Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider of motorcoach sales and support in the USA and Canada, has finalized an agreement with Lightning Systems, a Loveland, Colorado-based developer of zero-emission electric drivetrains for commercial vehicle fleets. It is a smart way to integrate zero emissions into a motorcoach fleet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The three buses, manufactured by Blue Bird Corporation, started transporting students this school year. Blue Bird’s electric school buses produce zero emissions, and have fewer parts when compared with a diesel bus. Blue Bird now has more than 300 electric school bus units already delivered or on order.

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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. Maintenance is one of the areas where EVs are safer than ICE vehicles because they have far fewer moving parts. This is referred to as “well-to-wheel emissions.”

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 8, 2021

Whatever’s under the hood, regular maintenance will make it run better. By staying on top of maintenance routines, you’ll prevent several mechanical issues. That’s why auto repair and maintenance practices should be a priority. The thick booklet gives you the A-Z of your vehicle for easy operation and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2023

The FLIRT Akku vehicles are designed to replace the current diesel fleet and will enable sustainable operation on lines that are only partially electrified. This will make Stadler the first train manufacturer in the world to supply narrow-gauge trains with hydrogen propulsion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates MUNI (the city’s public transit), announced San Francisco’s commitment to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. MUNI currently operates the largest fleet of electric trolley buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

Autocar, LLC, manufacturer of North America’s oldest brand of specialized severe-duty vocational trucks, introduced an all-electric version of its Autocar ACTT terminal tractor, the E-ACTT. It is designed to improve a fleet’s productivity and efficiency by maximizing uptime. The E-ACTT will be available in late 2021.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Public and private fleet owners are under increasing environmental and government pressure to reduce carbon emissions by switching to electric vehicles (EVs). EVs of all classes offer fleet owners significant advantages over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. All these costs must be factored into achieving TCO targets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2023

Operating under the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance (HD I/M) regulation, the program will ensure vehicles are properly tested and those with broken emissions control systems are identified and repaired in a timely manner.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2020

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has seen a surge in demand for their 100% electric school buses since their introduction in 2018. With districts able to obtain grant and other financial assistance, locations that we have deployed electric school buses in were the first in their state to have an EV bus in their fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

King County Metro, the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle, will soon begin testing long-range battery-powered buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge, the latest milestone toward a zero-emission fleet. —Metro General Manager Rob Gannon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

The products range from fleet management solutions to predictive maintenance applications and process automation based on the ZF Cloud. These options were developed with various partners and will encompass diverse areas of use: Comprehensive fleet management. Smart transmissions through predictive maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2020

Hiringa Energy and TR Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer heavy fuel cell electric trucks for the New Zealand market powered by Hiringa’s nation-wide hydrogen refueling network, and TR’s heavy fleet lease, rental, and maintenance management expertise.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines when used to make deliveries on an everyday basis in big cities and when V2G (vehicle-to-grid) revenue is incorporated. kilowatt-hours per mile.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

The powertrain also produces electricity locally at roughly 30% less than the average grid cost, which yields a seven-year cost-of-ownership unmatched by any diesel, battery-electric (BEV) or hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) Class 8 truck under development.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

In addition to the MAN D4276 on the same platform, the MAN D3876 is the most powerful in-line six-cylinder engine in the portfolio of engine manufacturer MAN Engines. In addition, the engine is approved for operation with HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil)—also known as regenerative diesel—according to the EN15940 standard.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

This project will complete key engineering design and demonstration tests to enable cost-competitive, carbon-neutral production of synthetic jet fuel and diesel using nuclear energy from existing light water reactors. Constellation Energy Generation will improve operational efficiency and flexibility of the current fleet of nuclear reactors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The board of directors of the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) in California voted to award BYD a contract to manufacture up to 85 electric buses over a five-year period. AVTA is anticipating a cost savings as a result of electrifying its fleet. thereby improving air quality and positively impacting human health.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technology Office (FCTO) has released the latest edition of an annual report showing that the average fuel economy of fuel cell electric buses from three fleets is 6.8 miles per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) (ranging from 5.56 - 7.71 times higher than conventional diesel buses (~4.2

