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MARCH 31, 2021

Fluid Truck has ordered 40 additional electric delivery trucks from Lightning eMotors for its New York City fleet. These vehicles will be utilized by XPO Logistics and NAL Group in their support of IKEA Retail US last-mile delivery efforts. The electric trucks will service all five boroughs, IKEA said.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Schneider, a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, will soon begin taking delivery of 92 Class 8 battery-electric Freightliner e-Cascadia trucks ( earlier post ) at its intermodal operations in Southern California. Battery electric trucks will help further meet these goals.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Optimal Electric Vehicles and Olathe Ford, one of the nation’s largest Ford Commercial Vehicle Centers (CVCs), announced a new partnership in the sales and distribution of Optimal-EV’s E1 series battery-electric cutaway chassis platform.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

and a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses and emission-free technology, announced that the next generation of its zero-emission products, Axess Battery Electric Bus (EVO-BE) and Axess Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus (EVO-FC), are now in development. ElDorado National (California) or ENC, a subsidiary of REV Group Inc.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. But the cars and SUVs used in these situations drive more miles each year than a typical personal vehicle, contributing a higher proportion of greenhouse gases to the environment.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Fleet electrification provider Zeem Solutions has opened its first commercial EV transportation-as-a-service depot in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The LA-area depot is the first in a series that Zeem plans to build across the United States to enable medium- and heavy-duty fleet owners to electrify.

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MAY 10, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America customer, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD)—a Golden State Foods (GSF) company—is increasing its commitment to zero-tailpipe emission freight transport with its latest order of 30 Volvo VNR Electrics. Located in the St.

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APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. The fleet of less than 100 vehicles will then be employed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes for various target groups. Filling up the hydrogen tanks only takes three to four minutes.

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JULY 7, 2022

GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. Earlier post. ).

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MARCH 18, 2021

Proterra , a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Lightning eMotors announced a new collaboration to power the Generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit commercial van using Proterra’s battery technology. Lightning eMotors anticipates annual production of up to 3,000 vehicles by 2023.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

XL Fleet and Pivotal Investment Corporation II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have recently entered into a definitive merger agreement. XL expects to expand its current suite of hybrid and plug-in hybrid solutions for Class 2-6 vehicles to include zero CO 2 (e.g.,

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of all-electric powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric fleet vehicles, announced the successful delivery and deployment of 10 all-electric cargo vans to Montreal, Canada-based Goodfood Market Corp. These units have a cooling capacity down to -15 ?C

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

The logistics service provider Dachser is planning to add 50 units of Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul ( earlier post ), presented at this year’s IAA Transportation, to its European fleet. Dachser intends to use the eActros LongHaul configured as a 6x2 swap body vehicle with a storage height of 1,120 mm. That means 1.2

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Merchants Fleet, the nation’s fastest-growing fleet management company, plans to further electrify its portfolio with BrightDrop, the new business backed by General Motors, offering electric first-to-last-mile products and software services. EV600 in Merchants Fleet livery. Keegan, CEO of Merchants Fleet.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The new, longer-range Lightning Electric Transit Van is the fourth generation of its battery-electric and fuel cell electric platform, based on the Ford Transit 350HD chassis. In 2021, Colorado's Lightning eMotors is introducing a new Generation 4 model of its popular Lightning Electric Transit Van.

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MAY 5, 2023

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) unveiled the series production of the all new, fully electric Freightliner eM2 for urban delivery applications. The eM2 features a fully integrated, proprietary battery electric Detroit ePowertrain, including Detroit eAxles and batteries.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

This innovative potential partnership leverages state-of-the-art BYD and Nuvve technologies and will provide access to Stonepeak’s financing, which will lower the cost of medium- and heavy-duty battery electric vehicle adoption for fleets of all types including mass transit, municipalities, last mile delivery and school districts.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Micro-mobility company Helbiz is exploring the electrification of its fleet with Lightning eMotors. Following the completion of the current pilot program, Helbiz plans to deploy Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD vans throughout Miami and Washington DC to manage its intra-urban operations.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This collaboration enables both companies to offer the first electric, fuel-cell-powered Class 6 trucks (up to 12.5 tons) capable of supporting middle-mile delivery logistics between warehouses and distribution centers. An extended range option is also available, effectively doubling the standard average range to 400 miles.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Motiv Power Systems announced the new Argo Series electric truck featuring a medium-duty EV cab designed from the ground up, with customer-driven miles and fleet owner feedback built in. Motiv has deployed more than 180 vehicles and driven more than 2.8 Motiv has deployed more than 180 vehicles and driven more than 2.8

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility ( earlier post ), announced a new demonstrator program for battery-leasing that allows batteries to be leased to fleet customers when they purchase vehicles.

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APRIL 19, 2022

Penske’s first Ford E-Transit vehicles will be made available in Southern California with other locations around the US phased in later in the year. These are the first light-duty electric trucks to be made available in Penske’s rental and leasing fleet, as previously announced. It has an estimated range of more than 126 miles.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With a usable battery capacity of 67 kWh, E-Transit will deliver an estimated range of 126 miles in the low-roof cargo van variant. The E-Transit has a starting MSRP of less than $45,000 for US fleet customers, and comes backed with an eight-year, 100,000-mile electric vehicle component warranty.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Autonomy, the nation’s largest electric vehicle subscription company, placed an order for 23,000 electric vehicles with 17 global automakers to expand and diversify its subscription fleet beyond Tesla. The fleet order is valued at $1.2 Battery Range: 250 miles minimum (with some exceptions).

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MAY 18, 2021

a provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, reported Q1 2021 revenue of $4.6M and sales of 31 zero-emission commercial vehicles, across five specialty vehicle applications for its wholly-owned subsidiary Lightning Systems. Lightning eMotors, Inc., being renamed Lightning eMotors, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

New data suggests that electric vehicles may not be an easy future substitute for the gasoline-powered fleet, as EVs currently travel less than half as much as the US fleet average. This is likely due to a combination of factors, including Tesla’s higher battery capacity. —Burlig et al. Fiona Burlig, James B.

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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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OCTOBER 17, 2022

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America and subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), announced the delivery of TBB’s 200 th Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus to Monroe County Public Schools in Indiana.

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JUNE 7, 2018

Freightliner plans to deliver an Electric Innovation Fleet of 30 vehicles to customers later this year for further testing under real-world operating conditions. The goal is to build and deliver commercial electric vehicles that support the business and sustainability goals of our customers.

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MAY 21, 2021

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved the US’ first standard to transition ride-hailing fleets to zero-emission vehicles by 2030. The Clean Miles Standard (CMS) ( earlier post ) sets electrification and greenhouse gas emission targets for transportation network companies (TNCs)—e.g., Uber and Lyft.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will start using 30 electric trucks to make “last mile” deliveries to local customers in Belgium. The first five vehicles will go out today in the Antwerp area. Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight.

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JULY 24, 2022

Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The Volvo VNR Electric’s 264-kWh lithium-ion batteries have an operating range of up to 150 miles.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

Nikola Corporation delivered the first Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) pilot trucks to Total Transportation Services Inc. The Nikola Tre BEV is designed for local deliveries up to 350 miles.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered the first vehicle in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet—a Freightliner eM2 ( earlier post )—to Penske Truck Leasing, fulfilling its promise to put an electric commercial truck in customer hands in 2018. The range of the eM2 is around 370 km (230 miles).

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Tesla Semi is heading to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) three-week-long assessment for electric vehicle fleets. At UPS in Compton, California , a Freightliner Custom Chassis MT50e last mile step van and a Freightliner eCascadia in a middle mile duty cycle will both be tracked.

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