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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. smart fortwo electric drive.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc.

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MAY 12, 2022

Lordstown Motors, an OEM of electric light-duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, has closed the sale of its Lordstown facility and signed a contract manufacturing agreement and joint venture agreement for product development with affiliates of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn). and Irvine, Calif.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Octillion is a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems. The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe, and North America, with a global workforce of more than 400 employees. million miles.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Global aviation data firm Cirium released its new Airline Insights Review 2020 which reveals the deep impact on aviation of worldwide travel restrictions to curb COVID-19. Whereas this time last year we were celebrating the on-time performance of global carriers, this year is dramatically different. million flights to just 16.8

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JULY 11, 2018

Operated by Servco Pacific (Servco), Toyota’s distributor in Hawaii, the Hui service utilizes Toyota’s proprietary global Mobility Service Platform (MSPF) ( earlier post ) and a consumer facing app developed by Toyota Connected North America (TCNA), the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota.

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APRIL 11, 2019

US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp., ITC Holdings Corp.,

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MARCH 17, 2021

a global EV charging software company which has developed a platform for managing large charging networks for electric vehicles from end-to-end. The Driivz platform functions as an operating system for electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and is used by the operators of charging points, EV fleets and other key players in the ecosystem.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Via a new partnership to expand networked EV charging stations in North America, DBT USA’s new North American portfolio of Level II EV charging stations now have the option to connect to ChargePoint, the world’s largest global EV charging network. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

With Microsoft as its strategic partner, Volkswagen is taking a decisive step in its digital transformation into a mobility provider with a fully connected vehicle fleet and the digital ecosystem “Volkswagen We”. In the future, Volkswagen’s fleet of cars will become mobile ‘internet of things’ hubs linked by Microsoft Azure.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

mapped out its software strategy to deploy next-generation tech platforms, building on existing connected vehicle capabilities to transform how customers interact with their vehicles, and to generate approximately €20 billion in incremental annual revenues by 2030. Data as a service and fleet services. Stellantis N.V.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.

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APRIL 17, 2017

Peloton Technology, a connected and automated vehicle technology company dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of freight transportation, closed a $60-million Series B funding round. Several US-based Fortune 500 fleets plan to trial the system within the next year.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 560 kW (751 shp) all-electric motor that delivers 2,814 N·m of torque.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

New Flyer of America Inc. New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions will support mobility projects from start to finish and focus on energy management optimization as well as infrastructure planning and development, providing a cohesive transition of bus fleets to zero-emission bus (ZEB) technology. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional The Nissan Energy Home allows guests to learn about Nissan Energy, the company’s vision for connecting homes, cars and power grids.

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MARCH 11, 2020

—Eric Zieser, director — global compact equipment product line, CASE. The 580 EV is powered by a 480-volt, 90 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged by any 220-volt/three-phase connection. —Leandro Lecheta, head of construction equipment — North America, CNH Industrial. and Moog Inc.,

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APRIL 4, 2016

Toyota is launching a new company—Toyota Connected, Inc.—to The new company will serve as a data science hub for Toyota’s global operations and will support a broad range of consumer-, business- and government- facing initiatives. Toyota Connected will help free our customers from the tyranny of technology.

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MAY 17, 2019

million light vehicles equipped with some form of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) system will be produced globally in 2024, representing 12% of the light vehicle fleet, based on new research and forecasts from business information provider IHS Markit). —Anna Buettner, connected car principal analyst at IHS Markit.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Holon Investments estimates the global self-driving fleet could reach 400 million by 2035. Extrapolating these numbers implies the annual global datasphere will surge from 64 zettabytes in 2020 to an eye-popping 10,000 to 15,000 zettabytes in 2035—just from self-driving vehicles. 4% of the datasphere would be stored.

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MARCH 6, 2021

A fully networked fleet of over 500,000 vehicles is expected to be on the road in just two years’ time, through which Volkswagen will be able to transmit direct customer feedback to new functions. In South America and the United States, Volkswagen is striving to break even in the current fiscal year. Business model 2.0: Earlier post.).

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MARCH 2, 2010

Ford Motor Company is extending its global electric vehicles plan to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges to be introduced in that market by 2013. Around the world by 2020, we see 10 to 25 percent of the Ford fleet electrified.”

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Among the coming developments, the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud will be extended step-by-step to further regions of the world and to be available in Europe, China and the USA—the core markets for the future full-electric, fully connected ID. Volkswagen and Microsoft are also working on first lighthouse projects for connected vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The vehicles will be delivered primarily in Europe, North and South America. TWAICE will support pepper and commercial fleet operators in both the development and operation of the electric vehicles. We plan to put around 1,200 buses and trucks on the road with our technology by 2023 alone.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Ford is introducing the North American version of the 2010 Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show this week. Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric Vehicles to bring the electric Transit Connect to market in North America in 2010. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

EVs Are Here to Stay, But There’s Work to Do EVs are here to stay, and funding opportunities for zero-emission fleets will drive exponential growth for these vehicles and their charging solutions in 2024. In 2023, 14 million EVs [1] are expected to be sold worldwide across consumer, public sector and commercial markets. 6] The U.S.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) introduced the first SAE Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the Freightliner new Cascadia. Detroit Connect Analytics will provide fleets with analysis and key insights on the performance of the new Detroit Assurance 5.0

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JANUARY 4, 2017

At CES 2017, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America introduced the Panasonic Cognitive Infotainment platform designed to provide OEMs and fleet providers a set of cognitive vehicle solutions combining Panasonic’s infotainment expertise with IBM’s Watson and cloud technologies. Panasonic, Qualcomm and Android.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

The car-sharing application will support driver identification and authentication, plus payment and fleet management for car-sharing businesses. The application was developed in-house and is managed by Toyota Connected North America (TC), the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota. Servco Pacific Inc.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

The Maxus EV80 and is available as a panel van and a chassis cab, providing practicality and extensive versatility demanded by fleet operators. It is available initially to fleets in France, Germany, Austria and Benelux, with other markets to follow soon. m 3 , accessible through wide-opening rear and side doors. SAIC Motor sold 6.49

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JULY 17, 2020

Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Project description. PACCAR Inc.

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APRIL 23, 2015

The Eguana power control system manages system power flow and handles the core power conversion functions—AC→DC and DC→AC—as well as connectivity with power grid. Their technology leadership and product platform is proven with thousands of units deployed in the global market.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

A complete set of communication standards is necessary for underpinning an intelligent transportation system (ITS) using connected vehicles as a key component. In addition, it generated important reference data to bolster China’s further research on intelligent and connected vehicles (ICVs) and pave the way for their future deployment.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Forecast global spending on ITS. In a new report, Pike Research focuses on four key smart transportation sectors—traffic management systems; smart charging for plug-in electric vehicles; public transportation systems; and vehicle-to-vehicle systems—and forecasts a global investment in these totaling $13.2 Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Michelin will acquire NexTraq , a US provider of commercial fleet telematics, in an all-cash transaction. a leading global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products. NexTraq provides solutions for driver safety, fuel management and enhancing fleet productivity.

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MAY 26, 2017

The month-long Toronto program kicks off on 29 May, and the top startup will be fast-tracked into the three-month global program at the brand’s HQ, the INFINITI LAB Hong Kong driven by Nest, which launches in August. Pull is a mobile application that allows humans to connect to the internet of things. Rover Parking. Pull Technologies.

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