Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

GlobalData research shows that lower oil prices as a result of the COVID-19 crisis could reduce electric vehicle demand and impair EU efforts to significantly reduce average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in the European car market. —Mike Vousden, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData. —Mike Vousden.

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CO2 Fleet Emissions Oil Prices 353

Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. The fact is that EVs are just as safe as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and, in many ways, they are even safer. This can mean pedestrians may not hear them.

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Fleet United States Gasoline-Electric Charging 87

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

The new Vivaro-e HYDROGEN perfectly meets the requirements of fleet customers. The hydrogen van is the ideal solution for driving long distances with zero emissions as well as for transporting larger loads without losing time while charging the batteries. The fuel cell electric LCV is available in lengths M and L (4.95

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Hydrogen Production Lithium Ion Recharge 488

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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Fleet Fuel Hydrogen Maintenance 58

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Following on the introduction of R33 Blue Diesel ( earlier post ), Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen have now developed a low-carbon gasoline. The new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly contains up to 33% renewables, ensuring a well-to-wheel reduction in carbon emissions of at least 20% per kilometer driven.

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Gasoline Renewable CO2 Gasoline-Electric 393

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

The road transport sector could still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action would be required from policymakers and industry participants, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest annual Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO). million sold in 2021 to 21 million in 2025.

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Transportation Emissions Fleet Economy 473

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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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Fleet Kenworth Electrical Electric 88

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

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). Zeem works with local utilities and renewable energy providers to ensure vehicles are charged using clean, reliable and low-cost energy.

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Commercial Transportation Electric Vehicles Los Angeles 273

Setec Powerr

MAY 17, 2023

Companies worldwide are looking towards electrifying their delivery fleets, and Amazon, the global e-commerce titan, is leading the way. The move towards delivery fleet electrification is not just about adhering to environmental obligations. Here’s why delivery fleet electrification will continue apace.

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Fleet DC Climate Change Gasoline-Electric 97

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

The levels of these non-fuel-derived gases will likely remain unchanged, even as more drivers transition from gas-powered to electric vehicles. These emissions are independent of the vehicle energy/propulsion system and therefore applicable to all road vehicle types including those with battery-electric powertrains. Cliff et al.

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Emissions Exhaust Cars Ozone 397

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police-pursuit sedans in its muncipal fleet to plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles by early 2016, cut the size of the fleet by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 The Indy fleet would be the largest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles in the US.

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Indianapolis 2016 Fleet PHEV 287

Blink Charging

APRIL 4, 2023

The best time to transition your business vehicle fleet from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EV) is now. Here are four reasons why now is the time to electrify your business or government fleet. Here are four reasons why now is the time to electrify your business or government fleet.

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Fleet Tax Credit Vehicles Tax 92

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The electrification of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and fleet vehicles, is gaining significant momentum globally. According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019.

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Fleet Industrial Industry Charging 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Houston Fleet Tax Credit Plug-in 312

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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Emissions Carbon Manufacturer Sale 259

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. The methanol fleet test is a collaboration between Geely, CRI and Brimborg, a local dealership and automotive service provider. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline.

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Iceland CO2 Gasoline Renewable 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

Of all electrification strategies, full BEVs currently offer the least effective CO 2 reduction per kWh of battery size, according to the analysis by the firm: 21 times worse than mild hybrids and 14 times worse than full hybrids. One of our biggest challenges is fleet turnover, with vehicles staying on the road typically for up to 12 years.

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Emissions Hybrid CO2 Gasoline-Electric 294

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Ridesourcing vehicles’ high use intensity is economically attractive for electric vehicles, which typically have lower operating costs and higher capital costs than conventional vehicles. —Bruchon et al. —Bruchon et al. Private and external costs of energy inputs vary across cities. Source: Bruchon et al.

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Tax Los Angeles Emissions Companies 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Many states and nations have set targets and goals to phase out the sale of internal combustion cars.

