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UK milk delivery service orders 200 electric StreetScooter delivery trucks

Green Car Congress

The new electric fleet is the first of its kind in the UK and represents the latest step as the brand continues to transform its operation in 2018. Milk & More is likely to add to the 200 StreetScooters it has already purchased as it seeks to further increase its fleet of electric milk floats later in the year. million (US$9.1-million)

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. That prediction came true in 2018, when the Volkswagen IDR4 shattered the previous overall time.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

For chargers at workplaces, office managers want to ensure their employees and/or company fleets are able to charge on a daily or weekly basis. With managed EV charging, office managers can rest assured that their employees or fleet vehicles have seamless access to the chargers via RFID cards or app pre-authorization.

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What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

Blink Charging

The Leaf models were used as portable power stations , with enough juice to power the average Japanese home for four days, power 6,200 smartphones, or run 100 elevator round trips in a 48-story building. . Having a fleet of EVs as backup batteries can help a community bounce back with minimal effort. . In the U.S.,

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

Clean Fleet Report

When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Clean Fleet Report has been impressed with all three versions, as well as Kia’s eco-friendly philosophy that this year saw the debut of the all-new, all-electric EV6. Juicing up.

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