Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2011

Tomorrow, Chrysler Group LLC will present 14 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to the City of San Francisco as part of a three-year evaluation program. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The rule requires container, passenger and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at California’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego. In 2017, 87% of all regulated fleets complied with the regulation.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Densely populated cities should consider switching to all-electric truck and bus fleets, elected officials and business leaders agreed this week at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. The Transportation Authority of Marin also participated with additional support for the Marin Municipal Water District.

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Teslarati

JULY 4, 2021

Over the weekend, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe showed off a fleet of Amazon all-electric delivery vans, which will be produced by the automaker. Later, the all-electric Amazon van was spotted testing in San Francisco and delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by April.

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Teslarati

MARCH 24, 2022

The Tesla Model Y has been added to Hertz’s fleet of rentable electric vehicles, joining its sibling vehicle, the Model 3. Hertz has already added the vehicle to its rentable electric vehicle page, but it does not appear to be available quite yet. The addition of the Model Y was first noticed by Sawyer Merritt.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

Ford Next is collaborating with Uber to deliver a new lease option for rideshare drivers going electric. Called Ford Drive, the pilot program offers flexible access to Ford Mustang Mach-E models and has launched in San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

BAE Systems has been selected by Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) to supply up to 600 electric power and propulsion systems for its new fleet of buses in Ireland. The selection includes an initial order for 100 systems. Series-ER components.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Communities throughout California can now purchase all-electric shuttle buses and ADA-equipped vans from Lightning Systems on a new California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT) cooperative purchasing contract. Nonprofits or government agencies can use the new agreement to purchase electric buses once they join CALACT.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2019

ChargePoint and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all ground transportation in the city, announced an agreement that paves the way toward deployment of high-powered charging infrastructure to support the agency’s transition to battery-electric buses.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

DHL will roll out a new fleet of 63 electric delivery vans that will serve US markets. The fleet of 63 NGEN-1000 electric delivery cargo vans are produced by equipment manufacturer Workhorse Group. The all-wheel drive van gets 50 MPGe and delivers. 100 miles all-electric range.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2012

San Francisco serves as the initial US market for each service. San Francisco serves as the initial US market for each service. There are an estimated 505,000 vehicles in San Francisco, yet only 448,000 parking spaces available at any given time. Parking and charging is free at DriveNow Stations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. All of the Green Traveler cars have fuel efficiency ratings starting at 33+ highway mpg.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2022

Available in San Francisco in California, Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York, and Jersey City, New Jersey, on April 15, the Model 3’s Long Range All-Wheel-Drive trim level will be available for customers to rent monthly for as little as $995. Three-month terms cost $1,350 per month and six months for $1,125 per month.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2019

SW/TCH Maritime (SW/TCH), an impact investment platform building the first fleet of zero-emissions maritime vessels in the US, announced its investment to construct and own the ‘Water Go Round’ e-ferry in collaboration with Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine ( GGZEM ), a provider of turn-key hydrogen fuel cell power systems for ships.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

The first hubs will be built in the San Francisco Bay Area and are expected to be commissioned in 2022; Hyzon and Raven will then expand into the rest of the US and globally. into locally produced, renewable hydrogen for Hyzon’s fleet of zero-emission commercial vehicles. 22 CCR § 66260.10 Definitions and 40 CFR § 260.10

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. The bus represents one of the largest electric autonomous transit vehicles to be deployed on US roadways to date.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS), a commercial electric vehicle company focused on redefining productivity and sustainability for the last mile, reached an agreement with leading battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Additionally, both sides are collaborating on future battery localization in the US.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 7, 2023

San Francisco has become a hub for companies wanting to test autonomous vehicles thanks to its progressive leadership and proximity to Silicon Valley. Police have even issued warrants to obtain video footage captured by autonomous vehicles operating in San Francisco and Arizona's Maricopa County.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

announced that its vehicle fleet was 16.6% The company has a goal of making the vehicle fleet 20% more efficient by 2020. Among the company’s initiatives to improve fuel economy are: Upcoming addition of 87 all-electric trucks to its green fleet bringing the all-electric vehicle count to 130.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

New Way Trucks and the hydrogen fuel cell experts at Hyzon just revealed North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse truck at Waste Expo in Las Vegas. What’s more, the Hyzon system has already proven itself in a similar pilot project in Australia — all of which is good news for operators.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2018

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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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

s Cruise autonomous driving business is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis with safety drivers in Phoenix, marking an important step in its attempts to resume service after grounding its fleet last year. When the October incident occurred, Cruise was charging fares in San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix. General Motors Co.’s

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EV Central

JULY 5, 2023

But it turns out there is one machine that becomes insanely frightening as soon as it exceeds walking speeds – a self-driving taxi, or AV (Autonomous Vehicle) as the cool folks in San Francisco, for whom they are already a way of life, refer to them.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has started to take delivery of 125 Chanje medium-duty electric panel vans ( earlier post ), the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Beginning in September, six Navistar eStar all-electric, zero-emission trucks ( earlier post ) will be part of Coca-Cola’s growing fleet of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in North America; the AFV fleet will surpass 750 units by the end of this year. Atlanta and Miami. and Hartford, Conn., with two trucks in Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

A new white paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses which policy actions are behind the regional leading markets in the US for electric vehicles. In each region, the authors identified the four leading metropolitan areas with the highest electric vehicle share in each region. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2020

In 2019, Clean Energy unveiled ambitious goals to exclusively offer zero-carbon Redeem at all of its fueling stations by 2025. At this pace Clean Energy would outdistance other alternative fuels, including electric vehicles, which are not expected to hit that mark until 2045. Homewood Disposal Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

Four San Francisco Bay Area local government fleets—San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Mill Valley—are deploying a total of 50 Mitsubishi i-MiEV EVs, representing the largest municipal fleet deployment of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the US to date.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

This initiative will have a specific focus on charging station investments for electric transit buses and medium- / heavy-duty trucks located in or serving the community. Approximately 90% of Californians now live within 15 miles of an Electrify America ultra-fast charger, with 96% living within 25 miles.

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Teslarati

JULY 11, 2022

Tesla’s partnership with Hertz has expanded to sixteen new cities, including Boston, Las Vegas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego, among many others. Tesla and Hertz struck a non-signed deal late last year that would see 100,000 all-electric vehicles from the Elon Musk-headed company make their way to the rental agency.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

The first Japanese swap stations will be erected in Kyoto and used by several local fleets. Ample is a California-based startup specializing in modular battery stations that are easy to install and move, all while occupying a minimal footprint. The company’s goal is to help enable 1 billion electric vehicles on roads worldwide someday.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The pilot program offers mobile charging for free to AAA members in San Francisco, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Orlando, Nashville, Charlotte, Denver, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Avon, Peabody and West Springfield, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, and Bend and Portland, Oregon. Clean Fleet Report agrees completely.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

In conjunction with the Memorandum, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched a pilot project to incorporate electric vehicles and technologies into the Federal fleet. GSA announced its initial purchase of more than 100 electric vehicles for a vehicle pilot. Optimum fleet size.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

are partnering to bring smart fortwo electric drive vehicles to Connect by Hertz car sharing and Hertz Rent A Car locations in New York; Washington, DC; and San Francisco. The smart fortwo electric drive will be available for rent through Connect by Hertz car sharing in New York City beginning 15 December. —Mark P.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2012

BMW and Green Mountain Energy Company are partnering to reduce the environmental impact of the entire BMW ActiveE fleet in the DriveNow program. By purchasing RECs, BMW is ensuring that the electricity being put onto the electric grid on behalf of these ActiveE vehicles comes from renewable wind energy rather than fossil fuels.

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