Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Bosch and Weichai Power have increased the efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from their current level of roughly 46% to 50%. Even though the diesel engine is nearly 130 years old, its development continues. Bosch provides its modular common-rail system for the six-cylinder diesel engine with 12.9 liters displacement.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

and Eni signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to explore potential cooperation on sustainable mobility initiatives in the commercial vehicle sector in Europe and accelerate the decarbonization of transport. High-quality HVO biofuel can be used in its pure form in all of the most recent diesel engines. IVECO, a brand of Iveco Group N.V.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

The study will consist of research and data modeling to assess feasibility for dynamic wireless charging in the UK and the potential for the first real-world demonstrator in the UK. L-R: ORNL’s Omer Onar and Veda Galigekere with the dynamic wireless charging test bed at ORNL’s Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2023

Ford Pro recently revealed the E-Transit Courier, a ground-up new all-electric commercial vehicle. The E-Transit Courier is the next step as the company electrifies its iconic Transit family of commercial vehicles, joining the larger E-Transit and E-Transit Custom models in the Ford Pro portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

With more than 800 vehicles on the road today, Proterra battery systems have been proven over 25 million service miles driven and selected by world-class commercial vehicle manufacturers to electrify delivery vehicles, construction equipment, school buses, coach buses, and more.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2021

Russelectric, a manufacturer of distributed energy and microgrid control systems for mission-critical commercial facilities that was acquired by Siemens in 2018, has added electrical vehicle charging capabilities at its Hingham, Massachusetts, facility. kW (30A), thus providing a full charge for most EVs in under four hours.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2020

At the event, leaders of Hyundai’s Commercial Vehicle Business Division and Fuel Cell Center will introduce the eco-friendly fuel cell truck and their roadmap for clean commercial mobility. Fueling time to full charging takes approximately 8~20 minutes and this truck can carry a load comparable to a diesel truck.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios. —Hunter et al.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The commercial EV market is hot—a bit too hot for some. The company has focused on developing its own technology, and now offers not only complete vehicles, but also a broad range of components, including electric drivetrain systems, control software, bidirectional charging systems, modular batteries, battery management systems and more.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The commercial EV market is hot—a bit too hot for some. The company has focused on developing its own technology, and now offers not only complete vehicles, but also a broad range of components, including electric drivetrain systems, control software, bidirectional charging systems, modular batteries, battery management systems and more.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

The fuel cell electric trucks will have an operational range comparable to many diesel trucks—up to 1000 km—and a refueling time of less than 15 minutes. Customer pilots will start in a few years from now and commercialization is planned for the latter part of this decade. —Roger Alm.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As EV sales take off, demand for charging solutions is exploding. Forecasts predict that EV charging will be a €36-billion market in Europe for passenger cars alone in 2030. Autotech M&A Valutions and Multiples 2015-2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2018

MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG has signed a cooperation agreement with ABB Switzerland for the development, production and commercialization of a three-way energy-storage system. ETES uses surplus renewable-electricity to generate heat and cold for storage in insulated reservoirs during a so-called charging cycle.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

The commercial EV market is hot—a bit too hot for some. The company has focused on developing its own technology, and now offers not only complete vehicles, but also a broad range of components, including electric drivetrain systems, control software, bidirectional charging systems, modular batteries, battery management systems and more.

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EV Central

JULY 17, 2023

The most expensive turbo-diesel Expert in Australia is the Long wheelbase Premium priced at $53,265. Maximum indicative payload is around 1000kg, which is more than 400kg less than the best turbo-diesel capacity. So the e-Expert is likely to be around $70,000 and potentially north of it. Peugeot e-Expert interior.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

The partnership gives GoFor a turnkey solution for electric deliveries and secures preferred access to the rapidly filling production capacity for ODIN’s electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs), which have been in scale production in Germany for more than 7 years. ODIN acquired StreetScooter production rights from DHL in January.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. —Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2021

Depending on the annual mileage, the eTGE can be operated more economically than a comparable diesel TGE: after about four years, it pays for itself. Due to the larger surface area compared to passenger cars on vehicles such as trucks, vans or buses, the panels are particularly suitable for commercial applications, such as Last-Mile-Delivery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

