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8 countries commit to increase the share of EVs in their government fleets

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At the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22), eight nations—Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the US— signed a Government Fleet Declaration , pledging to increase the share of electric vehicles in their government fleets and calling for other governments to join them.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car brings EVs to 11th SoCal location; introduces EV owners discount program

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Enterprise and the SBCCOG have a history of working together on sustainable transportation initiatives, including the SBCCOG’s Local Use Vehicle (LUV) project. —Lee Broughton, head of corporate sustainability for Enterprise Holdings. In addition, EV owners can charge up their own EVs at Enterprise during the rental.

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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To accomplish this goal the company must continue to innovate and help pave the way toward more sustainable transportation solutions. and over the past year has deployed 20 biomethane vehicles in the United Kingdom. — David Abney, UPS chief operating officer.

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Virginia Tech and FHWA bring SCRIM continuous pavement friction measurement system to US

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The project is led by Gerardo Flintsch, director of the institute’s Center for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure and a professor with Virginia Tech’s Charles E. The higher the friction, the better grip a vehicle’s tires will have with the road. Higher friction can help a vehicle stop or maneuver its way out of a crash.

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Euler Motors bags 2,500 small electric CVs orders from e-commerce companies 

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Till now, it is the biggest order for Mercedes Benz for electric vehicles to date which includes 800 vans for Germany and 500 for the United Kingdom. The Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said in a statement that the Daimler agreement was part of retailers “journey to build sustainable transportation fleet in the world.”.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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By using these standards, we can better access vehicles manufactured in and for the United Kingdom, a far larger right-hand-drive EV market. There needs to be a massive uptake in active and public transport, as well as the provision of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), changes to urban development, and the way we work.

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Electric Vehicle Industry Associations – Joining Forces to Drive Adoption

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The United Kingdom’s Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) consists of more than 550 members within the heat, transport, power, EV charging infrastructure and the circular economy (eliminating waste and the continuous use of renewable resources) industries.