Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 4, 2023

Tech: Exploring Ford 5th Wheel Hitches A Comprehensive Guide for Towing Efficiency This article may contain affiliate links. In this extensive guide, we will delve into the world of Ford 5th wheel hitches and explore their features and benefits. User-Friendly Design: Ford understands the importance of a hassle-free towing experience.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

XL Hybrids will begin production on the new XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System for Model Year 2018 Ford Super Duty F-250 pickups in first quarter 2018. This will be the first time that Ford F-250 trucks can be ordered by fleet customers with hybrid-electric drive technology; the XL3 system can provide up to a 25% increase in fuel economy.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2023

Anyone blessed with the gift of reading comprehension has noticed an influx of stories about Ford and its recent quality control issues. Ford apparently spent over $4 billion (with a ‘b’) on warranty claims last year – which is at least one metric in which they beat General Motors, though probably not a crown they desired to earn.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), has signed an agreement with Henley Transmission Services, LLC, the largest franchise holder of AAMCO automotive service centers, to certify AAMCO technicians to install and service XL Hybrids’ hybrid-electric conversions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Lightning Systems is accepting pre-orders for its new all-electric LightningElectric system for Ford Transit. The LightningElectric battery conversion package is available for Ford Transit as part of Ford Motor Company’s eQVM program. Installation can be completed in just hours by certified installers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Ford is offering its all-electric vehicle customers North America’s largest electric vehicle public charging network—the FordPass Charging Network—with more than 12,000 places to charge, including fast charging, and more than 35,000 charge plugs—more than any other automotive manufacturer.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E seems to be the overwhelming preference currently. With additional equipment installed in the vehicle for police work, some expressed concerns about the low range of the Mach-E and whether things like lights, sirens, and additional computers would drain the battery faster than anticipated. Credit: Ford.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

Lightning Energy designs, installs, services, and manages charging solutions, providing fleets with turnkey options to support fleet electrification. The simple fact is that getting charging right is hard, complicated work, and it can take longer to install than most realize. —Tim Reeser, CEO, Lightning Systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Apex Clean Energy has ordered 19 electrified Ford F-series pickup trucks from XL Fleet, including ten plug-in hybrid electric and nine hybrid electric systems for pickups in its service fleet, for delivery in the second quarter of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

XL Hybrids TYs7Oafol48Kkc8KJgZoTHgMu0w8LYSbRdYOj2VdwnuKwa">announced new fleet customers who intend to purchase its XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution for Ford F-150 pickup trucks. The XLP technology will be installed in MY17 and MY18 Ford F-150 pickups with the 2.7L

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The new, longer-range Lightning Electric Transit Van is the fourth generation of its battery-electric and fuel cell electric platform, based on the Ford Transit 350HD chassis. Assembled electric powertrains ready for installation into Lightning Electric Transit 350HD vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The ZEUS 500 electric service truck is built on a Ford E-450 chassis with a Knapheide Service Body and comes fitted with customized configurations to maximize functionality for the city, offering up to 110 mile range from its 105-kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

The XL Hybrids’ charge-sustaining powertrain installs in just five hours, and has zero impact on fleet operations because there are no special plugs, charging or fueling infrastructure, driver training, or maintenance requirements. Coca-Cola, FedEx, and other fleets across North America have adopted XL Hybrids’ technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

The system, which was installed on five of the company’s standard Ford E-Series vehicles in just a few hours, is expected to increase miles driven per gallon by 25% and improve brake life, while decreasing CO 2 emissions by 20%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For example, we will account for regional differences in the total cost of ownership related to charging installation costs, electricity and gasoline costs, temperature effects on fuel economy, and insurance as well as federal and state EV incentives and policies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2016

Pregnant women, children and those with medical conditions in The Gambia—one of Africa’s smallest, poorest countries—may have better access to healthcare through an expansion of a Ford Smart Mobility pilot program. The project uses Ford’s OpenXC ( earlier post ) sensor kits fitted to the motorcycles to gather information.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2011

Ford announced both a $100 price cut for Ford SYNC, its hands-free, voice-activated connectivity system, along with expanded availability by offering it as an option on base trim levels for the first time. Internal Ford research shows that more than 85% of SYNC users use voice controls while driving, up from 60% in previous studies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Installed by Morgan Olson on a Ford F59 Chassis, the walk-in step vans are the first Motiv-powered vehicles installed on a previously-used body. The F59 chassis from Ford is incredibly versatile and we’re excited to demonstrate an all-electric option with these AmeriPride trucks.

