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MAN Truck & Bus presents electric delivery truck CitE at IAA 2018

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At the IAA 2018, MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the MAN CitE 15-tonne electric truck concept, designed specifically for city cargo traffic. Using this agile approach, the MAN CitE could thus be implemented in a period of only 18 months and finally presented ready to drive at the IAA 2018.

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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

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Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to tour the exhibit, where there were electric cars spanning 107 years. 2018 Fisker Emotion Concept. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Nissan Hypermini. 2001 Nissan Hypermini. 72 mile range.

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Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

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The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. Around 3,000 of the most polluting taxis have also been removed from the London fleet.

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King County Metro to purchase up to 120 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer

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Metro’s agreement to purchase up to 120 new battery-electric buses, starting with the initial order of zero-emission articulated buses, was announced by King County Executive Dow Constantine alongside Metro General Manager Rob Gannon, during an event and bus demonstration at Metro’s South Training Facility in Seattle, Washington.

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Ballard-powered fuel-cell tram-buses from Van Hool now in revenue service in France

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Ballard initially announced a Letter of Intent in September, 2017 and shipped modules to Van Hool in 2018. This first ever deployment of fuel cell-powered tram-buses is an exciting event in our ongoing partnership and collaboration with Van Hool, a leading European bus OEM.

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Trends & Takeaways from 2024 NAFA I&E

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The 2024 event in San Antonio drew 2,100 attendees, the highest since 2018.

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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway

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Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model ( earlier post ) on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on highway.

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