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Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

Green Car Congress

In 2021, Colorado's Lightning eMotors is introducing a new Generation 4 model of its popular Lightning Electric Transit Van. Lightning eMotors offers comprehensive leasing plans, which allow fleets to see total-cost-of-ownership savings from lower energy and maintenance costs, starting on day one of the lease.

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ARPA-E announces $11M for innovations in energy-water processing and agricultural sensing technologies; fourth, fifth OPEN+ cohorts

Green Car Congress

OSU’s technology would be modular, portable, scalable, and deployable at a fraction of the cost of existing treatment systems. The proposed technology does not consume any power in standby mode, eliminating the cost of battery replacements. ARPA-E plans to announce a total of nine OPEN+ cohorts throughout late 2018 and early 2019.

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My Friend has had 34 Cars. He’s only kept his Tesla Model 3.

Teslarati

In 2018, we were playing Xbox together when told me he was buying a Tesla Model 3. “My first car was a Nissan Sentra, and my 2018 Tesla Model 3. “One reason is the cost of ownership alone,” he said. Even back in 2018, he was spending considerably less than others. Prices in the U.S.

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

EV Match

BED offers an additional $500 per installed charger to help cover the installation costs of each station if the owner agrees to make it publicly available from 9am – 5pm. Arcos Mobility is a Colorado-based company that specializes in turnkey EV charging solutions. Drive Clean Bay Area launched in 2018. Arcos Mobility.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor

Clean Fleet Report

Driving from the Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek, Colorado (elevation: 5,745 feet/1,751 meters), we headed to Estes Park (7,522 feet/2,293 meters), a good challenge for the single motor with the newly redesigned rear-wheel drive. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

Clean Fleet Report

& the baby brother midsize diesel—the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax. Road Test: 2018 Ford F-150 PowerStroke Diesel. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. News: Pickup Trucks Make Big Power/MPG Moves. Road Test: 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018. State of Colorado Department of Transportation.

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