Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Ford Pro, the commercial division within Ford Motor Company, and Xcel Energy, a national leader in clean energy, announced a unique collaboration to support the deployment of 30,000 EV charging ports in Xcel Energy service territories across the U.S.

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Electrek

JULY 15, 2021

In an announcement this morning, General Motors (GM) has unveiled plans to expand its newly formed Ultium Charge 360 program to include commercial fleets. GM’s holistic approach to charging infrastructure and acceleration of electrified fleets already has five partners onboard, including EVgo.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2022

General Motors introduced Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, which in combination with the existing Ultium Charge 360, create an ecosystem of energy management products and services that will be housed under a new business unit called GM Energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, is acquiring a controlling interest in EV truck maker Bollinger Motors. million in cash and stock for a 60% controlling interest, which gives Mullen the majority ownership of Bollinger Motors. On 1 September 2022, Bollinger revealed the B4, a class 4 electric commercial truck.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Lordstown Motors Corporation, a startup developing an all-electric pickup truck serving the commercial fleet market, merged with DiamondPeak Holdings Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). billion transaction provides Lordstown Motors with $675 million of gross proceeds.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company announced that its fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks in Switzerland has accumulated more than 5 million km in two years. The system’s durability and the vehicle’s overall fuel efficiency are tailored to the demands of commercial fleet customers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2022

Suzuki Motor, Daihatsu Motor, Toyota Motor, and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) have agreed to work towards the market introduction of mini-commercial van electric vehicles (BEVs) in FY2023.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2021

General Motors revealed Thursday that it’s planning to extend its holistic EV charging approach, called Ultium Charge 360, to fleet customers of its BrightDrop electric commercial delivery vehicle unit.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2021

XL Fleet Corp. The XLH system represents the company’s first electrification product to be available for Ram Commercial, Stellantis’ line of commercial pickup trucks. The XLH system includes XL Fleet’s standard 3-year, 75,000-mile warranty, with extended warranty options available.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Knorr-Bremse, a leading provider of braking systems and of other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, is bundling its know-how in the field of e-mobility in a new, in-house development unit, eCUBATOR. This gives Knorr-Bremse a unique opportunity to redesign future systems for fully electrified commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

Electric bus manufacturer Proterra launched Proterra Powered vehicle electrification solutions, leveraging Proterra’s electric vehicle technology and expertise to help commercial vehicle manufacturers electrify their heavy-duty vehicles. Van Hool selected Proterra for its first all-electric motor coach in the North American market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2023

On the foundation of their 2021 collaboration agreement and of technical work achieved together over the past two years, Nouveau Monde Graphite and Caterpillar signed definitive agreements for Caterpillar to supply NMG’s Matawinie Mine with an integrated solution that covers a zero-exhaust emission fleet, supporting infrastructure, and service.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600 ( earlier post ), to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. billion (C$1.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2023

Lightning eMotors announced the production launch of its next generation General Motors (GM)-based Lightning ZEV4 work trucks. The Lightning ZEV4 is capable of Level 2 AC and 80kW DC fast charging. Federally, the United States’ passing of the $1.2-trillion Federally, the United States’ passing of the $1.2-trillion

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

Founded in 2011, and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, WAVE is a provider of inductive (wireless) charging solutions for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs). Furthermore, wireless in-route charging enables greater route lengths or smaller batteries while also maintaining battery life.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Ford Motor Company has just announced a new holistic charging system for electrified fleets called Ford Pro Charging. more… The post Ford launches Pro Charging as a seamless electric fleet management tool for depots, homes, and public charging appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 27, 2023

VIA Motors, a commercial electric truck manufacturer, has been acquired by global EV company Ideanomics. Now, Ideanomics has acquired VIA Motors, an American commercial electric truck manufacturer that will be working to introduce its first vehicle and potentially license its hardware in the near future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, and ABB announced a partnership to offer DC fast electric vehicle chargers for commercial electric fleet vehicles. Lightning Energy supplies charging solutions to commercial and government fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation today made a strategic investment of €100 million (US $110 million) in a new partnership with Arrival , a UK-based electric vehicle startup ( earlier post ). With the rapid global growth in online shopping, the volume of light commercial vehicles in urban areas has increased.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

