Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

Zipcar was the first car-sharing company in the United States to introduce electric vehicles, starting in Boston in 2002, and the first to offer hybrid vehicles through a partnership with Honda in Seattle in 2003. Honda’s 2014 Fit EV, based on the popular five-passenger Fit, is rated at a combined fuel economy of 118 MPGe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With the Automated Driving Platform running on Azure, Car.Software Organization intends to increase the efficiency of the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and AD functions for passenger cars across Volkswagen Group brands. Volkswagen Group increases in-house development of software in the car.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC. per rental to fund certified offset projects through TerraPass.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Alternative fuel technologies have been embraced in Seattle, after the city was awarded a $1.4million grant from the US Department of Energy to enhance its fleet of green vehicles. Seattle also signed an agreement to be one of the first markets to introduce the Nissan LEAF back in April. So how will the money be spent?

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

Amazon’s self-driving car unit, Zoox, is seeking to stay abreast of rival Waymo by expanding its vehicles’ testing in California and Nevada to include a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving. The changes, announced on Thursday, apply to Zoox’s fleet of vehicles that it designed and built itself.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2023

Veterans go through a background test and an car technical flair check on which they will have to rating 80 % or above to be regarded as. “They have to have had some sort of training background and experience in aviation, big fleets — anything that works on high-end electrical. . There tends to be some camaraderie between them.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

Another three are on the West Coast and in Hawaii: Seattle (4), Portland (5), and Honolulu (6). The enhanced driving range of the 2013 LEAF—partially enabled by the energy-efficient hybrid heater that is an especially important feature for Chicago—has helped make the EV a viable commuter car in this huge car market, Nissan said.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

Metro serves Seattle and the rest of King County. Metro also is calling on the industry to develop 60-foot long buses, better able to replace the articulated buses that make up 55 percent of its fleet. Each battery bus reduces tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 65 tons each year, the equivalent of 21 cars off the road.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

In 2005, electric cars were still measured in hundreds. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 40% of the electric cars sold in the world. Six countries more than over 1% electric car market share in 2016: Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom and China.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

s Cruise autonomous driving business is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis with safety drivers in Phoenix, marking an important step in its attempts to resume service after grounding its fleet last year. General Motors Co.’s With Cruise’s problems and a slowdown in EV sales growth, that target looks tougher to reach.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

The UC Berkeley study is the first-ever multi-city study to focus on one-way carsharing rather than the traditional round-trip car-sharing model. Car-sharing background. As of July 2015, there were 39 roundtrip carsharing operators in North America with a total membership of 1,005,893 and a collective fleet of 18,582 vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2024

More Fun Clean Fleet Report has had plenty of seat time in the Ford Mustang Mach-E since it was launched in 2021. We were curious, when invited to Seattle to drive the 2024 Mustang Mach-E, what exactly what we would learn. Clean Fleet Report will write a more in-depth review after having a longer time behind the wheel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

introduced four new 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrids to Zipcar’s Boston fleet, as well as plug-in stations and priority parking for Zipcars and other hybrid vehicles at the Boston Common Garage. Zipcar was the first car sharing company in the United States to introduce electric vehicles, starting in Boston in 2002.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Digital technology is rapidly changing every aspect of the auto industry—from the manufacturing process to the car itself. This will lay all the foundations required for the full networking of our vehicle fleet and for the development of digital added-value services for our customers. Herbert Diess. model family.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 5, 2022

Amazon signed a new deal with Stellantis for in-car dashboard software. Large fleets focused on electrification and carbon neutrality represent a win for the mission of both companies. Rivian is still in close works with Amazon, spokespeople for the e-commerce giant and EV startup confirmed in statements today.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Two flights will leave Seattle on 9 Nov. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, will continue to operate select flights between Seattle and the two cities over the next few weeks using a 20% blend of renewable biofuel. for Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon. —Alaska Air Group Chairman and CEO Bill Ayer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

car2go plans to bring Mercedes-Benz vehicles to additional North American locations, and will eventually boast a North American fleet made-up predominantly of Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLA vehicles. In the US, Seattle leads with more than 95,000 members. US and Canadian car2go members have taken 37.5 car2go N.A.,

