Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The first automaker to collaborate with dairy farms on renewable energy projects, BMW of North America and California Bioenergy (CalBio) announced an expanded partnership to include Bar 20 Dairy, a farm based in Kerman, CA. —Adam Langton, energy services manager, connected eMobility, BMW of North America.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Toyota Motor North America and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) have agreed to collaborate on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles using a Toyota bZ4X.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is now operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. The milestone comes as the TTC’s third new electric bus model is now road ready and starting to go into service. In November 2017, the TTC Board approved procurement of 30 all-electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

California’s Foothill Transit has ordered 13 New Flyer hydrogen fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. This addition to Foothill Transit’s initial order of 20 fuel cell-electric buses, announced in October, now establishes North America’s largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

The hydrometallurgical process through which these battery materials will be recycled emits 30% less greenhouse gas than traditional processes, helping to minimize environmental impact. —Ken Morris, GM vice president of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles. —Ajay Kochhar, Li-Cycle’s president and CEO and co-founder.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2023

Mack Trucks, one of North America’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, has selected the Allison 4500 Rugged Duty Series (RDS) as the exclusive transmission currently offered for its new compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Mack Granite model. We are pleased to partner with Mack on this sustainability initiative.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2023

Effenco’s Hybrid Electric solution eliminates the need to run engines when trucks are stationary. Effenco’s Hybrid Electric system. The SuperBattery technology also enables vehicle design optimization and ensures no thermal runaways occur. It can be adapted to new heavy-duty vocational trucks as well as existing fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

Motiv Power Systems announced a new vehicle order from Cintas for 30 additional advanced zero-emission all-electric delivery vans. Motiv’s expanded relationship with Cintas follows the successful pilot of seven Motiv-powered vehicles across three states in 2022. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Lion Electric Company (Lion), a manufacturer of purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has delivered 10 battery-electric LionC school buses to the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric truck charging depot, powered by the US’s largest electric truck microgrid, is now online and fueled by natural gas. Performance Team will charge its fleet of Volvo VNR Electric trucks there – the e-trucks have a range of 240 miles and can charge up to 80% in 90 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced the Powerload lineup to the North America construction, loading, logistics support and landscaping markets. The Powerload line is also electric drive ready, meaning it can be used with electric and gas or diesel-powered vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Hyzon Motors, a supplier of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles,and TC Energy Corporation will collaborate on development, construction, operation, and ownership of hydrogen production facilities (hubs) across North America. —Corey Hessen, TC Energy’s Senior Vice President and President, Power and Storage.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

ChargePoint, formerly named Coulomb Technologies, announced it has more than 10,000 EV charging station spots in North America. More than 25,000—nearly half of all EV drivers—use ChargePoint to charge their electric vehicles, according to the company. 2,000,000 gallons of gas avoided annually.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2023

Cleveland-Cliffs is introducing the MOTOR-MAX product line of non-oriented electrical steels for high frequency motors and generators in the North American market. The company says that utilizing MOTOR-MAX High Frequency electrical steels in EV traction motors will improve the overall efficiency and performance of the motor.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

Technologies and contributions to reduced fuel consumption in Efficient Future Mobility North America. Schaeffler presented a new concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Schaeffler demonstration vehicle was developed in North America. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

C2G emissions are a sum of WTW emissions and emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing. The vehicle manufacturing cycle includes impacts of raw material extraction, vehicle parts production, assembly, as well as its disposal and related materials recycling processes. Source: DOE program record Nº 21003.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. The company piloted 18 CNG vehicles to prepare for the roll-out.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

With the vigorous development of new energy vehicles all over the world ,“ Add charging pile ” It seems that a consensus has been reached at home and abroad. Besides , Consumer demand for electric vehicles “ Mileage anxiety ” It will also affect the expansion of the electric vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. The trucks will deliver locally and reduce Frito-Lay’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Frito-Lay has already achieved 100 percent renewable electricity for all of its U.S. which is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and General Motors are collaborating to pilot the use of GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes in PG&E’s service area. G&E and GM will test vehicles with bidirectional charging technology that can help safely power the essential needs of a properly equipped home.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2021

Representing more than 100,000 Class 8 commercial trucks globally, the Council will collaborate closely with Hyliion to provide key user insights in the development of the Hypertruck, the company’s electric powertrain for Class 8 commercial trucks.

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Fuel North America Gas-Electric Fleet 397

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

announced that its XL Hybrid electric drive system is now available as an upfit solution for the new Isuzu NPR-HD. XL Fleet’s hybrid electric drive system on the Isuzu NPR-HD. XL Fleet’s hybrid system on the Isuzu NPR-HD is now available for purchase throughout North America. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2012

Johnson Control is launching a line of Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) lead-acid batteries in North America to support up-and-coming Start-Stop vehicle technology, as well as the higher electrical loads that are increasingly being required of the battery in newer vehicles with combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680 chassis. Port fleet rollout.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

As the next step in Honda’s electrification strategy in North America, the company will focus on increasing hybrid volume of core models: CR-V, Accord and, in the future, Civic. The 3rd-generation Honda Insight is one of America’s top-selling compact hybrids, with more than 70,000 sold since it was introduced in 2018.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The automaker made the statement from its North America account on X , in a repost from the Eanes Independent School District (EISD) recommending that its police department purchase nine Tesla vehicles. Many cities across the U.S. Cotati Police unveil new Tesla Model Y police cruiser What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In 2024, in North America and Japan, Honda will launch a FCEV model equipped with this next-generation fuel cell system jointly developed with GM. This model will be based on the CR-V introduced last year in North America and equipped with the next-generation fuel cell system. Commercial vehicles. in California.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Along with the registration site, the E-Transit electric vans have updated pricing, with a targeted starting MSRP of $43,295 for the cutaway—lower than originally announced—to $52,690 for the high-roof extended-wheelbase cargo van. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. To minimize turbo lag, the four-into-two exhaust manifold system pairs cylinders according to their expansion or compression stroke to reduce pumping losses and eliminate exhaust gas interference. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. This experience in designing, planning, and installing high-power chargers for electric trucks has taught us how critical it is to engage a variety of stakeholders early on.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety. The design has already passed UN 38.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) will demonstrate a combination of technologies that will produce hydrogen from renewable natural gas (RNG) at SunLine Transit Agency’s hydrogen fueling station in Thousand Palms, California. The SunLine location will be able to produce up to 650 kilograms of hydrogen a day.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has received an order for 35 LionC school buses from the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI). Lion will also provide 35 Level 2 charging stations to PEI as it continues to build out its electric vehicle infrastructure.

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