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Teslarati

MARCH 9, 2023

CATL has been one of Tesla’s leading suppliers for several years and has expanded into other partnerships with companies like Ford. It also commanded total GWh installations last year, dominating competitors like LG Energy, BYD, and Panasonic, who only delivered a fraction of the total installations that CATL did in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

XL Hybrids announced its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System will be installed in 52 vehicles that serve five Massachusetts state agency fleets. The upgrades for the DOC, DDS and DYS vehicles are expected to cut annual fuel costs by more than $10,000 as well as reduce brake maintenance costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford Auto Start-Stop. Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. Ford is the leading domestic producer of start-stop systems. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This anonymized information is displayed on digital maps in the two road maintenance depots of the Zollernalb district in real time. In the future this will make it possible to deploy the winter service more effectively and optimize the use of de-icing salt. In 2018, 82 frosty and 13 icy days were recorded.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Users of Ford Crew Chief —powered by Telogis —are improving fuel efficiency for their fleets by up to 20% through better management of vehicle diagnostics, location and driver behavior. To help managers improve the fleet operation even further, Ford developed a system that reports vehicle diagnostics along with driver behavior.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

Kiessling Transit has received a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that pays for 80% of the cost of the Lightning Hybrids’ systems to be installed on Kiessling Transit’s Ford E-450 passenger buses, making them cleaner, more fuel efficient and improving braking efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Through its Charging Perks pilot, Xcel Energy is directly working with BMW, Ford, General Motors, and Honda to test how the company can help customers charge their EVs at times when they can save money, use more renewable energy, and when it is most optimal for the energy grid. From 2022 through 2024, Xcel Energy will invest more than $3.1

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Comau specializes in body welding & assembly, powertrain machining & assembly, robotics & maintenance as well as environmental services for a wide range of industrial sectors. Ford’s exhibit at the NAIAS featured four vehicle bodies representing different levels of the assembly process.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

Other benefits include safety of the fuel, size of the fuel tanks, performance, reduced fuel costs, extended maintenance intervals and drivability. The vehicles will be powered by propane produced in the San Juan basin. The cost for propane autogas averages approximately 30% less per gallon than gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Districts in Canada are specifying the technology due to the superior cold weather operation, reduced maintenance and clean emissions, the company said. The Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision and Micro Bird, equipped with the ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel system and a 362 hp, 457 lb-ft torque Ford 6.8-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Leading car models sold include the Toyota Prius Prime, which accounted for more than 40% of the rebates, the Chevrolet Bolt EV (12%), Chevrolet Volt (10%), and the Ford Fusion Energi (10%). In total, more than $3 million in rebates were provided to New Yorkers for the purchase or lease of 26 different types of cars.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2024

EnviroSpark runs its own EV charging network and helps others with installations, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford. Numerous charging industry experts have told Charged that the seeds of reliability problems are often sown during the planning and installation process, before the first EV plugs in.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 18, 2021

. “I talked to our in-house fleet manager and pulled the mileage, fueling, maintenance, and service records for our fleet,” Leak said. He did not think it would be a very difficult convincing process as cutting costs of fueling and maintenance swayed in the direction of the Model Y.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

Lightning Hybrids ( earlier post ) and National Fleet Hybrids have entered a partnership to sell, install and distribute Lightning’s medium-duty hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems. National Fleet Hybrids received a demonstration bus with the Lightning Hybrids system installed, a Ford E-450 shuttle bus, last week.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2017

Liquid-cooled, 800V 350 kW fast-charging is also installed on the premises. Porsche and its Volkswagen Group sibling Audi, BMW Group, Daimler and Ford are partnering on the creation of an ultrafast HPC network in Europe, with power levels up to 350 kW. Earlier post.) An initial target of about 400 sites in Europe is planned.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The largest PV installation in Georgia. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base.

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Teslarati

MAY 10, 2022

.” Shell will be responsible for delivering, designing, installing, and supporting the charging network through its SKY software platform, a press release said. The company ordered 750 Ford E-Transit vans for rental and leasing , which will be delivered within the next few weeks. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

Ford unveiled the all-electric 2022 F-150 Lightning Pro, a version of the electric F-150 Lightning ( earlier post ) targeted at commercial customers. The Pro joins E-Transit in the lineup of Ford work-ready electric vehicles, backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

EnviroSpark runs its own EV charging network and helps others with installations, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford. Numerous charging industry experts have told Charged that the seeds of reliability problems are often sown during the planning and installation process, before the first EV plugs in.

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