Neste is piloting its first electric vehicle charging service targeted to logistics companies in Finland. Neste aims to launch a commercial charging service for electric vehicles in Finland by the end of 2021. Charging transaction is initiated by using Neste’s mobile app or the RFID tags which are already familiar to EV drivers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The technology enables the vehicle to be charged with grid electricity, contributing to reduced local emissions and allowing the vehicle to enter low-emissions zones.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

The MD Electric complements Mack’s highly efficient, diesel-powered Mack MD model sibling, which has continually experienced growing customer demand since its introduction in 2020. The Mack MD Electric will be available in Class 6 and Class 7 ratings like its diesel counterpart. Mack Trucks is part of the Volvo Group.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

AMPLY Power is working with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to expand fleet electrification offerings, including the first commercially available combination solar canopy and overhead electric vehicle charging solution covered by a power purchase agreement (PPA) leasing and financing model. —Vic Shao, CEO of AMPLY Power.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2024

Range’s new operational expenditure (OpEx) savings calculator is designed to answer that question for commercial fleet owners and operators. But just how much can a particular company save in a real-world scenario?

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A recent webinar from consultancy Edison Energy (via Commercial Carrier Journal ) discussed the issues in detail. To hear the truckers tell it, they’re happy to electrify, but they need more time to get charging infrastructure in place, and thanks to utility, supply chain and permitting issues, that’s a process that can take years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

announced its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available on the Reach commercial van from Isuzu and Utilimaster. This marks the first diesel-powered vehicle with the XL3 powertrain. inch wheelbase and the high efficiency 3.0L, 150 HP, Isuzu DOHC I-4 diesel engine. XL Hybrids, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

million medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years. Almost 98% of all these trucks run on diesel, according to the 2021 Vehicles in Use report. The average age of light commercial vehicles in the EU is 11.6 Almost 90% of the EU van fleet runs on diesel, just 0.3%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

Northvolt and Vattenfall have launched of a new battery energy storage solution, Voltpack Mobile System—a rugged, highly modular lithium-ion battery system envisioned as a zero-emission alternative to replace diesel generators.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Voltabox AG secured a long-term framework contract with e-troFit GmbH as the preferred supplier of high-performance battery systems for e-troFit’s conversion solutions for diesel buses. Distances of up to 260 km can be achieved with one battery charge on this basis, and the system can be gradually scaled for longer ranges.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck , plans to introduce the next-generation eCanter to the Indian market in the next 6-12 months. Source: Daimler The post Daimler India to enter light-duty truck segment with next-generation eCanter – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In a recent analysis, Fraunhofer ISI concludes that battery-electric drives will become established in heavy-duty applications in the commercial vehicle sector and that fuel cells will remain a niche application. The decisive factor for the switch to battery-electric vehicles is the energy cost advantage compared to hydrogen and diesel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. extends Cummins range of on-road diesel engines for North American vehicles. V8 Turbo Diesel to be used in the Nissan Titan pick-up truck ( earlier post ), the ISV5.0 Diesel Engines'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. eNow has pioneered the development of mobile solar battery charging systems to the commercial fleet market since 2011. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety. The design has already passed UN 38.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

The X-Engine, a next-generation rotary diesel engine, is being evaluated as an enabling technology to power the UAS or orb through a hybrid-electric propulsion system. LiquidPiston’s X-Engine is a lightweight rotary engine capable of running on JP-8, jet fuel, diesel and other heavy fuels. LiquidPiston, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

As part of a new £500-million (US$617-million) investment in green technologies, the UK government will set up a £400-million (US$494-million) fund to help develop rapid charging infrastructure points for electric vehicles. The first £70 million is allocated for 3,000 charge points—more than doubling the number across the UK to 5,000.

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MARCH 29, 2024

French startup Pelikan Mobility has been building an optimization platform and a leasing solution for commercial EV fleets. It’s diesel fleet operators who are starting to put electric vehicles into their fleets. We simulate daily routes with different vehicle designs, different charging station scenarios, and so on.”

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