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GlobalData: COVID-19 puts EV sales and CO2 fleet emission targets at risk

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This could prove very problematic for the industry in a year that was supposed to mark the big shift to EVs to reduce fleet CO2 emissions in line with new tighter EU CO 2 targets. —Mike Vousden, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData. —Mike Vousden.

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German supermarket chain EDEKA to convert its 700-vehicle fleet to low CO2 by 2025 with IVECO S-WAY LNG trucks

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IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of Iveco Group, will support EDEKA Minden-Hannover—one of the leading food retailers in Germany—in converting the entire 700-vehicle company fleet from diesel to BioLiquified Natural Gas (bio-LNG) propulsion by 2025. The switch to bio-LNG is a key lever in reducing our CO 2 footprint.

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Blue Dart expands EV fleet for greener future on World Environment Day – ET Auto

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Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart, Pablo Ciano, CEO, DHL eCommerce Solutions with members of the Board of Mgmt at the EV Fleet Inauguration in Mumbai. The integration of EVs into Blue Dart’s fleet is poised to yield substantial environmental benefits, with an estimated reduction of 15.05

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Project HyTime demonstrates potential for major CO2 savings from hydrogen dual fuel

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More than 14 tonnes of CO 2 was saved in a two-year trial involving just 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel. The company is seeing latent demand across a number of fleet customers that would help build the base loads and the commercial case for faster development of the fuelling infrastructure.

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Schneider taking delivery of 92 Class 8 eCascadia electric trucks

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As a result, Schneider will have one of the largest electric fleets in North America, marking a critical step in the company’s efforts to operationalize zero emission vehicles into its truck fleet. Battery-electric trucks are crucial in meeting Schneider’s sustainability goals of reducing CO2 per-mile emissions by 7.5%

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PCC SE and Landsvirkjun to convert silicon metal plant CO2 emissions to methanol

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Carbon emissions will be utilized to produce green methanol that can, for example, replace fossil fuel in ships. in Iceland is operated with 100% green electricity. The production of green methanol requires a renewable carbon source from PCC’s silicon metal plant in Iceland and renewable power from Landsvirkjun´s power stations.

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CARB: ridesharing vehicle fleet CO2/PMT in 2018 approximately 50% higher than the statewide passenger vehicle fleet average

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Among the top-level findings and estimates: CARB staff estimates that the 2018 TNC vehicle fleet emitted 301 gCO 2 /PMT, approximately 50% higher than the statewide passenger vehicle fleet average of 203 gCO 2 /PMT. Total 2018 TNC fleet electric VMT (eVMT) is about 33.7 of the total VMT generated by the TNC fleet.

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