Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

Techrules, a China-based automotive R&D company ( earlier post ) is unveiling the final production design of its Ren RS series-hybrid supercar at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The modular chassis design permits a variety of powertrain configurations to provide the range and performance capabilities required by the customer.

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Setec Powerr

MARCH 1, 2024

As electric car become more popular, providing convenient charging services for EV owners has become a hot topic. Gas stations, with their widespread and convenient locations, have become ideal places to consider installing electric vehicle chargers. Interested in increasing your gas station’s revenue?

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When it comes to fleet electrification and electric vehicles (EVs) in general, there are many myths stalling adoption. First, some still question whether EVs are better for the environment, even though we know the average gas-powered car emits about 4.6 Today’s EVs are designed for fleet use. According to the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Under this strategic engagement, Nikola and OPAL Fuels intend to co-develop and co-market hydrogen refueling infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of heavy-duty zero-emission fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). Nikola and OPAL Fuels will also identify and evaluate opportunities to establish public-access hydrogen stations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

REPAIR teams will develop natural gas transmission pipeline retrofitting technology to rehabilitate existing cast iron and bare steel pipes by creating new, robust pipes inside of old ones. Natural gas is a crucial energy source for 75 million American households and businesses. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

Bobcat revealed a new, commercialized version of its battery-powered ZT6000e zero-turn electric lawnmower that promises up to eight hours of continuous runtime. kWh battery that can be fully recharged in about 6 hours with a 240-volt “Level 2” connection, or in about 12 hours with a “standard” 120-volt connection.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. The program allows qualified fleet owners the opportunity to try out the latest in heavy-duty natural gas truck technology by test-driving a 12L near-zero truck. Additionally, fleet owners will see the advantages natural gas trucks have over diesel, including lower fuel costs. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) unveiled its first 21 Proterra electric buses and brand-new, purpose-built electric bus garages. ETS has 19 more Proterra buses on the way this year to make up a 40-bus fleet, one of the largest purchases of electric buses in Canadian history.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is the first to test MCI’s first all-electric coach—the MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE, designed for long-range express routes—in Canada. Now, with MCI’s commitment to battery-electric, we can transform our communities and improve our carbon footprint even further. MCI’s electric era has arrived.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

While battery-electric vehicles can be used efficiently and in an eco-friendly way in urban areas, fuel cell technology offers an attractive approach when it comes to emission-free logistics over long distances and with higher payloads. A battery-powered electric drive may also require concessions in terms of payload, Freudenberg says.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Highlights of ISO 19880-1 include: General design & maintenance requirements. Hydrogen and electrical safety. ISO 19880-1 defines the minimum requirements considered applicable worldwide for the hydrogen and electrical safety of hydrogen stations. Equipment & components. Layout & safety distances. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Instead of radically changing the structure of the truck, the design goal for SuperTruck II was to redefine the existing shape of the market-leading Cascadia to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and simultaneously employ advanced design language to convey that efficiency. One key powertrain feature of SuperTruck II is split cooling.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. to design the vehicles from the ground up.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

The solicitation has two goals: 1) to develop infrastructure necessary to dispense hydrogen transportation fuel; and 2) to provide needed Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funding to support hydrogen refueling operations prior to the large—scale roll—out of Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs). The California Energy Commission (CEC) will award up to $29.9

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2019

revealed the name of its upcoming all-electric luxury sports utility vehicle: Fisker Ocean. Designed in California by iconic automotive designer, entrepreneur and visionary Henrik Fisker, the Fisker Ocean will feature recycled, vegan and more innovative materials. And we take care of all the service and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. million on maintenance and fuel, over the lifetime of the five vehicles.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. To meet these standards, vehicles must undergo an extensive, long-established testing process, regardless of whether the vehicle operates on gasoline or electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2019

