’s newer 40' electric trolley buses.

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San Francisco All-Electric Fleet Electrical 256

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

To date, Beneficial State Foundation has already received more than 900 applications and awarded 24 grants for cars ranging from a 2018 Nissan Leaf to a 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2017

EVs and plug-in hybrids—to at least a fifth of new vehicle sales by 2025, with quotas beginning in 2018. In April, C-HR sales in Japan peaked at 13,168 units, making the new SUV the most-purchased vehicle in the Japanese market (including minivehicle sales) within that month.

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2019 Toyota China Production 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. Breetz, Deborah Salon (2018) “Do electric vehicles need subsidies?

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Prius Tax Maintenance Arizona 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

Increased safety was a key component in Dot’s decision to purchase all-electric. Dot Foods California introduced the all-electric truck at the end of 2018, and the vehicle has been well-received by drivers. Dot Foods California introduced the all-electric truck at the end of 2018, and the vehicle has been well-received by drivers.

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Transportation California North America Electrical 249

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Fifty-five percent of respondents cited the initial purchase price of electric commercial vehicles as the top barrier. Instead of undertaking a large-scale fleet overhaul, many companies will prioritize electric options when replacing vehicles and even consider electric leasing options to mitigate the initial purchase price.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives , largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s comprehensive strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 10, 2024

Toyota takes a different approach by hybridizing its VVT-i, offering better overall fuel efficiency and perhaps longevity. But the Honda still ends up being faster on paper unless the hybrid Corolla happens to be an XSE trim. Interestingly, the hybrid version of the LE isn’t much more at $23,500.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Among the differences highlighted are that nearly every fifth new vehicle in Japan is a hybrid; spark-ignition engines dominate the market most in China with an almost 100% share of new vehicle purchases; and diesel holds sway in Europe and India. million will be strong hybrids, 3 million will be plug-in hybrids, and 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. Breetz, Deborah Salon (2018) “Do electric vehicles need subsidies?

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Prius Tax Maintenance Arizona 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Vehicles purchased by fleets in California are eligible for special funding via the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors. Last week, Lightning eMotors and GigCapital3, Inc.,

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Batteries Battery Fuel Electrical 448

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2020

Knowledge about self-driving vehicles affects purchase consideration: Only 11% of survey respondents express they are “extremely likely” to purchase or lease a self-driving vehicle. Attributes scoring lowest include likelihood of purchasing an electric vehicle and reliability of electric compared to gas-powered vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 26, 2022

A First Timer for Clean Fleet Report is someone who purchased their first EV, PHEV or FCEV. In this case we met with Mark and Annette, who purchased a 2021 Toyota Prius Prime. Within a week’s time, we found a pre-owned 2021 Prius Prime at AutoNation Toyota in Irvine, and we purchased the car almost immediately.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 4, 2023

It is a major step in the right direction for those in the state who have supported California’s ultimate goal of requiring all new vehicle sales to be electric or hybrid by 2035 in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. California offers $7,500 tax incentives for the purchase of fully-electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

We are already making measurable progress, which will continue to have a noticeably positive impact on earnings—whether in terms of sales, the cost of materials or indirect purchasing. By the end of 2021, the company intends to have more than one million vehicles with all-electric or plug-in hybrid drivetrains on the roads.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2019

Daimler purchases the battery cells on the world market. As part of the negotiations on the target visions of recent years, a “Project Centre eATS” has been in existence at the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant since autumn 2018 in order to build up know-how for the next generation of an electronic powertrain (eATS).

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Mercedes Batteries Battery Cars 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

AT&T recently deployed its 8,000 th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle, achieving a major milestone in the company’s overall 10-year, $565-million commitment to add approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) to its fleet by end of year 2018. AT&T’s AFV fleet allowed the company to avoid the purchase of 12.4

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

PSTA’s investment also includes 15 ChargePoint chargers, purchased through Gillig’s Charging Solutions team. PSTA already operates 88 Gillig Hybrid buses. PSTA deployed its first electric buses (from Gillig rival BYD) in 2018. Each of the 40-foot buses sports 686 kWh of onboard energy storage. million rides per year.

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Florida Charging Batteries Battery 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

Built on an open network, TurboDX offers the ability easily to change network providers without having the added cost of switching or purchasing new hardware. It will be available for purchase online at Amazon, evsolutions.com, and Home Depot beginning 30 January 2018 at a starting MSRP of $469.

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Charging i-MiEV Mitsubishi Purchase 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Most of this investment will go into the electrification and hybridization of all Group models. As part of the planning round for 2018 to 2022, the Group has also optimized its plant and workforce assignment. This will lay a key foundation for the electrification and hybridization of the Group’s product portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Drive Clean Rebate provides New York residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase of a new plug-in car from participating dealers. In total, more than $3 million in rebates were provided to New Yorkers for the purchase or lease of 26 different types of cars. Last week Governor Cuomo announced the availability of $2.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

At Auto Shanghai 2017, Dana Incorporated is showcasing select technologies from its Spicer Electrified portfolio of fully integrated motor, control, and e-drive technologies, as well as thermal-management products for electric and hybrid vehicles. These e-axles are planned for launch in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The report concludes that BEVs appear to be settling in the 4-5% market share range in California as sales no longer reflect the ramp-up in Model 3 backorder deliveries that began in the second half of 2018. The California BEV market consisted largely of sales from Tesla, which accounted for 2/3 of BEV sales in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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