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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

XL Hybrids will begin production on the new XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System for Model Year 2018 Ford Super Duty F-250 pickups in first quarter 2018. The XL3 system will be the first offered as a ship-thru upfit on Model Year 2018 F-250 pickups. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). XL3 will be upfit on the Ford Super Duty 6.2-liter

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, and ABB announced a partnership to offer DC fast electric vehicle chargers for commercial electric fleet vehicles. Lightning Energy supplies charging solutions to commercial and government fleets.

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MARCH 31, 2021

These new partners bring automotive and school bus technology expertise together with a large and experienced school bus fleet operation to maximize potential safety and driver support. Additional data shows on average approximately 131 children killed and approximately 25,000 injured each year walking to or from school.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

As the first fully connected integral system solution, the third generation of the Sprinter demonstrates the development of the division from purely a vehicle manufacturer into a provider of complete transport and mobility solutions, the company said. (Duisburg is home to the world’s largest inland port.) Mercedes-Benz is investing some €2.5

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Volkswagen and Microsoft have been strategic partners on the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud since 2018, which will span all of Volkswagen's future digital services and mobility offerings. Machine-learning algorithms that learn from billions of real and simulated miles driven are key to connected driving experiences.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

XL, a provider of connected vehicle electrification solutions for commercial, utility and municipal fleets, will unveil a plug-in hybrid electric version of the popular Ford F-250 pickup truck at the NTEA Work Truck show, 5-8 March in Indianapolis. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 19, 2020

SEAT first rolled out the duo trailer in 2018 in a pilot phase, after testing the giga trailer for the first time two years earlier. In October 2018, the Autometro line posted the figure of one million vehicles transported since it opened in 2008.

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MAY 15, 2018

Kia Motors will introduce its first 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain in the second half of 2018. The Kia Sportage will be the first model to offer the new EcoDynamics+ diesel mild-hybrid powertrain later in 2018. The new third-generation Kia Ceed will be the second among a range of Kia models to offer the new powertrain from 2019.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Hermes and Mercedes-Benz Vans have agreed on a wide-ranging strategic partnership to electrify the courier service’s vehicle fleet. The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. The test started in April 2016.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. Ltd (JMCG) in 2018. A fleet of 40 Mobilize Limo will be deployed to validate services set to be made available throughout Europe starting in the second half of 2022.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The New York City Council passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. It is estimated that the cost to replace 9,740 diesel buses with battery-powered electric buses, as well as the cost to procure chargers and build-out electrical connections for the chargers, is $4.04

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JUNE 3, 2021

Twenty-four percent of opportunity charging sessions start when the battery is already more than 80% charged, according to a report released by ViriCiti, a provider of electric fleet and infrastructure management solutions. For the report , ViriCiti analyzed 40,000 charging sessions from ~190 charging stations in the US and EU.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Upstream studied the impact of more than 170 documented, Smart Mobility, cyber incidents reported between 2010-2018 and projected future trends based on that eight-year history. With every new service or connected entity, a new attack vector is born.

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JUNE 12, 2020

SacRT began piloting the service in February 2018 in partnership with the Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation using compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. SmaRT Ride is the first on-demand micro-transit program in Sacramento with an innovative service model that provides point-to-point transportation. —Richard Steinberg.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Responding to fleet market demand for complete, body-ready chassis, Motiv Power Systems is introducing the EPIC (Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis) all-electric family of chassis for 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Ford will present its latest generation of connected and electrified Transit products at the IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany, from 20-27 September 2018. Ford will announce two new connected vehicle fleet solutions at Hannover, developed in-house by Ford Smart Mobility.

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MARCH 5, 2020

(Nasdaq:VTIQ) is a $230-million publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition or similar business combination within 24 months of its IPO, which was completed 18 May 2018. Transaction Overview. The transaction reflects an implied enterprise value at closing of $3.3

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JANUARY 25, 2018

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

In the Bergedorf quarter of Hamburg, a container with a total capacity of approximately 500 kWh has been connected to the depot charging network at the Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) depot. The fleet comprises approximately 560 buses, which are to be converted to electric drive in the coming years.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

The violations were discovered during routine audits of the Shanghai-based company’s 2014-2017 fleet visits to the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach and the Port of Oakland. The fleet also failed to reduce the auxiliary engine power generation by the required 50%.

