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. The SEV US Newton. Click to enlarge.
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
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. Ford also has developed a specialized new tool to help optimize fleet purchases based on specific fuel types and operating locations. EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.)
Teslarati
JUNE 29, 2022
In a recent press release, the Leawood Police Department in Kansas announced that it had acquired a Tesla Model Y Long Range for its fleet. Captain Kirt Yoder, the agency’s project manager, noted that Tesla Kansas had been quite helpful. Tesla-Kansas City was great.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2022
Since then, it has sold 400 trucks to more than 130 fleets, and accumulated 5 million miles and 1.5 Orange EV electric trucks are proven to deliver 98-99% average uptime and a lower total cost of ownership, with many customers experiencing a 3- to 4-year payback on a 10-year expected life. million hours of operation.
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2016
Kansas City Power & Light. Expanding the EV fleet. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Municipal fleet electrification.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2017
In May 2017, Reno, Nevada, boasted that it is laying the groundwork for the industry’s first driverless bus program, launching a three-phase process to roll out a full fleet in its downtown area. Study results, as summarized by Vox, found that, “Shared vehicles could make our cities dramatically more livable.” What comes next?
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