Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

ZeroAvia recently completed the first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft. While some experimental aircraft have flown using hydrogen fuel cells as a power source, the size of this commercially available aircraft shows that paying passengers could be boarding a truly zero-emission flight very soon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Ford’s Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van ( earlier post )is available to order now with first deliveries before the end of the year. hours using a commercial type-2 AC vehicle charger. EV mode indicators, maintenance alerts and a warning when the vehicle is plugged into a charging point, appear on the instrument display cluster.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max selected by Pace features 675 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy storage—the most onboard energy storage available in an electric transit bus on the road in North America today. Proterra 40' ZX5 Max.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

These electric commercial aircraft will enable the offering of flying services of people and packages in a way previously not possible. Full torque is available even at low RPM and is not impacted by altitude—i.e., This allows a direct motor to propeller connection, eliminating the need for a heavy maintenance-prone gearbox.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

Hyliion, a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a new fuel-agnostic generator (KARNO) from GE Additive for its range-extended series-hybrid powertrain. —Thomas Healy, Founder and CEO of Hyliion.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. Three selectable EV modes enable the driver to choose how and when to use the available battery charge: EV Auto – default setting determines how to use the energy sources.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

Electrify Commercial will provide its charging equipment, networking, and customized services to support Arizona Public Service Company (APS) with its Take Charge AZ investment in electric vehicle (EV) fast charging. Funding is limited and not all customers who qualify will be selected to participate.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Penske’s first Ford E-Transit vehicles will be made available in Southern California with other locations around the US phased in later in the year. These are the first light-duty electric trucks to be made available in Penske’s rental and leasing fleet, as previously announced.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), has signed an agreement with Henley Transmission Services, LLC, the largest franchise holder of AAMCO automotive service centers, to certify AAMCO technicians to install and service XL Hybrids’ hybrid-electric conversions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

The transportation yard has been constructed for 24 chargers to accommodate future additions to the electric bus fleet and relies on The Mobility House to minimize electricity charging costs while also ensuring vehicles are readily available for assigned routes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

ZeroAvia plans to start supplying its platform to commercial operators and aircraft manufacturers in 2022, initially targeting up to 500-mile regional flights in 10 to 20-seat fixed-wing aircraft. The solution aims to deliver the same performance as a conventional aircraft engine, and much lower operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

At IAA Commercial Vehicles, Allison Transmission announced that it will offer its medium-duty, fully automatic 9-speed transmission globally, and that it has developed an electric hybrid system with purely electric extended range. Allison first announced the 9-speed model in 2017 at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer electric drive options on all its commercial van model lines. The commercial model ranges with electric drive will thus cover all requirements from people moving to goods transport. A commercial fleet must be able to meet transport needs economically and competitively, regardless of the type of powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The diesel version will be first available, with other versions for gaseous fuels introduced later. Cummins maintains that diesel will remain a critical technology for the commercial vehicle market for years to come, and the company will continue to support it. Its extended maintenance intervals can help reduce visits to the shop.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

Chargers will be available commercially as of the end of 2012 and vehicles using the technology will be available starting 2013. Commercially available combined charging stations are projected to be available later this year. First vehicles using this technology will be launched to the market in 2013.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Lightning Electric Transit Van is available for order now, with deliveries starting in the second quarter of 2021. As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date. We are the only manufacturer to offer a CARB-certified electric van in the Class 3 segment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The electric F-150, which is undergoing tens of thousands of hours of torture testing and targeting millions of simulated, laboratory and real world test miles, will be more powerful than any F-150 available today and deliver commercial and personal customers the lowest expected lifetime total cost of operation among F-Series trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

