Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As such, green hydrogen can be produced in northern Germany at competitive prices and form the basis for a German hydrogen initiative—this is good news for German industry. This will be the case in many instances, as for example in the shipbuilding or aviation industries. —Marc Grünewald.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

Gatik will collaborate with Cummins to integrate Gatik's autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks. Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. That is why many governments have mandated that EVs are fitted with low-speed noise emitters, including the United States, Canada, and the European Union.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has received new firm orders for 16 battery-electric and fuel cell-electric transit buses from Winnipeg Transit. The contract also has options to be extended for up to four years to purchase up to 150 40-foot zero-emission buses (ZEBs).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Vancouver, Canada. A new study , commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping and prepared by Professor Dr. Stefan Ulreich from Germany’s University of Applied Sciences, finds that the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

GE Capital, Canada and Gaz Métro Transport Solutions (GMTS), a subsidiary of Gaz Métro, signed a strategic agreement that will facilitate the trucking industry’s adoption of natural gas as a fuel in Eastern Canada. In 2011, GMTS launched the Blue Road, is the first LNG fueling station network in Canada.

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Canada Gas Transportation Industrial 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2019

New research released by NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry confirms that fleets across the country are increasingly relying on biodiesel for their existing and new diesel vehicles. Survey participants named biodiesel as their top alternative fuel choice at 16%.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

With the grants Enel X will help develop an innovative approach to public transit fleet electrification planning which will provide the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) insights to optimally electrify a portion of their new fleet, and will support the electrification of a portion of Hopkinton Public School District’s bus fleet.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A Pegasus Bus on a VIA cutaway will feature all-wheel drive and industry-leading low floor height and turning radius. Creative’s national dealership base consists of 23 dealers throughout the United States and Canada. Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the units will range from 12,500 to 14,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

These are high-powered units—total rated power of more than 1,715 kW (2,300 horsepower) in Canada—that travel long distances and spend much of their operating time at high power levels. Line-haul locomotives move freight and passenger cars between yards and terminals. —Keith Creel, CP’s President and CEO.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

IMW Industries , a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., has introduced a new self-contained, mobile compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station designed for small to mid-size vehicle fleets. It features on-board fueling capability for 10 vehicles simultaneously in time-fill mode or for two vehicles in fast-fill mode.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

When delivered, Toronto Fire Services will be one of the first fire departments in Canada to have fully electric, North American-style pumper trucks in their fleet. Earlier post.) These fire apparatus were sold by authorized dealer Safetek Emergency Vehicles Ltd. REV Fire Group introduced the Vector fire truck in August 2021.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 27, 2023

” Sandor Piszar, GM Canada’s vice chairman of gross sales, provider and advertising, will be successful Peper at GM Envolve initiation Aug. Piszar, 51, will report back to Steve Hill, GM’s vice chairman of industrial expansion methods and operations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hydra Energy, the Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS) provider for commercial fleets looking to reduce emissions and costs with limited risk and no up-front investment ( earlier post ), has delivered its first hydrogen-converted, heavy-duty truck to paying fleet customer Lodgewood Enterprises. —Hydra Energy CEO Jessica Verhagen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

Michigan will have access to $13,000,000 in funding to support the Mobility Charging Hub development and secure partnerships with companies aiming to test and implement solutions related to EV innovation, fleet management and overall ease of travel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2020

In order to detect and ward off these attacks, the automotive industry needs end-to-end solutions that combine vehicle security with continuous monitoring and central security management. The company is active all over the world with locations in the UK, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, the US, Canada, India, China, Korea, and Japan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). Ryder actively monitors public and private incentive programs in 47 states and provinces throughout the US and Canada. Ryder System, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2016

announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, making it the first commercial fleet outsourcing provider to reach this milestone. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2013

The Government of Canada is adopting stricter environmental standards to reduce air emissions from ships navigating in Canadian waters. These changes further align Canada’s air emission standards with the United States. The changes we are announcing today will help make our oceans and lakes cleaner by reducing ship emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Shell Canada and Caterpillar have signed an agreement to test a new dual fuel engine and fuel mix using liquefied natural gas (LNG) that could reduce operating costs and lead to reduced emissions from oil sands mining in northern Alberta.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2017

million in funding between them, and during the program they will receive education, mentorship and access to technology from corporate and technology partners including new partners IBM Canada and TribalScale, and existing partners including Techstars, OMERS Ventures, and the City of Toronto. The nine participating startups have raised $2.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

Ryder System announced that Postal Fleet Services has signed a full-service agreement for 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting mail delivery operations in Orlando, Fla., Postal Fleet Services has relied on Ryder for fleet leasing and maintenance solutions for more than 10 years. Lafayette, La.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, the Canadian subsidiary of NFI Group, announced an award from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for an additional ten forty-foot, zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses. TTC New Flyer Industries XE40 Xcelsior electric demo bus.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

These university-industry partnerships will receive almost $34 million in total project support. These partnerships will be supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and National Research Council Canada (NRC). GM Canada, and Hydrogenics.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2020

With districts able to obtain grant and other financial assistance, locations that we have deployed electric school buses in were the first in their state to have an EV bus in their fleet. —Phil Horlock.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2020

BYD has delivered its first two battery-electric buses to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the largest transit operator in Canada and the third-largest transit operator in North America. 25 from New Flyer Industries Inc. and 10 from BYD Canada Co. 25 from New Flyer Industries Inc. and 10 from BYD Canada Co.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

Collins Bus has deployed more than 70,000 buses over the last 50 years across the United States and Canada. The all-electric Type A school buses each will have a gross vehicle weight of 14,500 pounds and will feature NMC batteries using industry-leading battery thermal management and safety systems. The bill includes $7.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the conversion of heavy-duty trucking fleets from diesel to cleaner-burning, less-expensive natural gas. GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business and Clean Energy Fuels Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2022

Now into its second decade as an EV innovator, Orange EV continues to lead the industry with more than 450 heavy-duty electric yard trucks operating in 130 fleets across 28 states, Canada, and the Caribbean. Cumulatively, Orange EV trucks have surpassed 5.8 million miles and 1.7 million duty hours.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Further to this proposed facility announcement, Air Products is also investigating the feasibility of establishing a hydrogen fueling station network in the United States’ northeast region, including the ability to serve Air Products’ truck fleet. The project also includes two control dams upstream, the Iroquois and Long Sault dams.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

The Government of Canada has proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles and engines. The Government of Canada estimates that as the result of implementing the proposed standards, greenhouse gas emissions from 2018 heavy-duty vehicles will be reduced by up to 23% from those sold in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

This investment, along with a new commercial partnership to develop next-generation software solutions for ABB charging stations, will focus on expanding ABB’s e-mobility product suite in the United States, Canada, and other strategic geographies. The EV charging industry is working to improve reliability and convenience.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 11, 2023

CEO Jim Farley as soon as known as the corporate’s industrial trade unit, Ford Professional, its “secret weapon.” FinSimple deals a industrial form of credit score for fleets of any dimension, automobile leasing and buying in addition to charging infrastructure for industrial EVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Canada-based Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation, a spin-off from the University of Alberta ( earlier post ), has received a US$4-million from Lockheed Martin under the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy. Lockheed Martin also delivers continued In-Service Support for the CC-130J fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The commencement of ClearFlame’s first pilot fleet trial with Beck’s, highlighting strong interest from commercial fleets. This is critical, particularly in industries like heavy-duty transportation. The first retail sale of E98 ethanol fuel, with CIE (Central Indiana Ethanol), CountryMark, and Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc.

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