Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

Synovate Motoresearch presented some very interesting survey results at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Long Beach, CA last week, as reported in MIT's Technology Review. Simply put, as the first sentence of the article states, [W]hen consumers understand what plug-in hybrids are, they want them.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Industrial 100

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

For some (not all) use cases, the economic advantages of going electric have been clear for a long time, and yet we’ve seen a dozen EV manufacturers go bust while trying to address the commercial market, while fleet operators continue to buy diesel vehicles, which continue to belch out clouds of oily black smoke.

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Fleet Portland Charging Building 52

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In California, several utilities offer incentive programs to buy down the capital equipment cost for their customers, a model other states should consider emulating.”. This article appeared in Issue 62: Oct-Dec 2022. Onward and upward. Now that the Volvo LIGHTS program has officially concluded, what’s next? Stay tuned. Subscribe here.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 132

Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

The primary customers right now are the ports—Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles­—and the ports around the country are usually in urban environments. Shortly they’re going to eliminate the ability to buy gas mowers and stuff like that. This article appeared in Issue 64: April-June 2023 – Subscribe now.

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Standards Market Volt Vehicles 72

Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

And you couple that with unknown range, insurance and maintenance, and there’s plenty of reasons why these drivers aren’t going to the dealerships and buying these trucks right away. Charged : The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are in the news quite a lot these days. Are you actively working with them as an organization?

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Charging Re-Charge Volvo Hydrogen 90