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Frito-Lay buying 100 more Smith Electric Vehicle trucks in 2012; natural gas coming for tractor fleet

Green Car Congress

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. The all-electric trucks are delivery trucks used on urban routes with fewer daily miles.

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FIRST TIMER: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

Clean Fleet Report

In our First Timer series we speak with people who purchased their first electric, plug-in hybrid electric or hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. His shopping and purchasing story is modern and progressive, and will become a common experience. CFR: How was the purchase process. His first electric looks as fast as it is.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. Phoenix, Ariz., million miles of power lines. How many can really support a rapid influx of thousands of new EVs?

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. The initiative will also support the purchase of dedicated propane school buses and vehicles and, provide an innovative outreach program designed specifically to retrain and certify U.S.

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Save $500 on popular Rad Power e-bikes, Heybike spring sale starts from $999, plus Friday’s other best deals

Baua Electric

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Equipped with a 750W brushless geared hub motor and a semi-integrated 672Wh battery, Rad Power’s RadRover 6 Plus e-bike is able to reach top speeds of 20 MPH and travels with a range of up to 45 miles on a single charge.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

Charged EVs

Zeem is able to offer a cost per mile below that of diesel, thanks to California subsidies. They wanted to buy one or two trucks and test them for several years, and startup companies couldn’t stay alive that long. Do you run 150 miles, 200 miles or less? This is your Lightning eMotors, Motiv, Phoenix Motors—early days.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A PUMA runs on lithium ion batteries, can reach 35 miles per hour, and can travel up to 35 miles between charges. One of them is bringing out a nice looking 4-passenger electric with a 110 mile range. My Vespa scooter gets 100 miles to the gallon and can carry two people and two bags of groceries under the seat.

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