At the 69 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is unveiling five new zero-emission vehicles:the I.D. The electric campaign is now gaining momentum at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show. BUZZ CARGO concept—the first commercial vehicle to be based on the new I.D. BUZZ CARGO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ferguson Enterprises is collaborating with Ford Motor Company to place a first-of-its-kind F550 Fuel Cell Prototype Chassis Work Truck in service within Ferguson’s daily fleet operations for six months. This is an image for Ferguson’s current fleet. An image of the prototype is not yet available.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The technology enables the vehicle to be charged with grid electricity, contributing to reduced local emissions and allowing the vehicle to enter low-emissions zones.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

The litigation accuses Foxconn of fraud and willful and consistent failure to live up to its commercial and financial commitments to Lordstown. The lawsuit charges that Foxconn’s actions led to material damage to Lordstown as well as its future prospects. Earlier post.)

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Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Ford launches new EV charging project for its commercial customers shift to electric . Ford has announced that it is launching a new project that helps its commercial customers to make a shift to electric vehicles. Ford plans to sell EV charging installation equipment and software management tools. I will secure it.”

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Phoenix Motor , a manufacturer of electric transit buses and commercial EVs, has partnered with wireless charging pioneer InductEV (formerly Momentum Dynamics). The companies will develop software, hardware and cooling and electrical systems to integrate InductEV’s wireless charging pads with Phoenix’s electric drive systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

Equipped with 192 kWh of high-energy-density, liquid-cooled DC battery storage in a package designed to be installed in a vehicle or trailer for mobile deployment, Lightning Mobile can be deployed rapidly to provide fast roadside charging to support the operation of electric fleet vehicles. —Tim Reeser, CEO, Lightning Systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

These two sources of energy combine to fuel the motor and power the drive train. The battery, which recovers energy during deceleration, is automatically charged using electricity generated by the hydrogen fuel cell to ensure a sufficient charge level. It can also be charged using a cable at electric-vehicle charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The MOU will also advance cybersecurity as a core component of V2X charging infrastructure. A bidirectional EV fleet could serve as both a sustainable mobility option as well as an energy storage asset that sends power back to everything from critical loads and homes to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2022

received its first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, the technology startup from General Motors (GM) focused on decarbonizing last-mile delivery. FedEx plans to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions by 2040. FedEx Corp. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

A123 Systems will supply complete lithium-ion battery packs to Tata Motors, India’s largest automaker, for Tata’s hybrid electric systems for commercial vehicle applications. Timothy Leverton, Head, Advanced and Product Engineering at Tata Motors. A123 will deliver complete systems that include battery management electronics.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The E-Transit has a starting MSRP of less than $45,000 for US fleet customers, and comes backed with an eight-year, 100,000-mile electric vehicle component warranty. Ford will offer a variety of charging solutions to fit fleet and driver needs, whether at home, at a place of business or on the road.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 13, 2023

Usually when discussing federal electric vehicle tax credits in the United States , most people are referring to the Clean Vehicle Credit (formerly the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit) for new EVs. Beginning in 2023, there are two new EV tax credits: the Used Clean Vehicle Credit and the Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

New for 2021, Lightning eMotors will offer a new digital dashboard that highlights range, efficiency and state of charge, a new phone application interface, and support for new Ford safety features. As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date.

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“When the EVHQ Charge Park was conceptualized, we weren’t thinking we would get an ROI. The Vision Behind the EVHQ Charge Park Mark Eddins saw the potential for electric vehicles early on and was trying to figure out how to make it work for Friendly Chevrolet. “I At a normal charging facility, there’s a certain tension,” says Chris.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) has awarded New Flyer a contract for two hydrogen fuel-cell-electric sixty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE H2 heavy-duty transit buses (for a total of four equivalent units). MTD is the first in the US to order 60' hydrogen fuel cell buses commercially. Testing at Altoona.

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