HYVIA will offer a wide range of fuel cell-powered light commercial vehicles by the end of 2021: Master Van H2-TECH —a large van for transporting goods and packages, with 12 m 3 of cargo volume and a range of up to 500 km. A range of financing options and maintenance services will also be offered.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Various off-grid solutions are available, but the best approach may be a flexible one—using some combination of onsite generation, battery storage and grid power, according to what’s available and what’s needed for the application. How much power is available at the site? Paired Power offers a pair of microgrid-based products.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Further, it is expected that customers will only pay for the miles actually driven; Hylane plans to cover maintenance or downtime costs. Hyzon’s HYMAX, sold in Europe, is available in 24-, 46- and 70-tonne configurations. Hyzon also plans a Class 6 fuel-cell-electric truck for the European market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Redeem is the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel. has renewed a second option for operations and maintenance, along with an expected 250,000 GGEs of Redeem annually to power 40 waste trucks. million LNG gallons, the equivalent of just over one million GGEs. Outside of California, the City of Spokane, Wash.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Terra SC Duo is available throughout Europe. The AC wall box satellite system will be available later this year and offers additional compatibility to any electric or plug-in-hybrid vehicle. ABB will feature its Combo prototype again at eCarTec as well as a live demonstration at the Combo Alliance Booth.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, and ABB announced a partnership to offer DC fast electric vehicle chargers for commercial electric fleet vehicles. The high-output 20 kW to 350 kW DC fast chargers will be available via Lightning Energy, a division of Colorado-based Lightning eMotors.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2020

ZeroAvia, an innovator in decarbonizing commercial aviation, secured £12.3 The grant award follows ZeroAvia’s world first flight of a commercial-grade hydrogen-electric aircraft at Cranfield in September ( earlier post ), utilizing a smaller version of ZeroAvia’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain in a 6-seat Piper Malibu M350.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2022

The two companies seek to bridge the gaps in the global standardization of wireless charging for electric passenger and light duty commercial vehicles, to enable interoperability between vehicles and infrastructure, as well as support market penetration.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014. The used EV batteries that will be recycled into this large-scale storage system have been recovered and have gone through thorough inspection and maintenance at 4R, to confirm safety and performance. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Commercial heavy-duty trucking operations are motivated to reduce operating costs. The switch to BEV fleets would offer a significant reduction in fuel costs and require less routine maintenance, another key advantage for fleets. —David Woody, a senior manager in Distribution Planning with Oncor and co-author. Borlaug, B.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). Ryder System, Inc., Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2017

At the Brussels Motorshow in Belgium, Renault Pro+ introduced two new electric light commercial vehicles—New Kangoo Z.E. The company is also expanding its range of connected services for commercial customers as well as its specialist network. has a greater available range than any other electric LCV. and Master Z.E.—to

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Leveraging the technology improvements of the ISL G, the ISL G NZ offers customers the benefit of improved reliability and durability as well as range and performance with the lowest emissions, utilizing maintenance-free Three-Way Catalyst (TWC) aftertreatment. TWCs are effective, simple, passive devices, packaged as part of the muffler.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial fleets, announced new battery-electric powertrain options for the Ford F-59 Model to support its customers with delivery and food truck applications. This powertrain is the fifth powertrain now available in the Lightning product line.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

Especially on secondary lines, where overhead lines are uneconomic or not yet available, these trains are a clean and environmentally friendly option. This is a strong sign of the mobility of the future. Hydrogen is a true low-emission and efficient alternative to diesel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The fifth-generation EPIC chassis incorporate BMW’s commercially-proven, high-performance batteries in a new robust architecture and includes Motiv’s latest release of its AdaptEV software. Software upgrades are available to fleets via seamless over the air updates.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial fleets, announced new battery-electric powertrain options for the Ford E-450 Shuttle Bus and Ford E-450 Cutaway. There is a five-year, 60,000-mile warranty on the powertrain with maintenance performed by trained local dealers. —Tim Reeser.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2020

Municipal and commercial fleets are on the front lines of state-wide goals to decarbonize our transportation sector, and they deserve solutions that make the transition both simple and cost-effective. Fleet operators work on a very rigorous timeline and must adhere to a strict operational dance to ensure their vehicles run on-schedule.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

MONTE and ZeroAvia aim to retrofit the aircraft for clients starting in 2024 and will provide and finance maintenance and hydrogen availability services to support these operations. The deal will make ZeroAvia MONTE’s exclusive hydrogen-electric powertrain provider for these aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Additionally, PG&E expects to learn more about the overall customer experience to help inform future collaborations as this emerging technology becomes more readily available. Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries. —PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe.

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