Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

To meet the unique demands of these new zero-emission buses, LADOT is partnering with GMV Syncromatics and ViriCiti to develop a fleet management and maintenance system which will provide real-time dispatch and bus status information. —LADOT Transit Director Corinne Ralph. In 2020, LADOT executed the purchase of 159 electric buses.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

The Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) has approved a project from InCharge Energy, Creative Bus Sales and IC Bus to deploy 42 electric school buses and an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to support the new fleet. This initiative represents the largest electric school bus purchase yet in California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2019

In March, Cummins began delivering eight Cummins-powered all-electric vehicles to the United States Postal Service (USPS) in California. The fully-electric Cummins PowerDrive equipped vans are expected to reduce fuel and maintenance costs as well as eliminate emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

One in five EVs in the country are on the road in PG&E’s service area of Northern and Central California, where customers are often early adopters of new clean energy technologies. G&E and GM will test vehicles with bidirectional charging technology that can help safely power the essential needs of a properly equipped home.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. million of the program’s funds to schools in 26 California counties.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

The California Energy Commission approved three major alternative fuel infrastructure agenda items totaling more than $6 million. The investments include: Electric vehicle charging: Ten grants totaling more than $3.5 Operations and maintenance for hydrogen fueling stations: Four grants totaling $1.2

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

AMPLY Power is working with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to expand fleet electrification offerings, including the first commercially available combination solar canopy and overhead electric vehicle charging solution covered by a power purchase agreement (PPA) leasing and financing model. PIDE Canopy Mount.

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APRIL 18, 2023

While electric cars have many benefits, such as reduced emissions and lower fuel costs, they also present unique challenges when it comes to maintaining the charging infrastructure they require. About 5 percent of the connectors had cables that were too short to connect to the EV’s charging port and, therefore, did not work.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

There is a five-year, 60,000-mile warranty on the powertrain with maintenance performed by certified local service providers. Featuring a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery system, the new Lightning Electric Ford F-550 will accommodate a full charge in as little as two-and-a-half hours with DC fast charging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has received Volkswagen’s (VW) first 30-month Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan. On 25 October 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a proposed 2.0-liter ARB may approve, partially approve or disapprove the Plan. liter Consent Decree.

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

EV charging stations, like any machines or devices, require replacement and maintenance over time.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

AMPLY Power ( earlier post ) is managing the charging of electric buses for SolTrans, a public transportation provider for south Solano County, California. AMPLY’s cloud-based system keeps utility costs down by optimizing EV charging and other energy use in the depot’s operations. million one-way rides a year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

bp took its first major step into electrification in the US with the acquisition of AMPLY Power, an electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management provider for fleets that operate trucks, transit and school buses, vans and light-duty vehicles. charging and digital solutions?for

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

The Modesto site has seamlessly integrated the new electric truck, charging during existing breaks and keeping the battery in a state of high charge while averaging about 12 hours of key-on time daily in around the clock operations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, and Huibert Vigeveno, Shell’s Downstream Director, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in a ceremony held at Hyundai Motor America headquarters in Fountain Valley, California. Genesis drivers will be able to charge on-the-go, at home and at destinations with Shell.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

With a focus on its mission of sustainability for its residents, the City of Porterville, California is putting 12 electric micro-transit vans into service. Air quality is top of mind in Porterville and throughout California. The vans can be charged in just over an hour by a 50kW DC fast charger. —Tim Reeser.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $9.5 million to the City of Porterville to deploy 10 GreenPower EV350 40-foot zero-emission all-electric transit buses on all nine Porterville Transit routes, and to install the charging infrastructure including 11 charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Lion Electric Company (Lion), a manufacturer of purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has delivered 10 battery-electric LionC school buses to the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California. million has been funded to support the charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. 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).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With help from their local dealer, Rush Bus Centers, and the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the district was able to fund the buses and charging stations with grants from the Volkswagen settlement. Blue Bird now has more than 300 electric school bus units already delivered or on order.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2021

The Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) was awarded a $5-million grant to advance its effort to become California’s first all-electric transit operator. ATN has partnered with AMPLY Power for the management of the charging operations from system design, installation, equipment purchases, operations and maintenance.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Tesla is partnering with electric vehicle charging reliability platform ChargerHelp! is an app-based dispatch and deployment system that helps to resolve issues with downed or inoperable electric vehicle charging stations. which could help solve most of the issues with EV charging maintenance. ChargerHelp! thanks to $7.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2019

BMW is bringing BMW’s global Induction Charging Pilot Program to the US. The pilot program is available in the state of California for 200 interested, qualifying residential home customers who are able to charge inside an enclosed garage space. The system has a charging power of 3.2 inches longitudinally and up to 5.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America’s customer WattEV has ordered 50 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California. WattEV’s TaaS model provides shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

A newly released analysis produced by Beacon Economics for the nonprofit, nonpartisan think-tank Next 10 has found that California’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market is on track to meet or exceed a target of 1.5 million ZEVs on California’s roads by 2025. As of October 2017, 337,483 ZEVs have been sold in California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

4 Gen Logistics’ Volvo VNR Electrics fleets will operate two shifts per day, making up to six runs to and from the Port of Long Beach and 4 Gen Logistics’ headquarters in Rialto, California. The enhanced, next generation Volvo VNR Electric model, which began production in Q2 2022, features an operational range of up to 275 miles.

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Plug in America

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

So what are demand charges? These consumption charges are the sum of all electricity in kWh that a customer uses over the course of the billing period (usually a month). The other way utilities bill some customers (usually larger commercial and industrial customers) is through demand charges.

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MAY 13, 2021

California leads the way in the United States as more than 4% of its automotive fleet is electric. That is the same for three notable cities in Southern California, where over 90% of Californians breathe unhealthy level of one or more air pollutants during some part of the year. Who will manage the operations and maintenance?

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A new 38 port electric truck charging depot and maintenance hub is coming online to service Southern California’s ports and logistics centers, along with 50 new electric trucks from Volvo and Daimler. These goods then move on drayage trucks between the ports and California’s Inland Empire, the valley just east of Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2023

Separately, Italian railway operators Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti (ARST) and Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) awarded Stadler two framework agreements for the supply and maintenance of 10 hydrogen trains for ARST in Sardinia and 15 similar vehicles for FdC in Calabria. The vehicle has an operating range of around 100 kilometers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) awarded funding to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) to deploy 15 Proterra Catalyst buses; 11 Proterra depot-chargers; and 4 Proterra fast-chargers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2014

The first of Hyundai’s Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs arrived in Southern California; first retail sales are expected in the next few weeks. The fuel cell vehicles will be available at three select southern California Hyundai dealers: Tustin Hyundai; Win Hyundai in Carson; and Hardin Hyundai in Anaheim.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Canada-based GreenPower Motor Company ( earlier post ) and its California factory direct dealer, School Bus Sales of California, have secured commitments for eleven batteery-electric Synapse 72 school buses from six different school districts in South Coast and North Coast California districts.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2020

Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, has delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family-owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2019

Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington. Additional buses on order will transport students in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Québec later this year or in 2020. —Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

The Department of the Navy is planning to lease approximately 300 to 600 passenger-carrying electric vehicles, with an initial focus on its sedan fleet, to be used at various Navy and Marine Corps installations within California. Participants desiring to attend must register by company, attendee name and associated email addresses.

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