article thumbnail

FCA, Waymo expand autonomous driving technology partnership; exclusive agreement for light commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

FCA and Waymo have expanded their autonomous driving technology partnership; FCA became Waymo’s first OEM partner in 2016. Waymo will now work exclusively with FCA as its preferred partner for the development and testing of class 1-3 light commercial vehicles for goods movement for commercial delivery customers, including Waymo Via.

article thumbnail

EPA: US GHG emissions in 2017 down 0.3% from 2016

Green Car Congress

from 2016, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions between 2016 and 2017 was driven in part by a decrease in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. In 2017, total gross U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 6,472.3

2017 262
article thumbnail

Citroën launching electrification offensive across commercial range

Green Car Congress

Citroën is a leading player in the Light Commercial Vehicles market. The Brand is now preparing to launch a major electrification offensive across its commercial range. This electrification will concern the light commercial vehicles but also the passenger vehicles. Citroën Jumpy: the first model in the electric offensive.

article thumbnail

Lion Electric to deliver 10 all-electric trucks to Amazon

Green Car Congress

Amazon plans to use Lion’s trucks in its middle-mile trucking operations, which transports items within the company’s network. Lion’s trucks are purpose-built for electric propulsion, provide for modularity in energy capacity, are agnostic on charging technology, are vehicle-to-grid enabled, and have a range of up to 250 miles.

article thumbnail

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil (..)

article thumbnail

Nissan e-NV200 was Europe’s best-selling electric van in 2016; sales up 7%

Green Car Congress

The Nissan e-NV200 was Europe’s best-selling electric van in 2016. Overall Nissan e-NV200 sales were up 7% in 2016 compared to the previous year with 4,319 units registered. The award-winning all-electric van ranked number one in 17 countries across Europe, ahead of its competitors in the category.

2016 150
article thumbnail

Renault introduces two new electric light commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

At the Brussels Motorshow in Belgium, Renault Pro+ introduced two new electric light commercial vehicles—New Kangoo Z.E. The company is also expanding its range of connected services for commercial customers as well as its specialist network. now delivers a range of 270 km (168 miles) NEDC compared with 170 km for Kangoo Z.E.

Light 150