Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

More than 2,200 units are already in service, with an additional 850 firm orders in backlog from cities such as New York City, Seattle, Houston, Ottawa and Puerto Rico. Orion began development and production of hybrid buses in the mid 1990s with pilot vehicles first deployed in New York City Transit.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

more fuel efficient through FY2011 than it was in 2005. 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. Testing of FedEx Ground hybrid hydraulic parcel delivery vehicles that can reduce fuel usage by 40%.

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Fleet New York City San Diego Fuel 250

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter

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Fleet Fuel New York City Isuzu 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Expected urban private motorized travel (in passenger kilometers). Shift” policies enable and encourage movements from motorized travel to more energy efficient modes, such as public transit, walking, cycling and freight rail. vehicle quotas and vehicle registration taxes) and private motorized travel (e.g. Source: IEA.

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Transportation New York City New York Fuel Economy 246

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

FedEx Express is bringing new all-electric delivery vehicles to New York City, Chicago and Memphis, and diversifying the existing Los Angeles fleet. This use of regenerative braking and electric motors significantly improves the efficiency of the vehicles on such urban routes. and Jonesboro, Ark.

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Los Angeles Memphis All-Electric Fleet 304

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Others, however, think the city should focus more in getting people out of cars altogether.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

These medium-duty postal and parcel delivery trucks operate in an urban environment in which a significant portion of their trip time is spent idling, resulting in low fuel economy. Urban delivery trucks have low average driving speed, and electric motors provide higher efficiency at low speeds. —Lee et al.

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Georgia Diesel Gas-Electric Electric 268

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission driving the front wheels. The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. This is excellent fuel economy for a 5,010-pound nicely styled shoe box. New York City to Toledo?

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Chrysler Plug-in Plug Hybrid 79

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Stony Brook University seeks to improve vehicle fuel economy with a thermoelectric generator that would capture energy previously lost through heat exhaust. The technology could increase fuel efficiency 5 to 10%. Other projects selected include: Brooklyn Motorized Corp. NYSERDA funding: $260,000. NYSERDA funding: $50,000.

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Diesel Transportation New York Pollution 199

Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

However, the New York City Department of Sanitation may soon alter that viewpoint as it tests three different types of hybrid refuse collection trucks and a hybrid rack truck. This leads to fuel savings as high as 25 per cent. litre Cummins ISB engine and 120kW generator with two 150kW drive motors.

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Waste New York City Green New York 36

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission. Using 87 octane fuel, there is a total system of 260 horsepower combined. Keep in mind this is a 5,010-pound aerodynamic shoe box getting this stellar fuel economy. The Pacifica runs on a gas engine–and two electric motors.

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Chrysler Plug-in Hybrid Plug 93

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. It had a 264 kWh battery pack powering the tractor’s twin motors with more than 4,000 lb-ft of torque and a range estimated at up to 150 miles.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 131

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. The Launch Edition features two motors, one up front and one in the rear, powered by a 78-kilowatt-hour battery. modern showroom to get a feel for the cars before placing your order.

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Volvo San Francisco Google All-Electric 81

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The new Fisher buses will provide more than triple the equivalent fuel economy in all-electric mode and reduce CO2 emissions due to the extensive use of lightweight materials and the large capacity battery system. New York City Transit Department of Subways, New York: $2,000,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

The Air Car , developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre, will be built by India's largest automaker, Tata Motors. It just doesn't have an electric motor. 18% Alternative fuel hybrid. 37% Higher fuel economy. The Air Car uses compressed air to push its engine's pistons. So, in a sense, this is an electric car.

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New York City New York Alternative Fuels Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

New York City Comptroller Scott M. trillion in collective assets under management called on General Motors (GM) to join other OEMs in the compromise agreement with California and other states on clean vehicle standards. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) vehicle standards.

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Standards California GM New York City 191