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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

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Merchants Fleet, the US’ fastest growing fleet management company (FMC), has reserved 5,400 BrightDrop EV410s, the all-new, mid-size electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges, as well as other service applications. Earlier post.)

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

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Merchants Fleet, the nation’s fastest-growing fleet management company, plans to further electrify its portfolio with BrightDrop, the new business backed by General Motors, offering electric first-to-last-mile products and software services. Merchants Fleet expects BrightDrop EV600s to enter its clients’ fleets starting in early 2023.

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Starting this year, Moscow will only buy electric buses

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The city of Moscow, Russia is halting the purchase of diesel buses for its passenger transport fleet. Starting this year, by the decision of the Mayor of Moscow, we will not buy diesel buses, except for transportation in a special mode. Only electric buses. —Makim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport.

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Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline models

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rental fleet to buy gasoline cars. The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the sales of these vehicles, which represent about one third of its global EV fleet, began in Dec. Hertz on Thursday announced that it's selling about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas, from its U.S.

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Antelope Valley adds 16 more BYD electric buses to fleet

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Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is growing its battery-electric fleet with the purchase of 10 K11M 60-foot articulated buses and six K7M 30-foot buses. BYD’s buses exceed Federal Transit Administration “Buy America” requirements, incorporating more than 70% U.S. to 3 hours. content.

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SIXT drops Tesla, buys 250,000 rental cars from Stellantis

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After dropping Tesla, global rental car giant SIXT says it will buy up to 250,000 vehicles from Stellantis for its fleets in North America and Europe.

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Fleet management leader vows to buy nearly 250 Ford Mach-E, Lightning, and E-Transit EVs

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Zeeba, a California-based fleet management leader, announced plans today to expand its fleet with new Ford EVs and Ford Pro charging solutions. more… The post Fleet management leader vows to buy nearly 250 Ford Mach-E, Lightning, and E-Transit EVs appeared first on Electrek.

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