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FedEx receives first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop

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FedEx plans to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions by 2040. In 2003, FedEx was the first delivery company to use hybrid vehicles for pickup and delivery and, in 1994, the company used its first electric vehicle—an acid battery-powered vehicle in California.

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Vienna testing Solaris hydrogen bus

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Wiener Linien, one of the biggest public transport operators in Europe, has added a hydrogen Solaris bus ( earlier post ) to its fleet for testing until 12 June. The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility.

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Editorial: Growing old U.S. fleet complicates emissions objectives

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automobile parc accommodates sobering numbers for an trade transitioning from inner combustion to battery-electric propulsion. fleet since 2008, S&P mentioned, and continues a longer-term pattern: In 2003, the typical fleet future stood at 9.7 An getting older fleet surely carries extensive implications for the trade.

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Zipcar introduces Honda Fit EV into UC Davis West Village fleet

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Zipcar has introduced a 2014 Honda Fit battery electric vehicle (EV) at The University of California, Davis’ (UC Davis) West Village , the largest planned zero net energy community in the United States. In the course of a year, the community is designed to generate as much energy as it consumes.

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Equinor contracts for first green-ammonia-fueled supply vessel; 2MW SOFC

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Viking Energy will still be able to use LNG as fuel, and the remaining power requirement will be met by battery. Viking Energy was the first LNG-fueled vessel in Equinor’s fleet in 2003, and the first vessel with hybrid battery power in 2016.

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IHS Markit: global oil demand still growing in the short term despite increasing focus on EVs

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Current global total liquids oil demand growth is at similar levels to what was recorded during the 2003 to 2007 commodity super-cycle, referred to as the “golden age” of refining. percent of the global vehicle fleet; so their influence on the oil market, in the short term, is limited. Refined product demand growth has averaged 1.2

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Solaris to supply two hydrogen buses to Transdev in Sweden

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Besides that, the ordered vehicles will be fitted with Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility. The partnership between Solaris and Swedish operators dates back to 2003. The Urbino 12 hydrogen buses are fueled with power generated by a 70 kW fuel cell.

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