Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. million from CARB as part of California Climate Investments (CCI). Earlier post.)

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 15, 2023

DHL Supply Chain, the Americas leader in contract logistics, announced the deployment of its first Class 8 electric trucks, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to clean and efficient trucking operations.

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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

JULY 15, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Technology of America, Shell Recharge Solutions, TEC Equipment, Affinity Truck Center, and Western Truck Center are partnering to develop a publicly accessible medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (MHD EV) charging network that connects several of California’s largest metropolitan areas.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $44.8 Volvo Trucks will deploy eight multi-configuration battery Class 8 electric demonstration units (GVW +15 tons), and an additional 15 pre-commercial and commercial units, throughout California’s South Coast Air Basin.

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Green Car Congress

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. million), MSRC ($8 million), and South Coast AQMD ($5.4 million), with an additional $21.7

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Green Car Congress

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.

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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. —Aravind Kailas, advanced technology policy director for Volvo Group North America. million from CARB as part of California Climate Investments (CCI).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2020

Given the rapid advancement of driver assistance technologies in North America, it’s important to be part of the latest breakthroughs, work with leading edge of technology startups and attract the top talent. Designers working in the Audi Design Loft in Malibu, California, created the unique graphics and logo specifically for A2D2.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced that it is renaming the TMNA R&D California office as its new North American Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ). There are plans to […] The post Toyota Renames California R&D office as new North American Hydrogen Headquarters appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

BYD announced that its participation in a California-wide purchasing contract will also allow US transit agencies to leverage California’s purchase power to buy US-built zero-emission BYD battery-electric motor coaches, made by union employees in Lancaster, California. —Patrick Duan, Vice President of BYD North America.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This fulfills the second of five phases of the brand’s launch in North America, which started off with the opening of six stores in California three months ago. VinFast officially launched its first store in Canada, inside the Yorkdale Shopping Center in Toronto, Ontario.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2023

Rendering of EE North America Power-to-X plant. EE North America intends to construct a Power-to-X facility in Texas that would take the biogenic CO 2 from Montauk’s locations and use it in the production of e-methanol. The e-methanol would then be used to fuel vessels for maritime shipping operations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The 15-liter engine will offer ratings up to 500hp and 1,850 lb-ft (2,500 N·m) of torque and is expected to weigh 500 lbs less than comparable 15-liter diesel engines currently available on the market while not requiring Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to meet 2024 California or Environmental Protection Agency emission standards.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company will deploy the company’s latest hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks in California in two publicly funded projects to improve the air quality in the region. 30 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks in northern California by early 2023. 12-month pilot program with fleet partner to operate two XCIENT Fuel Cell.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2016

FEV North America, Inc. FEV) has established an office in Sunnyvale, California, citing a thriving automotive electronics industry on the West Coast, as well as overwhelming customer demands. Long-time FEV employee John Zelasko will manage the California office.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2023

Electric bus manufacturer Proterra and motor coach operator ABC Companies recently announced what the companies claim is the largest charging facility for motor coaches—larger, more luxurious buses designed for longer trips than urban transit buses—in North America. acre site in Newark, California, the facility has 20.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

California environmental agencies plan to launch what they claim will be the largest deployment of heavy-duty electric commercial trucks in North America thus far.

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Green Car Congress

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. The carrier had previously reported orders for 62 eCascadias.

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Electrek

MARCH 22, 2022

The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (ATVA) Board of Directors and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently celebrated a journey to electrification that began a decade ago. Now, the ATVA has become the first all-electric, zero emissions transit agency in North America.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This addition to Foothill Transit’s initial order of 20 fuel cell-electric buses, announced in October, now establishes North America’s largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses. million trips per year through ZEB mobility.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Tesla is building a massive 164-stall Supercharger station in California, set to become the new world’s largest Supercharger upon completion. Marco says that he thinks Tesla may also be working on a solar farm to the north of the charging stations, noting that the plans show a “maintenance gate,” and a 150-foot designation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The VNR Electric model from Volvo Trucks North America is the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 truck in Performance Team’s fleet, which will be on the road by end of year. When put into service, all 16 vehicles will be carrying regional loads daily to customers across Southern California.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 18, 2023

VinFast is filling in its vehicle orders for the USA and Canada with a shipment of 1,879 cars leaving for the Port of Benicia in California and expected to arrive after 20 days at sea. Some 1,098 VF 8s will be unloaded at the US West Coast port, while 781 vehicles are headed for Canada […]

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Teslarati

APRIL 1, 2024

A batch of the forthcoming Tesla Model 3 Performance seems to have been spotted at a showroom in California, where some sources say the automaker is holding a private event for the yet-to-be-unveiled variant. The post Tesla Model 3 ‘Ludicrous’ spotted at rumored event in California appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

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. The remaining trucks of the order will be deployed throughout 2022 and early 2023.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the carmaker would not ship vehicles built in China at the company’s Shanghai plant to North America. Tesla China-built Model 3 spotted in Northern California. The post Tesla’s Musk dismisses reports of China-built cars being shipped to North America appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

Recently Volvo Trucks North America, along with automated vehicle software provider Perceptive Automata and customer Dependable Highway Express (DHE), showcased a collaborative innovation project designed to strengthen safety capabilities for the trucking industry through automation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America announced today that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, becoming the third company to deploy its battery-electric trucks.

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Baua Electric

MAY 3, 2024

New Delhi: Reaffirming its commitment to support fuel cell and additional hydrogen-related products and technology toward a hydrogen economy, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Friday announced that it is renaming the TMNA R&D California office as its new North American Hydrogen Headquarters ( H2HQ ).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Carrier Transicold North America - Supporting Sysco’s EV program with its innovative Vector eCool refrigerated trailer system which sustainably creates its own power using leading-edge energy recovery and storage from ConMet to run the uniquely all-electric trailer refrigeration unit.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) a leading US foodservice distribution company, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deliver up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. After well over one million-miles (1.6 Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

JANUARY 2, 2023

Tesla’s global vice president and CEO of the Greater China region, Tom Zhu, took over responsibilities for sales, service, and deliveries in North America, Electrek reported , citing sources familiar with the matter. manager to Tesla plants in California and Texas. but was still the chairman of the company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

The recent awards include: EnergIIZE West Sacramento California Energy Commission: $3.3 million The additional awards build on the strategic partnership with Voltera to develop up to 50 HYLA stations throughout North America over the next five years. Nikola has now received $58.2

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Toyota North America confirmed Thursday that the second-generation version of its Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car is arriving at some California dealers later this year.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 28, 2024

But small correction needed: “The plant, which is wholly owned by Ford, is the first battery plant to be wholly owned by an automaker in the US-“ Tesla has a wholly owned battery plant on-site at their Texas Gigafactory that’s been producing 4680 cells/packs for almost 2 years now, in addition to their battery facility at Kato Road in California.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the US, recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, California. The VNR Electric models from Volvo Trucks North America are the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks to be deployed in Albertsons Cos.

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