Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Published drive cycles tested—and the results—included: Orange County Bus: Developed by West Virginia University to replicate suburban transit bus drive cycles, one of two drive cycles used by CARB for hybrid certification. mph), low 2.1 mph with 3.8 Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid' The Braunschweig cycle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2017

StreetScooter is a start-up formed by leading German technical university RWTH Aachen to develop more affordable electric commercial vehicles for urban operations. Top speed is 80 km/h (50 mph). The StreetScooter van is powered by a 20.4 kWh Li-ion battery pack and propelled by a 30 kW motor.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. Top speed of the car is 170 km/h (106 mph); the Volkswagen accelerates to 100 km/h in under 12 seconds. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Electric vehicles are pretty much inevitable at this point, with carmakers, led by all-EV disruptors such as Tesla, transitioning their respective fleets to electric. Yet despite this, there are still a lot of skeptics who argue that electric vehicles do not really do anything useful for the environment.

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Pollution Climate Change Tesla 2013 145

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Characteristics of the Tianjin fleet found by the team’s vehicle activity study included: The total distance traveled by all vehicles in Tianjin was about 38 million kilometers (23.6 Accelerating fleet turnover rate (especially taxis and buses) will likely help improving air quality in most cities. million miles) per day.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

With no need to park, autonomous vehicles (AVs) will clog city streets and slow traffic to a crawl, according to a new paper by University of Santa Cruz transportation planner Adam Millard-Ball, an associate professor of environmental studies. —Millard-Ball (2019). They will have every incentive to create havoc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

In just three years, between January 2008 and January 2011, the operational fleet grew from 1,737 high-speed trainsets worldwide to 2,517. Two-thirds of this fleet is found in just five countries: France, China, Japan, Germany, and Spain. By 2014, the global fleet is expected to total more than 3,700 units.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

As part of the demonstration program, two Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles will be handed over to the NYCDOT and three to the Port Authority to be used in their fleets. A fully charged Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle is capable of running on electricity for approximately 13 miles (21 km) at speeds of up to 62 mph.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The two-speed hydrostatic drive runs at low speed from 0-25 mph and high speed from 26-45 mph for urban driving, then combines with mechanical direct drive for more efficient operation at highway speeds (46-60+ mph). High speed based on a rear-loading truck traveling from a route to a transfer station (above 20 mph).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

The vehicles will be tested by Barcelona City Hall in its municipal car fleet for an initial six-month trial period, during which SEAT will gather information and assess performance prior to mass production of electric vehicles. The Altea XL Electric is SEAT’s first all-electric car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe revealed the first of a fleet of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) prototypes based on the Ford Focus ( earlier post ), and specially developed to participate in the UK Government’s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles demonstration initiative next year. The Focus BEV prototype. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. The automakers will include traffic-jam-assist, where the driver presses a button to have the vehicle self-drive at up to 30 mph during stop-and-go traffic. Long term, these types of two-seat 25-mph vehicles could be ideal for shuttling people from rail and transit centers to work in cities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

ZAP’s design of the electric version of Jonway’s A380 5-door SUV, targeting the fleet market, would conform to Korean motor vehicle regulations and be capable of 70 mph (113 km/h) with a range of 100 miles (161 km) per charge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2011

GEM has developed business-to-business sales expertise within the fleet and government vehicle markets, and has core competencies in make-to-order vehicle fulfillment and mobile service support. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

seconds MPG: 29 combined and 77 combined MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent, a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline) Efficient around town Clean Fleet Report drove the Hornet R/T Plus PHEV 157 miles through Southern California, averaging 31.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2017

Volvo Trucks and Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley recently completed a successful demonstration of partially automated truck platooning, made possible by Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control technology ( CACC ). km/h) while keeping 50 feet (15.2

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

The Azure Balance system includes engine-off at idle and at below 20 mph (32 km/h), while electronically supporting key ancillary functions like air conditioning, power steering and braking. The HTUF program benefits from the participation of more than 80 fleets representing roughly one million trucks and buses.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The repeal of the federal speed control law in 1995 that restricted the maximum speed limit to 55 mph on all interstate roads in the US has resulted in an increase in road fatalities and injuries, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. The researchers found a 3.2% Lee Friedman.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

In Utah the posted limit is 80 mph and for many drivers that was only a suggestion. We set the cruise control to 72 mph when on the freeway. There is a positive, universal attitude that was calm and positive. The post An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Las Vegas Charging Utah Miles 84

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

When running purely on electrical power, it is possible to travel for up to 75 kilometers (47 miles) at a constant speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). The worldwide MINI E fleet trial was extended to China at the beginning of the year, involving the sites of Beijing and Shenzhen.

