Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2009
Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2012
Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. The tool incorporates important information to evaluate fuel costs and emissions, providing an opportunity for fleet managers to quickly evaluate multiple options.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Smith produces zero-emission vehicles that are designed to be an alternative to traditional diesel trucks, providing higher efficiency and lower total cost of ownership. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Kansas City, Mo., —Bryan Hansel, Smith’s CEO. and outside of Newcastle, U.K.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
Smith said its decision to locate a facility in Chicago was influenced by the Mayor’s innovative voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles, the large number of fleets interested in vehicle electrification, and the development incentives made available to Smith.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
The total cost of the project is just more than $2 million; NREL will contribute $900,000 to fund the project and Oorja will provide $1.2 Earp Distribution (Kansas City, Kan.), Eliminating electric grid based battery charging also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. and Commerce, Calif.), and Testa Produce (Chicago).
Teslarati
JULY 21, 2022
Finally, deliveries in production models of the Rivian EDV are set to expand to over 100 cities in the U.S. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities,” the e-commerce giant said.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2017
Study results, as summarized by Vox, found that, “Shared vehicles could make our cities dramatically more livable.” The research found that “traffic emissions were reduced by one-third, and 95 percent less space was required for public parking,” and the vehicle fleet necessary would only be 3 percent of today’s fleet.
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