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Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

Green Car Congress

Autonomy, the nation’s largest electric vehicle subscription company, placed an order for 23,000 electric vehicles with 17 global automakers to expand and diversify its subscription fleet beyond Tesla. The fleet order is valued at $1.2 The 23,000-unit order represents 1.2% —Scott Painter, founder and CEO of Autonomy.

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Renault and Volvo team up on next generation electric vans

Baua Electric

The Flexis vans will be Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) built around Google’s Android Auto operating system. This allows Google to go beyond the screen into the functions of the car,” says de Meo. And, once they’re ready, they’ll have a waiting customer in the form of Flexis partner, CMA CGM. “Not

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TeraWatt Infrastructure aims to address the massive energy capacity needs of EV fleet charging depots

Charged EVs

As more fleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles go electric, there’s a growing awareness that building the necessary charging infrastructure will be a complex proposition, requiring specialized expertise and considerable capital. We really changed the way corporations were buying energy, focusing on clean energy.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Advanced technology, prototype vehicles, and business plans are being developed by Google, car sharing services like Car2Go (Daimler), Uber, automakers, network providers, software and technology suppliers. You Can Buy Level 2 Today. So far, permits have been issued to Google, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Delphi, and Audi.

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Stellantis: new hydrogen Ram Trucks will be made in Mexico

Baua Electric

And, as such, they can’t afford the kind of downtime that many fleet managers currently associate with battery electrics. Fleets love the idea of saving money on running costs,” they said. “So Today you cannot buy hydrogen for less than 13 or 14 euros,” said MAN Trucks CEO, Alexander Vlaskamp. Work trucks. What an easy sell!”

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Years Later, Alphabet’s Everyday Robots Have Made Some Progress

Cars That Think

Last week, Google or Alphabet or X or whatever you want to call it announced that its Everyday Robots team has grown enough and made enough progress that it's time for it to become its own thing, now called, you guessed it, "Everyday Robots." But this doesn't seem fair to me, especially for a company that Google used to own.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The target customer may be someone buying their first Lexus and their first luxury car, a combination Lexus wants to take the lead in reaching. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. Your numbers may differ.

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