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PHEV Emissions California Cleaner 195

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 10, 2023

News: 2024 Hyundai Kona EV Takes Lead as Redesigned Small SUV Debuts Hyundai introduced the all-new 2024 Kona at the New York International Auto Show this past week. Offered in three models with gasoline or electric propulsion, the updated Kona will be an important part of the growing Hyundai electrified line-up.

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Hyundai Gasoline-Electric SUV Gasoline 116

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? Automakers are continuing to ramp up the production of electric vehicles worldwide. So it is pretty clear that the future of personnel transportation would be electric.

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Fleet Gasoline-Electric Maintenance Oil 52

Baua Electric

MAY 20, 2023

The untouched replace from S&P International Mobility at the U.S. automobile parc accommodates sobering numbers for an trade transitioning from inner combustion to battery-electric propulsion. fleet since 2008, S&P mentioned, and continues a longer-term pattern: In 2003, the typical fleet future stood at 9.7

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Fleet Emissions Automobile 2003 52

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks? EVs reduce carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, but the lithium-ion batteries that power them suffer from an image problem. How can we make them safer without compromising battery life ? Trail Blazers—Safety Features in Li-Ion Batteries.

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Li-ion Battery Batteries Lithium Ion 81

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines when used to make deliveries on an everyday basis in big cities and when V2G (vehicle-to-grid) revenue is incorporated. kilowatt-hours per mile.

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MIT Fleet Diesel Commercial 284

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Incentives for selling AFVs. —Jenn et al.

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Gasoline Fleet Emissions Fuel 150

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links. When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. Here’s a brief overview.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Plug-in Plug Recharge 83

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), the leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, announced a commitment from Detroit Custom Chassis LLC (DCC) to install Motiv’s all-electric EPIC chassis on the base Ford F-59 platform, which is assembled by its affiliate Detroit Chassis Plant (DCP), both owned by Spectra.

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Detroit Ford Power Powered 207

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles, which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce transportation sector emissions, and could potentially result in an average of 800 pounds of CO? saved per vehicle annually. million ICE vehicles off the road.

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Emissions Charging Grid Re-Charge 334

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2020

a recognized leader in the area of high-performance dynamometer systems, has begun supplying a variety of systems for hybrid and electric vehicle testing and high voltage battery testing and simulation to Indian automotive manufacturers and regulatory agencies. SAKOR Technologies Inc.,

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Supplies Manufacturer Electric Vehicles Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2019

Demand fell in all sectors, with private registrations seeing a decline of -4.8%, while larger fleet and business registrations also fell, down -2.5% The month saw growth for gasoline and battery-electric registrations, up 3.0% 1,269,245 new cars joined British roads in the first half of the year, down -3.4% respectively.

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Alternative Fuels Market Sale Fuel 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The Breathe fleet will replace existing gasoline, diesel and hybrid vehicles with Uber which is aiming to be an all-electric platform in London from 2025 onwards.

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London Vehicles Gasoline-Electric Tesla 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

The remaining 20 will be installed at four additional locations to support the electrification of the City of New York’s fleet. EV owners will pay for charging on a per hour basis, and the cost of charging will be competitive with the cost of gasoline for an internal combustion engine vehicle.

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New York City New York Installation Gasoline-Electric 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid 210

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Insights from the Front Lines In the rapidly evolving landscape of electric vehicles (EVs), safety and logistics emerge as pivotal components underpinning the sector’s sustainability ambitions. This careful management minimizes stress on the battery, enhancing safety and preserving battery health over the shipping journey.

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Water Lithium Ion Transportation Gasoline-Electric 72

Electric Vehicles India

MAY 6, 2021

India’s electric four-wheeler ride-hailing fleet incentives. The Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore cities are among the top markets for ride-hailing four-wheelers in India and have the highest shares of electric vehicles when compared to the other cities in India. India’s electric four-wheeler. billion, $52.5

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Fleet India Suzuki 2020 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

The largest fuel pathways used to meet this target include electricity, lower carbon sources of ethanol blended into gasoline, biodiesel and renewable diesel. The other two scenarios presented consider cases with more and less rapid increases in sales of electric vehicles in Washington State.

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Washington Clean Cleaning Supplies 223