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

As a result, studies continue to show that EV drivers are experiencing less transportation-related financial strain than drivers of traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. Cost of ownership scenarios are accessible in real time on a number of internet sites to illustrate the expense of driving a car for its entire life cycle.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2017

When it comes to policy efforts aimed at promoting electric cars, the focus is usually on private passenger vehicles. That includes the thousands of cars and light trucks in the municipal fleets of large cities. But to cut carbon emissions in a meaningful way, policymakers will have to look at other types of vehicles as well.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Climate Foundation , the Seattle-based company behind the project, has found that this deep cycling makes kelp grow three times as fast as it can when kept in shallow waters, as seaweed farmers do now. In von Herzen’s grand vision, satellite-based Internet could eventually be used to manage global fleets of kelp platforms from shore.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The program will roll out in two phases and focus on cities that have a presence of existing and potential autogas fleets, autogas fuel availability as well as available staff and resources from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). school buses, shuttle buses, medium and light duty trucks, etc.),

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Houston to advance zero-emission mobility in the city by promoting the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. Washington D.C., and with Houston-based Reliant Energy.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 3, 2021

Cities with brand stores currently include Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Tokyo. Cofounder Ties Carlier, Taco’s brother, reminds us of the bottom line: “Reducing our reliance on cars and instilling the confidence to change-up your commute habits requires a robust service fallback for your new ride.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

When fully operational, the vehicle assembly plant will have the capacity to build 150,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars per year, and the new plant will have an annual capacity of 200,000 battery packs. Washington DC, Seattle, Raleigh, N.C., Nissan LEAF, a five-passenger sedan, will be available for private and fleet customers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The results indicate that electrification could displace emissions from conventional petroleum-fueled vehicles for each scenario as follows: In the Base GHG scenario, emissions were reduced by 430 million metric tons annually in 2050—equivalent to removing 80 million passenger cars from the road.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2021

A new study from researchers at MIT uncovers the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a key step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. Addressing the range issue through infrastructure is essential, Trancik says.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Seen here near the port of Seattle, in 1962, the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

During a press conference at AutoMobility LA, ReachNow, BMW Group’s free-floating premium car sharing service, announced its expansion into its third city: Brooklyn, NY. The service also introduced four new mobility services: Ride, Reserve, Share, and Fleet Solutions for residential buildings.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

The city of Seattle will receive $1.4 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to enhance the city’s fleet of green vehicles and install electric car charging stations throughout the city. In return, Seattle pledged to take regulatory and other steps to get ready for the arrival of the electric car in October 2010.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. AMPLY developed an interactive map to compare gas and electric fleet fueling costs. —i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. Hydropower in Seattle will push you around for the same price. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.) by Henry Hewitt for Oilprice.com.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced that the City of Seattle and Nissan North America will work together to promote the development of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Nissan has selected the Seattle-area as one of the first regions in the country to introduce a pure electric five-passenger hatchback in 2010.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 18, 2006

AFS TRINITY SIGNS ACCORD WITH AUSTIN ENERGY The Auto Channel August 17, 2006 " A n accord that was signed this week in Seattle and Austin should put Americans one step closer to seeing the 250 MPG AFS Trinity Power Corp (AFST) Extreme Hybrid ™ car on the road," according to AFS Trinity CEO Edward W.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Automotive manufacturers: Avera Electric Vehicles; BYD Auto; Etrio Automobiles Private Limited; Ford Motor Company; Gayam Motor Works; General Motors; Jaguar Land Rover; Mercedes-Benz; MOBI; Quantum Motors; Volvo Cars. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

These capabilities provide utilities, cities, property and fleet owners with a dual solution to increase access to EV charging and upgrade electrical infrastructure needed to meet transportation electrification goals. Major cities like Atlanta and Seattle have passed “make ready” policies that require EV infrastructure (i.e.

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JUNE 27, 2006

The Plug-In Partners campaign has now surpassed 6,000 fleet orders. Soft” fleet orders are a critical component of the Plug-In Partners goal of demonstrating to automakers that a market exists for flexible fuel plug-in hybrids. As fleet orders increase, city governments around the country also continue to join the coalition.

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