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Biden says he will convert Federal fleet to electric vehicles

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In remarks made at the signing of his Executive Order on Strengthening American Manufacturing, President Biden said that he would replace the federal government’s fleet of vehicles with electric vehicles made in the US. In his remarks, the President provided no further details on the fleet conversion to EVs, such as timing and spending plans.

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Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

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The Alliance members, which include Amazon, Best Buy, DHL, and Schindler Elevator, collectively own, lease or operate nearly 1.3 million on-road vehicles in the United States. This entails producing vehicles that have sufficient battery capacity to get drivers where they need to go while meeting companies’ unique needs. Source: Ceres.

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UC Davis buys 6 NFI electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses using California state contract

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NFI’s New Flyer was selected by DGS as an approved supplier of electric vehicles in 2019. The purchase is supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds and begins conversion of the current Unitrans fleet, comprising compressed natural gas buses (CNG), to zero-emission as existing vehicles reach end of life.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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The study found the two greatest opportunities to reduce community greenhouse gas emissions existed in ridership increases and reduction of fleet vehicle emissions. It focused on projects to make local transportation more efficient and sustainable, examining physical infrastructure and soliciting design ideas for transit stations.

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Amazon begins buying electric semis from Volvo Trucks

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Volvo Trucks has been producing electric semis since 2019, and they are continuing to expand their sales by now selling 20 electric semi-trucks to Amazon for use in Germany. Amazon has high expectations for its new fleet of electric-semis. The post Amazon begins buying electric semis from Volvo Trucks appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Hamburger Hochbahn to buy up to 530 electric buses from Daimler, MAN and Solaris

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Early in 2019, the Hamburg Senate decided that from 2020, only emission-free buses will be procured for Hamburg. On 29 August 2019, Hochbahn issued a Europe-wide framework tender for battery-electric buses, with plans to purchase up to 530 buses between 2021 and 2025.

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Daimler buying more than €20B of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030

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Daimler will buy more than €20 billion (US$23 billion) of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030, the company announced. The first factory in Kamenz is already in series production and the second factory there will start series production at the beginning of 2019. Mercedes-Benz Vans electrifies its entire commercial fleet.

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