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JULY 7, 2018

Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will showcase its advances in the fields of electromobility, digitization and autonomous vehicles at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in September. At IAA 2018, MAN is presenting further services for optimizing vehicle analysis and maintenance management.

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MAY 7, 2018

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, and leading truck maker Volvo Trucks (independent companies despite the names) are collaborating to share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology—cloud-based systems that allow vehicle to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections. The charging processes of electric fleet vehicles are another key that must be integrated into the operating process.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. As GM introduces a new fleet of electric vehicles, it creates an exciting opportunity to bring EV technology to the aftermarket. eCrate Installer Certification Program.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In September 2018, Volkswagen and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to. Among the coming developments, the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud will be extended step-by-step to further regions of the world and to be available in Europe, China and the USA—the core markets for the future full-electric, fully connected ID.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 560 kW (751 shp) all-electric motor that delivers 2,814 N·m of torque.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

BluSmart will use the capital to expand its fleet of electric vehicles and charging stations from its home city of Delhi to five additional Indian cities in the next two years. With the largest EV charging infrastructure in India and a growing fleet of electric vehicles, BluSmart aims to transform ride hailing in the country.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

ABB was already commissioned in 2018 as technology partner to deliver 340 high-power chargers to IONITY and was the first to market in Europe with 350 kW chargers featuring liquid cooled cables. The chargers are to be rolled out in 24 countries by the end of 2020 as part of the second phase of the IONITY network expansion.

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MARCH 31, 2021

California’s Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program of 2018 (SB 1014) directs CARB to adopt and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to implement a Clean Miles Standard (CMS) program to place environmental requirements on transportation network companies (TNCs) in California. Earlier post.). tons PM 2.5 , 298.03

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

The service will then start with the SSB as operating company under the name “SSB Flex” in the first half of 2018. The “Flex Pilot” app locates the user and shows suitable shuttle connections to the desired destination. The service with the SSB as operating company will then be launched in the first half of 2018.

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MAY 29, 2020

Earlier this month, the container ship successfully tested the connection with its fuel supply vessel, a ship specifically designed to bunker the Group's LNG-powered 23,000 TEUs. In September 2019, CMA CGM launched the Jacques Saadé , the first in a new fleet of nine French-flagged, 23,000-TEU, LNG-powered containerships.

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JULY 7, 2018

Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will showcase its advances in the fields of electromobility, digitization and autonomous vehicles at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in September. At IAA 2018, MAN is presenting further services for optimizing vehicle analysis and maintenance management.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

The products range from fleet management solutions to predictive maintenance applications and process automation based on the ZF Cloud. These options were developed with various partners and will encompass diverse areas of use: Comprehensive fleet management. Just a year ago, ZF announced its own IoT platform based on Microsoft Azure.

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MAY 15, 2018

The company formally launches at The Battery Show Europe 2018 with growing list of key customers. In combination, UDYR’s features give a preview into the future of smart charging, Vehicle-to-Grid technologies, and EV fleet management. The company expects to raise additional funding in 2018.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It utilizes connected vehicle technology and a remotely located control center. This could make it particularly valuable to ride-sharing and fleet operators. In addition to USDOT, this project is funded by the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation at UMTRI, Mcity and U-M’s Mcubed. Alan Lundgard, Yiwei Yang, Maya L.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions will support mobility projects from start to finish and focus on energy management optimization as well as infrastructure planning and development, providing a cohesive transition of bus fleets to zero-emission bus (ZEB) technology.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

It takes less than one second to connect the bus to the charging point, making it the world’s fastest flash-charging connection technology. The fleet will run on the Busway Bus Rapid Transit (Line 4) route connecting the historic center of Nantes with municipalities on the southern side of the river Loire.

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