Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

King County Metro in Washington state has awarded New Flyer an order for 20 additional 60' battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses (40 equivalent units or EUs). Metro’s long-term commitment, first announced January 2020, is to achieve a 100% zero-emissions fleet powered by renewable energy no later than 2040.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Between the United States federal government, state, and local governments; power companies and utilities; and air pollution control districts, there are hundreds of incentives for fleet owners to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2023

According to a consumer survey recently commissioned by Sila, nearly 90% of respondents who own or intend to purchase an EV view high-performance battery technology as more valuable than other tech enhancements or luxury features, including autonomous driving capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We are excited to continue supporting Oregon’s leading transit agencies in delivering sustainable, accessible, and efficient transportation solutions, and also look forward to expanded mobility in the states of Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. —Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The Governors of California, Oregon and Washington and the Premier of British Columbia signed a regional agreement strategically to align policies to reduce greenhouse gases and promote clean energy. Washington will set binding limits on carbon emissions and deploy market mechanisms to meet those limits.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

United also recently announced the second round of corporate participants in the airline’s Eco-Skies Alliance program to contribute collectivelytowards the purchase of SAF. The demonstration flight, which departed with more than 100 passengers from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Washington, D.C.’s Eco-Skies Alliance.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

King County, Washington, Executive Dow Constantine announced that King County Metro Transit will acquire 120 battery-electric buses by 2020. As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based Federal funding often helps pay for Metro’s new bus purchases. based Proterra.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

With GE’s announcement today of its intended purchase of 25,000 electric drive vehicles by 2015 as a backdrop ( earlier post ), members of the Electrification Coalition will release a Fleet Electrification Roadmap on Monday, 15 Nov. That roadmap called for 75% of light-duty vehicle miles traveled in the US to be electric by 2040.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

This project will support WMATA’s plans to accelerate its transition to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet and create good paying construction jobs, which will be supported through a project labor agreement and registered apprenticeships. King County Metro Transit in Seattle, Washington, will receive $33.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by modern, efficient technologies. The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses and associated charging infrastructure. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). City of Tucson.

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Teslarati

MARCH 1, 2022

A potential fleet of Tesla Police Cruisers was rejected by Spokane, Washington’s Police Department after an evaluation of the all-electric Model Y crossover did not convince some members that the vehicle would be effective for law enforcement. McNab seems unconvinced of the advantages.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

announced that its vehicle fleet was 16.6% The company has a goal of making the vehicle fleet 20% more efficient by 2020. Among the company’s initiatives to improve fuel economy are: Upcoming addition of 87 all-electric trucks to its green fleet bringing the all-electric vehicle count to 130. pick-up and delivery fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2021

Ultium Charge 360 offers: Access to Charging: GM will continue to work with a variety of third parties, including charge point operators, electric utilities and government agencies to make home, workplace, public and fleet charging ubiquitous for customers.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

GILLIG will deliver an initial order of 89 GILLIG Low Floor Battery Electric buses, with the option to purchase up to 306 more units. The initial deployment of these buses will equip King County Metro’s first fully electrified bus base in Tukwila, Washington, currently under construction.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

TriMet partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE) to purchase, own, and maintain six ABB chargers and the related infrastructure. New Flyer previously reported the order for five forty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit buses in September 2017. The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The deal marks the first time ever that the hardware was ever purchased for an independent EV charging network. The fast-chargers from Tesla will have an output of 250 kW, and based on appearance from bp’s press release, will be the new V4 Superchargers that have started being installed across the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

The US Postal Service (USPS) will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the US General Services Administration (GSA). Using 35 delivery vehicles in Florida that run on propane fuel.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

Proterra, the market leader of zero-emission, battery-electric buses in North America, announced that SEPTA, Foothill Transit and King County Metro will use their Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Grants (Low-No) ( earlier post ) to purchase 33 Catalyst electric buses and charging infrastructure.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

MHDs are typically managed at fleets, although fleet sizes can range from 10 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 vehicles. The current state of fleet electrification: progress and opportunities Buses are on the move The move to electrify the U.S. Although this equals just over 1% of the total fleet, it is a significant milestone.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The agency issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking innovative ideas from commercial vendors that could help the federal government incorporate car sharing government-wide and reduce the federal fleet over time. GSA manages more than 200,000 vehicles, one of the largest non-tactical federal fleets in the US government.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

