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Metropole Rennes to buy 92 electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses

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The Metropole Rennes has signed a declaration of intention to buy 92 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fully electric city buses. The energy storage batteries for the Rennes city buses are built with eight latest-generation lithium-ion battery packs. Mercedes-Benz introduced the eCitaro in 2018 with fully-electric drive.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Canoo’s fully electric Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) is a US-made commercial EV optimized for sustainable last mile delivery use cases. As with all Canoo vehicles, the LDV is built on a proprietary multi-purpose platform (MPP) architecture that integrates the motors, battery module and other critical driving components.

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

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Ports of Auckland (New Zealand) has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug. It was important to us that a new electric tug should be able to carry out normal port operations, just like our existing diesel tugs.

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Toyota is already offering $10k off a lease for its fully electric 2024 bZ4X

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Photo: Toyota Toyota has made its fully electric 2024 bZ4X – which only just landed on dealers’ lots – available to lease with a $10,000 discount. affiliate link* To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. Read more: Toyota to invest $1.3B Get started here. –

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Merchants Fleet intends to buy 12,600 electric light commercial vehicles from GM’s BrightDrop

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Merchants is working with BrightDrop to procure 12,600 BrightDrop EV600s, an all-new, electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges. The EV600 is powered by the Ultium battery system and combines zero-emissions driving with segment-leading safety features. Earlier post.).

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Canada’s BC Transit to buy ten 40' Proterra electric buses and megawatt-scale fleet charger

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BC Transit in British Columbia, Canada has approved a $20-million contract to purchase ten 40-foot Proterra ZX5 electric transit buses and one Proterra Energy megawatt-scale EV fleet charger as part of the agency’s transition to a fully electric bus fleet.

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Vicinity Motors releases specs for new medium-duty electric truck

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(formerly Grande West Transportation Group), a supplier of electric, CNG, gasoline and diesel vehicles, released specifications for the new VMC 1200, a fully electric Class 3 medium-duty commercial truck. The vehicle is capable of fully charging from a level 3 EV fast charger in 2.5

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