With almost 1,000 airport shuttles in operation, ARB expects the regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 500,000 metric tons. ARB also projects a beneficial economic impact for shuttle fleets owners of an estimated $30 million in reduced fuel and maintenance costs.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

One set of these questions centers around a general “feeling” – that is, “How much does owning and operating an EV ‘feel’ like owning and operating the gas-powered vehicles I’ve used throughout my life?” The future of EV development and infrastructure, in many ways, hinges on the perceived answers to this question.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. In several weeks, OptiFuel will start taking orders, in 49 of the US states, for a new line of affordable 800 hp to 3,200 hp, 100% natural gas freight and transit locomotives. g/bhp-hr of PM.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2017

Cummins Westport (CWI) announced its model year 2018 dedicated natural gas engines for regional haul truck / tractor, vocational and transit, school bus, and refuse applications at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. The letter “N” denotes engines that are fueled by natural gas. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The circular economy model implemented in Flins will be based on a set of complementary and convergent loops, aimed at encouraging the use of a vehicle instead of its ownership; extending its life through maintenance; and reusing it or reusing its components for other uses, when other solutions are no longer possible.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

million to the City of Porterville to deploy 10 GreenPower EV350 40-foot zero-emission all-electric transit buses on all nine Porterville Transit routes, and to install the charging infrastructure including 11 charging stations. develops electric powered vehicles for commercial markets. GreenPower Motor Company Inc.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019. Many companies have made commitments to transition portions of their delivery fleets to electric over the next five to 10 years.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. ABS reviewed the design for an extended 30-year facility on-station life.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

They are commonly used for electricity, gas, or water monitoring. Time-of-Use (TOU) Pricing Smart meters enable the implementation of time-of-use pricing, where the cost of electricity varies based on the time of day and overall demand. are commonly used for smart meter communication.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A Potential Path for Savings & Sustainability Powder coatings in EV production promise potential boosts to the sustainability and resilience of electric vehicles. Parts with short life cycles last longer, and manufacturers waste less money on unnecessary repairs, maintenance and production. Photo courtesy of American Coatings Assn.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

A brief moment in EV history passed us by about a decade ago, when the little-known VIA Motors introduced their lineup of VTRUX hybrid-electric vehicles. Each vehicle would use the VIA plug-in powertrain which turned the existing gas engine into a range extender. This sort of topic is the very reason Abandoned History exists.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

British Police Forces in the United Kingdom are examining the advantages of adding electric cars to their fleets. The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. —Energy Commission Chair Dr. Robert Weisenmiller.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2014

At the end of December 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) Braås facility, a 45,000 m 2 -site in southern Sweden, which specializes in the design and manufacture of articulated haulers, became powered entirely by renewable energy sources, including wind, biomass and hydropower. generated from renewable sources).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos’s standard Aurora 1000|4000 product, a containerized 1 MW DC battery system providing four continuous hours of discharge, offers a cost-effective energy storage solution competitive with gas peaking generation and utility distribution infrastructure. The Aurora 1000|4000 will be sold at a price of $160/kWh in volume.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The Fairbanks Morse Model 38 opposed-piston engine was designed and developed for a wide array of electrical power generation and heavy industrial applications. When equipped with Enviro-Design technology, Fairbanks Morse engines utilize pre-combustion chambers to reduce the quantity of pilot diesel fuel required for ignition.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Let’s face it – two of the big questions that every electric vehicle (EV) owner ponders: “How far can I travel on a single charge?” However, an electric car’s lithium-ion battery may last as long as the vehicle itself. Range resilience. Range distance. Range confidence. Trust in the EV network is on the rise. Notably, several U.S.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We previously discussed how electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) can help you collect Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits. Ensure that your equipment complies with all relevant local safety standards. Let’s look at how installing EVSE can support your building’s accreditation in LEED v4.1.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. At launch, it will also meet greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements through 2016, and 2015 California Air Resources Board (ARB) standards, including on-board diagnostics. The new ISV 5.0

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