Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is now operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. In November 2017, the TTC Board approved procurement of 30 all-electric vehicles. In November 2017, the TTC Board approved procurement of 30 all-electric vehicles. In June 2018, the Board approved the purchase of 30 more.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The program allows qualified fleet owners the opportunity to try out the latest in heavy-duty natural gas truck technology by test-driving a 12L near-zero truck. This “try before you buy” program provides fleet owners with the opportunity to haul loads with the new truck for up to two weeks. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2018

million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and California Proposition 1B Bond funds to replace fifty 40-foot New Flyer buses purchased between 2004 and 2006. The fleet enhancements are part of a larger series of strategic improvements we will roll out over the next 12-18 months. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The XLP will be an industry-first fleet-ready solution offered as a ship-thru upfit on half-ton pickup trucks from leading OEMs, and is targeted to provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions. This is a key point for fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2021

Unitrans, the University of California, Davis transit system, has purchased six Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses from NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. UC Davis utilized the California Department of General Services (DGS) contract for the procurement.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The first order that EMT Madrid placed with Irizar e-mobility was in 2017 for 15 100% electric 12-meter Irizar i2e buses. In 2019, EMT purchased a further 20 units of the 12-meter Irizar ie bus which were commissioned at the start of this year. These buses were put into operation in the capital at the beginning of 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

The University of California, Irvine is poised to be the first college campus in the US to convert its buses to an all-electric fleet. The vehicles are being built at the company’s Lancaster plant to roll onto campus for the 2017-18 academic year, joining a hydrogen electric bus to provide more than 2 million pollution-free rides annually.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

UPS announced an agreement with Big Ox Energy (a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital LLC) to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year. —Mike Casteel, UPS director of fleet procurement. The company is on track to use 14 million gallons of RNG in 2017. Louisville, Ky.;

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2018

The 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) reported that the average vehicle—including cars, trucks, and vans—has increased from 9.3 years in 2017, suggesting that many households have delayed the purchase of a new vehicle and continuing a trend of US households operating vehicles longer. years in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2013

UPS also set a new alternative fuel goal of one billion cumulative miles (from a baseline of the year 2000) driven by alternative fuel/advanced technology vehicles by 2017, said David Abney, UPS Chief Operating Officer—more than double the previous goal of 400 million miles. million miles from ground deliveries. compared to 2011.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2015

UPS will supply its fleet in Memphis, Tenn., The deal is part of an initiative announced earlier this year by UPS to significantly expand its use of renewable natural gas in UPS’s alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. of total gas and diesel purchased was displaced by using these alternative fuels. and Jackson, Miss.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The purchase price is $148.2 In 2017, Bollinger built and debuted the B1 class 3 sport utility vehicle, the first of its kind. Bollinger will be testing B4 chassis cab trucks this fall with numerous fleet customers, upfitters and charging companies to gather constructive feedback.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017. in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. per year between 2015 and 2017. —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. Source: GFEI.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority of Buffalo, New York (NFTA-Metro) has issued a five-year contract to NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America, which includes a firm order for 10 Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses and options to purchase up to 140 additional buses.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Update: The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services also confirmed to Teslarati that it will purchase 250 Model 3 units for the New York City fleet. The New York City DCAS only confirmed the purchase of the Mach-E vehicles in its press release. The contract for the Mustang Mach-E has been finalized.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2022

million over four years to launch a new purchase incentive program for medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs to help businesses upgrade their fleets. Between 2017 and 2021, almost $45 billion of the world’s total equity capital for these mineral exploration and mining companies was raised by companies listed on the TSX or TSXV.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As of 2017 , commuting to and from work accounted for 30 percent of all miles of passenger travel driven at the local level in the U.S. Amazon announced an investment of nearly $1 billion in an all-electric delivery truck fleet last October. Private fleet EV purchases are increasing at a faster rate overall than consumer EV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems. The city and Via staff plan to continue to transition the entire HOP fleet to zero-emission vehicles in the near-term.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

