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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

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Converting Fleets to EVs and Adding Roadside Assistance. EVs make a lot of sense for commercial fleets with reduced fuel and maintenance costs and batteries that can be sized to a specific route to eliminate range anxiety. Companies making near and long-range plans for their fleets are no longer merely thinking gasoline or diesel.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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According to a report from Frost and Sullivan (Kumar, 2013), fleet managers adopted more than half of EVs sold globally up to 2013. Thereafter fleet managers adopted or indicated an intent to adopt a larger number of EVs because of the benefits that they offer. Sierzchula (2014) Click to enlarge.

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XL Hybrids unveils first hybrid-electric Ford F-250 at 2018 NTEA Work Truck Show

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XL Hybrids will display three fleet-ready, electrified pickup truck solutions at NTEA’s Work Truck Show next week in Indianapolis. XL is unveiling the industry’s first XLH hybrid-electric F-250 pickup in its booth, while also displaying an XLP plug-in hybrid-electric F-150. —Clay Siegert, chief operating officer for XL.

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Mitsubishi Motors targeting 50% electrified sales by 2030, 100% by 2035

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Additionally, MMC will move to make 50% of global sales an EV by 2030, and then 100% of the fleet electrified by 2035 (“EV” specifically refers to a blend of plug-in hybrids (PHEV), hybrids (HEV) and pure electrics (BEV)). billion) investment in battery sourcing to achieve its EV sales target in 2030.

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BMW puts 70 hydrogen tugger trains into operation in Leipzig

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These include an operator concept, the standardization of interfaces, a plug & play solution for fleet conversion, the validation of service life and the proof of efficiency in fleet operation. The BMW Group Leipzig plant is commissioning 70 more hydrogen-powered tugger trains (indoor tugs).

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Nissan Canada commits 500 Nissan LEAFs for sale to Toronto Atmospheric Fund FleetWise EV300 Partners

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Nissan has committed the availability of 500 Nissan LEAFs for sale to TAF partners with initial deliveries beginning in the second half of 2011. As a fleet manager I need to ensure that I have the right vehicle to fulfill our day-to-day travel requirements, while at the same time keeping operation costs on budget.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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Even though it was only introduced in the second half of the year, it ranked in the top of the sales charts in many countries almost right away. —Klaus Zellmer, the board member responsible for Sales of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. Volkswagen Passenger Cars launched nine new electric and plug-in hybrid models in 2020.

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