Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians. By sourcing leading suppliers and manufacturers, we will provide a portfolio of offerings and price points that will enable our customers to accelerate their introduction of zero-emission vehicles into their fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

UK-based Ashwoods Automotive , a provider of hybrid-electric vans and hybrid drive systems, is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans. Ashwoods is the sole supplier of hybrid vans into the Department for Transport’s Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (LCVPP). The Ashwoods Hybrid Drive System Layout. Stop/start.

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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. In addition to being widely available, it’s proven to be a much greener fuel, with substantially lower carbon emissions than diesel, and significant cost savings.

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Engine Manufacturer Fuel Indiana 273

Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

Anshu Dewan: Retrofitting can be a more economical option compared to purchasing new vehicles, especially for fleet operators or owners of older vehicles. We think the process also eliminates the need for manufacturing new vehicles, which entails carbon emissions associated with production processes, resource extraction, and transportation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In addition to producing a new, cost-effective all-electric conversion kit, the project will deliver a blueprint for converting up to three UPS vehicles a day. This could lead to the conversion of up to 1,500 UPS delivery trucks, which is about 66% of UPS’s NYC fleet, operating in New York City by 2022. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

The vehicle was delivered with VSE’s prototype RFD6 Re-Power Kit which VSE claims may increase the current vehicle’s fuel efficiency by as much as 75% with a proportionate reduction in the vehicle’s carbon footprint. Postal Service fuel costs, maintenance costs, and carbon footprint for vehicles requiring powertrain replacement.

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Corporation Engine Fuel Kits 218

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. The company aims to “add three new power units to its catalog by 2027, so that the entire fleet of small sailing yachts and recreational craft can be powered electrically.”

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DIY Installation Motor Motors 97

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Rolls-Royce is teaming up with UK rail rolling stock owner and asset manager Porterbrook to identify and develop technological innovations to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality across the rail network. From next year it plans to have conversion kits available which enable mtu Series 4000 engines to run on 100% hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Although the fleet of electric vehicles on our roads keeps growing, this only results in a slight increase in the amount of electric power required. Using these electric vehicles as a means of buffer storage allows the potential of wind farms and solar plants for carbon-neutral energy generation to be exploited to an even greater degree.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Large automotive conglomerates like Stellantis (parent company of well-known brands like Ram, Maserati, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge) are now focusing on extending car lifetimes and reusing parts to reduce carbon emissions. The post What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Engine Buy Convert Dodge 79

Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

And with less material and less overall manufacturing time invested, it’s likely to wear a lower lifetime carbon footprint—an aspect that automakers are especially aware of with EVs. They’re fitting about 50 vehicles in each of those fleets with Uptis tires, Roget explained, and the idea will be to capture as much data as possible.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2023

It’s also a lot less wasteful to electrify an old clunker and give it years and years of additional use rather than buying a brand-new EV, which requires the extraction and use of precious resources and lots of new carbon emissions to build and ship out. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. See more at E Magazine.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The drag cars are an offshoot of the kits that ROUSH Performance uses to convert gasoline-powered Ford pickups and vans to run on propane. On average, propane fleet vehicles reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 19% and create 20% fewer nitrogen oxides, up to 60% less carbon monoxide, and fewer particulate emissions, as compared to gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The Franche-Comté region and La Poste (the French postal service) are testing hydrogen fuel cell range extender kits from Symbio FCell in three Renault Kangoo Z.E. Electric (Battery) Fleets Fuel Cells' Symbio ALP-5 range extender. Click to enlarge. electric mail delivery vehicles under real working conditions.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. All seats are covered in Bridge of Weir Scottish leather, which is made with a low carbon process. Your numbers may differ. The first Lincoln with a plug. It all works–with practice.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 4, 2024

It adds up, leaving a hefty carbon footprint. Potentials like aerodynamic body kits, wheel covers, side mirror design, and even underbody panels can all have an impact. The post How to “Green” Your Car first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. But that behavior and that idea are both far from eco-friendly!

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Green Cars Maintenance Fuel 59

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

Fleet insights, US. The data is gathered by devices plugged into the HP fleet vehicles. A fleet of Ford Focus Electric vehicles and Ford Fiestas with EcoBoost powertrains is located across London. Car Swap is an experiment using Ford-owned fleet vehicles. It also reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. L/100km), achieved a 58% increase in gas mileage, a 37% decrease in carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions, and a 10% reduction in fuel costs. Earlier post.).

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Gasoline-Electric San Diego Gasoline PHEV 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The airline will continue to invest in the company's ongoing environmental initiatives to support this commitment, including expanding the use of more sustainable aviation biofuels, welcoming newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft into its fleet and implementing further operational changes to better conserve fuel.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 17, 2024

Car essentials for any road trip include: Jumper cables; Emergency supply of food and water; Tire pressure gauge; Spare tire; Emergency documents like owner’s documents and insurance; First aid kit and flashlight; and Water. Conclusion Taking an EV on a road trip is a great way to cut down your carbon footprint while you travel in comfort.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Clean Fleet Report was able to get an impressive 4.3 Driving range numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s experience using the dash gauge computer. Clean Fleet Report’s Bolt, updated and refreshed for 2022, was painted in Ice Blue Metallic. Sounds pretty good! A slight redesign.

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Chevrolet Miles Clean Cleaning 79

Baua Electric

JULY 11, 2023

Beneath CEO Koji Saito, the corporate has created an detached trade unit referred to as the Hydrogen Manufacturing unit to spearhead hydrogen-powered, emission-free applied sciences as a part of the corporate’s multipath strategy to reaching carbon neutrality by means of 2050.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

The main question about how to replace crewed aircraft is which direction to go—up (a constellation of satellites) or down (a fleet of UAVs)? For the drone, we started with a kit for an X-UAV Talon radio-controlled plane, which included a foam fuselage, tail assembly, and wings. Fighting noisy signals I thought we were ready.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

That means less carbon and lower cost of ownership. According to the EIA, still today, 67% of the electricity that goes into EVs comes from carbon. The important thing to remember is that if we are serious about reducing carbon in personal mobility, we have to be very serious about efficiency. —Mike O’Brien.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

That means less carbon and lower cost of ownership. According to the EIA, still today, 67% of the electricity that goes into EVs comes from carbon. The important thing to remember is that if we are serious about reducing carbon in personal mobility, we have to be very serious about efficiency. —Mike O’Brien.

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Hyundai Plug-in Hybrid Plug 150

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. Chicago-based Argonne reported even higher all-electric mileage in city driving tests of vehicles equipped with the software upgrade and PICC’s Nickel Metal Hydride battery conversion kit, now in its third generation.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Carbon footprint from EV and IC engine vehicles 4. Carbon emission reduction analysis for HEV and Gasoline cars. #76 Smart Charging Stations for EV parking fleet 2. You may analyze how far it is better than an IC engine vehicle. Battery manufacturing etc. pollutes the environment. Energy-efficient control strategy for PHEV 3.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said. — t_F 10.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?"

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