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Daimler begins deliveries of electric FUSO eCanter; UPS first commercial customer; NGO fleets

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter ( earlier post ) in New York City. FUSO also announced the company’s first US commercial partner for the eCanter: UPS will place three of the new electric trucks into its fleet. Seven-Eleven Co.,

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USPS announces plans to order 5,000 EVs & achieve 70% fleet electrification

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The announcement was made to show that the USPS is committed to the fiscally responsible rollout of electric-powered vehicles for America’s largest federal fleet. The Postal Service also announced plans to achieve 70% fleet electrification within the decade. The Postal Service fleet makes up a third of the US government’s fleet.

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For fleet consumers, Ford Professional FinSimple is ‘one-stop store’

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CEO Jim Farley as soon as known as the corporate’s industrial trade unit, Ford Professional, its “secret weapon.” FinSimple deals a industrial form of credit score for fleets of any dimension, automobile leasing and buying in addition to charging infrastructure for industrial EVs. Ford Motor Co.

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KLM launches new series of biofuel flights from Oslo to Amsterdam

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Embraer will be conducting measurements during these flights to gauge the efficiency of biofuel in comparison with kerosene. Biofuel has to be supplied by fuel trucks for these flights in order to measure the efficiency of biofuel in comparison with kerosene during the Embraer flights.

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Tesla’s worth cuts virtually put Scott Painter into chapter 11

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“Instead of having an $85 million fleet, we suddenly had a, say, $56 million to $57 million fleet in one day,” Painter stated in an unique interview. Freedom in the long run went thru a forbearance procedure time he labored to recapitalize the corporate with a brandnew $12 million spherical of investment.

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AFC Energy launches alkaline fuel cell H-Power EV charger system

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For fleet operators, commercial vehicles and even private and public car park operators, large scale rapid charging is a corporate necessity, which in instances cannot be met without localized grid upgrades. Resources. Kordesch M. f304065.

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. It, or a scaled-up version, could also provide a solution for the Asian motor vehicle fleet, in which two-stroke engine vehicles constitute a major share—and contribute significantly to air pollution.

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