Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The first automaker to collaborate with dairy farms on renewable energy projects, BMW of North America and California Bioenergy (CalBio) announced an expanded partnership to include Bar 20 Dairy, a farm based in Kerman, CA. —Adam Langton, energy services manager, connected eMobility, BMW of North America.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

Motiv Power Systems announced a new vehicle order from Cintas for 30 additional advanced zero-emission all-electric delivery vans. Motiv’s expanded relationship with Cintas follows the successful pilot of seven Motiv-powered vehicles across three states in 2022. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. This experience in designing, planning, and installing high-power chargers for electric trucks has taught us how critical it is to engage a variety of stakeholders early on.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Lion Electric Company (Lion), a manufacturer of purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has delivered 10 battery-electric LionC school buses to the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California. The project was funded with $26.98

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. The trucks will deliver locally and reduce Frito-Lay’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Frito-Lay has already achieved 100 percent renewable electricity for all of its U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

ChargePoint, formerly named Coulomb Technologies, announced it has more than 10,000 EV charging station spots in North America. More than 25,000—nearly half of all EV drivers—use ChargePoint to charge their electric vehicles, according to the company. 2,000,000 gallons of gas avoided annually.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

C2G emissions are a sum of WTW emissions and emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing. The vehicle manufacturing cycle includes impacts of raw material extraction, vehicle parts production, assembly, as well as its disposal and related materials recycling processes. Source: DOE program record Nº 21003.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680 chassis. Port fleet rollout.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Along with the registration site, the E-Transit electric vans have updated pricing, with a targeted starting MSRP of $43,295 for the cutaway—lower than originally announced—to $52,690 for the high-roof extended-wheelbase cargo van. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co.,

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America said this morning it has introduced a Volvo VNR electric class 8 tractor into Martin Brower’s fleet of commercial vehicles in collaboration with McDonald’s Canada. “It’s a strong statement when all key partners align towards clear greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. The company piloted 18 CNG vehicles to prepare for the roll-out.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has received an order for 35 LionC school buses from the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

Technologies and contributions to reduced fuel consumption in Efficient Future Mobility North America. Schaeffler presented a new concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Schaeffler demonstration vehicle was developed in North America. Click to enlarge.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

With the vigorous development of new energy vehicles all over the world ,“ Add charging pile ” It seems that a consensus has been reached at home and abroad. Besides , Consumer demand for electric vehicles “ Mileage anxiety ” It will also affect the expansion of the electric vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

As the next step in Honda’s electrification strategy in North America, the company will focus on increasing hybrid volume of core models: CR-V, Accord and, in the future, Civic. The 3rd-generation Honda Insight is one of America’s top-selling compact hybrids, with more than 70,000 sold since it was introduced in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In 2024, in North America and Japan, Honda will launch a FCEV model equipped with this next-generation fuel cell system jointly developed with GM. This model will be based on the CR-V introduced last year in North America and equipped with the next-generation fuel cell system. Commercial vehicles. in California.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), a leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems technology, has launched high volume production supply of various fluid products for the global Mercedes-Benz AG programs C-Class, GLC and E-Class hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Mercedes-Benz is a key strategic OEM for TIFS. Fluid systems—e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. Both NX models offer their own version of pro-active all-weather drive (AWD). The new Lexus NX features numerous other firsts in a Lexus, among them: The all-new 2.0-liter 2015 Lexus NX 300h.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2020

General Motors and Honda have agreed to develop jointly two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM’s highly flexible global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. General Motors’ all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium. GM unveiled the platform and batteries in early March.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2024

The SUV retains its rowdy twin-turbo V8 and pairs it with a 24-kWh battery pack and electric motors to make a combined 789 horsepower. seconds, cutting a tenth off the gas-only model’s time. It also offers more than 37 miles of all-electric range. Its 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time is down to just 3.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has signed a supply agreement with Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) ( earlier post ) over approximately 50,000 tonnes almost CO₂-free steel per year for its European press shops and deepened its partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to establish a sustainable steel supply chain in North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Freight operator Dependable Highway Express (DHE) has received two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to join DHE’s fleet. The electric trucks will be added to DHE’s existing fleet of more than 500 Volvo trucks operating across North America. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Hybrid electric Cascadia. Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) and Walmart have collaborated to build the first hybrid electric Freightliner Cascadia. —Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Daimler Trucks North America. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If confirmed, this purchase order would allow STC to become the largest operator of electric school buses in North America. These electric buses would replace existing diesel vehicles within STC’s Canadian fleet. Deliveries would begin in 2022 and occur through the first half of 2026.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) held an event to mark the first of Toyota’s latest engine products for the all-new 2022 Tundra ( earlier post ) to come off the production line. The all-new 2022 Tundra goes on sale later this year. The standard i-FORCE 3.5L twin-turbo produces up to 389 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As the leading independent global power solutions provider, Cummins is committed to ensuring any customer anywhere has the right solution by offering them a broad range of power solutions from advanced diesel, near-zero natural gas, fully electric, hydrogen and other technologies. —Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks. —Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has successfully started shipping its brand new all-electric E-Transit van to customers, working to fulfill the over 10,000 orders the automaker has to for the vehicle. Ford has received orders for the E-Transit all over the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

A projected 50 percent lower cost bill of materials compared to conventional lithium-ion chemistries will enable significantly lower-cost automotive battery packs, making an all-electric automotive fleet economically achievable.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles in the United States are complicated, especially with new changes for 2023. Under the current version of the Section 30D Clean Vehicle Credit (CVC), there are specific criteria that both the vehicle and taxpayer must meet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Volvo Trucks will offer a complete heavy-duty range with electric drivelines starting in Europe in 2021. Volvo Trucks is now running tests of the electric heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks, which will be used for regional transport and urban construction operations in Europe. —Roger Alm.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

liter V-6 gasoline engine paired with a high-output electric motor; 12 kWh lithium-ion battery; 8-speed automatic transmission; and Mitsubishi Motors’ advanced full-time Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) all-wheel drive. In EV mode, the transmission allows the engine''s output efficiency to be maximized at all vehicle speeds.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. The all-new 1.5-liter

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

Motiv Power Systems, a sustainable technology company delivering all-electric chassis with a proven software platform for the electrification of medium-duty trucks and buses, secured $15 million of additional funding from GMAG Holdings Corp.

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