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

Soltran’s Operations and Maintenance Facility is now optimized for energy use and demand charge avoidance through AMPLY’s hardware-agnostic software solution and operational processes. In addition, it is running two CNG paratransit vehicles, and 16 in its SolanoExpress fleet. —Elizabeth Patterson, Board Chairperson at SolTrans.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

EDI) Awarded Bus Fleet Order for the City of Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. The company is supplying its drivetrain technology to Yaxing Motor Coach for integration into a fleet of city buses to be delivered in March of this year. Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. regenerative braking capabilities. Click to enlarge.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The decision to purchase or lease electric vehicles (EVs) for your commercial fleet depends on several factors, such as whether you want to own your capital assets versus maintaining a more flexible cash flow. In this blog, we will explore the advantages of both owning and leasing a commercial electric fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Verizon, one of the largest fleet operators in the US, is the first customer slated to integrate the EV410 into its field maintenance and service fleet. The company also unveiled a new addition to its vehicle lineup, the EV410, a mid-size eLCV designed for smaller, more frequent trips.

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Teslarati

MAY 4, 2022

Penske Truck Leasing announced today it would add a series of Orange EV electric terminal trucks to its fleet of rentable electric vehicles in the United States. The company wanted more electric options for various commercial activities, as it recently added a fleet of E-Transit vans from Ford to its fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, received a purchase order from Groupe Autocar Jeannois for 35 zero-emission LionC school buses, to be delivered over the next five years. These LionC buses will be added to Jeannois' existing fleet of three LionC all-electric buses.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

will add 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles to its fleet. The Chanje EVs are configured to match the current shelving, specifications, and workflow that FedEx Express delivery drivers use today, without the emissions, noise, or maintenance associated with gas or diesel vehicles. FedEx Corp. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2017

Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems, has changed its name to Lightning Systems, effective immediately. Lightning Systems also announced that in the next two years it will introduce a new lineup of fleet efficiency products to support commercial and government fleets. —Tim Reeser.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Cruze Diesel is identified by a discreet badge on the trunk. US buyers hunting for a non-premium diesel passenger car (i.e., Accordingly, Volkswagen of America (VoA) diesel sales to date in 2014 represent slightly north of 23% of all Volkswagen of America sales. Click to enlarge. of sales of the vehicle. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

GoFor’s network of more than 10,000 independent drivers and GoFor franchise fleet owners will no longer depend upon increasingly unpredictable gas or diesel prices. Aside from DPDHL, the vehicles are also in use for third parties across the globe, including large fleets in the UK and Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2017

Traditionally, a public transit buses life expectancy is measured in terms of the number of miles on its diesel engine. A diesel engine’s life expectancy is 6 years or 250,000 miles before overhaul. The fuel cell manufacturer expected the onboard power plant to operate just 4,000 hours.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2022

Fleet Electrification Drives the Need for Changes. This year, the United States will begin to see an accelerated adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for last-mile delivery, maintenance and service, freight hauling and public transit fleets; a positive trend, but one that will place additional stress on the grid. First, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

ClearFlame’s solution elevates combustion temperatures in order to enable use of non-traditional fuels that fail to ignite using conventional diesel-style MCCI (mixing-controlled compression ignition) without sacrificing performance. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2013

Medium-duty electric truck manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. Medium-duty gas and diesel trucks are expensive to operate and are one of the biggest contributors to urban pollution. There are six million medium-duty commercial vehicles, representing a $40 billion market across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Kolkata Police to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet . The Kolkata Police has announced that it is going to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet in order to counter rising diesel prices and to escalate the maintenance costs of diesel-powered vehicles. Hyundai Kona Electric SUV joins police fleet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

If you have a business which runs a fleet of cars, are in charge of managing a fleet or drive a company car for work, you’re probably asking yourself if now is the time to go electric. Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. Litre Diesel. £91. Litre Diesel. £88. Litre Diesel.

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