Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2019

Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Wrightbus, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Northern Ireland, for 15 FCveloCity-HD 85-kilowatt fuel cell modules to power buses for deployment in Aberdeen, Scotland under the Joint Initiative For Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe (“JIVE”) funding program.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

GSA announced its initial purchase of more than 100 electric vehicles for a vehicle pilot. As manager of Federal fleets and buildings, GSA will also coordinate with these agencies to establish necessary infrastructure for fueling and recharging at Federal building locations receiving the first round of vehicles. GSA purchase.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

With NFA’s successful completion of Altoona Testing, US transit agencies can now utilize FTA funding in support of their purchases of 60-foot (battery and fuel cell) electric Bus Rapid Transit (eBRT) buses from New Flyer, further enabling smart mobility solutions for cities across North America. New Flyer of America Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Californians have purchased or leased more than 100,000 ZEVs. The 8 ZEV states are working together to develop incentives to encourage consumers and businesses to purchase ZEVs, as well as collaborating to streamline codes and regulations dealing with recharging and refueling infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

The forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE H2 was equipped with a Ballard Power Systems fuel cell, producing electricity in motion to continuously recharge the 100 kWh of batteries to power a Siemens electric drive motor. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling. The bus operated for 28 hours and achieved 10.4

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

The drive to fleet electrification includes all classifications of vehicles, from passenger EVs and light commercial vehicles to municipal and school buses to medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Fleet operators have to purchase EVs, purchase, install and manage depot EV charging infrastructure, retrain drivers, and transition maintenance staff.

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JUNE 21, 2022

When will the same happen for commercial fleets? Electric concepts like the E-Fuso from Daimler Trucks have helped advance commercial truck EV toward production. Modern EVs have enough range for last-mile deliveries, but cross-country journeys are another story, especially considering how long it takes to recharge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

President Obama’s dream is appealing and it may be achievable, but there are big barriers to overcome before the mass commercialization of electric vehicles will occur. Recent public policies in the United States and other countries have improved the prospects for initial commercialization of PEVs. —John D. Market Drivers.

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

– Commercial – U8 is a hard-core SUV below BYD’s sumptuous emblem YangWang and BYD’s costliest vehicle ever. – Commercial – YangWang U8 promo taking pictures YangWang U8 were given the headlines on account of its off-road features, similar to floating on H2O for half-hour and 360° tank flip. YangWang U8 has a 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Highways & Regional Routes: The new Cycle 2 investments will continue to build out a highway network of DCFC stations featuring charging power up to 350 kilowatts which can recharge a vehicle at up to 20 miles of range per minute.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Volvo XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric vehicle, will carry an MSRP of $53,990 when it arrives in US showrooms later this year. The purchase of an XC40 Recharge may qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. State and local incentives could add further benefits.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

to power 10,000 commercial vehicles that will be deployed in its China vehicle leasing business, thereby creating significant demand pull-through for Ballard technology ( earlier post ); Ballard’s ongoing development programs for 200 kilowatt (kW) engines to power urban light rail vehicles for China’s CRRC Corporation Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2012

The Bat’Lib station allows a user to exchange an empty battery for a full one in less than 10 seconds rather than waiting a few hours for the empty battery to recharge. The system is suited for electric bike and scooter commercial fleet owners, tour companies, and vehicle sharing programs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2014

The study by William Sierzchula at Delft University of Technology, published in the journal Transportation Research Part D , used fleet manager interviews and pilot project report to investigate 14 US and Dutch organizations that adopted EVs from 2010 to 2013 to determine which factors influenced their purchase decisions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

However, an electric vehicle may ultimately prove to be less expensive, even given the higher initial purchase cost, as every kilometer driven electrically costs less than driving on gasoline or diesel fuel. If the vehicle is used often, costs can be reduced considerably and the high purchasing price is compensated.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The fact that recharging is so easy is one of the main reasons more and more Estonians will decide in favor of electric cars in future. The commercial operation to serve the Estonian EV drivers is handled by local third parties, and is based on a payment platform from parking industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Jean-Louis Borloo, France’s Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, presented a national 14-point plan designed to accelerate the development and subsequent commercialization of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in France. Municipalities to receive support to deploy the public recharging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford is focusing its EV plan on its areas of strength—electrifying its most popular, high-volume commercial vehicles, trucks, SUVs and performance vehicles to make them even more capable, productive and fun to drive. A high-volume autonomous vehicle designed for commercial ride hailing or ride sharing, starting in North America.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. Lower Merion School District —$121,641 – to purchase and use nine CNG school buses.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Along with providing high power discharge capabilities, the P40 can also be recharged from a 0% state of charge (SOC) to 90% SOC in less than an hour. The P40-24 is now available for high-volume purchases. The 1.024 kWh (25.6 The module was designed to leverage the capabilities of our patented cathode material. Batteries'

