Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

GM is expanding its efforts to educate public safety, fire and emergency service providers throughout the United States and Canada as EV sales grow. For example, many people believe water is dangerous around an EV battery, when in fact a large volume of water is the recommended method to suppress a lithium-ion battery fire.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2023

The governments of Canada and British Columbia will jointly invest more than $395.5 Through this investment, BC Transit will purchase up to 115 Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) and install 134 charging points to enable the deployment of the new buses in communities across British Columbia. The Government of Canada is investing $14.9

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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. Additionally, Frito-Lay is further decarbonizing its fleet through the nationwide use of Renewable Compressed Natural Gas and other new zero- and near-zero emission vehicles. which is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

The Toronto Transit Commission , the third largest transit agency in North America and the most heavily used system in all of Canada, purchased ten Proterra Catalyst E2 buses in support of the transit agency’s goal to convert its entire fleet of 1,926 buses to zero-emission buses by 2040. million CAD.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

XL Fleet, a leading provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has entered into a partnership with a commercial EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) supplier to begin the launch of its XL Grid division. XL Fleet intends to continue expanding its XL Grid division to meet these energy demands.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

BC Transit in British Columbia, Canada has approved a $20-million contract to purchase ten 40-foot Proterra ZX5 electric transit buses and one Proterra Energy megawatt-scale EV fleet charger as part of the agency’s transition to a fully electric bus fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is now operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. Canada’s Infrastructure plan invests in thousands of projects, creates jobs across the country and builds stronger communities. In June 2018, the Board approved the purchase of 30 more. New Flyer Industries Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

a Canada-based company specializing in the design of electric propulsion systems for heavy-duty vocational vehicles, has launched an all-electric system at the same purchase price as diesel alternatives. or on new truck fleets without sacrificing loading capacity and without impacting daily operations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, the Canadian subsidiary of NFI Group, announced an award from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for an additional ten forty-foot, zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses. TTC New Flyer Industries XE40 Xcelsior electric demo bus.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2022

The Government of Canada has released Budget 2022. billion (US$3 billion) to implement Canada’s first Critical Minerals Strategy to capitalize on a growing need for the minerals used in everything from phones to electric cars. Critical Mineral Opportunities in Canada. Among its measures is up to C$3.8 This includes $1.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

VIA Motors, a provider of electric drive technology and sustainable mobility solutions for a wide variety of Class 2 – 5 electric commercial vehicles applications, has received a purchase order for 2,000 Class 3 VIA electric cutaway chassis cabs from Pegasus Specialty Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, received a purchase order from Groupe Autocar Jeannois for 35 zero-emission LionC school buses, to be delivered over the next five years. The purchase order also includes an option for Jeannois to purchase an additional five LionC buses.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

Purolator, Canada’s leading integrated freight, package and logistics solutions provider, expects to invest approximately $1 billion to electrify its Canadian network over the next seven years. Purolator expects to add more than 100 all-electric vehicles to its fleet this year and an additional 150 in 2024. Richmond, B.C.;

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

The purchase was made in part using funds from the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, which are contributing more than $6.3 million to the clean school bus project through the Green Infrastructure stream (GIS) of the “Investing in Canada” infrastructure plan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2020

BYD has delivered its first two battery-electric buses to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the largest transit operator in Canada and the third-largest transit operator in North America. The TTC purchased 60 all-electric buses from three manufacturers: 25 from Proterra Inc., and 10 from BYD Canada Co.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2018

The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and the Société de transport de Laval (STL) have awarded New Flyer a contract for 40 forty-foot, zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses, marking the largest-yet battery-electric bus contract in Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2018

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, the Canadian subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., This award supports TTC’s electric bus program, focused on transforming its fleet into a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2040 and buying only emission-free buses starting in 2025. TTC announced an order of 10 Proterra electric buses last week.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2020

The companies have already partnered to expand the use of RNG in the heavy-duty truck market with its Zero Now program, which allows fleets to purchase natural gas trucks for the same price as diesel trucks. Carbon-negative RNG is being used today by thousands of vehicles with more and more fleets requesting it every week.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Early government investment in charging infrastructure went a long way toward soothing the range anxiety that made car buyers in other places reluctant to make the switch to battery power from gasoline or diesel. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The fleet of cars and trucks we use in the federal government is one of the largest in the country. That’s why we’ve already doubled the number of alternative vehicles in the federal fleet, and that’s why, today, I am directing agencies to purchase 100% alternative fuel, hybrid, or electric vehicles by 2015.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2021