Rivian is actively recruiting Field Specialists in the following states: Ohio, Texas, Nevada, California, Washington, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Rivian purchases more land for factory expansion ahead of R1T deliveries. Florida, Utah, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, and Colorado. “As

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

On Friday, the fleet of Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles involved in GM’s Project Driveway—the largest consumer fuel cell vehicle demonstration project to date ( earlier post )—passed the 1-million mile mark. Drivers refill at hydrogen stations in New York, Washington, and Southern California. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a result, those CARB-compliant states and Washington DC enable tremendous savings to fleet operators who purchase electric trucks from Mullen. Mullen also points out that combined with the $7,500 federal tax credit , commercial customers can purchase a new THREE electric truck at a net cost below $20,000. We shall see.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Separately, Proterra announced it has been selected by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) in a significant RFP solicitation for a statewide master contract for Heavy-duty Transit Vehicles and a multi-vendor contract for the purchase of multiple public transportation vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2014

PGE has assigned the e-NV200 into its fleet of vehicles with an underground crew, replacing a larger, diesel-powered van. Portland is one of the first markets to receive Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” promotion, which provides two years of no-cost public charging to customers who purchase or lease a new Nissan LEAF beginning 1 April 2014.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Transitioning to an EV The federal government has made it even easier to transition to an EV by providing tax breaks for their purchase and the purchase of EV charging equipment , including: Up to $7,500 for new EVs Up to $4,000 for used EVs purchased in 2023 or later Up to $40,000 for businesses and tax-exempt organizations who purchase a commercial (..)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. The company intends to use natural gas in its fleet of trash and recycle trucks.

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Teslarati

MAY 10, 2022

All fifty states, including Washington DC, were assessed. percent and Washington at 1.80 California has a whopping 134 forms of legislation or purchasing incentives favorable to EVs, while New York has 42. All Fifty States and Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Washington – 11.00 – 2, 2, 1, 2, 3.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

Peter Fleet is named group vice president and president, Asia Pacific, succeeding Dave Schoch. Fleet will lead all Ford’s operations and partnerships in Asia Pacific. Fleet previously served as vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Asia Pacific. His retirement is effective 1 Aug. His appointment is effective 1 July.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

GE has already committed to purchase 25,000 EVs by 2015 for its own fleet and for fleet customers. Additional EV Experience Tour dates will be announced in Austin, New York City, and Washington, DC for Spring 2011. Scheduled Tour dates are: San Francisco, 10 March. Seattle, 15 March. Los Angeles, 17 March.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Even if Washington hadn’t buckled to outside pressure, the U.S. The German government wants all new vehicles for its government-owned fleet to be “environmentally friendly drive technologies” by 2030, and has set a 2025 deadline by which at least half of those vehicles will be EVs. ambitions for 2030 would not have been exceptional.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2013

The landfill gas (LFG) for all three pathways is extracted from the Cedar Hills (CH) landfill in Maple Valley, Washington. Elements Markets purchases the processed LFG and injects it into an interstate pipeline system operated by Dominion Transmission Inc. Clean Energy has applied for three landfill-gas-to-biomethane fuel pathways.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The announcement was made just days after Hertz announced its initial blockbuster purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3s, which would be used as part of its can rental fleet. Under the partnership, and staring November 1, Uber drivers would be able to rent Teslas from Hertz in its Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington, D.C.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement. Projects include: AWARD TABLE. Project lead.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

The US General Services Administration (GSA), the government’s purchasing arm, has proposed that vendors competing for a $1.5-billion A sample of said metrics is listed below: Fleet-wide greenhouse gas intensity; Renewable fuels use; Emissions of pollutants; Fuel efficiency; Others.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Most states fell in between, offering a variety of purchase or electricity rate incentives. Calculating the cost of gas compared to the cost of electricity over the length of car ownership, Jerry found Washington, Oregon and Nevada EV owners would save more than $4,800. In some states going electric saves you more. Charts from Jerry.

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