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards. Matthew Irvin, Maplewell Commercial customers may see benefits first—they have to pay a demand charge during times when there’s high overall demand on the grid, so they can save money by pulling energy from thermal storage at those times.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Cars that have been charged at home – consider them “local battery storage on wheels” – can use V2X (vehicle-to-anything, in this case the building) to smooth out demand and get recharged later when demand is low again. Plus, there’s more to TCO than purchase price. Fuel-wise, electric is cheaper than gasoline, hands down.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2010

A full recharge takes 6-8 hours, or 3-4 hours with Smith’s new fast charging technology. Designed for urban operations, the Edison minibus is targeted at applications such as airport passenger transfer, tourist attractions, city trips and closed campus travel on large commercial, military, education and industrial sites.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

Although the average consumer drives no more than 40 miles/60 kilometers (km) per day, 52% of the respondents say that to consider any form of PEV for their next purchase it would need to offer a range of more than 400 km (249 miles). A global average of 60% would consider a PEV for the next vehicle purchase. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Based on these new findings, ACEA calls for an ambitious but more realistic approach to the electrification of Europe’s car fleet, just before the European Commission releases its proposal for post-2021 CO 2 targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles next week. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita. —Erik Jonnaert.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The AKASYSTEM batteries are recharged at the terminals with 250 kW using a fast-charging system via a pantograph (made by Schunk) attached to the roof of the bus, which is extended when the vehicle is at the charging station. AKASOL 15M unit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles is unveiling a new telemetry system specifically engineered for commercial electric vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Operator Show 2010, Birmingham, England, 13 to 15 April. Smith Telemetry aims to simplify fleet management of commercial electric vehicles, while also reducing costs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2014

Plus, they no longer have to purchase battery rechargers or dedicate space for recharging. Instead, companies can simply purchase and store hydrogen tanks as needed. Most recently, he led a study and subsequent demonstration project on commercial use of hydrogen fuel cells to provide power at ports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The nonpartisan US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that federal policies to promote the manufacture and purchase of electric vehicles, some of which also support other types of fuel-efficient vehicles, will have a total budgetary cost of about $7.5 —“Effects of Federal Tax Credits for the Purchase of. Source: CBO.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

THINK developed the EV-Ready Cities Index to measure which markets are most likely to begin and benefit from the transition to electric vehicles, providing an objective comparison of the EV purchase and usage incentives as well as the market fit for EVs. City Purchase/Usage. with US production slated to begin early next year.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Tools for Fleets and Commercial/Industrial Buildings – vertical-specific tools to manage and optimize EV charging for fleets and in commercial/industrial buildings. Integration : Stable, commercial-quality APIs enable network operators and integrators to accommodate third-party, in-house and legacy software, quickly and efficiently.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

OBC), to BASF Corporation for the gross purchase price of $58 million in cash before transaction fees, minority participations, and working capital and other adjustments. USO is a global leader in manufacturing flexible, lightweight thin-film photovoltaic products for use in the commercial rooftop and building-integrated markets.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Less than two miles away, Helion Energy has its own facility, purchased from a Boeing contractor and housing its own operational fusion prototype built in part by aerospace veterans. Like Zap’s design, Helion’s commercial reactor is intended to pulse about once per second and generate 50 MW. But there are some big differences.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

At the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Renault is premiering the definitive version of Kangoo Express ZE (Zero Emission), the first all-electric van developed and built by a vehicle manufacturer. New functions will also be available, such as pre-heating and pre-cooling during recharging, to maximize vehicle range.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

In an effort to protect the native redwood and Douglas fir forest, the land is now protected through a 16,000-acre land purchase , which was funded in part by the carbon offsets it offers to organizations like Volkswagen. The Audi-designed Level 2 charger will come standard with the purchase of an all-new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron.

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