Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

has received Letters of Intent from fleets totaling 2,150 of the Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickup trucks. Workhorse intends to build the W-15 in its Union City, Indiana plant, a facility with the capacity to build 60,000 chassis a year. Electric power will be supplied using Panasonic 18650 Li-on batteries.

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Is it time to explore EVs for your fleet, is there enough signals suggesting EVs are the preferred means of transportation in the not-too-distant future? EVs’ initial costs are decreasing as their popularity and numbers grow, and battery costs also keep falling. But is it feasible to add EVs to your fleet?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets. This project will increase Sunline’s current fleet of hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses and allow the agency to offer expanded transit service in the Coachella Valley area of Southern California. Project sponsor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. Duke Energy and ITOCHU believe batteries that become unsuitable for use in EVs could live on in other applications. Tags: Batteries Plug-ins. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

FedEx is targeting battery electric technology for vehicles in its fleet covering less than 5,000 miles per year. is expanding its alternative-energy vehicle fleet with the first all-electric FedEx parcel delivery trucks in the United States. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fleets. Click to enlarge. FedEx Corp.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. The bottom overall US states in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (42) Wisconsin (43) Indiana (44) Louisiana (45) Kentucky (46) Texas (47) Nebraska (48) Tennessee (49) Idaho (50) Arkansas (51) Alaska.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Hertz is purchasing 100,000 Teslas for its fleet. Citing the convenience of the Tesla Supercharger network, Hertz is adding 100,000 Tesla 3s to its fleet by the end of 2022. New battery configuration. Tesla & Hertz Embracing the rental mainstream. Porsche Taycan. Meanwhile, its first EV was spotted ahead of unveiling.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

THINK also announced that it has chosen EnerDel, the Indiana-based lithium ion battery manufacturer, to be the exclusive battery supplier for THINK City electric vehicles sold in the US through 2012. EnerDel also will supply at least 60% of the batteries for THINK City electric vehicles sold in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

The retrofitted XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System saves fuel through regenerative braking, a process by which the electric motor helps slow the vehicle when the driver brakes, charging the battery. When the driver accelerates, the battery releases the energy to the electric motor, helping propel the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2010

Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has been selected to provide the heavy-duty battery systems used to power Japan’s first lithium-ion-powered electric bus. We anticipate that medium and heavy-duty fleets are going to be one of the earliest and most important markets for this technology. Naoki Ota, COO for EnerDel.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This project will develop an extensive two-phase MD-HD EV Charging and H2 Fueling Plan for the Midwest I-80 corridor serving Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio, to support 30% of the MD-HD fleet using ZEV technologies by 2035. .: MD-HD ZEV Infrastructure Planning with Focus on I-80 Midwest Corridor.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The debut will take place during the South Shore Clean Cities annual meeting in Merrillville, Indiana, on 17 February. The system, which does not have electric batteries, uses this otherwise wasted energy for acceleration, supplementing power from the internal combustion engine to reduce fuel costs for fleet owners and greatly cut emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), signed a non-exclusive installation partnership and distribution agreement with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (CVP), one of the top commercial vehicle upfitters. XL Hybrids hybrid drive unit in place.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Hertz is purchasing 100,000 Teslas for its fleet. Citing the convenience of the Tesla Supercharger network, Hertz is adding 100,000 Tesla 3s to its fleet by the end of 2022. New battery configuration. Tesla & Hertz Embracing the rental mainstream. Porsche Taycan. Meanwhile, its first EV was spotted ahead of unveiling.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Although electric vehicles have lower tailpipe emissions than gasoline powered vehicles, the changes in emissions associated with vehicle electrification on a life cycle basis will depend on the emissions associated with the operations of the power plants used to charge the battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

The eStar all-electric truck transitioned from concept to reality in August 2009, when President Barack Obama visited Navistar’s manufacturing plant in Indiana to announce a $39.2 FedEx will evaluate the performance of the eStar vehicle in its fleet as it operates in the Los Angeles area. and Modec Limited of the UK. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The current line-up, a combination of gasoline-powered and battery electric sedans and SUVs, will be all-electric in 2030. Clean Fleet Report has reviewed all Genesis models and have been impressed with them all. As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. The post Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement. Projects include: AWARD TABLE. Project lead.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. —Lew Bartfield, president and CEO of the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest.

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EV Connect

JUNE 5, 2023

Some vehicles can pass their charge to another vehicle or appliance, and some can be tapped as backup batteries for your home. V2G Benefits for Business EV Fleets Businesses can capture those same cost-saving benefits at a much larger scale. Consider a company with a 100-vehicle fleet, for example.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company will now partner with Azure Dynamics Corporation to deliver a pure battery electric Ford Transit Connect van for the United States and Canadian markets in 2010. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the Transit Connect BEV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

GM has provided funding to the Indiana automaker, the first funding action by the newly formed General Motors Ventures LLC ( earlier post ). The result is a multipurpose vehicle for business fleets—the first designed to be highly efficient and provide a clear economic benefit. have agreed to pursue a strategic relationship.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, and Forest River, Inc., The Elkhart, Indiana-based company has plans to dedicate 100,000 square feet to install Lightning eMotors’ powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

The joint venture will begin producing lithium-ion battery systems in 2010 for Wanxiang’s existing backlog of customers in China in the passenger and heavy-duty market segments, with the intention to expand to new customers and new geographies. Tags: Batteries China. Charles Gassenheimer.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Expanding the EV fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Thermal management technologies not only help reduce fuel consumption, but are an important factor in extending battery range for hybrid electric and all-electric vehicle models. Chrysler plans to initiate fleet-wide integration of this fuel-saving start/stop technology on a global basis, including certain models in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

THINK has delivered 17 THINK CIty electric cars to utility fleet customers and employees in Indiana. received 10 electric THINK City cars, and the remainder were delivered to Indianapolis Power & Light for company fleet use. Electric utilities and their employees are a natural extension of our fleet strategy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative. Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

announced that EnerDel would be an additional key battery supplier for its next-generation C-Series delivery vehicle. In conjunction with this announcement, Workhorse placed an initial order for 5,200 EnerDel Vigor+ battery packs, which will be used in the production of its growing backlog of C-Series customer orders. EnerDel Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched Project Get Ready , an initiative that emerged from its Smart Garage Summit in October 2008 and that is intended to help communities prepare for plug-in vehicles including full battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and converted hybrid or internal combustion vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DOE Award ($mil.). Technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Workhorse Group will display its newly-designed C 650 all-electric step van at the NTEA Work Truck Show, 4-6 March in Indianapolis, Indiana. A combination of lightweight design, modular battery pack, and a 4-wheel independent suspension system with rear air shocks makes our new C 650 unlike any electric vehicle on the market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Leading electric bus manufacturer Proterra and LG Chem co-developed a battery cell that has been optimized to meet the unique performance and safety demands of the heavy-duty vehicle market. For this program, LG Chem has developed an advanced battery cell to meet Proterra’s highest standard in terms of performance and safety.

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