Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2015

Lockheed Martin has joined a $17-million investment round in Peloton Technology , a developer of truck platooning systems, co-led by DENSO International America and Intel Capital ( earlier post ). Demonstrations and fleet pilot deployments in additional states will be held later this year.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. The company aims to “add three new power units to its catalog by 2027, so that the entire fleet of small sailing yachts and recreational craft can be powered electrically.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

In addition, the MEB will be the key tool for meeting demanding fleet targets first in Europe and China and later in the US. All in all, the new modular electric drive kit will allow Volkswagen to offer vehicles ranging from the compact A segment to 7-seaters in the B segment. billion (US$1.8

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 7, 2022

Both of these are important in their separate ways, reinforced by Toyota North America president and CEO Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa saying our concept is “Mobility for All.”. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Autono-MaaS: Autonomous Mobility.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, the immediate costs for the conversion kits, accessories and installation service can range from $7,000 to $20,000, making it reasonable only if you plan to keep your car for a while. The post What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. See more at E Magazine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Ten of the locomotives will be manufactured in Erie and Grove City, USA and 90 will be manufactured locally at Transnet Rail Engineering’s site in South Africa with kits provided by GE Transportation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

ALTe is targeting fleet vehicles such as delivery trucks, vans and shuttle buses and even potentially taxis and limos, in the light- to medium-duty vehicle classes—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Earlier post.) kWh Li-ion pack from A123 Systems. —John Thomas. —John Thomas.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 17, 2021

If you’re on one of the major highways, the chances are good that you’re within driving distance of one of Tesla’s 25,000 superchargers (if you’re a Tesla) or one of 3,500 affiliated with Electrify America or one of the other charging networks (if you’re not), but you need to plan carefully. Opt for a Tesla in Camp Mode.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

The vehicle is being shown for the first time in North America at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar, 1–4 Aug. Protean Electric outfitted the front-wheel-drive Vivaro with a through-the-road hybrid conversion kit of two Protean Electric PD-18 motors attached to the rear axle. in Traverse City, Mich.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The special edition vehicles included trucks and SUVs sporting an array of accessories and trim kits, while cars and SUVs using electricity are continuing to grow more dominant by the day. The Nissan Design America team cut loose on the Frontier midsize pickup to produce three concepts–Project Hardbody, Project Adventure and Project 72X.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2016

In a joint project, Volkswagen and DFKI have started further to develop the software framework ROCK (Robotics Construction Kit) to allow direct, close cooperation between human beings and robots. Employees of Volkswagen Group of America presented a mobile application to assist dealers with the sales process.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2009

CleanFUEL North America, Inc. Partnerships like this make it feasible to address the industry’s distribution, installation and service/support gap for propane engines, broadening the potential for propane to become a widely utilized domestic fleet fuel. has signed a distribution agreement with IMPCO Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. Fleet insights, US. Data Driven Insurance, London.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

The Consortium will focus on two core areas based on respective domain expertise: to identify protocols and standards for the adoption of AVs in real-world scenarios; and to develop niche AV technologies such as automotive cyber security, advanced autonomy and platform-agnostic AV kits through a build-test-deploy spiral approach.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

DTNA’s SuperTruck was unveiled at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. DTNA unveiled its SuperTruck at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in the Freightliner Trucks booth. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America. Fleet: Schneider, Walmart. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. Tags: Engines Fleets LPG Vehicle Systems.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

In 1,020 miles on a California road trip, using the all-speed dynamic cruise control as much as possible, Clean Fleet Report achieved an average of 34.1 Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. You will not be disappointed.

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2009

Four major US corporations and two utility companies took delivery of the Smith Newton, the largest road-going electric truck in North America. The Smith Newton provides depot-based truck fleets with a realistic, zero emissions transport solution that both lowers greenhouse gas emissions and helps improve air quality in our urban centres.”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Ford unveiled the full new 2014 Transit family of commercial vehicles for North America, comprising the full-size Transit, the Transit Connect Van, and the Transit Connect Wagon (shown earlier, earlier post ). liter V6 with a compressed natural gas/liquid propane gas (CNG/LPG) prep kit. Highlights of the full-size Transit.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 17, 2024

You’ll also benefit from 1000 kilowatt-hours of free charging at Electrify America charging stations. Car essentials for any road trip include: Jumper cables; Emergency supply of food and water; Tire pressure gauge; Spare tire; Emergency documents like owner’s documents and insurance; First aid kit and flashlight; and Water.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

At today’s prices, with a 40 kWh system, a vehicle manufacturer would likely be paying $35-$45,000 for a battery solution which would include the modules, the control electronics, energy management systems, diagnostic kits and firmware. “ Volume and technology improvements with allow us to do that. ”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Wessels Reederei signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo regarding the conversion of three of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. With a current fleet of 37 ships, Wessels Reederei is one of the largest managers of coastal vessels globally. Earlier post.) TOTE ro-ro conversion in the US.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The Westport Parts + Service distribution channel offers customers and fleets a one-stop shop for natural gas vehicle parts—a constantly growing parts catalogue with familiar layouts, helpful kits and common maintenance items, and regional availability of parts stocked on shelves. Diesel Forward, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Nevertheless, technical executives and engineers from Korea and from the Hyundai-Kia America technical center in the US were on hand to provide market and technical background. We are the highest in EV efficiency of any car sold in America. That means less carbon and lower cost of ownership. And we are the best in operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Nevertheless, technical executives and engineers from Korea and from the Hyundai-Kia America technical center in the US were on hand to provide market and technical background. We are the highest in EV efficiency of any car sold in America. That means less carbon and lower cost of ownership. And we are the best in operating costs.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 25, 2021

We are not tied to any particular brand; our retrofit kit will work with any combine harvester model available in the farmer's fleet. And by the end of 2021, our system will be available in the United States and South America. A display in the cab provides the interface for the driver and displays warnings and settings.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 25, 2021

We are not tied to any particular brand; our retrofit kit will work with any combine harvester model available in the farmer's fleet. And by the end of 2021, our system will be available in the United States and South America. A display in the cab provides the interface for the driver and displays warnings and settings.

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Plug In India

MAY 3, 2022

Sadly the bus fleet is diesel Tempo Travellers. Each trolley is kitted out with all the components that are required for making the bike. Latin America, Africa, Australia and US have all got proven Lithium reserves. Sad fact at Ola is that hardly any one drives the Ola scooter to work. Go Electric yourself.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said. — t_F 10.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. " The feds arent convinced.

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