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Plug-in BMW China Plug 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2013

This means that they can be used just as flexibly and universally as conventional HGVs. The actively controllable pantograph can be easily connected to and disconnected from the overhead line at speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph). Depending on operating mode, connection is made either automatically or manually at the push of a button.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2012

In California, biodiesel use accounted for 86% of the alternative fuels consumed by the state fleet in 2010. NO x emissions results of biodiesel, renewable, and GTL diesel fuel blends, and CARB diesel fuel for 2006 Cummins ISM. Credit: ACS, Hajbabaei et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Diesel Renewable 2006 Emissions 290

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

A collaboration led by the UK’s Cranfield University has developed a retrofit plug-in hybrid conversion system for a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. The ADDZEV consortium includes: Cranfield University. University of Oxford. Earlier post.). Integration, vehicle packaging and testing; Provector Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The final SuperTruck demonstrator ran a five-day, 312-mile (502-kilometer) roundtrip route on Texas Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Dallas, at a weight of 65,000 lbs (29,484 kg) GVWR at a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), where it achieved an average result of 12.2 Fleet: Schneider, Walmart. mpg (19.26

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

BTU per hp hr at 65 mph for the four ethanol blends. The research was funded in part by the Nebraska Corn Board and through the Hatch Act (University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division). Loren Isom, University of Nebraska Industrial Agricultural Products Center. Source: Hanna et al. Click to enlarge. Cost per mile.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 5, 2022

Level 1 (120v) charging is practical when a charge of approximately 5 mph is acceptable, while Level 2 and Level 3 must be utilized for a faster charge. In California, it is 134 mpg. Learn the charging lexicon It is important to be familiar with charging level terminology. Most public chargers are Level 2 or Level 3.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 25, 2022

She lived in the residential area around Stanford University and Ridge wasn’t that far away. I kept up a speed around 75 mph, and all was good. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Taking an Extended EV Trip & Tempting Fate. I remember taking my mom to Ridge Winer y in her EV1 oh so long ago. It was the elevation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London. Ford Motor Company Ltd (lead company), Jaguar Land Rover, Johnson Matthey Plc, ITM Power (Trading) Ltd, Revolve Technologies Ltd, Cambustion Ltd, University of Bradford, University of Liverpool, University of Birmingham.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2011

In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of its all-electric vehicle Taxi fleet test, BYD announced high-level results of several pilots of its plug-in electric vehicles—the F3DM, e6 and eBUS-12—in fleet testing across the world. The Shenzhen e6 Taxi fleet has now accumulated ~1,730,000 all-electric miles (2.77

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

(Ontario, Canada) has taken delivery of the first all-electric vehicle to be used in a commercial fleet application in Canada—the REV 300 ACX (a retrofit Ford Escape). The vehicle will be used in a demonstration project that will study the operating characteristics of an all-electric fleet in practical, real-world working conditions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

At least 20% of this improvement is be through the development of a heavy-duty diesel engine capable of achieving 50% Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) on a dynamometer under a load representative of a level road at 65 mph. Supertruck demonstration requirements. Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

Corporate and public-sector fleets will get to lease 100 test cars for a pilot period of four years. The first cars will utilize NiMH batteries, as do the Toyota test platform Plug-in Priuses at the University of California. Mitsubishi could be the first with cars for sale if the UK distributor has its way.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has placed an order for a new all-electric shuttle bus powered by Motiv Power Systems ’ All-Electric Powertrain. This battery-electric buse is the first Motiv powered shuttle bus to operate on a university campus.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

Significant elements like the closed Singleframe and the continuous strip of lights in the rear emphasize its kinship with the other electrically powered Audis in the e-tron fleet. The key element of the future PPE fleet is a battery module between the axles that holds around 100 kWh of energy in the Avant version of the A6 e-tron concept.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Reaction from customers taking part in the UK trial, including the Metropolitan Police, universities, local councils, architects and energy companies, has proved so encouraging that smart’s parent company, Daimler AG, has confirmed that the smart electric drive will go into small series production, with cars coming to the UK in early 2010. .

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

It uses an infrared laser sensor built into the windshield to monitor the area in front of the SUV when traveling at speeds of about 2 to 19 mph. If the speed difference between vehicles is less than 9 mph, City Safety helps drivers avoid some crashes altogether. It’s not designed to work at speeds faster than 19 mph.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Unique Exterior Design Vision Bigger is better The 2024 Kona utilized an EV universal-architecture, paving the way for Hyundai going all-electric in the coming years, so it makes perfect sense to have the gasoline engine play a secondary role in the Kona design vision. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Hyundai. [

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