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AstraZeneca electrifying global vehicle fleet

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The Climate Group announced that global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will join its business leadership initiative on electric vehicles, EV100 ( earlier post ); AstraZeneca will switch its 16,000-vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. By the end of 2019, AstraZeneca will operate: 120 EVs in the UK (23% of UK fleet).

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sells StreetScooter production rights to international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.

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StreetScooter GmbH, including its existing 300 employees, will continue to act as a supplier of vehicle parts and batteries for the Group’s planned fleet expansion to 21,500 StreetScooters. Thereafter, StreetScooter GmbH will focus exclusively on servicing and maintaining the existing fleet. ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.,

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Lightning Systems using predictive analytics to calculate vehicle fleet fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions

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Engineers from Colorado-based Lightning Systems are using artificial neural networks to predict accurately the fuel economy and tailpipe emissions of fleet vehicles. Using artificial neural networks, we are able to accurately predict fuel consumption and emissions of commercial and government fleets. —Asher et al.

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ElectraMeccanica and Tevva to merge; targeting electric commercial trucks in UK, Europe and US

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battery-electric truck to commercial fleet customers focused on urban delivery—a critical and high-growth segment of the overall commercial truck market for delivery-dependent urban areas. Tevva recently commenced deliveries of its 7.5t

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Tesla outsells Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz & Nissan in the UK

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According to August 2023 sales data, Tesla outsold popular automakers Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan in the United Kingdom (UK). The Texas-based car manufacturer also sold more than Peugeot, with 3,112 new car gestations and Nissan, which sold 2,336 units in August. The United Kingdom’s August 2023 car sales were 24.4%

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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8 countries commit to increase the share of EVs in their government fleets

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At the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22), eight nations—Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the US— signed a Government Fleet Declaration , pledging to increase the share of electric vehicles in their government fleets and calling for other governments to join them.

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