Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2009

As part of several technology demonstration projects under study, Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has purchased six Coulomb Technologies electric vehicle charging stations from Carbon Day Automotive, Chicago, Ill. Last year, MGE purchased one of the state’s first plug-in hybrid cars. Lynn Hobbie, MGE senior vice president.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2016

Although anyone can download and use the tool, AFLEET was designed for managers that purchase and maintain a fleet of vehicles. The 2016 AFLEET Tool and user guide are available online. The Clean Cities program aims to support local actions to reduce petroleum use in transportation.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

EVs were most cost competitive in cities with high gas prices, low electricity prices, moderate climates, high annual mileage, direct purchase incentives, and—for owners with home charging—time-of-use electricity rates. There was some crossover, however. ” As the Department of Energy pointed out in 2022, every U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Heavy-duty electric truck builder Orange EV announced that fleets in California can purchase a new T-Series pure electric terminal truck for less than the cost of a new Tier 4 diesel truck. HVIP provides incentives for zero-emission and hybrid trucks and buses and low NO x natural gas engines. It doesn’t get easier.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The milestone vehicle, deployed in Chicago, uses compressed natural gas technology (CNG), and is one of 165 AFVs deployed by AT&T in Illinois. Through 2013, AT&T anticipates it will purchase approximately 8,000 CNG vehicles at an anticipated cost of $350 million. In Illinois AT&T operates 84 hybrid-electric vehicles and 81 CNGs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

As the first step in a long-term strategic partnership with Bloom Energy, Exelon will finance Bloom Energy projects through Bloom Electrons, a service that allows customers to buy power as a service, rather than purchasing the equipment directly. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The purchase of the ten all-electric walk-in vans was made possible through a grant from the California Energy Commission. The Motiv All-Electric Powertrain has been successfully used in school buses, shuttle buses, delivery trucks, maintenance trucks and North America’s only all-electric refuse truck in the City of Chicago.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

Ballard Power Systems has received a purchase order from New Flyer Industries for the delivery of Ballard’s first next-generation FCvelocity-HD7 fuel cell power module to a North American bus manufacturer. Earlier post.) Delivery of the power module to New Flyer Industries is planned for later this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Nova Bus also announced that the Chicago Transit Board approved the purchase of up to 600 new, 40-foot diesel LFS buses from Nova Bus. Powered by an integrated modular system, the electric motor significantly decreases maintenance costs and emits no greenhouse gas emissions. LFS Diesel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

FedEx is purchasing its first North American all-electric vehicles from two different suppliers to evaluate the robustness of this technology for demanding daily FedEx Express deliveries in the Los Angeles area and provide information to help guide future FedEx vehicle purchases.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Hawaii, which typically has among the highest gas prices in the nation, will be the top state, with PEVs representing 6.3% Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

One of the two new hybrid police vehicles will be built in Chicago, and both will be upfitted with their police gear at Ford’s dedicated police vehicle modification center in Chicago. A Transit Custom plug-in hybrid available in 2019 in Europe engineered to help reduce operating costs in even the most congested streets.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. City of Chicago, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project. Total DOE award: $14,999,905. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

This month, there are 180 events registered across the US and 2 in Canada (including one online webinar about things to consider when purchasing an EV ). Earth Day EV Expo in Chicago, IL, which will include students from Illinois Tech and other universities showing off entries for the EV/autonomous EcoCAR challenge. April 14, 12pm-2pm.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

Importantly, the conversion to electric vehicle technology is expected to avoid the daily consumption of seven gallons of fossil fuel per vehicle, thereby cutting operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions across the 50-strong taxi fleet by more than 80% and 70%, respectively. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI. Pacific Gas & Electric (California). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

LANXESS has proposed to purchase at least 20 million gallons of isobutanol per year for an initial term of 10 years, with an option to extend the term for an additional five years. Total Petrochemicals. In April 2010, Gevo received a non-binding letter of interest from Toray Industries, Inc., million gallons of isobutanol. United Airlines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In response to federal policies to boost gas mileage, manufacturers have changed vehicle weights, improved tire-rolling resistance and added aerodynamic features to push fuel-economy rates past government-mandated thresholds. ” —Sallee and Slemrod. For example, a car with an 18.5 mpg US (12.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

The software upgrade is based upon patented technology developed by Chicago-based Ewert Energy Systems , which has granted PICC exclusive rights for its use in Prius conversion kits. Gold Peak purchased an equity stake in PICC late last year. (PICC) has completed a software upgrade to its 6.1 Earlier post.).

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

Plug-in vehicles would combine today’s new electric-flex fuel (gas and/or biofuels such as ethanol) hybrid technology with a larger battery that could be recharged by plugging it into a standard wall sockets. The Austin Independent School District has agreed to purchase one of the buses. based nonprofit corporation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. On 18 March, Marketwatch reported that Valero purchased selected assets of corn ethanol suppliers for $477 million. It is believed Valero purchased the plants at 30% of their original construction cost. (In

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 29, 2022

While it is difficult to make an exact forecast for how much EV ownership will grow in 2023, we feel confident in saying that it will continue to creep up as gas prices are likely to stay high, EV charging infrastructure will continue to expand, batteries will likely continue to improve, and EV prices will likely continue to drop.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

2050 net-zero strategy document , which explains how America will get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. In the next article of this series exploring transition to EVs at scale, we’ll explore factors you should consider when purchasing an EV.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

Michael purchased a new white Tesla Roadster with the intention of making a cross-country trip that would be powered only by homegrown American electrons. These RV parks normally provide these electrical outlets to large gas-powered RVs that make these cross-country journeys on a regular basis.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. NO PURCHASE! Or waiting for do-nothing local governments to do the right thing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1. — Jeff U 6.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal.

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