Ultium Charge 360 offers: Access to Charging: GM will continue to work with a variety of third parties, including charge point operators, electric utilities and government agencies to make home, workplace, public and fleet charging ubiquitous for customers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Canada-based GreenPower Motor Company ( earlier post ) and its California factory direct dealer, School Bus Sales of California, have secured commitments for eleven batteery-electric Synapse 72 school buses from six different school districts in South Coast and North Coast California districts. Synapse Shuttle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (collectively New Flyer), subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc. While purchasing a ZEB is one step toward building a zero-emission fleet, developing depot or on route charging infrastructure is the second, most critical step requiring complex technical expertise to ensure successful deployment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The CNG buses will be equipped with 2018 Cummins L9N engines, which provide a significantly reduced carbon footprint supporting TransLink’s planned fleet rejuvenation initiative and vision for increasingly sustainable transit. to 0.02g/bhp-hr. Earlier post.) The funds are administered in B.C. by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 9, 2024

This limits FCEV use primarily to a handful of areas in California and Canada. This makes them a clean alternative to traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles and even battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which can have significant environmental costs associated with battery production and disposal.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 4 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), unveiled its third-generation XL3 product release for model year 2014 vehicles. kWh Li-ion battery pack, said Justin Ashton, VP Business Development and co-founder. Conversions Fleets Hybrids'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

The report, which this year for the first time includes an online, interactive country data browser, reviews developments in fuel economy and highlights the changes which have shaped the modern global fleet of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) over a 12-year period. per year between 2015 and 2017. L ge /100 km.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2012

The City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 10 BYD 40-foot electric buses for City transit services in 2012. Transit Windsor has the unique distinction of running in Canada as well as in Detroit, making this launch one that serves on both Canadian and United States’ roads.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2024

To date, DTNA has deployed its heavy-duty Freightliner eCascadia and medium-duty Freightliner eM2 battery-electric trucks in over 50 fleets across the US, and these have logged some four million electric miles. Eight dealerships have already completed the certification process, and eight more are in the process of doing so.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

The Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) Dealer Certification Program isn’t intended to be just another badge for dealers to hang in their showrooms; it DTNA working to ensure quality control at its Freightliner dealerships. Eight dealerships have already achieved certification, and DTNA expects to double this number shortly.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2009

The government of Ontario (Canada) is targeting a vehicle parc with one out of every 20 vehicles (5%) having electric drive by the year 2020 ( “1 in 20 by 2020” ). The high-end of the rebate would be the highest in Canada and amongst the highest in the world. Tags: Canada Plug-ins Policy. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

Ford will begin installing the GE WattStation Level 2 charging stations across its North American campuses, developing a workplace charging network at nearly every Ford facility in the United States and Canada. Ford now offers three plug-in vehicles: the battery electric Focus Electric, and the C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 29, 2024

Despite Europe having adopted battery electric vehicles far more quickly than North America, the market is still confronting a lot of the same problems. & While the EU does tend to lump plug-in hybrids into EV sales tabulations, the region is still outpacing the United States and Canada in terms of both PHEV and BEV volumes.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

and Canada,” Ford says. After this window passes, the adapter will be available for purchase at a retail price of $230. and Canada.” and Canada DEARBORN, Mich., and Canada. Future Ford EV customers can purchase the adapter from Ford for $230.00 (including estimated tax and shipping).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

He has served in a variety of positions around the world, including controller, The Americas; executive director, Ford Canada, Mexico and South America; chief financial officer and vice president of Strategic Planning for Ford of Europe, and chief financial officer of Ford Asia-Pacific Operations. His retirement is effective 1 Aug.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In 2023, Kelley Blue Book reported an unprecedented purchase of 1,189,051 electric vehicles in the United States alone, while global EV sales are projected to range between 9.6 million and 14 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Looking ahead to 2024, S&P Global Mobility anticipates 13.3 19.28% when coupled with solar power.

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