MD/HD HEV Truck Sales as percentage of ICE trucks, World Markets: 2011 and, 2017. million by 2017. million by 2017. In the United States, trucks represent approximately 13% of the total fleet market (in number of vehicles). between 2011 and 2017 to reach 100,746 trucks, or about 2.1% Source: Pike Research.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. We strongly believe further investment in our natural gas fleet is a key element to help us achieve our long-term goals for reducing our CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is rapidly electrifying its fleet to meet sustainability goals set under the Green New Deal for Los Angeles. GMV Syncromatics has also supported the electrification efforts of LADOT since the department received its first electric bus in 2017. Last January, it raised €6.25

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Assembly Bill 630 (2017, Cooper) established the CC4A program. Clean Cars 4 All is one of several vehicle-purchase incentive program helping Californians make the switch to clean vehicles. As of 30 September 2020, $82.5 million had been spent on incentives within Clean Cars 4 All.

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Teslarati

APRIL 14, 2023

During the Semi’s unveiling in late 2017, Tesla estimated that the truck’s 300-mile version would cost $150,000 and its 500-mile variant would cost $180,000. Ayala further noted that the grants are designed to encourage companies to purchase zero-emissions vehicles like the Tesla Semi even if they cost a premium.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

XL Hybrids’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution ( earlier post ) will roll out on Ford F-150 pickup trucks beginning fourth quarter 2017. Ford, with its top-selling half-ton truck for any make and model, was chosen as the first OEM based on XL Hybrids’ order commitments from major fleet customers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

For six months, UPS will test the medium-duty electric delivery truck as part of its fleet. Depending on the success of the deployment, UPS may make additional purchases of the electric vehicle. Performance is critical in our fleet. —Carlton Rose, president, global fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2020

For the near term, interim targets are to increase the number of new light-duty electric vehicles sold on an annual basis from 4,156 in 2017 to 10,500 by 30 June 2020 and to 23,500 by 30 June 2022. Developing a roadmap to full electrification of the light-duty vehicle fleet in Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Browse the app to purchase favorites like pizza, chips, beverages, household items and more. Introduced in late 2017, 7NOW Delivery is available throughout the US and offers real-time tracking that lets customers know when to expect their orders, typically in 30 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Cuomo announced that the state has seen a 74% increase in electric car sales over the same time period last year, resulting from the Drive Clean Rebate initiative launched on 21 March 2017. The Drive Clean Rebate provides New York residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase of a new plug-in car from participating dealers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

A support program with €350 million for commercial charging for fleet applications and for employees is planned for the summer. The following is funded: the purchase of normal charging infrastructure (AC and DC) (3.7 kW to 22 kW ) with up to 80% of the total costs, max. 100,000 funding per location.

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Baua Electric

MAY 20, 2024

This latest project is being developed in conjunction with WeRide, a company that launched in 2017 with the stated goal of managing the large-scale commercial deployment of vehicles with an L4 level of autonomy. A simple remote supervision system will be required to operate a fleet of vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

—Meredith Pedde The researchers analyzed data from nearly 3,000 school districts that applied to the EPA’s school bus replacement funding program between 2012 and 2017 and compared changes in attendance rates in 383 school districts that received funding and 2,400 districts that did not. The program is ongoing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

Electric vehicle rebates in California were 50% higher in 2018 than 2017. The state’s rebate program has proven to be a great success, and it is gratifying to see California’s vision for transforming to a zero-emissions fleet becoming a reality. Electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are now 7.8%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

As of 31 December 2017, there were more than 2,200 charging stations installed statewide. In addition, to make electric vehicles even more affordable and accessible, Governor Cuomo launched the state’s Drive Clean Rebate program in March 2017. Recently, the Governor announced a $4.2-million

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Executive Order also directs state government to begin purchasing ZEVs. In 2015, 10% of state departments’ light-duty fleet purchases must be ZEVs, climbing to 25% of light duty purchases by 2020. Transform fleets. The 30 actions are grouped into seven areas: Reduce up-front purchase costs for ZEVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners. 1 st wireless EV charger installed on a production fleet of driverless shuttlebuses. In 2016 Plugless was installed on a fleet of a leading fully autonomous shuttlebus company based in Europe. 1 st 7.2kW wireless EV charger available for purchase.

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