Remove Alternative Fuels Remove Convert Remove Diesel Remove Installation
article thumbnail

New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035

Green Car Congress

The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. All light-duty, medium-duty, and non-emergency heavy-duty vehicles will be converted to electric by 2035.

article thumbnail

Massachusetts awarding $15.5M to alternative fuel vehicles and projects; $1.8M for 8 electric school buses

Green Car Congress

In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot. million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds from the U.S.

article thumbnail

XL Hybrids installs hybrid drives in 4 City of Boston vans

Green Car Congress

announced the successful installation of its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System ( earlier post ) in four city-owned vans for The City of Boston. The newly converted vans support the Greenovate Boston goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. Currently, all diesel-powered vehicles use a B20 biodiesel blend.

Boston 210
article thumbnail

Costco warehouse installs off-grid solar to power its EV fleet – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Retail giant Costco has installed on-site solar generation at a new electric truck charging project in southern California. Costco, which operates more than 850 warehouses worldwide, plans to convert all its depot yard trucks from diesel to alternative fuel models by 2035.

Grid 52
article thumbnail

WinGD and CMB.TECH co-develop large ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for bulkers

Green Car Congress

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026.

Engine 259
article thumbnail

US SecAg directs USDA fleet to increase biofuels usage; $100M for biofuels infrastructure program

Green Car Congress

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternative fueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles. Earlier post.). The Department plans to publish application deadlines and other program information in the Federal Register this spring.

Fleet 320
article thumbnail

Pennsylvania DEP awards more than $4.4M in alternative fuels grants to 12 projects; bulk for natural gas

Green Car Congress

million in Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants to 12 projects across the state. The grants, funded by a portion of the state’s annual utilities gross receipts tax, are intended to encourage new markets for alternative fuels, fleets and technologies across Pennsylvania. The projects are: Natural Gas.