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EV Fleets Would Prevent Fuel Contamination

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A Way to Leave Liquid Fuel Troubles Behind Fuel contamination is an invisible yet prominent foe of fossil fuel-powered commercial fleets, and one principal reason to advocate for electrification is eliminating this concern. For example, even though diesel is 35% more efficient than gasoline, water attaches to it more readily than gas.

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

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Converting Fleets to EVs and Adding Roadside Assistance. The thought of an electric pickup truck, van, box truck or a semi-truck plying the roads seemed far fetched only a few years ago. Companies making near and long-range plans for their fleets are no longer merely thinking gasoline or diesel.

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DHL Express deploys nearly 100 new Lightning Electric delivery vans in US

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Following a successful initial pilot program using nine Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans in the US late last year, DHL Express plans to deploy the remaining 89 electric vehicles this year in New York and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cerulogy analysis finds supply of clean fuels for Washington could meet 11.2% CI reduction target by 2028

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Available clean fuels for the state of Washington could meet a 2028 target of 11.2% The largest fuel pathways used to meet this target include electricity, lower carbon sources of ethanol blended into gasoline, biodiesel and renewable diesel. Biomethane and renewable aviation fuel also contribute.

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Zeem launches first commercial electric vehicle Transportation-As-A-Service depot

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Fleet electrification provider Zeem Solutions has opened its first commercial EV transportation-as-a-service depot in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The LA-area depot is the first in a series that Zeem plans to build across the United States to enable medium- and heavy-duty fleet owners to electrify.

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New US National Clean Fleets Partnership; ATT, FedEx, PepsiCo, UPS and Verizon charter members

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On Friday, President Obama announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership, with AT&T, FedEx, PepsiCo, UPS and Verizon as charter members. The partnership is part of the DOE Vehicle Technology Program’s “Clean Cities” initiative.

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Lightning eMotors enters electric school bus space, signs multiyear agreement with Collins Bus

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Collins Bus, a leading manufacturer of Type A School Buses and a subsidiary of REV Group, and Lightning eMotors announced a strategic partnership to manufacture and deploy all-electric Type A school buses. billion dedicated to building additional charging stations for electric vehicles, while another $7.5 The bill includes $7.5

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