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President Obama issues Memorandum on Federal fleet performance to push for alternative fueled vehicles; GSA pilot project on EV purchases

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GSA announced its initial purchase of more than 100 electric vehicles for a vehicle pilot. These vehicles will be leased to 20 agencies, including the Department of Energy, and will be located in Washington, DC; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; and San Francisco, CA. GSA purchase. Optimum fleet size.

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GSA proposes assessing package delivery vendors on environmental and alternative fuel benchmarks

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The US General Services Administration (GSA), the government’s purchasing arm, has proposed that vendors competing for a $1.5-billion FedEx and UPS have both begun to integrate alternative fuel vehicles in their fleets. The American Clean Skies Foundation (ACSF), a Washington, DC nonprofit group, commended GSA’s decision.

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Walmart’s Planned DC Fast Charging Network Could Be Game Changing

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On April 6, Walmart announced that by 2030 it intends to build its own DC fast-charging network at “thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations coast-to-coast.” First, let’s look at Walmart’s existing DC fast charging footprint. of Electrify America’s total number of DC fast charging ports.

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USPS Swaps Out 3% of Fleet for More Fuel Efficient or Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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The US Postal Service (USPS) will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the US General Services Administration (GSA). Using 35 delivery vehicles in Florida that run on propane fuel.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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The US Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center also has a tool which compares the annual emissions of an EV versus internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle on a national or state level.

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Fuel Dispenser Company Dresser Wayne to Introduce EV Charger Concept Model at 2010 Automechanika Show

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Even with all of the other advances in alternative fueling—ethanol, biodiesel, LPG, and natural gas—we recognize that there is a clear movement toward electric vehicles. —Scott Negley, director of Alternative Energy Products for Dresser Wayne. We plan to be fully prepared for this continued growth.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

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The year began with Blink’s exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where we debuted the EQ 200 for European and Latin American (LATAM) markets, Series 3 for Asia-Pacific (APAC) and LATAM markets, PQ 150 for European markets, and the Series 9 30kW DC Fast Charger for global markets.